The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-05-11
Dabbiu's Humane Society
By Mantle L. Hunter

AID DOBBIN pricked up his defect
ed ears and listened. Surely he
could hear young voices on the other
side Of the partition.
He was lying down, but his curiosity,
which increases with age in horses as
veil as in men. piqued him to arise. al
!. though he knew the effort would we'll
nigh break his spawned old joints. He
numbered stiffly over to the other side
Of his stall, where, pretending to rub
himself against the boards. he man.
aged to get one ear over crack.
.This will make jolly playhouse"
sid voice. "We'll spread some of that
Old carpet over the floor. hang up our
guns and fishing rods. bring out our
! tool chest and bracket saw. and my. oh,
ny! what good time We'll have for
she next two weeks! think the coun-
srys jolly, anyway"
4Ye-s," replied a voice, with note
ei deprecation in it; "but you know
this Is city Of the third class now.
and We have three paved streets
1t is?" with surprise. ''Wait until
you come to Chicago next summer.
then you will think this is the country"
Thus the planning for the two weeks
went on between the city and the coun-
Try cousins, and SO intent was Dobbin
in trying to catch every word they
sad that he did not hear his stal! door
open nor the footsteps of his master
approaching over the strawless boards.
inst then persistent big horsefy
Ut deep into his bowed tendon. and in
pure self-defense he gave kick, which,
haven help him. grazed old man
suafaes' leg.
When Dobbin realized what he had
done he sickened at the thought of
What would come. For moment Jer-
y Snaffies was dumb and motionless
y With amazement. Never before in the
zen years since he had owned Dobbin
~ the cid horse as much as hinted
nat his masters presence was not de-
anbR. At last his wrath. all the
efeefer for being pent up for q mo-
nent, burst forth.
Aick at me, will you. you old beast ?"
! ae yelled, and wrenching off board
Wy hung BY one nail, he rained blows,
llierspersed with oaths, upon the
acFse, until. with last blow and kick,
eaanles left the sta able. saying:
Alck at me, will you? You'll go
sl.nout your supper to pay for it.'
Dobbin happened to fall with his
aeed close to the crack, and as he lay
qnisering and half dead he was re-
u'ied to his surroundings by the hor-
or-stricken tones of a voice asking:
1ertie. what-what was that noise /?
What was it?"
mat was old man Snaffles whipping
q horse. That's nothing; we're used
Y hear his thumpings."
Why, Berthe Andrews. it's a dread
=, ming to whip a horse like that.
WY don't You stop him? Let's go
laght this minute to the humane
- ~ NPoic tne case.
don't know what you mean by hu-
-sne agent. and l don't know how we
.n stop him. He owns the horse. so
aappose he can do what he pleases
with him." p~"~
lnoeed, ne can't. II you were a
Moer OF humane society you could
- IN yourself and order him to stop.
~ = he didn't obey the law would
eieus?, noAs' '"
40 but the old man is"
Anefe was pause of few minutes.
asn Inc city boy, who had evidently
een thinking. said:
upPose you and / organize a hui
lase one.r ''"n o'sh' 10
% do?s o''u we nave
oon : exactly know myself. but lie.
= taink about it,
I ssss snen there amc call of "Come,
- ~ supper is ready" and Dobbin was
~ sione in the double barn.
49,. 49, evening, upon hearing voices
4 s a: left the whole half-pint of oats
- e eco oox, such haste was he in to
80 nus deaf old ear over the crack
= sAe partition '"''
v oeen thinking" said the visit
~, about the humane societ,