The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
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jim DORSEY'S PUPS
by Edith KeeIey stokeIy.
Observation-Disclosures

MA LoWRY's home was one OF the
INh finest In Binghamion. The old
mansion, with Its many widening
wings, glittering windows and heavy
columned portieoes, painted always a
creamy white. was treat 20 the eyei
but the spacious lawns that stretched
about II were the attraction before
which ,ownspeopie and strangers alike
stopped with ordinations Of de-
light.
There were stately trees from north
ern ellmes shedding their cones and
needles with their soft rustic. aud
standing ever green and beautiful
through the coolest months. There
were lowering shrubs from the far
south that burdened the air with their
fragrance through the summer.
The gravel walks twisted away, past
Che fountain where a marble hoy stood
ever catching the heavy spray with out.
turned hands. past handsome beds of
yerhenaA, glowing elumps Of gladio-
iuxeH, and away to the stables In the
rear where three flne carriage.horAes
arehed their neoks and whined 10 their
painstaking groom, Vet despite the
delight of all this, the majors grand
son was the most miserable little boy
In the world~-and all beenuse Jim Dor
sey's dog had pupsl
Jim Dorsey was the boy that lived
In the little tumhlc-down house adj
Joining the ma jor'a hnndsomeEt lawn,
The major thought seriously Of buy
Ing the grounds ON which the little
ahanty stood, at an outrageOuEly high
figure, too, simply because he eonsid.
cred Il blot upon the face Of nature.
Not a blade of grass dared to rear
It's head on that Ao-foot lot. II II did,
1im Dorsey, or niil Dorsey or Jerry
Dorsey or one Of the other five norseys
ran or leaped or turned hnndspringx
upon II. and promptly ended its mis-
cradle existence. Mrs, Dorsey was not
nervous. Maj. Lowry was. And this
brings us back 10 Jim Dorsey's pups.
They we're beauties Two Jet black.
one marked with white star upon les
forehead. the other two spotted lib
srAlly with white aud hrick-eolored
red. The breed was--well, never mind,
the DorseyA didn't care anything about
that, and for that matter neither did
the ma jor's grandson IA he stood over
the pups, with kindllnF feeling % ieal,
ousy and alteration. and a fcisned eN.
preston Of indifference aud patronage,
doing battle upon his face.
How many you going 10 keep" said
Benjamin Lowry Margravrs, thrusting
his small hands into his yelyetscu peck
cts and stretching bis small legs apart,
after the manner OF a connolsseur.
'keepl Keep 'em all. Of course" said
Jlm Dorsey, tondliug the pups with a
fearfa7iy Trlmy hand
''lf I waa going TO own one" OBJ,
served Ben nlamsn, slowly, with the
falnteKt pereeptihle CULVER In his voice
''rd take the black one with the spol
en- is head"
Mrs, Dorsey put her head fos mo.
msat through the dear of the 'lran
TO-" She Was large woman with
a wide mouth. decidedly uplurnet
nose. but withai kind. motheriy face
III you want one OF thc pups, Hen}a
min" she said, Jim will spare 20,
one when iia old enoaghi won't you
jun ?"
"Yep." said Jim. still absorbed ii
fondllng bis treasures.
BENJAMIN swallowed hard. sI'a ilk,
one." he said. "hut | don't know. NJ,
gtsndpa doesn't like dogs. I'll aAl
mamma"
That evening at his mothers kns,
nenlamin's prayer contained cup
Elementary appeai. none sAe less ain
cere for helng whispered within hi
own little heart. that blended In thi
wise. .Hlesa veryhoay. and max
me q good hoy. Amen, And. God
will you please make grandpa lIk
GogH. Make him IKE that one q
Jim Dursey's with the spot on II
forhead, forever and eyeF. Amen."
Something kept sleep Qua Of benya
Minis eyes for a very long time atte
this prayer was whispered. while hi