The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-09-14

That DOESN'T matter; only pay atte1.
ton to what am going to tell you and
try to understand that you are . very
lucky girl TO be told ct al" Then tho
blossoms On her head bent down lower
and lower till they were close to her
ears, and tiny voices continued,
''Now, sit still, and pray don't inter
rupt oftener than once in five minutes.
Paula wont bother ~, for she has gone
of hunting for finer blossoms than We
are, but she wont find them; we are s.
fine a. any, only she can't zee It, for we!
shook some Of our pollen in her eyes
and that has magical powers. She will
keep trottjng about here, there and
yonder and never stop second until
the power Of the pollen is spent. You've
heard of the dog trot, haven't you?
Well, she is on one" +.
II wish you'u hurry and get on with
your story" cried Madge. j
Patience, my dear. You are lucky
to hear it at all. When you learn that
you are the only person among the mill
lions on this earth who is privileged
to do SO, you may congratul your
self. You've heard Of the dog star, of
course. Everybody has. Sirius, the
grown-ups call it, although I could
never understand why, for there 10
nothing very serious aboutit. If they
could go there they would change their
minds pretty quick. Such romps!
Such fun! Nothing like it is ever known
down here. Once a year the dog star
sends it's rays straight to this earth.
just to see If something cannot be done
to stir things up bit. The people say
then that dog days. have come and. the
dogs go nearly wild with delight, for
they understand the meaning of the
messages sent by the dog star. The
people do not, and very often the poor
dogs have to suffer-" :
"How can the dogs understand ?"
questioned Madge.
than they are given credit for, let me
tell you. The dog star il the dogs
kingdom. Such blissful place! Such
liberty! Such fun! A leading string
is unknown, for there are no two
legged creatures to hold the other end
OF it. And muzzle! II such q thing
were mentioned no one would know
what was meant. Would we were back
there and in our former shapes!
Long, long ago, a certain king of
Sirius gave magnificent fete and all
the kingdom was commanded, to be
present. It was gathering! Days and
weeks Of feasting in right royal style.
joints, birds-words fail me; cannot
describe it, but everything dog could
want dog could have. Iffat sides and
sleek coats were an evidence of high
living, there was surely no want of it.
And yet, even in the midst of all that
lavish supply of good things, there
were those who were ungrateful and
disconnected. Not content with being
disagreeable themselves, they must set
about to make trouble elsewhere, and
ere long we had a pretty state of affairs.
A general uprising among the malcon-
tents, which threatened the kingdom
and nearly cost our noble kings life."
what was the king?" asked Madge.
"A noble St. Bernard, greater and
grander than you ever dreamed of, and
his only thought was for the good OF
his fellow-creatures. But the plot was
discovered in time and the punishment
of the evildoers was swift and sure.
1T was midnight, as you count time
here, and all Sirius was illuminated.
Everybody was joyous and happy when
the miserable CUTS who made all tho