The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01
Found at Last.

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ter.
Found at Last.
Marjory and Brownie had been play
mates from the very day that Marjory's
father had brought Brownie home in
his pocket, a little white puppy, mot
tied with brown, and with a pair of
the brightest eyes you ever saw. 1t
would be hard to find many brighter,
livelier or more knowing fox terriers
than Brownie soOn proved himself. He
took to tricks like a circus dog, and
before very many weeks had passed
he would jump through a hoop or over
Marjory's hands: would sit with a bit
of cake balanced on his nose, waiting
while Marjory counted five, when he
would give it a toss and then each it
in his mouth, and would stand up on
his hind feet at I give1 signal and
walk around the room, shaking hands,
or paws, rather, wi.n everybody, that
was there.
You can imagine how sorrowful
Marjory felt when brownie disap-
peared one afternoon. Nobody knew
how II happened, waether 1t was a
case of lost, strayed or stolen. All they
knew was that he had been out in the
FROM yard, running about and play
ing, and that when Marjory went to
call him in he was nowhere in sight.
Marjory hurried TO the neigh5ors. DIT
no one could tell her anything about
lost Brownie.
Marjory's father, when he heard the
story, put an advertisement In the
newspaper, telling aoout Brownies
loss, and Offering a reward to anybody
that would bring him back. For a few
days after that Marjory ran to the door
every time the bell rang, hoping to
see Brownie, but the weeks passed
without n news, and at last, very
sorrowfully, she gave her pet up as
lost.
Four, five, six months rolled away,
and a dear little white kitten had TAX
Ell Brownies place in the house,
though not in Marjory's heart, when
one day a great dog show was opened
in the city a few miles away. Nobody
went from Marj0ry's home, but one aft
noo an old friend Of her fathers,
who had often been at the house, and
who had been a favorite with Brownie,
strolled into the show to see the dogs,
big and little. that were on exhibit
ton.
He was sauntering down an aisle De-
tween the open cages in which the fox
terriers were chained, and was looking
with a great deal of interest at the
bright faces when suddenly he felt a
pull at his coat. He looked quickly
around, but there was nobody near
him. He started on again, but again
his coat was pulled, this dime more
sharply than before, as though some
body were very much in earnest. He
turned around a second time, quickly
enough to see that his coat had been
caught and pulled by a small, lively,
bright-faced terrier. whose face looked
familiar to him, though the dogs
name and that of his owner, which
were posted above him, We're entirely
strange. Meanwhile the dog had let
go the coat. and in his joy at having
attracted the gentleman's attention
Was SLdHuJllS ol lis ilAu lSCl 1Itti ~
ing to lick his face.
For an instant the gentleman looked
sharply into the brown and white face,
so close to his own, and then said in
joyful surprise: why, Brownie, is it
you, old fellow"
At sound of the old, familiar name
the dog fairly danced in his cage and
+,,rood at hiC oh in &c fhnnCh hp would
break it. And he began to whine pit
fully when the gentleman turned and
hurried away.
You can guess where he went.
Straight to the managers Of the show,
to tell them that he had found among
the dogs one that belonged to a friend.
The man who had entered Brownie
was sent for, but could tell nothing,
except that he had bought the little
fellow from a dog fancier some months
before.
Can you prove your claim" the
manager asked.
81 think So" was the ready reply.
"If he is my friends dog he will an
swer to the name of Brownie, and will
go through several tricks that he was
taught"
So Brownie was unclaimed and was
taken to the circus-like ring, where
the trained dogs performed every aft
ernoon, and went through his tricks
as easily and readily as though he had
performed them only the day before.
The managers were quite convinced
that Brownie had proved his friends
claim, and the gentleman who had
entered him said that he would give
up his W claims. Mariory's fatRer
afterward saw that his loss was made
good.
| need not tell you how happy Mar
jory was when Brownie was brought
back to her. which was Just as coon
as possible after the little scene at the
dog show. And now there is added to
her fondness FIR Brownie a very great
pride that he could make himself
known and prove his claim so cleverly
as he did.
Her Robber.