The Cook County herald., 1900-10-27

girl; she does not forget her friends"
Here's Miss Daisy again, cried
Tyrrell. ss.ss
And she has left the new puppy
in the scullery," said Dick, quietly.
Brothers." cried Humpty, very ex-.
citedly, IF you are not afraid. follow
me. We will see what can be done.
7 am not afraid Of any puppy. Let us
go to the scullery and bark2at it, and
tell It what we think of its wicked
ways ~ # =s.
'.We will kill il" cried Dumpty, it
it will not go away, and leave Miss
Daisy to love us as she used to do. = IS $
Come on! come on! cried Rufus
and Tyrrell. Dick said nothing, but.
he trembled, and followed.
#51 So all together they waddled across
the yard, and scrambled up the steps
to the scullery; and there, on the edge
of a barrel, with her gloved hands and
her booted feet sprawling, lay the
guilty Rosaline who had stolen Miss.
Daisy's love from them q:
Very softly and slowly they crept
across the stone floor, until they
reached the stool which stood beside
the barrel; then for a moment they
sat quite still and looked at their.
enemy, and Humpty raised himself on
the stool to get a better look. It was
a very solemn moment, and Dick drew
back a little in fear. AL .s.e a.SS
sSWe must be brave,'' whispered
Humpty. "I expect she bites very
hard; but I will go first, if you like"
Every well,''' agreed Dumpty. II
will stand close behind to save you,
if she fights - NJ 4s>.. 81: 4 f<
II will stand next. cried Rufus, .to
catch her if she tries to run away"
And I next" cried Tyrrell. sss I.
II will stand at the end" said Dick,
in very shaky voice; then shall be
able to protect you all.'' Es9s*5g
So they formed into line. and
Humpty put on a very bold look,
stepped forward softly, and poked his
little black nose towards the enemy's
nearest boot. But the enemy did not
move. or speak; she only lay there
sprawling, just as Miss Daisy had left
her. Humpty grew bolder and bolder
still when he found she did not growl.s
Now, brothers, he whispered, u 81
am going to attack her!
And the four trembled with excite
ment, as they watched the noble
Humpty; then, with a very fierce bark,
the brave pup jumped forward, waved
his stumpy tail in the air, and gave
one big snap at the enemy's boot,
which hung SO near his nose
~ There was a crash; "a yell from
Humpty! and the new doll was upon
him, with her arms and legs all shak-
ing with the fall. .5E i $sss s==* &
Dumpty shrieked-Rufus barked-
Tyrrell yapped-. and little Dick, quite
believing that the enemy was kicking
poor Humpty to death, ran crying to
the door, But he trembled so much
that he could not climb down the
steps; so he stood whining at the top
of his voice, while his brothers barked
and yelled, and Rufus tumbled over
Tyrrell; and they all left poor Humpty
struggling on the floor. with the new
doll on top of him. L s. Pr. =,
Such a fright they were in! Such a
noise they made, you would have
thought there were twenty puppies
all fighting together. I. +
At last Miss Daisy and Jane, hear
| ing the screams, came running to see
what had happened. L .5.l
| 'There now, Miss Daisy cried
| Jane; first you forgot the puppies,
and then you forgot your doll; and
it's a wonder Humpty didn't tear her
in bits. Puppies never learn good
manners if they are neglected. You
| had better teach them to take care of
| Rosaline, instead Of eating her; but
Iit's my belief they have grown quite
| jealous of her. .
Il believe they have, agreed Miss
Daisy, and in her heart she felt very
guilty. I have scarcely looked at
them since my birthday; Rosaline
took 50 much Of my time. Poor pup
| pies! how they are. shaking. But now
they shall be Rosaline's brothers, and
I will love all alike, and will never
forget them again. z
1. So she sat on the stool and took
them into her lap, and she kissed them
and cuddled them as she used to- do
before Rosaline came, and the puppies
grew happy again. Then after a little
while Miss Daisy lifted Rosaline into
her lap too, and laid one of herahands
on Humpty's paw. Poor Humpty trem-
bled and his heart dumped very hard,
1 but he did not wish to be coward
again, so he bore it bravely, and he
found that this terrible new puppy,
for that was what he and his brothers
considered the doll, lid not bite after
! all s''s ss
And when they had forgotten their
1 fright they grew quite fond OF Rosa
line for Daisy sake, and were as
anxious to protect her as they had
once been tos kill her.
lila JILLER COUCH
Cured Her SON
Mrs. II don't take any stock
III these faith cures brought about by