The Meeker herald., 1900-09-22

Five Puppies aud . Doll
The five puppies at Rose Hill farm
sat in a corner of the wood house,
looking very sad, and talking togeth-
er In dog language, for they were In
great trouble
About two months before, whom they
had first opened their eyes, they had
looked up into the face of Miss Daisy.
and had thought her the loveliest girl
In the world She really was very
pretty. and of course they had seen no
one else Then Miss Daisy had taken
them in her soft arms, and had cud-
died them and kissed them, and had
said they should belong to her always,
for she could not part with one Of
them. And when her father, Farmer
Grigg, laughed at her for wanting such
a large family, she coaxed him and
kissed him, too. until he said she
might do as she liked.
So for nearly TWO months the nve
new puppies were happy as the day was
long; and Miss Daisy fed them, and
christened them. and played with
them, and invited her friend Dolly
from the next farm to come and ad-
mire them. too. One pup was called
Humpty, and another Dumpty. be-
cause they fell of everything that II
was possible for puppies to fall Oh.
But Dolly was allowed to christen the
next two. and she chose the names Of
Rufus and Tyrrell, because she was
Just beginning to learn about the
kings of England. and was rather
proud of her knowledge. The nth
pup was called Dick after the good
natured cowboy.
If things had only gone on in this
way, Humpty. and Dumpty. and Rufus.
and Tyrrell. and Dick would have gone
on being the happiest puppies in the
world until they grew into the hap
piest dogs. But then came Miss Daisy's
birthday; and although 1t was q hap
by day for her, 1t was q sad day for
the puppies: and 1t was all the fault
Of the new doll.
a real baby, and she had blue eyes
and thick brown hair, and clothes to
70 on and OF, and real leather boots
that laced up the front, and real kid
gloves with buttons at the wrists; and
she lay on Miss Daisy's bed, ready to
smile at her as soon as she awoke on
her birthday morning. Miss Daisy
squealed for Joy when she saw her new
treasure; and she took OF the boots
and put them on again. and christened
her Rosaline long before she herself
was dressed for breakfast.
But, sad to tell, in the midst Of her
Joy, Miss Daisy quite forgot her older
pets. and the five dear pups were left
shut up in the wood house until Jane
in the kitchen heard their hungry
cries, and let them out, and gave them
bread and milk. That was, indeed, q
very sad day for the puppies. Their
little mistress did not come near them;
she had tea-party in the garden. and
Dolly and her brothers and sisters
came and played games; and Rosaline
was admired, and dressed and I'm
dressed, and then for walks, and put
to bed many times over; but never a
thought was given to the poor little
pups, LETT SO lonely in the wood house.
For three days they whined, and
grieved, and longed for Miss Daisy to
come and play with them; but al
though they often saw her walking
about with Rosaline in her arms. she
never stopped to speak with them;
she was so proud Of her new treasure
she had no time for the old ones: and
the old ones felt that they hated the
new one.
SO on this morning the fve pups sat
in a corner Of the wood house, and
looked sad as they chartered together
in dog language.
"She will never play with US again"
whined Humpty; and l sure We are
nicer than that horrid new puppy she
carries about"
ugly think!" snarled Dumpty.
"lt isn't bit like us" put in Rufus
.I should like to eat it," snapped
Tyrrell.
And little Dick sighed. but said
nothing.
Look" cried Humpty. who was
near the door: Miss Daisy IL carry
ing It up the scullery steps to show
to jane