Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-03-07
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT..


My friend Dick II q bulldog. and a
fne fellow he is too. Some bulldogs
you and l know scare away all the
children. and The big people. tuo, FOR
that meter, III nobody deres 60 near
the house where they hive. but this
bulldog was brought up to be a gentlr-
man, and he can behave In q parlor
quite as well-I IA going to say Is a
boy or girl; but, do you know, l have
seer boys and girls In parlors who did
not behave hak as well as Dick. Then.
as to soaring children, why, Dick just
loves them and could play with them
all day long.
OF curse. being only a dog. Dick is
not quite perfect, and his great failing
is-let me whisper 1t very low-he will
sometimes fight, but he always chooses
the biggest and strongest dogs to fight
with. and the little ones might snap
and snarl at his heels as much as they
liked. Dick would never notice them,
and, as for chasing such weak, silly
things as chickens, Dick scorns such
fOolishness.
was going TO tell you. wasn't l, how
Dick took a trolley rider You see.
Dick tried to tell me all about it, but
unfortunately | don't know much dog
language and could not understand all
he said. Of course, | know a few
words. and when he frisked around,
barking little sharp barks. l knew he
vas saying. "Oh. my, but I had a good
time on that ride. What fun 1t is to
ride on a trolley cart" This is the way
it happened:
Dicks mistress tsok him to tile viii
lage II day shopping. and. after going
in and out of shops until he felt very
much bored indeed. Master Dick decid.
ed that at the next place no would sit
outside and look at the trolley cars 60
by.
The next place. l think. must have
been a millinery store. for Dicks mis-
tress staid till Dick thought every troll.
ley car in the United States had surely
gone past. and still she did not come
out. Well. Dick did not know what to
do abont 1t. He put his head on one
side and thought the matter over and
decided that for some strange human
rea his mistress must have gone on:
Of the back deor and walked home
without him and that being the case
the wisest plan seemed to be for him
to get home MS quickly as possible,
and we all know there Is nothing
quicker than a trolley car when you
are in a hurry.
Now, on this trolley track which Dick
was watching three different lines Of
cars ran to the pOstoffice, stopped and
waited for passengers to change. and
then off they went to as many different
parts Of the country, and the printed
signs to tell people which was the ear
they wanted We're puzZiing enough for
anybody 20 make out, not to mention
dogs. But here was where Dick show
ed his education. He walked down to
the postoffice, examined the signs and
decided which was the car that rah
past his own street corner. and the con
ductor and motorman were very much
surprised to sex a quiet. thoughtfm
looking bulldog jump on their car and
march In. The motorman says Dick got
up on the seat and calmly sat there,
but Dick did not tell me so. so ! can!
not be sur about 1t. Anyway the con-
ductor did not feel as calm as Master
Dick. 1t was against the rules for dogs
to ride on the trolley, and that was
what the conductor explained to Dick.
But. dear me, Dick did not pay the
least attention to him. and when both
the conductor and motorman came in
to see what could be done with him
Dick just put up his head and stuck
out his underlip in a very rude. imper-
tinent way, and the men hurried away
without another word.
They both knew very well where
Dicks home was, for they often saw
him as their n flew past. but whether
Dick would be willing to get of at his
w corner was something they did
not know. Dick knew. though.
He had n lovely ride, and when the
car stopped at his corner he came out,
jumped off and ran gayly home with
out. | am sorry to say ever thinking OF
paying his fare.