The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02
JOEY'S DOG.

JOEY'S DOG.
Joey, a small, curly-headed boy, was
capering around the old raftered kitch-
en-, standing on his head, turning
handsprings and generally upsetting
his small body in the manner of small
boys when they wish to express any
wild joy which may possess them. The
occasion of this outburst was the ar
rival of a new dog that Uncle David
had just brought from the village
Uncle David was not really Joey's
uncle, but when Joey was wee little
baby, his papa and mamma had been
taken away from him, and Mr.. David
| Cram, the owner of one of the largest
farms in the district, had brought him
from the desolate little hut in the vii
lage. and put him in his wifes big,
motherly arms, saying: well, ma, |
| guess you had better cosset this little
lamb ding with the others for awhile
| So Joey had grown up on the farm,
neither knowing nor desiring any
other home.
On this particular day Uncle David
had been to the village with load Of
turnips, and while there one of the
| villagers came up to him and asked
| him if he were willing to have a dog
| to keep. His family were moving to
| the city where they would not be able
to- have dog, and knowing that he
would be we'll cared for at Uncle Da-
| vids they begged him to take him.
Uncle. David consented, brought him
to Joey and said: There, if you want
him enough to take care of him, you
can have him!"
| Joey gave little shrek of delight.
and emphatically nodding his head
said: ooh, oh, I do want him, Sir"
The dog, an Intelligent setter, made
larly with a pair of young steers,
| Joey's own especial property Joey al
ways drove them, for little farm boys
have their work to do just as much
as grown-up men. Although Joey was
only seven years old, he carted the
farm produce from the fields to the
barns. One day, when Joey was help
ing Uncle David cart apples. he left
the oxen dangerously near the corn,
while he went on a chase after fas-
cinating red squirrel. Tige started to
run with him. But Joey babe him
stay and guard Box and Cox (Joeys
names for the OXen). With a little
whimpering sigh he went back to his
duty. A whisking tail of chipmunk
flying along nearby stone wall
proved too much for him, so with a
bound he went dashing after it. How
ever, his dog conscience began to prick
and he reluctantly gave up the chase
and raced back to find the oxen mean
dering into the cornfield, where the
bars had been left down. He stood
guard at the opening so they couldn't
get through, barking all the while so
furiously that it attracted Uncle Da-
vids attention in the next field, and
the corn was saved.
But with all his goodness, Tige had
one grave fault. 1t was his delight to
get into sheep pasture and chase
the poor, frightened creatures, and
scatter them in all direction, when
they would set up such bleating and
baa-ing, then Tige would grin with
| glee. Just as sometimes the bigger
boys chase the small ones and then
laugh at the sport. At last they had
to tie Tige up to- punish him. Poor
Tige would cry and mourn, but he
had to be taught that it was naughty
and wicked to chase the sheep. One
day Joey went to the village with
Uncle David, and for some reason left
Tige behind. When Tige discovered
that his master had gone, he started
forth to meet him. He missed him
while chasing a woodchuck into his
hole, and came home alone. j..
| A loud voice from the kitchens:
T tell you that ERE dog Of your'n
killed my sheep, for saw him skuIk-
ing off. amt mistaken, an / say
you've got to- kill him. Tige at this
moment walked in, and, going I'D to
joey, began to lick his hand. Joey
threw his arms around the dogs neck
| and, looking up at the man said: ss.a.,
on shan't kill my dog-he didn't
kill your sheep, did you, poor old
Tige?" 54l- Y .SE IS 4. u l
| Tige looked around, troubled by his
masters grief, commenced to bark and
| lick his face, trying, in his dumb fash
| ion, to comfort him.
Well, he killed my sheep and if you
don't kill himI WILL the man re-
turned doggedly. . vi
! Uncle David looked for moment