The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
Farmer In Mourning AaaIn.

Farmer Doolittie is in mourning again.
Grief is gnswing at his kindly heart and
sorrow sits at the foundation or his joy
Gus sririt One OF the friends that re
could trust IS dead The companion Of
his diurlal excursions to the stock yards.
and about town. has been torn rudeiy
from his side. lie was his faithful es-
cort home az night for the veteran re-
porters hours OF labor had ended and
rest coaxed him to his bed. He T. a
changed man since he laid his poor dog.
'.shep." 10 rest. When Farmer came
10 the Eagle Office Thursday night he
mashed a pearly tear on his honest face.
wiped the stain IL left away, and told the
story. A big. bury dog from the country
came 20 town and made a blum ~ shep.
The blur worked and "Shep' ran-ran
under a passing street car. That was the
last OF poor "She7.
Som. years ago n negro woman IN the
Second ward found "Shep." a wandering
pup. and gave him asylum IN her humble
cottage. She was fond % him and h
was fond OF her One dav The smallpox
invaded her little home and she was quar-
antinet. The dog didn't know what the
blue card on her door meant and roamed
abort the neighborhooc in unconscious
defiance OF the law. The neighhornE
negroes few up IN arms and eecreed that
"shep. should die. lie might carry the
smallpox germs IN his hair. The neigh
bors got guns % stay poo- "Shep' and
he ran for his life. Fortune directed nla
eiebt westward on Central avenue.
Farmer was sitting under hts own vine
and ag tree enjoying the shade and some
favorite passages % scripture when ne
beheld the fleeing dog
.sbep, shept' Re cried. come % ne,
and ..shepr accepted the Invitation
Farmer waved his good right band 90
the pursuers and they dld rot dare -
invade bis premises The doE vas ~
safe there a. he would have been In me
castle % az ancient feudal war iore
Ever since then .-shep' mas been Farm
er.s friend and Farmer Waa often heard
20 quote Fob Ingereolls famous ayias-
The more 1 know men the better I ise
doas" lie often aVerred .n TIE Easse
once that dogs could reason ard asfee-
tjonateIy called On "sheppie7 g prove
his remarks.
.sheppie- vas an especially crsditatif
witness about laleh tine in TIE Ezsif
oelce rertauraut. Tor 10 matter how Tired
he zas De would always manage - b.
under the table when the nightly fessi
was spreat
one Night tie boys pat tozn a eisn q
chfH sasp Tor him ard "snsp diDl@a
his tsazae info L. fe never tasted cisiB
after that BE knsw e uhsa - susft
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