The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-16

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he wondered If they would get his IA
Their and mother and the baby before
they tackled him. He hoped not, yet
he knew none in the house was safe.
But IL was soon made certain that they
We're after him alone. for the shutting,
scratching sounds came nearer and
then ceased at his own door. He
crouched closer under the bed clothes
and began 70 tremble violently. The
door few open with a bang. slammed
against the wall and in burst the lion,
closely followed by the bear and as
many other animals as could crowd
into the room. Behind them he could
see the head of the yellOW-s spotted el-
ephant. his wicked little eyes glinting
maliciously at him. There We're 50
many fiery eyes in that bedroom that
it was all lighted up as II by lamps.
and he could distinctly see every move
ment they made All were twitching
their claws and seemed desperately
last despairing look, he covered his
head again and waited for them to tear
him to pieces.
A long pause ensued, during which
the animals sat there licking their
chops and glaTing at him, and it gave
Mr.. Hamm time to reflect upon the
position. so that he remembered that
he had good. large knife in his pock~
ct. He promptly reached for It. but,
alas. it was gone, and his fingers came
in contact with The little lead whistle.
which in another instant he had placed
to mis- lips. for the memory of Tatters
came to him in a fash When the an
imals saw the movement beneath the
bed clothes they knew at once what
was about to happen, and all. with one
accord, dashed at him. uttering hideOus
bowls and grOWls He blew the whistle
Instantly he felt Tatters land beside
him, softly and gently. as in the past
he had so often done so that ne should
not disturb his sleeping master. Mr..
Hamn, his courage restored. instantly
threw Off the bed clothes and Rugged
the dear little dog close and Tatters
standing erect upon his hind legs,
showed his teeth at the host of savage
creatures facing him. He was a little
dog. only about ten inches long. but
ne had an immense mouth. and my.
such a row Of long glittering white
teeth a S sharp as tacks
a Friend Of All Boys.
At the sight of these formidable
teeth every animal sEaddered and drew
Dack, but a push from the elephant
safe in the rear made them stand their
ground, and thea, as if desperate, they
hurled themselves upon the two in the
/ bed.
The dog did not wait for them. but
! dashed forward. and then began a
/ HlgntIul scene Of carnage which was
most wonderful indeed Tatters tossed
B the r1nrrn d.
/ them against the wall ripped and fore
/ them into strips and shook them until
/ the room was filled with hair and
claws; but while he was busy the eIe-
phant reached through the muddle and
! mlX-ap, seized Aurelius Hamm by the
neck and began to drag him out of tie
/ bed. Mr.. Hamm resisted and clasped
MS arms around the fOotboard. but he
could not retain his grasp. With a sud
den jerk the elephant slammed him
upon the hard floor Mr.. Hamm then
awoke to find that he had fallen asleep
I IN his chair, and then fallen out of it.
and was now stretched upon the RIG
before the manteIpiece He arose
looked at the clock and said:
Mercy on us What terrible
. dream! And I must have been walking
in my sleep, toO-sOmething I've not
done since I was a small boy. for
here is the little lead whistle I used to
call TatteTs with"
He went to bed silent and thoughtful
/ but in the morning early the neighbors
were surprised to see q carpenter hard
at work, and superintendent closely by
old Mr. Hamm, making gate in the
fence around his vacant lots next door
and later fixing up rows of benches
along the sides. This. however. was
nothing to the astonishment Of every
body, when next day a host Of noisy
boys, shouting, yelling and whooping
blowing tin horns and cheering for Mr.
Hamm, filed al the lot. Then Mr.
Hamm, with a smile a yard wide. made
a speech and told them the lot wa.
theirs to play in for all time, and II
they needed anything to let him know
A bigger cheer shook the neighborhoo.
when he had finished and when thu
policeman to whom Mr. Hamm hat
often spoken about the noisy boys VIII,
troubled him came along later won
dering why the lads were not TO b.
/ seen on any street, and saw them al
in the vacant lot, with Mr.. Hamm II
his shirt sleeves at the bat, his eye
opened as wide as saucers.
Hello. copl" shouted Mr.. Hamm
Come right in and take a hand !
will do you good"
/ AlD1tlAAdllf Altr tDNf was 81 0hELEOil
with amazement that, in defiance 0
orders. he couldn't resist having on
. shy at the BAH. and he smOte it s.
powerful a swat that it few far owe
the hOUsetops and vanished forever
Never mind!'' yelled Mr.. Hamm. ''Ise
her go! Here's S. Run down to tn
store. you boy with the torn stOckine
o. and buy a whole box Of ballsl"
Now every day you can see Nj
T Hamm having fun with the other hoy
: in that lot, and, strange to say, he ha
, a shaggy little skye and his name !
} Tatters. But even now the other boy
p sometimes get together when he's tax
ing his afternoon nap, and all are 81
lent, and they wonder what II was tbs
altered the cross old curmudgeOn int
the rOllicking cOmrade And nobOd
but just you and I really know wha
5 did it, But don't ever tell any Of ther
the secret, for my friend Hamm doesn'
) / want 1t known. for he's a little bi
r ashamed of hiding under the b
! clothes at this time of life.