Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-25
The Kind-Hedrted
Lddu and the DOO
SHE HAD TURKEY--HE HAD /.
A RED EYE.
BY Walter Taylor.

- HE WAS a woman that you>would
notice in a crowd. She was well
formed, had jaunty air. a sort OF
don't-you-dare-me kind OF look iE4
her eyes that said as plainly as words that
she loved fun, was impulsive but would
bring up any one with a short Jerk that
tried TO be what some persons call fresh
Her clothing was not the finest IN the
world. but 1t AT her shapely form to pep<
lection and she moved about with a grace
and dignity that bespoke good breeding
and natural refinement. As she came down
the stems at Durand's and walked to the
front door more than one man stood asida
to let her pass and looked with adnirars
ton as she walked out to the sidewalk
In the street was NANCY cur. he oc-t
cupied the lowest possible place in dog
dom. His hair was all growing the wrong
way. There were spots on his back thar
told of hot water thrown by some irat6
cook. He had a imp and red squintys
eye that looked part knave and part rooite
He walked on three legs and fought niea,
with the other. He had scratched at them
behind his ears until they were raw FaFs
of hts tail had been pulled off and the
part that was left had been stiffened by
adversely until II refused to wag. Even
the flies refused to light on his back ana
the bugs around the electric lights gave
him a wide berth. Despite all these
things that dog had Judgment. He knew
a friendly face when he saw 1t and he
also knew a good thing. He turned that
red eye towards the lady and she stoppedsl
She looked at him and said: Poor dogs
gle" Then she patted him on the head
The dog tried to wag that remnant of a
tail but It refused to work. So he reachede
up and licked her little white hand.
You are hungry, know that you are,
said the lady.
The dog winked that red eye and seemed
to say that she was exactly correct
wait a minute" said the lady and thea
dog winked back that he understood. The
lady stepped back into the restaurant
"Give me an order Of cold turkey" sh6a
said to one OF the young men behind the'
counter.
white or dark meat77 asked the
young man in a business-like tone.
The lady hesitated. She looked out az
the miserable object that stood in waiting
at the door and said: well, some OF
BON.
She took the package and walked to the
door. The dog rolled his red eye and
lodged a kick from a passing newsboy.
The lady united the little bundle and
took out nice slice OF turkey. The dog
came closer. He reached out for the meat
and the lady handed 1t to him. 1t took
that dog about the hundredth part Of a
second to eat il. He asked for more and
finally stood on his hind legs in an en-i
deavor to get II all at once. She stood
firm, however, and dealt the slices out
one at a time, totally unconscious of the
crowd that was gathering. The dog didn't
care about the crowd. He was Gathering
in the turkey. When the last slice was
out Of sight the lady looked up and seeing
that she was surrounded by onlookers ext
claimed: Goodness gracious" and has~i
tened down the street. The dog winked
his red eye and stuck his nose under the
paper that the turkey had been wrapped in
to see If there was anything more.
Gee" said the newsboy, who had kiclos
ed at the dog, but 1 sure did want thaa
spread
she must er been or angel" said an-