New-York tribune., 1903-05-03


gateway and caused obstruction. The matter
was In this wise: The influenza hend had laid
his hands heavily upon my household: headaches
and other aches rife IN the family. and
though music may have charms TO soothe the saw
age breast, the music played by an itinerant Ger
band is a very doubtful tonic for invalid
The band In question. uninvtted and certainly not
desired. had marched into my front garden BY a
side door. and then arranging themselves IN a
semcircle the gravel sweep in front OF the din
ing room windows commenced operations. A civil
message sent through the parlOrmaid. to the e.
feet that there were invslids in the house, and
that 1 should be glad II they would 90 away. pro-
duced effect And when went out myself and
repeated the request the trombone player who act
ed spokesman. absolutely declined to stir, giving
to understand that l must pay them to go.
demonstrations being obviously useless. prepared
TO take active measures.
II you don't go off OF your own accord shall
have you turned out" remarked
oh VIII you. indeed?" exclaimed the denant
Teuton; I'VE will of that"
Seeing is believing" runs the old saying. and
my German friends shortly had the additional sat
isfaction Of feeling, too. Within one short half
minute Tartar with the temporary rank of pay
master and chuckerout had routed the whole crew;
and those who previously had showed stold disin-
clination to bulge step were now racing at fuil
speed swearing cultural oaths, en- route Tor the
garden door 1t was then that the trombone man
with his cumbrous instrument stuck fast in the
doorway and received the full wages Of his in
science.
Friends. partisans and admirers Master Tartar
could make by the score. but never had a dog more
hearted friend more ready partisan. more
devoted admirer. than my old dog had IN the boy
Jim. 1t friendship based community OF
tastes, verify believe the human partner IN the
firm spent half his wages in importing rats on TO
the premises merely to crafty their mutual desire
for sport
To jim then as he was polishing boot outside
his shed IN the backyard. came the village sweep.
smarting under a sense of indignity, and by no
means in that frame of mind which prompts men
10 measure their words.
Il say, young man." he exclaimed. Test you
step indoors and tell that master of yourn as I'm
going TO have the law him"
Go and tell him yourself retortsd Jim; I've
got my boots to clean. I amt got time TO go
Look you here. young man." and the sweep
turned up his trousers and exhibited a bit Of more
Well I'm jiggered" said jim with feigned syn syn
We never knowed him do that afoTe I've neard
him cuss and growl a tinaa or two. but I've never
y never said as he did bite neither; 1t was his
blasted dog done that
II for, then? I thought it were more likely TO be
& the dog all along as the pore hng run run In here
was full O. water knowed same as If he'd told
wanted TO get the taste out Of his mouth. So it
were your leg. were II? Well. I calls that rumny
go! But leastways I'm glad as it weren't the ga1er
as done it, I dunno where US would all be If ne
take biting
As he discoursed thus pleasantly. Jim never IN
terInltted the operation Of polishing the poo5.
cautionary measure Not being rapid of comppre-
hension the black visaged gentleman did not read
Of b''g tnterIocutors remarks When at last the
slow coming light dawned upon his Intelligence ne
IN fetch thee elout on the earhole. If thee
III 9ii9 & 81, oI - ~ 800 rssDonaa
Here, Tartar. Tartar
The scene closed with the instant appearance Of
Master Tartar in the distance and the RAPID re-
tiTement of the sweep. who did not. however. fail
day. Whether he punched JIms head L neither
know care. but. usual, the affair cost me
It was curious circumstance. by the way. that
tn vi IN ,,evar bIoesor1ed oIIt fntO fun grown
cat. each successive holder Of the title apparently
Ia tIlu tL 1is vbs~Jyith Master Tartar
abjured long standing prejudices and a bacIeIot
ideas of comfort in his small mistress's interests
Be it said by way of preface TO the story that. up
to certain period cf his life. no dog had more
healthy aversion TO eats than had my TREND m Lar ar
tar 1t was essential part OF MS GREECE or even 81.
an innate conviction that no cat was TeatIy ny ~ %
tree on wall-it had 10 be a very nlsh WS,IlI ~
too-or in some equally inaccessible position ana
of maturity that the nursery kitten came 10 De
regarded as an integral part Of the es{aoishs
gladly, but even took it under his especial pro pro
had so decreed-kitten and dog peacefully slum-
bered side by side in the dolls cradle, 10 Wt WhCn
Tartar had heretofore had the sole prescrlptlEe
right. When the child about six years Of age.
and had arrived at that pitch OF i4te5enfe We t
enabled her TO appreciate the alHeEence ~
kitten and another, we took holiday py me
reignin, nursery kitten-it was the twenty-seyenth
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1t had ever peen a
most commonplace and plain featured little animal;
especially commented it to the care OF the kitchen
says. We may compare small things with great.
the loss of Master Tartar himself could hardIy
have created greater CONSERVATION The wretched
kitchen maid whom Of course every one aOGssG, bsG
went about her work with streaming eyes mouse,
maids conSregdted In odd corners 3hd 1 ~ St
cook whom nature had intended to be great
pedestrian, walked a full hqndred yards along the
+ando %estftuit rem" For substitute "faIIendo''
t,riN0 t ocil1,ta1do and Won eet the exact situa-
ton To the rescue Of the bereayed house
is in the habit OF suppIenerting his weekly income
by pumping water up TO the top of my house at six
WHAT make all that fuss about kittenr' ex-
gotten a kitten at home as is jest of the size as
fhat 'un were when little Miss went away. and
know the difference shall be glad 10 get shut on
And on these lines the Gcrdian knot was finally
cut. and expectancy in the place OF turmoil reiged
FdgewOrth and those old. old maxinas contained in
our copybooks-the deceit prospered and Pseudo
about by the pumping mans children and there
fore not objecting to being mauled about by mine.
sat upon tIe IiIonS OF IIs pIeIt - - ~ - -
and did not altogether misoecome his or her SUI
which partially proved that the child had greater
powers OF observation than the pumping man sac sac
her credit for For 10 my wife sitting IN the
dra wing room suddenly appeared the small person
carving the kitten her was 70 carry XII
tens hung her like shawl. and with
Master Tartar in attendance
II want to show you, mUmmun. how much my
dear kittf7 has improved" She omitted ny the
Vrav 10 add how nUtIe II had grown, though II was
perhaps shade smaller than the one she had
taken leave OF six weeks before.
SssYou member its was black. and now Il Is
the most lovely pink and 1t has growed such a
beautiful u hite tip 70 its tail
90 Far then so good But in the evening there
was Vet anoLner tale tell-a tale which, though
the speakers lips were quivering and her eyes wet
tri+b tears fairly drove me out Of the room IN
search OF 2 quiet place where could laugh TO ny
heaI L,Iis ISN'T half so fond OF Tartar she used
49, v~ba T nut them 10 h