Arizona republican., 1903-09-13

| foist. But he got hold enough to nail, | noodles hind leg, and poodle gives soueal dat brought Widdy down from her seat flying. Whiskers seen dat dere l was trouble and he flies after Widdy; 1 jumps for de dogs: Riddles gets into de rally: MT. Paul jumps into de ring i 10 grab de kids: and de audience. ap- i nlauds to beat de band-What was play ! ing sniver music! Dere was tlngs do- | ing all over de lot. 1 I gets into de center foist. and de pup | lets go his holt to shift to q better one. 1 I grabs him by bOte hind legs, and i chases: him moaning most sorrowful, but licking his chops. for he had drawn ] foist blood, anyway. | | makes Q quick pass of de pup to d. i coachman's kid and tells him on his l life not to stop running till he'd locked 1 de pup up in de stables; and den I goes back to de dressing tent, and meets 1 Widdy calling for smelling salts. d doc tor, bandages. lin'ment. de police, and a amblance.
 What have you dcne wit dat horrible devil-dog dat has murdered my beauti | ful darling pet!" she says. like a trag- edy actress out on top of de stoige.
 Madam" I says, de bull pup was shot and drowned; and de coachman 1 has gone for to get a pound of poiscn to give him. and de gardner is fixing q i rope to hang de villain. for sure I says.
 He should be boined. al;ve" Widdy says.
 He will be. Madam l says. just 2s soon as we can light a fire
 And your cat-wife should be boined alive. and sent to prisCn for dis mur- der" says Widdy.
 No need, Ma'am." I says. Duchess has took a pound of carbonic acid, and 1 cut her troat: and I'm just going tC get me gun for her.. I says.
 Let me see your beautiful dogs leg, Ma am l says. "Is he much holt ?'
 Never you mind poor Fido's leg she says. You go and telephone for de vet
 Well Whiskers comes chasing, and , orders fre to go back and finish me clown act. dat was included in de dog turn. and me and MT. Paul soon had de l show running again; but de audience was all laughing about de turn dat W2S not down on de bill When Widdys hears em she was foist near croisy wit rage: but she is no farmer. and pretty socr she shifts to make a good face of it; for danes like her can stand most any kind Of a game except to be made q game of deirselves, and so she pre- tended to take It as a joke, and get out of being part of de joke.
 De show was a winner, boodle-wise. and if ever we finds any yacht sailors orphans, deyll have ice cream and can dy de rest of der lives; but I was feel ing like I wished l had ! home as far Or, as ScandehocVia to go to, all de time l was helping to solve refresh ments after Ge ball was over. l Enowed dat I could square meself wit Mr. Paul. Lll right. but I had me opinion dat Miss Fannie would be dead sore on me for not telling Widdy dat l was going to borrow her poodle.
 But when de folks had went. ard Wh;skers had drove off wit Widdy to de vets Miss Fannie calls me to de hall, and she looks around ro see dat no one was rubbering, and den she shakes hands wit me. Dat was beau tiful done, Chames." she says.
 Tanks, Miss Fannie" l says. What was beautiful done?'
 'Laming Mrs. Harding's poodle so dat de vet will have to put it out of de woild wit clorform. You did it on poipose, Of course?''
 Say. I was in what dey calls q prob lem play, den. l hadn't done de poodle on poipose, but if it made me stand to de good wit Miss Fannie to have her tink dat l did, l was willing to stand for dat, or anyting else. So. l just looks wise, and says, Tank you, Miss Fannie" and goes on me way.
 But when l sees Duchess l tells her to put me wise on de game.
 Tt is so simple,' says Duchess. Ma mzelle Fannie admire Madam Harding very well, but she desp.se dat Madam make so much of dat poodle. Also Whiskaire he do not like de poodle. What will you?"
 "Anyting dats coming to me- says I.
 "Very well. Ma mzelle Fannie. she know very true dllt Madam Harding will never more be seen wit de poodle. because a woman like her would rad der De seen wit pair of soiled boots, or gloves-and she'd die before dat- dan to be seen wit g ting dat has made her of de redic-lous. So she will now ba more agreeable to Ma 'mzelie, and per haps to Whiskaire.''
 If Duchess hadn't doped de game to me right, I'd been paralyZed when Wid dy comes to me in a few days, smiling like she six time winner, and says dat de poodle was not much holt: and did I know of some kind people dat would 'preciate and tenderly care for