The Western news., 1903-04-15
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Brainy Dog Knew What to Do for
HE Mistress.

Brainy Dog Knew What to Do for
His Mistress.
Miss Bertha Anderson is the teacher
Of the Hazel district school, about five
miles from Trenton, N. j., and she has
dog. Teddy. which she counts of
GOOD deal more value than dozen
Sowing. scraping beaux. The dog is of
re shepherd breed and loves the teach
er fondly. He Is her constant com
panion and has been trained to per-
form many interesting tricks. When
she took charge of the Hazel district
school she brought her dog with her
and he accompanied her to school ev-
cry morning and remained with her
during the day.
Teddy quickly made friends with the
pupils, with whom he played during
noOntime and the recess hours.
Miss Anderson boards with the fam
lily Of James Holloway, a farmer who
lives about a mile from the school
house. One day Miss Anderson was
obliged to remain at the school house
after her pupils had been dismissed for
the purpose Of making out her report.
Teddy, of course, remained with her.
1t was growing dark when the teacher
had finished her work, and In her hur-
ry to get her wraps from the cloak
room she accidentally closed the door.
which fastened with a spring lock. To
her chagrin. she found herself shut in
the small apartment with no way Of
getting out. The key to the door was
In her desk, and the prospect of stay
ing there until the children arrived In
the morning stared her in the face. She
didn't relish the situation and 1t was
especially trying because she had an
appetite sharpened for supper.
There wasn't so much as chair to
sit on in the closet and the teacher was
planning how she would make herself
comfortable, when her attention was
attracted by the dog scratching on the
door. She couldn't let the animal in
and she did her best to pacify him by
talking to him through the door; but
Teddy evidently realized that his mis-
tress was in trouble, and the more she
talked to him the more Vigorously he
scratched at the door.
Finally it occurred to the teacher
that she might test Teddy's intelligence.
She had visiting card in her pocket
and with pencil she wrote on the
card as we'll as she could In the dark:
"Am locked in the school house.
Come"
She showed the card through the
crack at the side of the door and at
tracted the dogs attention to it.
Teddy, Teddy" said she, take it,
take it, SIR"
The dog took the card between his
teeth and pulled it out.
"Go home! Go home. Teddy! Go
right away" cried the teacher, stamp
ing her foot to emphasize the com
mand.
It was the only resort left to her.
She had little hope that the dog would
understand her. but when she heard
a crash of glass she knew that he had
jumped through a window and then
she waited.
Farmer Halloway's family was seat
ed at the super table, says a special
in tho Philadelphia Record, wondering
why the teacher was so late when
there was scratching at the kitchen
door. Teddy bounced in with the
teachers card between his teeth The
message it bore was quickly read and
in less than half-hour the imprisoned
school teacher was liberated.
Teddy had broken through a win
dow. but the expense was forgotten in
the teachers Joy at being saved from a
night in the dark. cheerless cloakroom