The Meeker herald., 1904-06-11
A Dos, a Turtle
and a Skunk
The Downfall OF Capt. Enceh's Dog.
ard How the worthy Salt Wiped
Out the Sliem..

Nest to his boat The Justly famed
,iarS Eel, the one inin; on which Uncle
lsI,pchs alIec l.un- We're rentescd was ms
bui'do;; eb..tNe ed the o.d cape skipper
l'eisiyciy- ''iEc dog WAS one of those
los -browei, reci' -c0esrel, uhdershot.
Jawel specimens Of the bun breed. and
people who Judged thinss ny tneif out,
violent fstrcy 10 il Bui Uncle Ennch
Thought inst all The Virtues In dosdoni
aud most OF thuse mentioned In The good
book were centeted 10 ms pet The edp-
tain had bestowed the name Of 'nno-
Genes on the dog. always eaiird MN by
pc to do The same lie didn't succeed
very Won la having his wishes N TINS line
c,fiiel oui. People vino made the sudden
tld violent acquaintance OF the dog
called him plenty of names. but Innocence
w-'n. among Them; Ia fact, the Ian
Stage that nurt of the residen!s Of Well
ilect uscf about his pet wouldn't nave
looked well In pr!nt. 1hls always hllcu
M good did mans heart with honest
. My poor abused harmless little pet
he used 10 say, patiiag Innocence on
tn hesd. Never mind II people who can't
APPRECIATE your many virtues do abuse
yuu. They do the game to the worthy man
who owns you. AS long as you keep a
clear conscience and get In the flrst grip,
YOU don I need In let mere worry abuse
worry YOU
Now II there was one person In Well
tieet for whom Capt. Enoch had u sin.
cere AMI steldfast dislike 1t WAS old
capt. Ike Watson OF tine schooner Nancy
Leo Capt Ike always claimed that his
BOAT was the best In The iiarbor, state
with r.sh,eous wrath Capt Ike was
sn elder aud one Of the most prominent
uf reforming TO Capt. Enoch as u vessel
Of wrath. n sink Of iniauity, IL moral iepcr
ind other things wn;en weren't overfiat-
low that A whited seplilcnre was an EN-
biem Of purity and Righteousness coin
pared with Capt. IKE.
day. sur,owf,i ike. when some one hap
i,.i,ed 10 ,n.titlon Capr. likes name in his
has his faults Iait he has been al the
head OF THINKS In hell 30 long that IL will
b.. !, 10, i've nluw for nm To- give up his
long lar In III. s.otrs. of sve1ts Ike Wat.
snn can't last many more years. And
when ne reaches the place he was .,,; always
,a Is1 T., .e aos q" w VII md Sadness
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NJ iUa ~. -, 80. go ~
..nnus ,ar,.m ,ho4 c.,,. IL. MN. al,
elder in he church I GGi,nt think TINT
was very nic,. thinr To- say about him.
amos, vrr.,n~ NJ, uS.t " , nns ha cai,ni
:, ,.rnnn.i rn,65,r " a,na nn., ,vn, Saard
whit capt. Enoeh said repeated it to
u.W.r.J liz, 4, " ~ 'p'> " Wv
IA Ta"s isnocb ex,ressea b,s candid
ninees II was pn wnn,,er thu, innncencc'
he net bulldog being nm animal of IN,
usual taienta cams 10 undaratnnd ,ne
tceiinr his respectsd master had Inward
CAT e,ka Astar Ms ,.,',I ,nanner In
n"i.pn,,. mad, M remorks m the s,Ibic,t
ii,t he snrt Of brooded aver H. and In:
r,s,it wnx tbn. onn Inv when t,nut Ike
in his meandrrinms abo,,t Tho wiilnSe'
h.nncne,i loo close tn CAM Enoch's real.
dcnce thst faithfui Iog d,shed mi NJ
him securet a grin an the good uan:s
leg. and held on nfter the manner Of n
do. which has secured n nermnnrnt ,ob
Cant Enoc, wns away at fine tine
liar. hot wnter. and rcd pepner Inno-
neticc was perruadeI to lot 10 Cant. Ike
xv.,Sn,t ssrinn.t,, h,,rt Nm nIv saai,,~y
were more iacer,ted linn hIs ley VII. -
Cant. Enoch returned home cant jke
came over with indixnnnt stlIrnps and
told the sad story Of his wrongs. An
SOON ~ Cant En6cb heard that hi. nor
had bitten Cant Ike he anr,,nr to his feet
and rushed into the house. il was a com
sIderahie time before he returned hut
when he did there was n satIstied smIia
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