The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-13

Once mors. the little dog, stu break ear
| fast1ess but important, lead thew
| up 5the hill across the car track and a
! long way farther ON to a big brick
building where there were myriads OF
other small lads like his little master
| in short pants, inside high fence.
: Again the wee dog waited patiently
while the gate was opened and ms
master ushered in. A few stones
came his way and an ugly club struck
very near but he Wavered not halr
breadth, until the gate closed with his
| charge inside then hurrying back he
stopped at yellow cottage on the way
scratched little on the door which
bright faced boy opened and took the
tired little dog in.
Not long did they larry, however, for
| that boy had to be escorted to the car
on his way to schoo! ana the little dog
capered just as merrily as on the first
trip until the boy was safely on board,
! then the four little legs grew weary and
| bore their burden Of Importance and
faithfulness slowly down the hill across
a few back yards in a short cut known
only to that small dog, through hole
in the fence until by the door of his
home the little dog dropped, Oh! so
YEARLY, on an old mat.
A woman came out with towel tied
over her head and a broom in her
hand, and-well what she did made one
cease wondering why lots Of good
Christian men never marry.
"Once upon a time" said the morning
story teller, there lived amid the clas-
sic environments of musical Seattle,
parrot. She did not come into this
great blessing by heredity but on
vacation from the home of wealthy
temperament in keeping with her sur
roundings and practiced voice culture
in her leisure moments.
Into this SAGE atmosphere came
little dark eyed maid With love in her
heart and the lonely little bird caught
the door ajar and stepped in Hour
after hour little Beulah Carey and Pol
ly passed in sunny corners. singing
The Dark Blue Sea" line upon line
with unutterable patience, until the
bird had conquered the rhyme and
rythm to the satisfaction of the little
teacher.
"One great day camping trip was
planned and a number of friends Of
little Beulah and her mother, Mrs.
Laurence Gronlund, including the lady
where the parrot was visiting, en-
barked with them for few weeks
outing at Colby. Polly went along, and
her cage was hung out on deck. The
winds blew and the waves rolled high,
but Polly sang of The Dark Blue Sea-
all the way. A sailor with a brogue
that smelled like burnt cork, got be-
hind the wheel house and crossed him.
self and nine rats jumped overheard.
When the party landed, Polly went
into camp with much hilarity. 1t was
all big joke. a vegetable woman
called one day who had, so rumor
said, been a wife eight times, but not
one of the eight husbands could be
found and she was looked upon with
awe. When the caller raped. Polly
followed close in the wake of Mrs.
Gronlund to the door of the tent,
shielded by the lady's gown and invis-
IDLE to the caller.
want to buy some potatoes? ask
ed the vegetable woman in deep Don't
say no. tones.
whats that you say" came
sharp voice from nowhere and the veg
etable woman went up in the air. When
that camp needed potatoes it had to
come after them"