The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-11

away. At length it was heard no
more. Shep returned to the other
farm in time to attend to his duties
IL driving up the cows, but the Prin-
cess did not return. Next day Shep
came over on visit to our home and
went around wagging his tail and
looking for welcome.
"sWhere- is Princess?' my wife
asked him.
"She says that he can understand
words, for he used to carry out her
commands about the baby. He just
looked at her this time with wide
open eyes and continued to wag his
tail and make other pleas for caresses.
Everybody thought he had simply
gone far away with Princess, and
when it was time for him to go to
his work had left her and she had
been lest.
"It seemed almost to break his
heart that evening when he was told
to go back to the other place. He
would not go until his young master
gave the order. Next day he was
back, asking for display of the old
time affection. and was sent away
again. This continued for about three
weeks, and then my wife wrote me
that the collie puppy had disappeared.
He and Shep had been having great
romp and they had gone away over
the brow of the hill and the puppy
had not returned, while Shep had
gone back to his task again in the
evening.
"He was around the next day, plead
ing for caresses. He fairly forced
himself on the attention of my boy.
He seemed full of joy over something.
When the boy asked him what had
become OF the puppy, however, he
hung his head. He was told to go
and find Princess and the puppy. He
went barking away in direction OPP
posite the hill, and made a great pre-
tense of trying to find a scent OF
them in the snow, and then came
back and said as well as a dog might
that he could find nothing there. My
boy sent him Off over the hill, but
he wandered around in circle and
came back again with the same re-
suit. The boy would not believe he
had been responsible for the disap-
pearance of the other dogs. and when
all the others blamed him the young
master championed his cause.
81 got letter from my wife before
1 came into town saying that the body
Of Princess had been found. 1t was
in the stump of hollow tree away
off over the hill across which Shep
had led her. In the throat were the
marks of teeth-the marks that a
collie makes when he bites to kill,
the marks that his great-great-ances.
tor made as wolf They are search.
ing for the body of the puppy and
believe they will find it with the same
marks in the throat.
Nov / shall go home and 1t will be
with me to decide the fate of Shep.
We will have trial. He will be con,
fronted with the body of Princess and
shall have chance to make what.
ever defense may lie in his power
But am afraid the case will go
dSdluSI I'LL, anu w uOI huOW Wudt
sentence shall pass when the time
| comes. Some of you have deIved into
psychology. What is the answer"
"That the punishment should be Wis
tied on those who are to blame" said
the sage. who shall be nameless.
"The woman who Stays for love is
| rarely punished, because it is recog
nized that she is attached to man
and the responsibility lies not with
her. The dog has often been likened
to the woman in its affection for. man.
Whosoeyer stood in the light of this
dogs affection was to blame. Let the
boy take back Shep into his affection.
He will never have as true friend
| again."
81 think that will be the decision
said Mr.. Hall.-E. ]. Y, in the New
York Times.
THE SIIRMARINE ROAT