The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-29
Our Daily $bort Story

 And in our new home, too. all seemed so different heard strange noises which made we crouch with fear and creep out of sight. Sounds of curses and of crying. It seemed so strange, for, when he took me to another place, finely furnished house where they let me lie on soft silken sofa cushions there was nothing but merriment and laugh- ter. We went there often. but thought 1t was pity my sorrowing young mis- tress was always left at home.
 There was another woman therc She gave me candies and crackers. How longed to tell my masters children of the good things to be had at the house where he now spent most of his time One day my opportunity came. By some mischance I had been left outside and as I sat awaiting my master, on the stoop of the other woman's house. my mistress, my own mistress, passed by.
 '1 parked in joyful recognition. I rush. ed down to her, and did all in a dog's power to tell her of the fine times my master and I enjoyed daily within that house. I caught her by the skirts and tried to drag her to the place. At that moment my master appeared, and the other woman was with him.
 They saw my mistress, but they did not ask her to enter. They rudely shut the door. as she went weeping away. AS for me. I did not know what to do. l wished to be a good dog, but as stood, sun uncertain, on the stoop, was sud- den lifted into the house. It was then that my master first kicked me. Kicked me until I thought that I must die. l The little ones I loved so well I never saw again. I became her property, so l understood. The property of the other woman. And although he was always there after that both he and she had riaught but kicks and blows for mo. wonder why?
 | Then came a night when all the blows were not for me. My master and the wo. man were fighting. and again I knew | not what to do. I parked. I made all the noise could in the hope of turning their attention to myself, for I was only a dog, and could bear my masters blows far better than that frenzied woman. But when strange man burst in the door | big man dressed in blue-I thought it my duty to defend my master and my new mistress, and I caught him by the leg.
 ."I can truly say. with my paw on my heart, that was the only time ever bit man or woman, and still my master blamed me for all the trouble that came to him. For months we saw naught of him, and when at last he came to that house again he was refused admittance. But l slipped out and sought him in his | old haunts. Followed him wherever he went, although he cursed me and tried to drive me away. For his sake I be- came stray cur, staying around saloons day and night waiting for him. Sleeping l beneath the benches in the park, just tc be near him. For is he not still my mas ter?"
 At this point either Toby or I fell as- | leep. Or was 1t that just then my sleer became dreamless? I shall never know, for next morning, when I looked around for the poor faithful below, found that, true to his instinct. he had found opportunity to slip away and was doubt less off on his rounds again. in search of his worthless master.
 Months later I was sent to investigate mad dog" story. A tramp had raised the cry of mad dog in the park As , the fellow frantically tried to stone the animal to death, a crowd had been strick- en with panic. It was not until a police man had shot the cur that 1t was dis covered the man. his master was crazy with delirium tremens. !
 When l arrived on the spot I found poor old Toby-dead. I did not learn whether his master recovered I did not care to inquire.