Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-23
The Story of Boxer.

Boxer was a bird dog, or was des-
tined to he one when he grew up. As
yet he was just Il big, funny-looking
anxious-to-please, loyable puppy. Uncle
Ted said he would be worth n hundred
sShallars after he was trained: aud Uncle
Ted ought TO know for he had as many
dogs rs the old woman who lived in the
shoe had children. Only Uncle Ted
knew what to do There never was a
man, Ben and Laura thought, who WIS
as clever with dogs as Uncle Ted.
He never would have left Boxer ut
grandmas, only Il telegram came very
Suddenly calling him away.
Take good care Of the dog he said
the last thing, and Ben and Laura with
one voice answered I'VE will" They
were delighted to think of having such Il
dear, ridiculous puppy to play with
Uncle Ted had left him chained Ia u
post, but they begged their father to let
the poor fellow loose.
Why, yes" said papa. laying aside
his paper The farm is big enough~to
hold him, ! guess; ana even if NJ does
get into mischief, | think we can man
age him
When Boxer saw them coming he wig.
gled and frisked till his tail almost
touched his head.
''Wuf! Wuf!'' he barkcd in his funny
puppy way. which was to saw Let me
loose, Let me loose, What's the use of
being on a lovely big farm If you have
chain?"
You should have seen him when ne
heard the chain drop. He bounded off.
and then back again upset Ben in COM
zeal excitement, leaped up 10 give Laura
kiss. and there is m telling what hp
L..
.ight OF some chickens scratching away
in the flower bed.
R-r-wufi And in a tWinklng he had
chased the last one out
"Deary me- calculated grandma. from
the window. IF We had dog as smart
as that, my sweet peas might have
chance to bloom
He wasn't thinking Of sweet peas.
chuckled papa. It's just because he's
bird dog. He'd chas" anything with
feathers till he's trained, if it were only
an old stuffed OWL
The children listened with respect and
admiration. for papa knew almost As
much about dogs as | ncle Ted.
They had a delightful afternoon with
Boxer and he begged off, SO when they
took him back 10 the post that they de-
cided to leave him loose.
Next morning there were seven little
green goslings missing AZ feeding time.
They found them AT last. scattered along
ut the edge Of the pond all dead.
'Oh. DEAR walled the children. dis
tracted between grief for the gosings
and pity for the guilty pup in the pun
ishment that was sure 10 Overtake him.
Why didn't we chain him up? Oh
what will papa do"
What papa did 10 was to gather up
the goslngs and arrange them in a pile
with their poor limp necks all dropping
one way. Then he sent for Boxer.
Naughty dog" he said sternly, point
ing TO the goslngs. Bad. bad dog
Then he whipped him.
Poor Boxer He looked nj the gOs-
lings, and he looked at papa. and if there,
ever was a penitent puppy il was he. His
brown eyes ShOuc with tears. aud he
licked papa'S band and whined 50 ~or-
r0wfully that IL was ali the children
could do 10 keep from throwing tAe.r
arms about his neck and telling him not
to feel sad any uor-ihat IL didn't Mat-
Ter. anyhow
There could not have bccn better dog
than Boxer was that day. The family
thought him more wonderful creature
than ever. He seemed 50 delighted when
ever be pleased anyone. and WIS So
heartbroken when he tlHndercd. that 10
one really had the heart to Scold him
very much.
So that night they Jet him loose again
convinced that tile lesson had beel
learned.
Next morning before breakfast At
came bounding ~ joyfully 10 papa
Nv uf, Nuft be said. rs expregsiyely
as if he had said. Come with me. Come
everybody
Everybody came. Boxer frisked along
proudly at the head Of the procession
and led them straight to the duck pond