Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-11-26
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.



! Please let me keep him just until he
Stable, and I'll cure him up, see II
| don't"
Mrs. Bennct relen,e,l, and Ira marched
/ Oft. carrying the grateful-luokins i sgJ
! in his arms.
This was how Dynamite made his en-
( trance into the Sennet family. He
! earned his right to stay in the following
manner;
One bitterly cold day in winter Ira
| started To walk to the academy, four
/ miles distant. 1, was showing hard, but
/ country boys are used 10 overcoming
| such obstacles. lra's mnther promised to-
/ >cld for him in the afternoon. as she al
/ ways did. and. chaerfully calling. Good
/ Dye Ira started on his long, cold walk.
/ Mr.. Bennett soon after left for Il dis
! tant bagu to shear some sheep. taking his
! luncheon with him.
! Mrs. Bcnuet. busy ahm;t her household
/ work, did not notice the increasing STORM,
until il broke in the aftern3on ike hur-
ricauc. She started for the ham 20 put
! kitty Wells" in the Sleigh. expecting to
/ bring Ira home, as She had promised. On
| her way there she Skinned ana ~praiuod
1 her ankle. She lay moaning with pain,
/ urNhic tu stir or make anyone hear her.
/ Worse than her own suffering was the
! thought al Ira. miles distant who, Il he
7 "
! be fruzea 10 death.
I She finally dragged herself "a the house
and tried to think of some way to get
/ word to her husband. Without having
/ much hope OF the success of her plan,
! she wrote a note and tie; 1t 10 pyna-
/ mites neck.
Take il to your uaster." she said
Go. Dynamiter' Pattng his head. She
! opened the door. and pointed in the d.
rectiuu where Mr. Rennet was To be
/ found
Dynamite flew to the barn. hut the
door was closed lie banked and
! scratched, but 10 no avail The storm
! was raging with such violence that Mr.
/ Rcnnet did not hear the dogs frantic Mt
tcmptS to attract his attention.
Did Dynamite give upF Not bit of
it. He hadn't lived through an explosion
| to allow n failure to overcome him now.
In some way he reached the roof, and
Mr. Bennett. hearing the Scampering,
looked up to the small window whore
hay was put in There was Dynamite,
| barking furiously, with his white mes
sage tied on his neck.
Mr. Rennet saw at Il glance that some
thing unusual had occurred. lie opened
the window, read the note and started
! for home as quickly as he could, Dyna-
mite running beside him all the way
When he learned Of Mrs. Bcunct's acct.
dent and of lra's waiting II 1.-THE storm,
he hitched up the hotse, brought neigh
hOr To care for Mrs Bennett, went for the
doctor and on through the storm for his
! boy. At the academy he was told that
| Ira had started for home two hours ago.
! expecting Ia meet his mother ON the way.
With fcar and trembling in his heart, Mr.,
! Bennett began his humeward journey.
! The storm still ragged. aud the snow
! had So driftcd that it was almost impos-
sihc to keep ON the road. About mile
| from home. Dynamite Jumped ont Of the
cutter, aud running to spot began bark
| ing aud scratching rs if saving peoples
| lives was what lac had been created for
! Mr.. Bonnet quickly alighted, and found
! Ira, unconscious in II snow drift and al
most frozen to death. He carried him 10
the sleigh, wrapped him IN a fur robr,
aud placing him in the bottom badc by
Mantle lie close beside him, to give the
hoy some Of the warmth Of his body
SO the party arrived home where Mr..
Nlalcomb was kept busy bringing both his
patients around.
Dynamite was praised and petted, and
Mrs. Bennett declared SHE would never
part from such wise, faithful dog rs
he had proven himself to be-
After Margaret had been told this
story Of Dynamite she was ashamed Of
herself for disiking the dog. just be
cause he WAS not much to look Mt. She
ard Dynamite hecamr great friends, and
I Hl NhIluG ilt NHltftlti. AlFi'Nff biif ~ slHs
/ the other was sure 10 be near When
the time came Tor Margaret to 20 back
ia the city. she had her father bring
! handsome collar for Dynamite.
"a collar makes such difference in
dogs looks" Margaret saii. And when
people read what is on II. instead OF
making fun of Dyuamitc'S looks they win
praise him. am sure.
Margaret was right. Dynamite was
very proud Of his collar. and seemed ever
so much less forlon looking. He pranccd
proudly around but when any one
stopped to read the inscription on the
plate, Dynamite would stand perfectly
still. as II waiting for the word Of praise
or pat of approval that was sure 70
follow
The plate read:
"1Jynamte,' the property of Ira Ben
net. Canaan -Four Corners. y. "
! And underneath in bigger letters were
the words "a Wise and Faithful Mes
songpr" ~ \. Brady in Washington
! Star.