The Caldwell tribune., 1905-11-04
JOHN AND TIVE $50
9s,ts.a SsSfy Of the nlg -.

A Little Story of y.
Maltese E ana the - Hls nls..e,
John was a most magn,a ~
eelmea Of the domestsa ookils
tese His blue-gray coss & eat--a Mi
,s, nness silkieat velvet, and / i I. W i II
proper care in keeping l 4 I, o had
condition. He had tbe ~. ! y The bsst
a. aaDle y eating nothing But ~ n astalel. 4
81 81 q morsels, and selecting y y. eaeis |
est downiest pillows 5 rag ras. l0s aoiS
He was 9 much-p -pampersa = .sp0sa y @ apoa
rnllaaslphia Record. His nis,,ss. Ill ssy' ! "
induiged his whims to s,sa ssseas had
tnat ne became intensely ! ~. degree
exacdng, as spoiled chilIros asinsl and
are apt to become, 80 ahd pets
John lived in a great hor
MIDDLE Of q large square gsss ,vss y the
s Were perhaps hundred or no,s ,s sls' .asis
les fou should see johns snnaee'a aoeia
nous manne-how his nose sau. uupstsr
In the air when any stranas. vas went uD
ticniar on Ia,. nis preserves. Ryery n, \.
on end because Of injured a,sa,s nv saand
seemed to say. "Why do these oan,l =
eats come betwixt the wind ~ sS'0a
nobiIity?" "1aa ana ny
He feared, too, perhana az.
share OF birds would be materialI, @ a. al'
sened. He himself played ssd S S.s. =,
with the robins and the wrans Iasoe
not sure whether the laws wh. aa
large colony on the grounds. ws,. - ~ ~,
TO hold their own against him ''l 40''
one warm morning in earlv .n,,
as | sat on the piazza nv attaaa. a,sE
was attracted by the loud cries AZ aSa -.
jays, and there sat John at tbs ~. -
OF q tree waving his tail in ,rono.sss tSu
fury, for three jays were at HE S.sa' nssa
first one and then another tIva.s,O. xIs'
out with their bills great buncbas y
oeauurul fur. Take that! Take m,
You murderous vlllain! they erc,.,,"
ed, or rather shrleked In upm,storoh,.
L
tones OF revenge. "You have haa vnns
way with our birdlings; now We SoH.
you. Take that, and thatp ana ~,
new great punches of silken, hutry IN,
that had been so carefully eombe6 and
cleaned only few hourse earlier tbot
warm June morning. John glared a.
n1s tormentors, gnashed his teeth but
to no avail. '
. At last, apparently satisfied with tba
vengeance they had wreaked on thsI,
the cat, the jays, with wild
sxultant cries, few off to their rooksrv
n the old trees back of the houss
Iohn' humbled and discounted. madS
ais way of, too. Whether he prOstM
BY the drubbtng the jays gave him. I
.annot tell.
One more episode, in which John
vas an actor, must relate. A beauu.
'ul little black and tan had been given
o me some months after went to Live
n the house where John seemed to
lave such undisputed sway. was I'll
when the little creature was brought
o the house, and for a few days was
'bl1ged to lie on the sofa much Of the
line. Gyp, affectionate as It 10 the
lature OF dogs to be, would come to
ne, put her paws on the sofa and look
nto my face as much as to say, "Why
o you lie here? Why don't you come
ut for q run under the trees?
One day he sat on the side Of the
re, John on the other. Instead Of
oming to my sofa by the direct line,
'yp, fearing John, went In a round
bout way. John from his place sprang
p to intercept Gyp and gave her re-
whack on the side Of her
ace with his open paw. He had seen
lready that Gyp had won q place in
~ affections and took this way Of
howing his anger and Jealousy. Dear
tile Gyp, every one loved her. For
ne friend that John had, she had
venty. Indeed, / am not quite sure
lat John had one friend, while Gyp
Rd legtons. Many admired him for his
eauty and grace, but handsome 10
lat handsome does," you know.
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