Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-08
THE RESCUE OF
DOGGY DADDLES.

/ was very proud of his fine appearances
/ Indeed, he considered himself king of all
the barnyard fowls. He was also ex-
ceedinsiy greedy aud nearly always she
/ ceeded in getting more than his share of
/ cornmeal musn. With one foot planted
firmly on the rim of the dish containing
/ the morning meal he would defy any
one to so much as GET taste until his
/ oWn vorhcious appetite should be salts
led
: However, DOGGY Daddles had one re-
| deemng quality. He loved Teddy. the
+ '-year-old grandson of the household.
with all the tervor of a turkey gohbIer'S
4 heart. lie was Ted'S own special prop
I erty, ana when very small gohblcr his
! owner carried HIM in a berry basket
and even insisted on ms going to bed
| with him at night.
/ The summer over. Ted parted rcluc-
/ family from DOGGY. He told him. how
ever, that at Thanksgiving time he
/ would again visit his grandparents ana
! that he hoped DOGGY Daddles would nor
| forget him IN the meantime. To which
! DOGGY responded with an Qfectiouate
! peek, which meant that ne would not.
/ rs the Thanksgiving season advanced
/ there were many anxious faces among
/ the haruyard folk DOGGY inquired iuta
! the cause of this As il was his first
! Thanksgiving hc had not learned the
significance of the day.
You see, chuckied stately Mime. Buff
/ Cochin, 'at this time of year il /, Gus,
/ tomary to sacrifice one or more of our
number l'su8lly the verdict falls ON
Tire fartc~t gobhIcr and the pumpcSt
/ hem"
What Is ycrdctT' asked poocy.
and where does il fullt"
Mime. Butl Cochin Skuddergd ~ Yer.
( dict, she said solcmuly. is keen.
sharp sort of instrument Of torture.
called n Ratchet. | think. and it falls on
/ the neck ct the victim /, myself. have
been on strict diet for the last two
weeks"
And my figure is quite gone" pipel
! NJ 4 pert little White Leghorn, but |
shall regain it after the holidays"
"Gracious,' said DOGGY. ''Why have
been kept in ignorance Of this harhar-
ouS CUSTOM And only week in which
To grow thin Then a happy thought
! occurred 70 him. Why, OF course.
belong to Ted. aud he won't let that old
verdict fall ON me-
II lacked day of Thanksgiving. Ted
had arrived too late the afternoon before
| To visit the henyArd At table that morn
mg he heard the fate Of DOGGY sealed.
lie could hardly believe his ears.
Not that one. Grandpa, Ted protest
''Aa tHdl i'pbNA iidtNltS. liNI YOU
gave me last summer aud he's most lik,
II little boy. Truly he is, You wouldn'i
want some big old giant to come along
aud wiring my neck aud eat me for din
ner. would YOU? Wen, thatS jus the
way feel about DOGGY"
"Why, sonny said Grandpa kindly
DOGGY is just an ordinary gobhler. only
sc happens e. De just old enough ane
just about fat enough for dinner tomor
row, III give you another one nest sum
mer."
But Ted refused all comfort. Grandma
poured the maple sirup ou his griddh
cakes with a lavish hand They slucl
lowed. Even the mug OF fragrant coi
fee--a special Indulgence was left un
touched
Hes suIky." said Grandpa. lid
ward. I'm ashamed of YOU
NO, he isn't Hiram amy such thing,
spoke mp Grandma in defense of her fuyo
rite Are you, dearief OF course Ii,
doesn't want his pet killed. Can't yol
take some otherF'
"Dou't see how answered Graud
pa "thc others are all promised -uules
YOU want to oat hen"
Ted. meanwhile, had slipped dowl
from his chair with Il mumhled "Neus,
me. please. put on his oyercoat and emp
and gone out into the yard. lie mus
save his pet. though how he did no
know. He went down 10 the hen yart
and called DOGGY To him. aud fed hin
some kernels of corn from his hand, nj
the time bu~ily thinking.
just mp over the hill lived Miriam. III
decided Is go 90 her and talk thing.
oyrr. Sine would surely know what wa
best To- do. for WAS size not Two year
older tian Ted and = most capable PEE
SOM Moreover. Miriam was pusse@ero
Iof = fnrtilc mind. Ted recognized this