The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-11-30


The sun looked dismally down from
the cloudy sky at Jimmy as he sat on
the old gate post, disconsolately kick
ing it every now and then with his
heels Some distance to the rear a
rambling old farmhouse stood abrupt
Iy out against the cold gray sky The
air had the chilly feeling which pres
ages a snowstorm, but what mattered
this to Jimmy? His first great sor-
row had come to him.
If mother would let me keep Tow
ser only a little longer" he half sob
bed II know / could make him be
good; he's always so sorry when he is
naughty"
The truth of the matter was that
Towser had the faculty of getting into
more scrapes in a short space of time
than usually fall to the lot of a small
yellow dog with a stub tail. He was
always in mischief; nothing was safe
from destruction when he was near;
shoes were often known to disappear
mysteriously to be found long after
ward in Towser's kennel; meat fol-
lowed the same road, until Jimmy's
mother was fairly distracted. At last
she has decided to get rid of the dog,
although she feared 1t would break
Jimmy's heart to part with his pet.
Jimmy was sorrowfully thinking Of
all this when he heard his mothers
voice calling him to the house
JIMMY" she said, Il want you to
SO to the village for me and get some
sugar Hurry as fast as you can, for
I need it right away.
It was very cold for SO long a walk
and If Jimmy's mother had not been
very busy she would have noticed that
ii was going to snow in very short
time.
Jimmy started off at a run with
Towser at his heels What cared he
for the snow? He loved it. But soon
it began to come down in such fine
flakes that Jimmy looked like a snow
man. At last he reached the store.
well, little mani" said the grocer,
what brings you out on such cold
day? Oh! you want some sugar, do
you? Well, here it is. Now, hurry
home, for it looks as though we are
going to have an old-time blizzard." "
And with kindly smile the old man
watched the boy trudging on his way
home
Nice child that" he muttered to
himself. Hope he gets home safe.
It's mighty stormy day for a boy
of his size to walk two miles"
Jimmy walked along, at first blithe-
ly; but soon the fine snow got inside
his collar and seemed to sift through
his coat. How cold it was! And how
heavy the pound package Of sugar be-
came. Towser ran ahead, barking as
though to encourage his little master
1t seemed to Jimmy as if the dog kept
calling;
Cheer up, Jimmy-cheer up"
He could not see where he was go
ing because of the binding snow.
but he followed his faithful compan-
ion with the greatest trust. How tired
and sleepy he became! He would
love 10 lie uOWA anu ~ " 9A@SP 40
this soft snow, but Towser barked ell
couragingly. He would keep on a
little longer.
Suddenly Towser gave few joyful
yelps and began scratching at some
thing. A door opened somewhere in
front Of him and Jimmy fell uncon-
scious into his mothers arms.
THANK Cod" she exclaimed. He
is safe"
Gradually Jimmy recovered con-
seriousness. AS with loving smile he
looked UP into his mothers face he
called feebly for Towser With a
weary bark the exhausted dog came
slowly toward him and the two I'M
fortunates were soon peacefully sleep
ing side by side.
Il is needless to say that Towser
was kept and loved as long as he
lived.-Emma L. Rapelye, in New York
Tribune.