The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
The Daily
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A LUCKY DOG

us why We shook de gang" And
with fierce growl the big mongrel
cur pounced upon the little yellow
pup, sending him rolling over on
his back.
well. femme up, We big tub O.
nothin' an I'll tell We about it.
Quit, tell We, before We muss me
ribbon"
What d. We mean, anyway, wear
in a ribbon like one O. them swell
pups? Whmere d We get it,"
me missus gimme that. And
mebbe We t'ink amt a swell pup.
See that big house up on de hill?
Well, that's me home, alrighty.
Sure it is. Oh, done made good,
all right, all right. Ye see, l been
a-hangin' round there a week or
more. Folks didn't take to me much
lat first. Threw things at me every
time l showed up, but I didn't care
none; feedin' was pretty good, so
what did few kicks amount to?
| Was used to that.
| We'll, after l got pretty we'll fed
| up, kinder took a shine to tn
young lady O. tn house. Say, she's
a pippin! She didn't banker after
my society, but Of course she
couldn't be THROWN t'ings at me
all tn time. She gives up after
| while, an her an me has some
good times waikiki round together.
Sometimes she had a Teller with
her, but I didn't like that so well,
cause they can throw better'n
women. There was 1 guy l was
'fraid of, though. Staid there at tn
house-her brother, l t'ink. Heard
i'm say he was goin' t. get rid O.
that cur if he had t. shoot i'm So
| you betcher life l stayed out O.
his way.
! 81 was beginnin' t. t'ink mebbe
| had better hike out fore he did
shoot me, an was layin' awake late
in tn night thinkin' bout it, when
l saw a guy come a-sneakin' in tn
gate. I'd never seen i'm before, an
he didn't look none good to me. l
knowed he wasn't calm on no.
body, cause they was in bed by that
time. So when he comes up bout
half way in tn yard an whistles
kinder low, l lets out yelp an
hikes fer tn front step. barkin' to
beat tn band Then l heard tn
brother cuss an say he was goin'
to fix me, SO l shut up.
From under tn step I heard tn
front door open. an tell we I was
scared some till l heard tn rattle
Of skirts, an then knowed it was
me missus She come out in tn
yard an called tn guy. Tom she
says, is it your
Hurry up, tn guy says, I'm
'fraid that cur has aroused them.
My machines right out here, an
we'll be away in jiffy.'
well, before they had chance
t. get away, here comes tn brother
Dustin, through tn door-a-huntin'
me. But when he seen them two
out in tn yard he forgot all about
me.
Elizabeth he says, what We
adoin' with that there grip? An
who is this with YEP Then when he
seen tn guy good, he grabs i'm by
tn collar an begins a-kickin' him.
/
here 'lopin' with my sister, he
yells. Tom Scanlon ye dirty thief,
if we don't get out O. here in about
a minute I'll have We sent to tn
penitentiary just as sure as live!
An don't We know, that guy just
hustled down tn walk an jumped
in his machine an was gone fore
We could say Jack Robinson.
Then tn brother turned to tn
lady, an his voice didn't sound
mad like it did when he was talkin'
to tn guy.
isis he says, we must excuse
me fer a-buttin' in but | jest
couldn't help it. Ye see. I knows
that Teller, an there amt dirtier
scoundrel in tn city than he is.
l thought l ought t. let we know
bout i'm; then if We want t go on,
it's up t. you
well, she cried little; then she
asked i'm not t tell nobody, an
said she didn't want nothin' more
t. do with tn guy IL he wus that
sort. An as they wus a-goin' in tn
house I heard tn brother say, AN
1t was all on account O. tn little
dog
eye betcher life stand ace high
with tn lady an her big brother,
all right, an what they say goes
wild tn rest Of 'em.
But, say, l gotter go. She'll be
a-worrin' bout me II | amt Johnny
on tn spot at eatin' time. Bring
tn gang round some time an I'll
set 'em up"