Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08

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ToOTS HAS STRANGE CAREER.
''Toots" began life in the city of
Newark as mongrel cur. He was
an outcast one May morning in 1900,
wandering on the streets when lit
tie girl found him. She was going
to the grocery store of Jules G..
Rath, at the corner of Boston street
and South Orange avenue, on an err
rand for her mother. The helpless
little puppy attracted her attention by
whining and she picked him up and
carried him in her arms.
Much to the surprise of the little
girl, who adopted the stray puppy,
her mother did not think favorably
Of taking him into their household.
In fact, she absolutely refused to
shelter the lonely cur for even a
day. Consequently, there was only
one thing for the little girl to do,
and that was to find a good home
for the dog. There was not sufficient
time to advertise and wait for re.
plies; SO she started at once to make
a canvass of the .neighbors, hoping
that she might finu some one VINO
would be willing to shield her can
Inc pet from harm until he was bet
ter able to care for himself.
This little girl was sorely disap.
pointed by her efforts to find good
home for lost and strayed" puppy.
During that morning she concluded
that this world is made up of a
countless number of housekeepers
who care very little about any kind of
dog, specially homeless one. FL
nally. however, the little girl induced
Jules G. Rath to house the stray
puppy in his grocery store at Boston
street and South Orange avenue for
a time at least.
At first the clerks in the grocery
store did not take kindly to the lit
tie dog. He was such constant
wilmer; and no matter what he was
given to eat, it failed to pacify him.
Da. "nsn nc sew olue anu So
the men liked the puppy better and
in time became very fond of him.
They named the dog "Tocts."
Toots found it very pleasant living
IN tne grocery store 'housn ~ mus.
De au.li.'eu 'nal 20 many shinss
came N cans tnat ne AeVer naa .
cnahce 70 seiect ms own meas ne
Jared wen, however ana nad sucn
= varied Dill OF rare tnat ne wouio
nave grown very iat n 'heie haa no.
peen several cats IN Tue neisnDornooo
whlch ne CHASED whenever emporium
Ivy presented ltseit. ms exercise
prevented MN from ACQUIRING nesn.
iooes MANIFESTATIONS OF MS natred
lor al Iellnes resulted very seriously.
ohe gay WINE ne was CHASING q cat
the oog ieli down nlgnt OF stone
steps, leaaing 10 celier' and Droke
ms hihd les ana 1ne risnt sue. ioo 'ts
am Dtion 70 eaten tnat particular cat
came near oeng MS emo. Inc dog
was mart SO padiy that II was tnougnt
ne Woulo nave TO ne snot But some
OF the EMPLOYEES IN the store DE-
cloeo 10 give the dog anotner cnance.
ANA SO the injured imp was pound
up WIN spiincs and ioots Jay on a
panel u straw LOT Two mohtns, dur-
ing wnlcn time ne was cared for3SDy
me men VINO worked IN the store
Wnen ioots got wen MS leg was very
crooked ana MS pussy cat CHASING
oays were over.
~ 70 .nis time loots nad Always
peen content 10 stay IN the grocery
soole. one oay tne cog accompanied
clerk over tne deiivery route on q
wagon. lnat was ms undoing, FROM
tnat time Ioots became anected WIN
sort OF canine 'Wanderiust' me
at'eli.lon oi tae STORE empioyees mao
no attractioh ior MIN. me DOG was
not satlsned 70 stay IN the store, put
wanted 70 rae IN wagon all the
.ine' ana Wnen ne couid not pc taken
IN one VI tne dehvery wagons ne
wouia rae IN any venice tnat ne mao
lne cnance 70 &c. INTO.
me lhevitaDie happened. one DAY
loots LOOK long rae ana did not
come Dack 10 the store. me dog
.ooK anotner iong rae tne ioiiowlne
uay anu continued steaAng rides 1of
tnree years. IN 1act, ioots degenerat.
ed uhti! ne became the commonest OF
mongrel ours. de ATE Whatever he
round Dy tne Wayslde ana red wnen'
ever ne 1oand 1000 AT all other
lllies ne was steaNng a rae In any
sehicie 'hat was convenient. Many
persons trieo 70 keep MN LOT their
special PEI, put al tne Inducements
tney couio o.er were unavainng. Inc
attack Oh canine Wahderiust had made
oinerent oog Of Ioots.
strange 70 say MI. hatn saw the
dos one day IN IAN unexpected man
ner. ne was dfiVing some distance
from Tue STORE a. Tue corner OF bos'
ION street ana soutn orange wnen
ne saw dog slttins IN a wagon. MI
RAIN recosni.ed tne canine as Ioots
anu calied MN oy name. inc doe
responded Dy getting Into ms former
owners venice ana sittlhg upon the