The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-04-24

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! delectable occupation of teaching a
, stray village mongrel to jump stick.
F; The loungers seemed highly enter
tanned, and testified their appreciation
!; IN loud outlaws. I watched the per-
torrance for several minutes. GILES.
! pie meanwhile laboring patiently with
! the dull dog, until finally it leaped the
/; stick amid the applause Of the crowd.
(; Gillespie patted the dog and rose,
bowling with exaggerated gravity.
F: Gentlemen he said, Il thank You
i for your kind attention. Let my slight
! success with that poor cur teach you
Z; the lesson that we may turn the idlest
moment to some noble use. The edu-
=; cation of the lower animals is some.
! thing to which too little attention is
paid by those who, through the pro-
! cesses of evolution. have risen to =
, higher species. I am grateful, gentle
! men, for your forbearance. and trust
we may meet again under circum-
stances more creditable to us all--in-
Guiding the dog
The crowd turned away mystified,
while Gillespie, feeling in his pocket
for his pipe, caught my eye and
winked.
"Ah, Donovan" he said, coolly, "and
| so you were among the admiring spec.
tators. I hope you have formed a, high
opinion of my skill as dog trainer.
Once, would have you know, taught
a Plymouth Rock rooster to turn a
summersault. Are you quite alone?"
you seem to be as big a. fool as
ever!" I grumbled in disgust, vexed
at finding him in the neighborhood.
"Gallantly spoken, my dear fellow!
You are an honor to the Irish race and
mankind. Our meeting. however. is
not inopportune, as they say in books;
and I would have speech with you,
gentle knight. The inn, though hum.
BILE, is still not without decent COM
forts. Will you honor me?"
| He turned abruptly and led the way
through the Office and up the stairway.
babbling nonsense less for my enter
tainment, imagined. than for the be-
fuddlement of the landlord, who leaned
heavily upon his scant desk and
| watched our ascent.
| He opened door and lighted sew.
eral oil lamps. which disclosed three
connecting rooms.
you see. got tired of living in the
woods, and the farmer boarded with
did not understand my complex char
acter. The absurd fellow thought me
insane-can you imagine it?"
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to the sheriff. grow]ed.
| Generously spoken! But I came
here and hired most of this inn to be
near the telegraph office. Though as
big fool as you care to call me I
nevertheless look to my buttons. The
hook-and-eye people are formidable
! competitors, and the button may in
I time become obsolete-stranger things
have happened. / keep in touch with
our main office, and when I don't feel
| very good fire somebody. Only this
! morning bounced our general man.
ager by wire for sending me letter
in purple typewriting; had warned
him, you understand, that he was to
write to me in black. But it was only
a. IdClCl vi IlNuO WIFI LIldL lCllOW. ITO
entered a bull pup against mine in the
Westminster bench show last spring
and took the ribbon away from me. I
really couldn't stand for that. In spite
Of my CLASSY splash in the asparagus
bed, I'm a man who looks to his dig
nifty, Donovan. Will you smoker"
lighted my pipe and encouraged
him to go on.
How long have you been in this
bake.oven?"
! II moved in this morning-you're
my first pilgrim. I have spent the
long hot day in getting settled. had
to throw out the furniture and buy
new stuff Of the local emporium,
where, it depressed me to learn. furni-
ture for the dead is supplied even as
for the living. That chair, which I
beg you to accept. stood next in tho
shop to coffin suitable for carcass
of about your build, old man. But
don't let the suggestion annoy you! I
read your book on tiger hunting few
years ago with pleasure, and I'm sure
you enjoy charmed life.
ct. myself" he continued, taking q
chair. near me and placing his feet in
an open window, lam cursed with
rugged health. I have quite recovered
from those unkind cuts at the nunnery
| thanks to your ministrations-and
am willing to put on the gloves with
yon at any time"
"You do me great honor; but the
affair must wait for a lower tempera-
ture."
"As you will! It is not like my
great and gracious ways to force a
fight. Pardon me, but may inquire
/ for the health of the ladies' at Saint
| What's-her-name's?"
They are quite well. thank you"
II am glad to know it;"-and his
tone lost for the moment its jaunti.
ness. Henry Holbrook has gone to
New York.
Good riddance!" exclaimed. hear.
tily. And now"
And now II I would only follow
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