The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-02
The Lost Dog
And How 1t Was Found

All Fong had two little daughters
twins eight years oid-Yip Lily and
Zip Rose. Their mother had died in
far aw%y Foochow, and All Fong had
sent for them to live with him here In
America.
(, Cne Cay Zip Lily and Zip Rose ap-
reated in the doorway OF Tonys shop
Juggling between them black-an-tan
terrier that yeircd and Struggled to
get free,
"Plitty dogg'ee," said Zip Lily to
Tony, who was sewing on the sole OF
q riaingboct
You linda heem?" said Tony. Yes?
Were? In da street? Yes?"
Zip Rose shook her head vigorously
in assent.
You w&nta me buy heem?" said
Tony ValoroSo, "Yes?"
4 Zip Rose and Zip Lily both nodded
together.
But Tony shoe. his head the other
way. Not gotta da num-" he said;
mot gotta da nun"
Zip Lily thrust a tiny sandal from
beneath her Christian Bingham dress
and pointed to her foot.
Make shoes OF heem?" said Tony.
"Ah, mol" He shrugged his shoulders.
and fell desperately to stitching again.
re Society for re Cruelness to &c
Annirliles, zey would cut OF from
poor Tony hoes head for dat No.
Mo-"
The little girls and their struggling
burden had been gone some minutes
when a handsome, flushed young Eel
low in tennis fiannels entered.
Tony the cop says Spot was
brought In here by two little Chinese
girls"
"Ees II your dog?" said Tony, Jump
ing up and letting a lot of leather
odds and ends slide from his canvas
apron to the floor. "Ah, zey may
have him cook and eat by now.
linked he was but COMMONWEALTH
you call it-pup. run. II fly to
see,"
And Tony bounced out, his apron
flying, his cheeks blazing with excite
ment, into the laundry where All
Fong stood placdly at the ironing
board with red text from the Sun
day school above his head.
"Ze dog, re small dog!" sp.uttered
Tony
The Chinamsn ironed away, ignor-
ing the visitor,
Il want heem," said Tony.
There was no answer
Re little girls zey have taken re
dog TO make soop Of heem," cried
Tony. fairly dancing,
The youth in tennis flannel ap,
peared to reinforce the frenzied Tony,
Have you. got dog here?" he. de-
.manded.
All Fong called out something in a
shrill cackling pattsr toward the back
of iAe saop, Presently Zip Lily and
Zip Rose entered, making tiny sa-
laams. but no blac.I-aad-tan terrier
was forthcoming.
where is the dog?"
@Yes,' chimed in the little shoe
maker. We dog BE dog" All, mis-
taire, zey are cooking heem for to eat
heem, re beautiful cane, re bell
dogg ee."
Suddenly a light seemed to dawn
on All Fong's countenance He lifted
the covering of the ironing table, that
fell in ample folds to the floor. and
10! beneath, on the floor, lay the
black-and-tan terrier coiled and quiet
ly sleeping All Fong spoke to it in
rapid-fire Chinese, and it jumped and
danced about him with extravaggnt
demonstrations of affection and de-
light.
The young man uttered a disguised
exclamation. ours was Boston bull
terrier OF pure breed" he said, mot a
NANCY, Gea.bitten mongrel like that"
Which did not greatly enlighten the
foreign audience present
10 Lee Just then sauntered In, most
OPPORTUNITY, from his laundry two
blocks up the street. Business was
light and he had locked his shop and
was taking half an hours vacation to
renew old Foochow memories with
his friend, All Fong. 10 had been in
this country longer and could speak
English, and All Fong's rapid-fire was
turned on him for several minutes,
| while 10 listened attentively. Then 10
translated in a sing-song drawl:
"Ah Fong say he send his leetle
CELLS to have shoes made like AEeli-
can, and dey take with dem de small
dog but Tony valolo he FLAPS maybe
| no understand, he t'ink, maybe. ;"
Not waiting to hear more, the ten
mis- fsnnels ran across the street to a
public telephone station In Maynards
market
oh that's all right, Tom, dear"
came a feminine response from the
golf club. Il found him here. | re-
member now, tied Spot to a tree
when | was playing yesterday after
noon. Poor thing, he's been out here
all night. and he was most starved to
| death"
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| Facts Of Life and Death.
At the Rockefeller institute Flex-
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