The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-01

= woman knows a man can't split up
his affection and hold his Job.
1 Hugh treated the rollicking, romp-
ing, tail-wriggling pup with considers-
tion. showing an interest in him
which he did not enjoy and a kind
ness he could not feel
The next day when the old dog
started down to the corner to meet
his master the pup romped out ahead
and raced down the walk, so that he
could not stop until he had bumped
into his masters knees. The doctor
stopped and caught the frisky young
pup and petted him. Hugh dropped
the stick he had picked up and walked
back to the house. When the doctor
opened the front gate the old dog
trotted round to the back yard. The
man followed and tried to make mp,
but Hugh only wagged his tail and
said with his sad, eloquent eyes:
"Oh. don't bother about me, I'm all
right" But the doctor felt the slight
and remembered what his wife had
said.
That night he put his traps in the
Kitchen and next morning Hugh
came up, as usual TO call him. The
doctor pretended to doze off, but Hugh
made no move The man turned his
face to the wall, but still the dog stood
mute and motionless.
When the man got out and made the
! dog welcome the latter did not romp
as usual, but laid his head against his
masters face, sighed and turned
away
In the field that day Trip, the pup,
; was as noisy and numerous as foot
! ball player at a reception given in
honor OF a war hero. Hs barked and
! bumped into everything and every
body, but instead of being disgusted,
. | rs Hugh thought he should be, the
I loctor seemed to enjoy It. He made
4 no effort TO disguise the fact that he
+ was sighting the old dog, but APP
/ peared to glory in It. He gave the
h pup the best of it, and when, after no
r snd of help the noisy one retrieved a
: wounded bird, the doctor made great
n fuss over him.
e That night, when they got home
:, Hugh would not touch his supper.
Hes IN, said the doctor.
let Mary take II" said the doctors
| wife, and from Marys hands he ate,
| showing that he was not sick.
4 The next day the old dog would not
/ suffer his master to come near him.
i When he was conered he growled
\ md showed his teeth. They shut him
\ | Up in the kennel and he chewed the
\ cato down, though he had never been
tnown to gnaw that way before.
On the third day he refused to eat
4 iltogether. and the next day disap-
! Ieared. The doctor walked miles in
jearch of the lost dog but none knew
Il anything about him.
Some days after the dog left home
4 he doctor was going up from the store
his house at noontfme. AS he was
81 passing the Merchants bank near the
iost Office, right on the principal
n ,treet, he saw soiled and sorry.look
4 ng dog lying in the shadow of the
1snk on a little patch Of grass that
,, wsbetween the walk and the build
] ng. The man looked at the thing fol
moment, and then squatted and
n ,alled to II in a gentle, kindly voice
The dog opened his eyes, turned, ant
oolSed at his master. The man came
is ID and touched him, but there was nc
IS ,rowl now All the snap and resent
ID nent was gone. After much coaxinl
es he old fellow got up and followed hi
8, master home. They sent the puI
10 lway and let Hugh see him going, bu
y { was too late The little friend WHIT
i sed to play with him came, but HI
6, lid not know her, The doctor triet
on in every way to win back the los
n. ove, but it was dead.
on The old dog was dying. He was no
is only starving, but his great grief wa
er sating his heart away. His hair wa
NJ dry and stiff like u parched stubble
er his once beautiful brown eyes wer
or classy. Il was evident that he ha,
by concluded to quit, and that he kneV
to it would take time. He made no moan
oe md wherever they put him, there h
ed would stay, but he would neither ca
Id nor drink. lie was simply waiting 10
OF the end.
ay At the end of week all the neigh
M bors knew about the trouble at tn
10 ioctor's. Busy men who had no tim
ay for dogs, and rough, hard men VIII
OF swore In the market-place and bea
d. their horses in the alley, sympathize
Us with old Hugh. OF course, the chi
'et dren from end to end in that stree
slr and many round on Queens avenu
IN and beyond the park, knew that Hug
PIT Strong was dying and nearly all {
Se' them seemed in some vague way
III blame the doctor.
gs 81 wish now" said the doctor to hi
an wife one day, that | had just hunte
lr' as long as Hugh was able to hunt an
,r' quit when he quit"
Ior One afternoon, the tenth day
H. Hugh's illness, some school-childre
ul stopped to ask after their old frien
ne They tiptoed round TO the back yal
zee and saw the doctor sitting with b
ch head between his hands and his {
er' bows on his knees. Just in front
ne him and only few feet away the o
ht' dog lay, his thin nose stretched Of