Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-05
thence transferred to a cage.

thence transferred to a cage.
He was fed and petted until his distrust of human
kind merged into affection. In few weeks he started
another journey in the pocket of his friend While
west Low hills and larger vegetation approached;
then bloom and fruit and cultivated and finally
he landed in Eastern Kansas, in white farmhouse,
where his welcome scarcely less enthusiastic than
that accorded his friend
So he first knew and loved Dollie the small queen
of his realm. She caressed him into familiarity with
his surroundings and permitted him the range of tho
house. The first time he outside door open he
excused himself
He ambled off the kitchen porch, crouched. and
shook himself; stood up and barked; shifted. and
scurried across the yard Little chickens fed and
hen picked at him The sun shone pleasantly upon
him and he lay down his back and stretched.
Though half asleep and blissfully without fear, he
became conscious that he was watched. sinuous
animal in black satin coat and with cleaning yellow
I Cat and she had never felt more in the humor to
catch rat nor had so many quams about undertake
color and general appearance of rodent save that
his tai was short and fiat and his head combined the
Mrs Cat, her bristles working and her eyes big.
walked as if upon hot Goals She veered sdewise as
and she sprang him. taking light at a safe
distance Still DiclyDoo sat there apparently Curl
Gus to what she would do next, switching his tail
Rat she seemed to say
Cat, he appeared to retort.
Rattle" her attitude insinuated
|Gattle = his steady glance replied.
Mrs; Cat, emboldened and slapped at
tlesnake. and Mrs Cat tumbied over herself and did
not stop running until she reached the top of tree
She stayed there until Dicl<y-Doo's foster-mamna
loving him up to her face carried him into the house
where she fed him. all the bread and milk he would
spoon until he choked.
Mrs. Cat was not the only person on the farm who
his presence she sat near and looked anxious
yet nobody took the hint Clumsy old hens on the
which startled them clear over the fence whence
they hit the high places due opposite discoursing
the information that he a rattlesnake wrapped in
bear robe and had tusks like a walrus lack the
and flew at him, but stopped short, for the strange
animal stood up like man and barked like dog.
JACK hattened on the ground The fearless prairie
dog started toward him. chattering and Jack imme-
ola5ey remembered rabbit hole in the woodpie.
ne showed ms contempt for the interoper by do
ing his talking from under the house.
through the summer, Diclty-Doo was the pet and
pride of the household He dug holes on the lawn
ana haa immature prairie-dog town of his own of
bobbed of hole barking savageiy and as quickly
disappeared Jack suffered extreme modification lest
.nat 1iputan bark be mistaken for his own and
certain tam dark corner in the cellar DiclDo pre-
period would roll his body into bali and sieeo for
tw9 or three days. He frequented the sewing-room
re would sometimes waddle down the steps, drag
sing bundle larger than himself. Any soft choice
pirate for his cellar bed - @pp'0-
FORE e t WAS yali5ed barometer day or two be-
licIe were storm indications he would address
ms eHorts to pulverizng and packing dirt Scratch
ing up soft mound of earth he braced against his
Nle feet and beat it with his throwing his
hammer until it was firmly packed.
TIL ms particular dissipation dessicaed cocoanut
Inc odor OF It mildly unprairie-dogged him and he
would cry Tor 1t as coaxngly did child for
He glored in artificial heat and would lie under
me stove until his hair scorched twitcing and com
Pia4inng apparently lacking intelligence to move
- lie had very tender talk for Dolie and when ma
OUTSIDE influences separated them temporarily
ne welcomed her return with ecstacy and told her
ought to have loved her for many summer alter
moons she brought her work into the hot area of his
playgTound and watched lest harm befall him. He
was fond of being scratched and would yield de-
iightedly to caresses, stretching his mouth if not
Dicky-Doo did his smiling when he was particularly
pleased there Is no reason to doubt cerebral exca-.
The circus of Dicky-Doo's summer was the dav he
went to Ionganoxie TO have his picture taken Thai
was an act of vanity which he wholly dsannroved snd
with expressions OF disgust he refused 10 sit still and
piece OF cake which he had 70 stand no 10 ear hold
ing 1t with both paws could snap shot be secured II
was determined to get better view of him and he
became furious unsafe touch and no nictnrc
6ouId be secured until he unwittingly rolled on HE
PACK and stuck his feet out like dageers and was
sun long enough for the purpose. Fortunately what
ne said in rattlesnake was not reproduced "1'
AS the fall season advanced Diclcy-Doo reached .
PERIOD OF autocracy amusing it was hazardous
ne ne assumed the aggressive and had no trouble h,
keeping the right of way. He acquired an aversio,
them Later he cut from his visiting list ali ladies
except Dollie, refused to take food or allow car
esses from any hand but hers. and there was con-
stanr apprehension that he might bite her when she
Goddled him. Before this catastrophe occurred Dietv
LOO was overcome by the fate of all stupids who do
not carry accident insurance; he got killed Once zoo
often he stole Jack and was bitten throuSb III
PACK ms death resulting in few hours Dole made
lor nm princely caskct lined it with blue satin and
decorated it with sprgs of cedar AS he Law in sst
may N.Y. tears were shed over his stiff little figure.
AL gay ne was buried with porp BETTING his
rank deep excavation made in the sbsd. e
4 maple The casket, covered with flowers was
lowered; a Sunday School hymn was sung The orss
was filled. marked and two real mourners NJ. st ;s
the orchard climbed and had another lone .
The SPOT under the maple is still sacred nrd -.