Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-02-10
A Lucky Dog
BY ]. HARDING

fierce grcwl the big mongrel cur
bounced upon the little yellow pup,
sending him rolling over on his back.
We'll, femme up, ye big tub O.
nothin' an I'll tell We about it. Quit,
l tell We, before ye muss me ribbon"
What d ye mean anyway, wearin'
ribbon like one o. them swell pups?
Where'd We get it?"
Me nissus gimme that And meb-
be We t'ink amt swell pup. See
that big house up on de hill? Well,
that's me home, Almighty. Sure it is.
oh, done made good, all right, all
right. Ye see, been a-hangin round
there week or more. Folks didn't
take to me much-at first. Threw
things at me every time 1 showed up,
but didn't care; feedin' was pretty
good, so what did few kicks amount
to? Was used to that.
We'll, after / got pretty well fed
up, l kinder took shine to tn young
lady o tn house. Say, she's pippin!
She didn't banker after my society,
but Of course she Couldn't be THROWN
things at me all tn time She gives
up after awhile an her and me has
some good times walkin' round to-
gether. Sometimes she had teller
with her, but didn't like that so
well, cause they can throw better'n
women. There was one guy / was
'fraid Of, though. Stayed there at tn
house-her brother, I t'ink. Heard
i'm say he was goin' t. get rid O. that
cur if he had t. shoot i'm. So you
betcher life stayed out O. his way.
Il was beginnin' t. think mebbe I
had better hike out fore he did shoot
me, an was layin' awake late in tn
night thinkin' bout it, when I saw
guy come a-sneakin' in tn gate. I'd
never seen i'm before, an he didn't
look good to me. I knowed he wasn't
calm on nobody, cause they was all
in bed by that time So when he
comes up bout half way in tn yard
an whistles kinder low, I lets out
yelp an hikes fer tn front step, bark
in to beat tn band Then heard tn
brother cuss an say he was goin' to
fix me, so I shut up.
From under tn step I heard tn
front door open, an l tell We 1 was
scared some till heard tn rattle of
skirts, an then knowed it was me
missus. She come out in tn yard an
called tn guy. Tom she says, lis
it you?'
Hurry up tn guy says, I'm 'fraid
that cur has aroused them. My ma
chimes right out here, an we'll be
away in jiffy.'
We'll, before they had chance t.
get away, here comes tn brother bust
in through tn door -huntin' me.
But when he seen them two out in tn
yard he forgot all about me.
Elizabeth he says, what We do
In with that grip? An who is this
with your Then when he seen tn
guy good, he grabs i'm by tn collar
an begins a-kickin' him.
'I'll show We show to come round
here lopin' with my sister, he yells.
Tom Scanlon, We dirty thief, if We
don't get out O. here in about min
ute I'll have We sent to tn peniten-
tiary just as sure as live!' An don't
We know, that guy just hustled down
tn walk an jumped in his machine
an was gone fore We could say Jack
Robinson
Then tn brother turned to TIL lady,
an his voice didn't sound mad like it
did when he was talkin' to tn guy.
Sis, he says, we must excuse me
fer buttin' in, but just couldn't help
it. Ye see, know that Teller, an
there amt dirtier scoundrel in TIL
city than he is. l thought ought t.
let We know bout i'm; then if We want
t go on, it's up to you
We'll, she cried a little then she
asked i'm not t tell nobody, an said
she didn't want nothin' more t. do
with tn guy if he was that sort. An
as they was a-goin' to tn house
heard tn brother say, AN it was all
on account O. tn little dog
"Ye betcher life l stand ace high
with tn lady an her big brother, all
right. an what they say goes with
the rest of m.
But say, gotter go. She'll be
worryin' bout me if amt Johnny on
the spot at eatin' time. Bring TIL
gang round some time an I'll set 'em
up"