Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-30
7 T TTTT TNV'T
A Faithful DOG
BY NEunice Wright Aged u Years SO
North Logan Street Fremont,
Neb Blue Side.

North Logan Street Fremont
Neb Blue Side.
And what do you want for Christmas"
asked Papa Harris, as he came around to
his daughter Mary. He was asking every
body what they wanted for Christmas
Mary answered quickly, "A nice, big
doggie'
Her father laughed. IT guess you'll have
to ask Santa Claus for that l don't know
where to get one.
Mary sat down and wrote a letter to
Santa Clas and gave it to papa to mail.
When Christmas came what should Mary
spy under the Christmas tree but a little
Newfoundland puppy all curled up in a
box fast asleep.
Mary was years old. The puppy grew
very fast and when Mary was years old
he was very wise. He would follow Mary
around as she played and never would let
her be out of his sight. Mary named him
Teddy.
One day when Mary was playing in the
yard she caught sight of a butterfly. She
started to follow It and Teddy got up from
the grass where he had been lying and
followed her, keeping track OF where they
went and every once in while, he turned
TO look back to see II they could he very
far away from the house. They lived in
the country.
BY and by Mary stumbled over some
thing and then soon found out that Il
was the railroad track. She started to
cry, but Teddy went up to her and licked
her hands. She stopped crying and began
to amuse herself by playing with the Gin
ders between the rails. Teddy grew anx-
ious. for he knew we'll that the train
would be coming around the track in few
minutes.
What was that?'
Teddy pricked up his ears and listened
The train was coming What should he
do with little Mary? How should he get
her off the track? Whatever was to be
done must be done quickly. So Teddy
cleverly took hold of Mary's little ging-
ham apron and pulled her over the rail
with his teeth to safety 1t was getting
dusk and so the trainmen passed on and
did not see Teddy and his small charge be-
side the track. Mary was crying and
Teddy comforted her by nesting close to
her. Teddy dared not go away from her.
for he did not know what might happen.
Mary grew sleepy and Teddy lay down
beside her, making a nice, soft pillow for
her head. Soon she fell asleep and Teddy
saw the moon come up from behind the
trees, and one by one the SlhTS peepeu out
and then Teddy heard a call then whis-
tie. He knew who that whistle was meant
for, and so he cautiously slipped out from
under Mary's head and went about thirty
yards away and barked in answer to the
whistle
Soon a light appeared ahead, and Teddy
kept on barking, to direct the hunters or
men who were looking for Mary.
IIovv he friekad and canerad about
when Mr.. Harris came and patted him on
the head and asked him where Mary was.
Teddy took them 70 the place where Mary
was sleeping and Mr.. Harris carried her
home. The other men followed, with Teddy
in front, barking and frisling about joy
fully.
When they got home Mary was wide
awake. She looked at her pet dog and
sad:
Don't like Teddy"
why, dearY asked her father.
"'Tsus l was maxim houses out Of the
stones on the track and q twain tumd
along and Teddy pulled me off"
Thus the story came out, bit by bit and
Teddy was patted and given many Jumps
OF sugar CHS favorite dish), and Mrs
Harris cried and said she wouldn't let him
be taken away for anything
The next day Teddy was taken TO town
and Mr.. Harris bought him fine gold
medal TO wear.