The Globe-republican., 1910-06-16
A Lucky Dog
BY J. HARDING

"Come here, ye little runt, an tell
US why ye shook de gang" And with
fierce growl the big mongrel cur
pounced upon the little yellow pup,
sending him rolling over on his back.
well, lemme up, ye big tub O.
nothin' an I'll tell ye about 1t. Quit,
! tell ye, before ye muss me ribbon"
What d. ye mean anyway, wearin'
q ribbon like one O them swell pups?
Where'd ye get it?"
me missus gimme that. And meb.
be ye t'ink / amt a swell pup. See
that big house up on de hill? Well,
that's me home, allrighty. Sure It is.
Oh, done made good, all right, all
right. Ye see, been a-hangin' round
there a week or more. Folks didn't
take to me much-at first. Threw
tings at me every time I showed up,
but I didn't care; feedin' was pretty
good, SO what did few kicks amount
to? Was used to that.
well, after I got pretty we'll fed
up, I kinder took shine to tn young
lady o tn house. Say, she's a 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 feller
with her, but I didn't like that so
well, cause they can throw better'n
women. There was one guy I was
fraid Of, though. Stayed there at tn
house-her brother, l 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 1t, 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. 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, l lets out
,yelp an hikes fer tn front step, bark
In to beat tn band. Then l heard tn
brother cuss an say he was goin' to
fix me, so l shut up.
From under tn step l heard tn
front door open, an tell ye I was
scared some till l heard tn rattle Of
skirts, an then I knowed it was me
missus. She come out in tn yard an
called tn guy. 'Tom,' she says, is
It you?
Hurry up, tn guy says, I'm 'fraid
that cur has aroused them. My ma,
chimes right out here, an well be
away in jiffy.'
well, before they had a chance t
get away, here comes tn brother bust.
In through tn door-a-huntin' me.
But when he seen them two out in tn
yard he forgot all about me.
-" Elizabeth he says, what ye 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 ye show to come round
here 'lopin with my sister, he yells.
Tom Scanlon, ye dirty thief, If ye
don't get out O here in about a min
ute I'll have ye sent to tn peniten-
tiary just as sure as live!' An don't
ye know, that guy just hustled down
tn walk an jumped In his machine
an was gone fore ye could say Jack
Robinson.
Then tn brother turned to tn lady,
an his voice didn't sound mad like it
did when he was talkin' to tn guy.
Sis, he says, 'ye must excuse me
fer buttin' in, but just couldn't help
1t. Ye see, know that feller, an
there amt dirtier scoundrel in tn
city than he is. l thought ought t.
let ye know bout i'm; then if ye 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 l
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 l amt Johnny on |
the. spot at eatin' time. Bring tn
gang round some time an I'll set 'em