Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-07-01
CHAPTER VI.
CONTINUED from last week.

experience; but all had a determined
air. and looked willing to add a lit
tle more to the usual amount of suf-
fering. if it would assist them in bet
tering their condition.
Z Dobbin called the meeting to order
and stated that they would now hear
from each one as to their experiences
of the past week. Owing to the fact
that Mrs. Shane had insisted that
Dobbin should not be worked any
more. he was an Independent charac-
ter on the farm. He had not been
expected to work, and, as conse-
ouence, had not been i'll treated.
Bay Dick pranced forward, and
said he was not so lame as he had
been. However, | am liable to
me much more of the treatment that
| have received for the past week. |
tell you it is hard to keep my heels
down and not kick things to pieces
| haven't kicked any this week,
though l don't promise for the fut-
ure, for | have put up with about
all the abuse | can stand without
striking back"
Keep COOL" said Dobbin; "let us
all work together and be patient"
Patience is a virtue l don't boast
Of" said Dick; but I will do the
| best ! can"
: The sorrel said that playing sick
was about as hard as working, for
he had been going hungry all the
week, a sick horse, of course, not
being expected to eat. He could get
along all right as long as they would
turn him out in the pasture, where
he could crop the grass without be-
ing seen; but when they shut him
up in the stable they could tell how
much he ate.
Il have had a pretty rough time
of it," said the COW. The only way
| could get even was by not giving
milk, and the only way | could keep
from giving milk was not to eat
have had to starve myself for the
whole week, but | have the satisfac-
tion of knowing that they have not
had enough milk in the family; and
that good-for-nothing Tom has not
had any milk to drink for one week.
No doubt | am looking pretty thin,
but | am determined not to give
down my milk, and ! kicked him
once"
That is quite heroic on your
part, said Dobbin. who is the
next?"
There never was a dog had as
hard time as | do" said Towser.
II have tried not to do anything, but
get so :Aany kicks and blows that
have to pretend to do something
to keep them from beating me to
death. By them / mean Mr.. Shane
and Tom, for Mrs. Shane and Edith
are as kind as they can be. | haven't
killed mole this week, and they
ate up all of Mrs. Shane's flowers
was awfully sorry about that for
haven't anything against Mrs.
Shane. And then when Edith told
me to drive the hogs out of the gar
den | wouldn't go, and she had to
go and drive them out herself. !
licked her hand afterwards and |
tried to make up with her, but she
wouldn't, and said l was a lazy dog.
I'll make it all up to her when this
strike is over"
i just had to lay an egg every
DAY" said the hen, but | made a
nest away back under the barn where
they couldn't find it, and then went
up in the hay-mOw and cackled. |
Know they haven't found any eggs
LOT they are all there, except what ]
gave the crow, and ! think he earned
them, for ] haven't seen a hawk for
week"
The rats and mice are about to
TAKE the place, for l haven't bother
gu them this week" said puss.
when l get hungry for a mouse, l
80 over to the next farm to get it.
onane said / ought to be starved into
catching mice. Humph! there are
mice to catch in other places than
mere | won't starve."
have done my part" said the
crow. THE hen has been giving me
essS TO eat, and l have spent my
spare time in carrying worms and
uiopplng them on the fields, and
nave had about a hundred of my
friends at the same work. No wonder
'"e hen has not seen a hawk this
week FOR 10 hawk will ever come
'ouhu Where a hundred crows are"
You have no doubt seen the re-
sait OF my work." said the black
"hu' / have had soma hundrads of