The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-04-27

ears anu his tdll anu lOOheu tHe PIC
ture of deserted despair, but | didn't
give in and finally he sat down aJ1
put his head on one side and thought.
Then, like a flash he got up, raced up
the front stairs, through the second
floor and down the back stairs into
the kitchen, where he wanted to go.
You needn't tell me that dog didn't
figure that all out"
"He certainly was bright" said the
host. politely Now, my dog"
MY terrier was terribly jealous"
interrupted the man with the mus
tache. Jealousy in an animal Is very
pathetic, l think. Bob had always
been the whole thing and when the
baby came he simply couldn't under
stand 1t. He'd try to push her out of
our laps and sit and weep and look
agoniZed when we talked to her. Final
ly, telephoned a friend that | had
to dispose of either the baby or the
terrier, and he could come over and
! take his choice He was dreadfully
afraid of hurting our feelings and eX-
planned that of course the baby was
lots nicer, but that he chose the ter
rier, as he could lock it up and leave
it at home when he wanted to go ost
anywhere and he couldn't the baby"
"Ha! Hal" said the host. Most
amusing. Now, my dog"
Poor little Fido" broke In the WON
an at his left. Its all | can do to
keep from crying when think OF him!
think dogs must have souls, don't
you? He was a cocker spaniel and so
affectionate. He loved me devotedly
and couldn't bear to have me out Of
his sight. and 1t always made him
furious If we went riding and didn't
take him along. Whenever left him
behind he went straight upstairs to a
low shoe closet where kept my shoes,
and If the door wasn't locked he'd
nose It Open Then he'd carry every
one OF those shoes and slippers down
stairs and put them on the window
seat and sit guard over them till he
saw me come home. tell you, no.
body could touch those shoes-he'd
growl and show his teeth and raise a
dreadful row! l thought 1t so cum
ning!"
VERY pretty. indeed" said the host
1T reminds me that my dog"
: Henry" interrupted his wife from
the foot OF the table. don't you re-
member Sport? Sport was the bull
dog my brother owned and when Hen
ny was coming to see me Sport took
the greatest fancy to him. One night
when he was calling and another mar
came Sport sat on the front steps and
wouldn't let the other man come w
to ring the bell! Wasn't that perfect
ly killing? The other man declared
that Henry had subsidized Sport with
soupbones, but he really was quite
nice about 1t. because he sent us ;
lovely silver dish when we were mar
ried."
Good old dog. Sport" agreed tn
host. LAS was saying"
"Fido really must have been par
human" said the woman on his left
He would sulk and pout, you know
Once, when we had been riding an,
y he had stayed at home. he evidentl,
It thought It over and got terribly mad
for he acted just like child who wa
8 in a rage and wanted to show hoy
l. bad he could be. He jumped into m
lap and climbed up on my shoulde
and paved my hair down just a
viciously as though he were saying
I'll show you laughed till l a
8 most cried"
= Dogs certainly are intelligent.
said the host In a strained but d,
). termined voice. Now. the dog ! al
. telling you about"
4. He was interrupted by his wife an
the rest of the women rising and d.
parting for the library. Well hay
our coffee there" his wife remarked
The deserted men edged closer t,
If gether and the host cleared his throa
II Now" he said firmly, Il shall tc
you about that dog u
= Say" spoke up the only man VIII
n. mad contributed nothing to the syn
postum, Il don't care about dogs. Let
g. talk about horses. I've got a hor:
that's a wonder!"
- We'll, Of course, it's In my oW
house, so l can't do anything violent
said the host. 80 babble on, CO
found you!"