The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-10-03
HIS MOTHERS HEART
WAS NOT MARBLE

into the dining room as the rest OF
the family was breakfasting. A rap
turous expression was on his face,
and in his arms was tiny, monde
script puppy, blind, and with rest
less, inquiring nose.
"Motherl Just look! Isn't he a
beauty? A horrid old man was going
to drown him!"
A chorus of calculations arose.
Jaw, amt he cute?" came from
Billy, two years younger than Jack.
Hes a fine little fellow" agreed
Jacks father. See the way he's nos
ing at the button of your coat"
Another dawg!" exclaimed Hulda,
as she brought in the bacon. But
she stopped long enough to tickle the
temptingly soft brown head that
bobbed helplessly over Jacks arm.
"Ain't he nice, mother!" inquired
Jack, anxiously, sensing something
ominous in his mothers silence.
"Charmingl" said Jacks mother.
with unaccustomed satire. What do
you propose to do with him?"
"Why-why, keep him, Of course"
said Jack. Poor little fellow, he
amt got no home"
That's very sad," said Jacks
mother, unsympathetically. "But
am not going to have another dog
around the place. Dogs are dirty and
noisy and full of fleas, and / loathe
them; so you may as we'll make up
your mind to get rid of this little
beast"
Jack looked at his father appealing
ly.
Don't you think, Helen" began
Jacks father.
mo, don't think that I'll give in
again." interrupted Jacks mother. 81
do think, however, that you have had
enough experience in adopting dogs
to last you for one summer. There
was that long-legged young st. Ber'
nard the Caxtons gave you. 1t killed
twelve of the Franklin chickens, II
you remember, and you had to pay
for them at market prices. l thought
when the ST. Bernard was poisoned
you would have learned discretion
but you had to bring home that pedi
greed fox terrier you said you got
at such bargain"
"That was good dog, though" de
clared Jacks father, "and I'd like to
get hold of the policeman who sho
him just because his license tag wal
issued for a dog described as a st
Bernard"
81 had hoped that incident woulC
, make you more careful about evadin,
, the law" said Jacks mother, "but
nevertheless, you kept putting off get
ting a license for the collie yo,
, brought home to be comrade to th
children until it bit the Collins child
and the dog was shot, and you wer
= hailed into court and fined for no
having licensed or muzzled tn
, beast"
, Anyway, Helen" said Jacks fatt
: er, "every boy ought to have a dos
Let the kid keep it. I'll see that
( is licensed and cared for"
: 81 will not have another dog aroun
: the place." insisted Jacks mother.
0 At this Jack deposited his new pc
|. upon the floor, and ran from the ROOF
/ bowling. Left to himself, the pupp
Il sprawled unhappily on the carpe
g feeling around with that patheticall
g searching nose of his. Then, as
conscious that it was alone in a coli
: unfeeling world, 1t set up a plaintiv
Il whining
4 The family ate breakfast in silenc
), for a few minutes, and then Jack
t father stirred uneasily.
d "My goodness, can't stand that
d he said at last. 81 believe the littl
/ beggar's hungry"
t He made overtures to the pup wit
r piece of bacon. The pup sniffe
9 tentatively at the morsel, and the
resumed its wailing with renewe
a vigor. Jacks father regarded
a thoughtfully.
Perhaps" he said, finally, "it ism
|. old enough for bacon"
a Something very like a giggle cam
from Jacks mothers end of the tabl
IT but when Jacks father looked up. h
wife was coldly putting bread I'M
n Billy's egg. Then Jacks father poure
n some cream into saucer and d
d posted it under the pups nose. TT
I whining continued Very gentl
IS Jacks father thrust the wabbly lit
70 black nose fairly into the saucer, bV
d the obstinate owner wouldn't drin
g. and the whine developed to a frigh
k ened yelp. Jacks mother left tt
p- room precipitately.
n I'm afraid you'll really have to g
p. pup" said Jacks father, stroking IL
u, fat little brown back.
At that moment the postman
t, whistle sounded at the front doc
e and Jacks father went to get b
10 mail. 1t was fully ten minutes befo
ID he returned. AS he entered the roo
y he gasped in astonishment. Jack
m mother was sitting cross-legged {
1T the floor feeding the little brow
r puppy with milk out of one of Billy
discarded bottles.
ToaIr ctood owes. 49,. hooxoy,.x VxJ11,