Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
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bred feet and landed less than inches of water and
that should have been crushed to an unrecognlzabe
mass, forgave him.
We dogs have our times of mental depression well
hilarity, just like the human race Sometimes
Comrade would find sitting the steps with tears
in my eyes, and would say to me in sympath1zlng
"Co1ne, come Lion, you've just got of the
blues. Pull yourself together old boy, and wei have
romp the grass and good fun chasing the rub
Der ball and his kind talk the folly OF worrying
together with the exercise invariably restored me TO
happy frame of mind.
One afternoon he introduced me to gentleman Of my
kind but of different Species by the name OF sport
POSSIBLY allas and requested to invite HIM to
stay, which did with reluctant grace. He was good
locker and well educated; SO had some apprehenslons
that might be supplanted in Comrades Affections but
got on famously together after we had become
acquainted. He of the species known as the
land spaniel tall with long legs, and rather slight
of build, his clothes being made of short, tightly
cured, dark, chestnut-colored hair, which was most
becoming.
After taking several years make up my mind to be
photographed finally consented to stand for "all
together" / SO amused by the idea of having to
pose that found impossible to prevent smiling and to
keep my tail from waggng; which very discouragng
to the camera operator, who was using very $40"
plate. Comrade the difficulty was trying to over
come, and usual came to my assistance by placing
coin between my small front teeth That did the trick,
and forced me to suppress my expansive smile and con-
centrate my mind on my task.
w do things only by instinct? Let me relate few
of our experiences, and Sport Sand can re-
flute such wicked SANDER.
Frequently Sunday afternoons Comrade and l
would indulge in long walks to the country. When
ready he would conceal his walking stick under
wooden crosswa and cover it with leaves after
having first called my attention to his action we
would then walk honeward, about halt a mile, when
suddenly he would say:
go fetch the cane Lon!' and of | would 60 as
fast as nv legs could carry me, fetching the tri
umphanty in my mouth, in less than no time.
The distance gradually increased, until some
times would not receive the word OF command much
before reaching home, that the might be any
where from five to six miles away. Ut course that
greater distance only made accelerate my pace in
my anxiety to execute my mission. always started
back after the at the top OF speed and the
road bit dusty all that could be OF me was
small cloud of dust rolling off in the distance.
Such performance could not result from instinct;
for no law of nature there brought into play was
taught, and you cannot teach educate brain that
has not the power Of reasoning You must appeal to
mind that reflects
IN another occasion Sport and took Comrade out
- duck shooting in boat, and landed in the course
Of our hunt on small low-lying island where we dis
embarked to look among the PUSHES tor our prey After
trampng hour two returned, to find our boat
missing from the shore. 1t had not been sufficiently
feet from Shore carried out by land breeze and the
waters motion into the lake. Sport did not seem to
notice loss; but did. | looked out at the boat
then Comrade and he looked at the boat, then at
That time when talking; but not with
tongues.
aLion, fetch me the boat!" said he aloud pointing
toward it.