Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07

it; so how do you suppose knew what it was like
what to do with it, that it would please him
have the egg ready for him when he opened the door?
Can anyone say that unusual reasoning not dis
played there?
ANOTHER day Comrade was sitting on a very slop-
ing bank with his gun his lap, waiting for
the ducks to fly over from the lake to their feeding
ground. Sport sitting side of him, and |
the other and presently he began picking off the small
bu-s with which his trousers were covered from the
knee down, pulling them off and two time.
Without invitation | stuck my over and began
biting them off and shaking them out of my mouth,
showing my small front teeth When he SAID That's
right, old fellow, keep it up" worked harder than
Sport, by that time, had taken in the situation
and was helping also, and we two dogs were highly
complimented for having rendered services
solicited. Were we only showing our instinct? How
farcical!
DURING the hot summer months always lived at my
= home on the lakeshore, and sultry August
afternoon was at home except myself and Com
rades sister who being quite stout felt the heat con-
dip in the lake to cool off, and l. as selfappointed
guardian went along
As was not invited to 60 in, took up my position
a small bank close to the waters edge and kept
watchu eye my ward. After she had been splashng
about, trying make few swimming strokes, no
ticed that she behaving queerly, making frantic
gestures in her struggles. Then knew that she had
stepped off ridge into water that was away over her
head.
WIFI TWO was III the water, swimming toward
her fast as l could go. She coming, and
called out Lion just once When | had nearly
reached her dived and came up behind her; then
grpped her close the shoulder that she could
not catch hold Of me, and in this way swan ashore
with her. When she thought we had reached shallow
water she wanted to get her feet but would not let
her, because did know that the water shallow
enough for that. She kept saying, LET CO. Lionl
Let CO. SIR but paid no attention to her commands
until my feet had touched the bottom. Then knew
that she quite SAFE and of released her
at -..--
She examined her arm and rubbed it anxiousy but
my teeth had made only few red marks which after
ward turned blue they had not made the slightest break
in the skin.
To say that was duly thanked for what they called
my "heroic rescue would not begin to express it.
know it required two plates to hold my supper that
night, and permitted other privileges Surely
impartial mind will refuse to recognize my quick and
logical reasoning in this emergency What more could
do? Or could he do much?
Ply the time had reached my fourteenth birthday
= rather feeble and inactive. One forenoon, in
back yard wagon that loaded with furniture,
to be transported down to my residence where
l intended going later in the day. started off without
giving sufficient warning, and was caught by
of the back wheels. 1t ran me- crushing my ribs
and back, and leaving in terrible agony. Comrade
to my assistance, and seeing my wretched condi-
ton stroked my head and said:
@Poor dear old Lion, I'm afraid that you're done
for!n
He ran quickly and spoke to his brother, physician
and he at once bearing small vial in his hand.
Opening my mouth, he dropped two drops of prussc
acid my tongue and it acted quickly electric
ity, and fatally. The
functions Of my body