La Junta tribune., 1913-05-31

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VINO among ns has not at some
time IN his lifc-most probably IN
the days OF shoeless boy
the possessor of dog-"Our Dog
True He may have been only
all unksmpt. common. every day va.
riety Of wha, ls known as Just plain
dog. or possibly ne was a note SIN
lower In the scale OF dOsology and
was called yellow dog.
But what to us was pedigree when
We yearned for compantonship, WHAT
did We care for blue blood when
We sough, sympathy Who was the
most, or rather who could be The
most sympathizing. trouble and plea,
sure sharing companion Of ragged.
towsled, aud dirty faced boyhood the
blue ribboned skye TERROR. enjoying
his daily constitutional on the front
seat of Madsmes carriage. OF
Scraps"
Scraps. rough haired. burrs boo
tail. unkempt. dirty. one eye Il,r
closed. nostrils full of dirt from bur.
rowing after woodohuck. tired and
hungry but siill the living pend gIlm
Of our emouuns-tail joyfully aag-
siHg az every half caress. Whether
OF hand or eye. Possibly he Il. E.d
pedigree. but he understood.
on. boy. do you remember the
dag you wanted 70 20 to the bail
game aud mother told you you must
speud the afternoon wedding Ie
onion patchz Have you forgotten
nov you went out behind the barn
and throwing yourself down upon
mother earth had a cryg
How hard the world was Where
few moments before the SIN was
shining nov only appeared dark, om-
nous clouds What was the usc Of
being a boy II you had TO hoe wl-Is7
Time enough for that when you
grew up And to miss this gam Of
all others wn.n Hank Rivers WA go-
Ing 10 piton and you-you w.ra go.
ing 70 receive for aim and yes Oh.
Il was TOO hard Sh.-tbow the
whole existence was summed up In
those three letters si-shc Was -ulng
to be there Giving vent To deep
sob YOU dug your toes deep lnA, the
cool earth and thsn lid. cool
nos" wormed itself in bet en your
hands. a carcssing tongu. rldea,or, d
To wash away your tears and turn
ing you buried your face Boz Scraps
ragged coat. poured your tr0ubies In.
To his sympathetic ear. and a1ded up
by declaring:
We sint but just two yalIer dogs
and nobody loves us"
And Scraps looked up into your
fac. and wasgcd his tail 1s II to
say. We'll. /, might be- worse. We
still hav. each othcr''-and slmenow
YOU were comfortcd
Just them mother cam. around the
corner u the barn and told you she
did not know about ,h. ball game.
that the weeds could wait until Mon
day after school and 10. a., sun
shone again and after givin- mother
a generous hug you dashed Tor the
house, grabbed your old mir and
were off at br.aknsck speed r the
diamond. Scraps sharp staCrffp bark
loiling with your shrlll scr,aHs Of
boyish triumph
O. youth. Thy name il F, ness,
o. age. thy name Is pain
Member the joys of the old win.
ming holo1 How cool and frcsh.
lng Il Was after the heat uf long
summers day You and Srrg used
to steal away and Indulge r rrep-
tltious swims What fuu i rs TO
splash the cool water all 90 your
sCif 10 duck Scrap and s.r him
come up al dripping until H. re-
rembltd an animated spayr ma
chine How afraid hc pas d.. tbe
water the fret time YOU bro him
90 the brook How hr sar IRON
Il and made IL necessary Is you
TO exert Al your str,nEta a hroS
him Ia. Now look At him, rsHl pal
that he Is. tearing tarougb He wa
ter after stick aud hringHe /, tc
You with a mute appeal 10 asair
throw II for him to fetch.
o. scraps Faithful frioui o
our youth Patient and loyal shsr
Ing ear sorrows as well a. our Ioys
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