The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-25
copyriaht. 1916, BY the Mcclure

Bonnie Dog slipped out the back
door of his house one day End ran
down the road to a pond.
4 can get in the pond and have a
swim and get back home without
mother knowing it. said Bonnie Dog
She is always fussing about men and
here am almost grown up. TOOK
Bonnie Dog slipped off his, clothes
and ran into the water; he could not
swim far. but the water felt cool and
he stayed longer than he Intended to.
Just as he ras crawling up the bank
he heard someone coming down the
road and Bonnie scampered back into
the water and hid behind some bushes
near the bank
1t was Tommie Cat taking a walk
along the road that he heard. and
when Tommie came to Bonnie Dogs
clothes he stopped
.Ha, ha!" he said to himself. Ben
ME Dog is in swimming. don't believe
his mother knows it. :
Tommie Cat looked all around, but
did not see Bonnie Doy anywhere,
"Oh. poor Benniei" he said Il am
afraid he is drowned. shall have to
am Dog and tell her the sad news"
Bonnie Dog did not hear what Tom
nit Cat thought and he could not see
what he was doing, but as Tommie' S
footsteps died away down the road,
| looked for his clothes.
Whatever will l do?" thought Ben
ME Dog. Il cannot find my clothes
anywhere"
Bonnie sat down on the bank. He
could not go home without his clothes;
| his mother would know he had been in
swimming, for he would have to tell
| her he had lost his clothes.
"Tll wait a while said Bonnie.
| Perhaps Tommie Cat took them for
joke and will bring them back
But dinner time came and Tommie
| Cat did not return. Bonnie was hun
cry and a cool breeze was blowing and
| he felt cold.
! "Oh. dear, Oh, dear. What will |
do?" Bonnie Dog cried. OH how |
wish had not gone in swimming
| Bonnie crawled Under a bush and
| curled up as snugly as he could and
went to sleep.
| When he awoke he heard voices and
! peeping out, he saw his mother and
/ Grandfather Dog and Tommie Cat
| coming toward the pond.
Bennie's mother was crying, but the
| thing that made Bonnie dog sit up and
stare was the way Tommy Cat was
! dressed.
/ He wore Bonnie Dogs red jacket
and sUaw hat,
| Il found them right here" said
! Tommie Cat as they came close beside
| the bush where Bonnie Dog was hid.
| ing.
oh! my poor little fellow" cried
Bennie's mother, leaning against a
| tree; and Bonnie felt so sorry that he
almost called out, Here | am but
he didn't. for he was not quite sure
what would happen If be did
! eff he was drowned here said
Grandfather Dog. he may have float
ed down to the other end of the pond
| by this time We better walk along.
"Oh. Tommie Cat. you look so like
| my poor Bonnie Dog in that coat and
hat" said Mrs. Dog. Il am so glad
gave them to you, | know poor Little
Bonnie would want you to have them.
When his mother and grandfather
and Tommie Cat were out of sight
Bonnie crawled out from under the
bush and looked up and down the
road: no one was i'll sight, and with
one leap he started off on the run for
his home.
The door was locked SO he could
not get in, but an old shawl of his
mothers hung on the door and Bonnie
wrapped it around him and sat down
on the steps,
In a little while he heard his mother