Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-21
HAZARDS OF BEING KIND

prize hound of the emperor's kennels had that day roamed the city streets and refused suceor at his hands.
 T cnce detected him speaking kind ly to a suspicious cur which showed it's teeth and looked like a moth eat en army blanket. And when Edward reached home that night he related to me with tears in his eyes how he had seen the most pitiful case on his way home. He said he noticed a hair and pathetic gaze, trembling along next the unfeeling granite walls of buildings. and when he spoke kind ly to it the animal was so overcome that it lost it's head and galloped away, probably straight to destruc- tion. He said it was strange that their intelligence stopped short of realizing what a friendly hand meant. Here this foolish dog passed up a good home and plenty of food and adoring affection, just because it could not overcome it's suspicion.
 At this In1ogene spoke up. She asked Edward whether he really in tended to bring it home with him and he said of course, what else would he have done with the poor thing? :? Se after that we had that anticipa- tion added to our troubles. I never knew when I heard Edwards key in the lock whether he was alone or ac- companie3 by a mangy Newfoundland or an assortment of discarded pups, and 1mogene nearly had nervous pros tration over it. She said that of course we could stand a Newfound- land in the sun parlor, but she won dered where the family would sit in that case. and, much as she cared for Edward, it somehow didn't seem fair.
 T warned Edward that he would get into some terrible trouble if he persisted trying to lure strange dogs tn his 1ouJ+ ha cd n the occasion of the coach dog. I don't think he had ever seen a deserted coach dog before, and this fact added to his interest. The polka dotted an- imal was sadly straying from an alley back of a big hotel and Edward said that it's pathetic eyes simply touched his heart. He resolved that no shy ness on its part should prevent him from rescuing it from a dog pound fate.
 Good doggy!" said Edward! Bow wow!' protested the dog. Come here!' begged Edward. Not on your life!' growied the dog, and the chase was on.
 Tn some manner Edward cornered and captured the animal and he hast ened down Michigan avenue, dusty but triumphant and panting, bearing 1t in his arms, with considerable dis comfort to himself, because coach dogs are not designed to serve as parlor pets.
 Presently he was set upon by a Jabbering F'renchman, also big man ten feet tall and a policeman. The ten footer simply ignored Edwards in- dignant explanations. He said that the animal had escaped from the hands of his valet in the hotel base ment and that it was worth a million dollars more or less, and this disre- putble individual no doubt knew it l JrI7 anyhow, he should be jailed for his nerve in promenading the street with his plunder right under the owners s eyes.
 The policeman agreed thoroughly and I spent all that evening getting | Edward out. He'll have to give up smoking for six months to save money enough to pay me back, too. So you see-''
 T see" said the Woodlawn man Heaven help you if he begins res- i cuing orphans for a change!"-Ex- l change