Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
THE DIARY OF KAzAS.

lhE D1ARf OF KAZAS.
April /. 1871 am great German
police dog, and L think that as long
as ! VIII have 30 many adventures /
beings call a Diary" '"' -
K Kea as;s and L was trained there. !
heard my former master Say, loved
dogs. and this found to be, true.
put in s sat, day Son In peeemner was
put in my box that I " needed esers SHAW:
WIEN en car can ,o OF water and some food.
very nice but rough man gave me
more. II it. hadn't been for the noise
have enjoyed 1t thoroughly. arrived
IN dirty, smoky place, with great
iocomotives steaminE on every. side and
body knows how homesick l got for
my comrades. Then my mind wandered
to what my mistress would look like.
thing. called truck, and carried up
TO what l thought to be my future
April My mistress came out to
from what / had imagined. She seemed
me in the stable and stayed in my
ooM until the next day; then my mis-
IRE! ipes sr same me- and put chain in my col
we went to the tailor's: he took some
white cloth and put over my back
but ! heard what he said. He talked
about my feet and about something
he hsrs sailed INCHES, so didn't quite UNI
when We went back home. the same
white cloth was there with big piece
fres red sa cloth = ,1 on it, heard my mis-
ket and l was n Blue Cross" dog; I
don't quite understand, but SUPPOSE
rs alright. because everything else
..,; APRIL s.--To- day my mistress put my.
, hea cross" blanket on me and took
front Of It. we Vent in "a and 5'c she said
something to a man that must have
scared him. because he stuck his head
seemed pleased and sat down in
chair directly in front Of the black
thing mn Iva, was scared scar the man was go:
waited to jump on him II he showed
any any s signs Of It. but he only clicked
he came out and talked to my mistress
and pntted me. was surprised be-
cause thought he was scared.
My mistress always has another lady
with her that like almost as we'll as
my Mistress because she is so nice to
April 4.-Ary mistress. the nice ladv
and l went walking to-day, and when
we came back man. dressed as IL
ne ne was going hunting, came and talked
was to leave. I was very sorry, but
my mistress seemed to wish 1t, so I
@ 1hs s%t s az
but the Soldiers" (I heard my mis-
trsss say that they were soidiers) held
ride and when sc got there, thousands
OF other soldiers came out to meet us.
a ahsy put put me In a nice little house.
me and take me out, only this soldier
had on blue instead Of khaki.
nave been shut up until to-day.
thew tnnlS MT old
lot Of guns were firing. At first I
didn't like the noise much. but I got
u.s., used to It and didn't mind it. One Of
the other men went back to camp. and
l was sent to- find him. ] found him
way back In the orchard sound asleep
he was making curious noise, and
| thought he was sick. 80 I carried his
hat back to camp and two soldiers
same same hack With me; When we got
giving him some OF tho stun that was
IN their bottles, they stood there and
laughed so loudly, that he awoke,
was, and they told him that he had
peen snoring. ! learned lesson. and
s .ai.a next 1t time I GENE across soldier
asleep asleep on the job" shall better know
:, April 15th-To-day after training,
the men came and put the chain that
collar, and the Whole company got ON
different coaches decorated with red,
white and blue cloth. There were some
ing and a good many looking as if they
= Ap srs l lsthI W have just arrived,
OF the water water, water! Wat tH!
! never saw SO much. Men are holler-
much confusion. we are moving Bowl
Wow! What funny feeling.
ship day' The m an'e ths oee ,ars on the
of mo took me out walking around the
Geek; me sailors make great pet of
one me, s eat Will not take food from any
April isth-Ship a'hoy! I'm n sailor
now. This morning when we were
ors came to my master and talked to
MIN about raising two more flags on
the mast. My master took me over to
tn the re- place where the sailors and SOL
in my mouth and told me to back.
did 1t. and the flags went up. a gun fired |
and the men were all shouting and hol-
the flags Bow! Wow! ~ 90"
April 23-I haven't been writing any
until to-day because I've been doing
the same things every day: but to-day |
something extraordinary happened. We
something T5s sa that saiioTs call
marine! A submarines! Much to my sur
prise and establishment, they turned
and headed the steamer straight for
the feather" Then we heard a sound !
hike bubble bursting. We held our
breath. for we knew the torpedo" was
launched. Bang! 1t bursted near our
ship. but not against it, and we had |
escaped. Every one went back to work.
]. sat in my box and thought and |
l was wondering what nv
companions would say IL they knew
April Give are in sight of. land. and |
1t certainly will feel funny to have nv
rect on SOIL once more. My little book |
has given out and I am on the last
Lage think that ito Ave- ho...s