Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-04
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A|RY TALE
PEkINGESE PUPPIES,
s. hAQN GeAHkN BONNER


Wang.
II am glad to hear it," barked Choo
Foo.
"What makes you so pleasant to-
day?'' asked Yen Wang.
''The same reason which is making
you pleasant" said Choo Foo. "And
next year 1 VIII be more pleasant than
you are today. Yes, will. Indeed, I
Will"
mo, you WON'T" barked Yen Wang,
Grossly. :" You will never be more
pleasant than am today"
| 1T would seem that I am more
pleasant now" said Choo Foo.
| "Oh, you may be talking or barking
more cheerily, but [ mean," said Yen
Wang, 'that you haven't the cause
for being more pleasant than I am to-
day."
"Then if you have every reason to
be more pleasant, be pleasant" said
Choo Foo.
II may take your advice and 1 may
not" said Yen Wang. sYou must re-
member that I am very highly bred,
and I can do as I like. I don't have
to be kind or nice or friendly, for I
a,n valuable and my family tree is per-
feet"
'What do you mean by family
tree?" asked Choo Foo.
'tMy dear Dog" said Yen Wang, "a
family tree means that a person or
dog has fine ancestors. My ancestors,
for example, came from China. They
were highly bred. They did not have
to look after themselves and pick I'D
bones anywhere and everywhere.
They were fed royalty and magnif-
Gently"
"Well, if that is what it means to
have family tree" said Choo Foo,
II have one, too. I came from China.
have had fine grandparents and
great-grandparents, which are the
same as ancestors. And my family
have never gone a-hunting for bones"
'Well," said Yen Wang. "that is
fine. I know you have family tree,
for If you hadn't. You wouldn't be
here"
"Have all the dogs family trees who
are here?" asked Choo Foo.
Every one Of them," said Yen
Wang. "You see that this is a special
dog show, given by a club called the
Pekingese club.
They named the club after us.
That was an honor to begin with, but
we are deserving of all honors, for we
are so highly born, so artistocratic, so !
beautiful and so srobbish.
"And they are holding dog show,
as said before; but it's not a COM |
mon dog show. It's dog show where |
only Pekingese dogs are allowed to |
come, and most of us here today are |
puppies-that is, we're all pretty
young"
How many OF us are here?" asked
Choo Foo. These two dogs were in lit
tie houses adjoining each other.
Il believe" said Yen Wang, shat
there are two hundred and fifty dogs
here today. And of ell those dogs I
took the first prize. That's why 1 am
pleasant"
You mean that is why you are as
pleasant as it is possible for you to
De-" said Choo Foo.
Maybe So" said Yen Wang, sfor
never believe in being too pleasant.
t would be beneath my dignity. am
very aristocratic dog, as said be-
ore"
Yes, so you said," agreed Choo
zoo, "and if you are so proud at hav-
ng received the first prize in this
whole show, do you wonder I am
pleased? For received the second
,rize."
4es," said Yen Wang, eff you can't
eceive the first prize, it is always
ice to get the second"
And do you mean," asked Choo
co. that every dog here has a fam
" tree?"
Every one," said Yen Wang.
There is not a dog in the place
Without fine, noble, higkly-bred ances-
ors, or great-great-grandpa as
on prefer to call them.'
mo wonder, them" said Choo Foo
that my mistress gives me the choic.
st of foods"
80 does mine," said Yen Wang. ct
ave my own meals. I bark at the ia.
lie three times again when the family
eating, and I am given choice bits
eat-and every afternoon when the
'lstress has tea, I am given cream.
ci cream in beautiful saucer. and
piece OF expensive cake made with
ygs" VIII
ls very nice to be RICH" yawned
400 Foo, in bored little voice.
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