Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-14
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

There was once n little clocswor'
dog. He Was white and Woody, with
bright brown eyes, and ne had pnh
ribbon around his neck. He belonged
TO i little boy named To-day Coy, who
used to call him his Jump doc" be
cause whenever he Mas wound up he
Jumped nice. neat little jumps.
One day Just as To-day mad finished
Winding his dog with It key that was
almost as big as the dog himself.
There came clatter outside OF the
window ana he heard HE voice u
Penny Ross, his best friend. calling =
hum.
Teddy. To-day cfied Benny.
There's a fire in Smiths barn
To-day was on his teet IN minute
lie lid not wait 10 pur his jump do
n the play drawer or The hey ON tn
end OF the mantel. He JUS stuck th"
Ny into the pink ribbon hat NaS lied
around The jump dogs neck, and,
leaving him on his side In he middle
Of the nursery floor. ran OFF To the hr2
with Benny.
No sooner was Teddy eur OF The
room than The little white dogs eyes
eanced with glee. NOW IS my chance
10 see the world" he thought He
scrambled to his feet ana jumped
with little soft jumps ia the door NJ
one was in the hall. 50 he Jumped
quietly alons it, down The stairs anc
out into the front garden NOW | An
in the world" he thouGht with de.
light, and he jumped big. brave jump.
Gown the path and out into he road.
On and OH he went, over the du>.
and over the pebbles, seeing new
sights at every jump and thnkinl
everything that he saw WAS Wonder
hil At lasl, after Il long while, b,
feb, his jumps growing weaker,
Fl am running down" he though
AND he had jus, energy enough 10
mop into some tail grass at the roac
side when his jumps gave Gus alto
ethcr. But as he was rather tirec
with hts long Journey he did not nina
testing while; so he sat there a.
-oud as gold watching the grass grow
TN a, last up from the ditch at thl
edge OF the road craWled turtle, -
haru-shelled, crosS-tempered turtle
lady vita her name and age cut riga
ucros> he middle OF her shell Sh,
rad mad il done when she was silly
young thing, and now that she WAS
much older she wished she hadn't
that was what made her such a eros,
tempered turtle
When that lady turtle saw the little
umr dog sitt.1- all by himself IN the
tali grass She was surprised and
cross
Hello" she cried. Hello. Hello.
Hello" just AS If she were talkius
thru telephone wv no ARE YOU? WHO
told you you could rest by my ditch
How dare YOU go jumpins about thru
~, world
"Pleasr Miss Turtle said the iii
tie jump dog politely, I'm sorry, ha.
didn't know it was your world
stuff and nonsense stun and non
sense" cried the lady turtle, Go
away at once
I'm sorry" began the little imnp
d0e,
Then 20 away at once" the turtle
Lady snapped.
I'll give you my pink ribbon" said
thc little dog ii you'll wind me mp
viii You, really?' cried the turtle
lady in delight. Il was just thinkinS
what a lovely sash it would make. L
would cover up my maine and age
beautifully III wind you up right
straight away
Then the turtle lazy wound up tn"
littl" jump dog Il viii leave the kc!
IN Jhe keyholc," She said. when sh'
had finished. Now, can have the
mink ribbon The lady turtle spoke
in her most aIfable manner. She was
90 happy about her new sash that She
forgot TO be- hard sheled, cross
tempered lady turtle any more. When
the little dog had given her his pink
ribbon he hoped joyfullY on his way
and as he looked back over hin
shoulder he saw the turtle lady stand
INK on the edge Of the bank strain
ing far forward 10 try 10 see her re.
AeCtion in the pool at he bottom 81
the ditch.
on jumped the liltIe white dog.
over the dust and over The pebbles,
till by and by Ne met little black
kitten, who was Just exactly ten day (
old. She knew she was ten days ola
because it was only the day before
that she go her eyes open The very
first thing she had done when she had
got her eyes opcn had been 10 get
lost, and she had, been lost eyei
since.
When she saw tlhc little jump dog
coming she was frightened almost out
OF her nine lives, for she thought iha'
he was real Ike dog She wonld
lave run away as fast as. she coulo
only there was No place to run t.
80 she arched her back and tried I.
look as biz and as fierce as hel
mother did Whenever any dog came