The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-12
FELIX, THE UNHAPPY
By JOHN BRICK

GgN An. yah. YAH Hat. huh
7 Yah. yahl shnned 4 vote.
~ I entered a trends front
door. II ives feiiS. the CHIHUAHUA a
fiut wlrp Of n canine. who heemen
continually bent on mnkinE tociief-
q. anena conceal hts conscious impo-
tence. In reality he lacked the as
~nurcdnesa Of the smallest OF toh ter
rIcrs uho occasionally kills his ~
rntn and otherwise takes his place In
the scheme Of things He himself was
hardly inrrsr than a vel grown
roden one Of those helpless toys
witch urlte the frcffulncae Of q con-
tlnuaiiy fhwnrtcd child 10 the bitter
nesn Of a dwarf.
Nor could I blame him. Pampered
he was. M pamperinr be an oVerindui-
reuco IN saccharine caresses and
dnlnty foods. To me his iife seemed
one Of u~hmluaated slavery, 'hrs
always 80 full Of apiritA. explained
Ma mistress an Felis took advantage
Of a temporary -preoccupaton on her
mart TO pursue hia ceanelerr search Tor
freedom In the furthtrlnE Of some
secret initiative Of hia own. she
srooped him up 10 an uncompreheni.
ing rrnap. HE almost never rests.
she went on. Naturally enough. for
he had no cnnon 10 Indulge IN these
rclnxinE "reminiscences OF happier
doea. his life was one continuous hun
r~r after adventures Of hiH own. Inn
niEcabiy interrupted by that blindiy
fatefui hand. No normal love. no
friendship. even FOR hiu own kinui
morel, the ~inccxsnnt nterinF 81 his
starved Instincts. the fretting under
a. mrcunoninr rest amt until h. feli
into the dreamieas sleep Of oshnns'
tion.
Brasns Of a sori he surely had. No
went through his little tricks 10 earn
hin food with a sort Of petnlani pride
In hts eacua TOT a normal way or
enrnlnf n meal. he beHgsd. spoke.
caught blta Of sugar that were thrown
fn him. or icaped oycr delicutely hall
anoed barriers OF knives and forks
without 70 much as WrlhklinR the
~tahleeloth. And there Wa no ofteuse
in THIS. since his dainty feet seldom
touched anything less delichte than
his mistress tan brohdcloih . lnr'
Then only did ~ display nss 10Y w
whlppy tail which hung between me-
auaitif little bowed hind legs o. pefk
his Transparent ears.
Yet h. laslshed q SINCERE affection
On his unkconcious t~0ffrentor know
nov that every threat Of mine cat
deep inlo his devoted little soul YET I
found y p~ervcrac Amusement ln pre-
tending 20 strike az her just 10 zee
him bfiaiic and boil over In hln tor
rent of imnuiAaant rage. let BIN bite
me. and laughed az the feeble needle
prlckf 81 his wee teeth on my hand.
and mY laughter SET his senHiiiNenets
aflamc untl tho tin, spark Of his
strength spent itself b he slept once
more.
: aaw him awaken. yawn. md come
10 his senses. fixing on me "a muiiF
nnnt eye. That was my time 20 set
Ms mind a. ease. a he mlatfens
mndN ~ no irumpa" and I had 20
consider The ACCESSIBILITY Of raisinn
her bid. A bridge player has no umc
Tor the feelings Of little dogs Sub.
conaclousli, as sorted my cards. I
eaW him aip from the bark OF her
chair. shake himself noiaciesaiN, and
steal ncrnns the room. knew he
house doors we're uii aul ely closed.
let him 20,
A mom4n later nhc missed him
-Dh." aiie begun, feeling m his still
warm nest az b turned hef head