Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-15
lO-YEAR-OLD BOY SAVES
SKINNY PUP FROM PIT
AND BECOMES A HERO
Jimmy Is FreckIe-Faced and
Sandy-Haired and Has
the Stuff That Makes
Heroes

NEW YORK.-Jimnie McKenna,
now, is the kind Of hero you'd like
to have been. Jimmie is 10, sandy
haired, freckled, blue-eyed and
wears well-worn and well-patched
blue overalls. Also his dog is al
ways at his heels.
It was the rescue Of this dog
which made Jimmie hero. The
dog had been thrown down a 35-foot
excavation on the Grand Concourse
near 16Sd street by q drunken man
into 10 feet of water. Jimmie was
preparing to dive down after the
pup when Motorcycle Policeman
Corniss, fearful for Jimmie's life, OBJ
tanned a rope and, as Jimmie puts
it, "histed" him down.
OF course, the dog became jim
mics after his swim for it and jim
mic became quite a parsonage up his
way after the Evening World made
known his exploit. Consequently it
was no trouble at all to find him to-
LAY when an Evening World report
er called to present to him $40 sent
by an anonymous gentleman, a IA
nous lawyer of Troy, N. Y, who
wrote he considered the publicity
given the boy equivalent to a SUBJ
stantial endowment to the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami.
malp and wanted Jimmie to have the
money for dog collar and a license.
Knocks on the door brought no
answer at No. S9S Grant avenue,
where Jimmie lives, but a half doz-
en- boys, white and black, gathered
about.
"Lookin' for Jimnie?" they inquir-
ed. Hes around the corner. Wait,
I'll get him for your!
Two raced for the honor. In a
moment they returned with a third
boy. a slight little fellow, barehead-
ed and in overalls, and a skinny lit
til white and tan pup which loped
Here's another guy come to see
you, Jimmie" tbs gang, now consid.
erabIy increased, yelled.
Jimmie grinned. The dog crouch
ed at his feet trustingly.
Here's $40, Jimmy, a kind man
sent you for saving the pup" began
the reporter.
"Geep' exclaimed the gang almost
in chorus. "That's ten, twenty, $22
Jimmie's got nov -
Jimmie grinned wider and the
pup began licking the canvas sneak
ers Oh his masters feet.
1.-THE man." continued the report
er. "sent the money for you to buy
the pup a collar
ST had a collar for him, but some
body stole it today" said Jimmie
He took the SO bill and stuffed it
carefully in a pocket Of his overalls.
"Say, who is this man that sent
this?" he inquired. II want to thank
him. He makes the fourth man to
send me money. got SIS, 81 and So,
all checks, one from Stamford,
Connecticut"
"All right, you can write him a
note" suggested the reporter, who
produced paper and pencil and
steered Jimmie and his dog to jim
mics porch.
Let me write it for you, Jim.
ME-" yelled one of the gang. You
can't WRITE.
Jimmie looked at him scornfuIly.
Il can too," he said and sat down
on the top step. Here" he called
to- the pup. Here's some ham for
you, Lily" and he pulled greasy
package from his overalls.
II just bought it at the DELEGATES
sen," Jimmie explained. "a quar-.
ter's worth. I'm trying to get Lily
fat. He amt had much to eat
lately"
Then Jimmy began inscribing the
note Of thanks. He wrote his name
first, probably TO display immediate.
ly that he could write. The rest of
it didn't come quite as readily, but
it wasn't long until, with a little
prompting on the big words, he had
it finished. It reads under his
name:
Man thank you for the ten dol
lars to buy Lily a collar and a Ii.
cense."
Jimmy breathed more easily when
that was finished
Have you seen tie top of Llly's
mouth?" asked. "Look. See, it's
black on top, That's sign he's a
good dog-a fox terrier, man told
me. I guess I'll buy him a good col.
lar, but don't Know anything about
the license. Pop'll have to do that"
Pops a policeman. so it's reason
ably certain Lily will have a license
as well as collar, and regular fell
Ter for a master.