The diamond drill., 1922-02-10
BARnrH SHOP BUBBLES

II tell you. a dog Is the most know
ing animal that ever lived. said AL
Charron during tanning bee one
morning last week while Bags" was
scrubbing the mirrors and Jack was
| figuring out the requirements OF Il
young married man In the housekeep-
ing line. II knew OF dog, shepherd
dog" continued Mr. Charron. that
was owned by neighbor OF my faith
ers In Canada"
"Was IL on Pigeon River" inquired
Jim Flood who was arranging the can
dies so they might not be shaken OFF
the glass shelves by some OF the heavy
| firing.
mo, no. this Is just as tro-o as | am
here" replied AL. THAT dog was
knowing you didn't have TO tell
him To do things. He knew what To
do himself
"One day my father was in hurry
to go to town and so be says 10 the
dog. Rover, go over to the pasture and
get Jim / want to drive him to town
Jim Wdb Nitil DubbS hoi DC you nhoN'
We'll. that dog just made bee line
for the pasture and my father went
to the house to get ready TO go TO
town. He was so sure that the horse
would be back right away that he
told my mother TO put her bonnet on
quickly and come to the barn ;"
well fifteen minute, twenty min
ute. go by and Rover not show him
self so my father-he was in an aw-
full hurry-he start To run across the
lot to the pasture. When he get there
he found no Rover. neither was the
horse in the pasture.
80, my father start TO look around
and pretty soon he find fresh tracks
leading of towards the four corners
IA horses track and dogs track
right after him-so my father follow
ed those tracks and pretty soon he
came 10 the blacksmith shop at the
four corners. about mile from my
fathers farm, and there was Rover
sitting in the doorway. watching the
blacksmith set shoe ON the horse.
when Rover found the horse in the
pasture he saw that II had lost one
shoe. so he took IL direct 20 the black
smith shop to have the shoe set. lie
knew my father was in hurry"
Bags laughed and Jack, who had
just finished "hggurin the kitchen
furniture, lost his place and had TO
start all over again Meade LaPlaute,
removed his pipe. hit the bulls eye
In the cuspidor six feet away and,
shaking his head in n very serious
manner said.
II believe H. for it's certainly Won
derful how knowing dogs are.
I'VE had dog onst down on the
old farm in Illinois that was the most
KNOWN animile | ever heard of. His
name was 'Jen Davis and that dog
knew more than many OF the msn a
round that burg
"Why. il my father wanted one OF
the cows he'd just saw. 'Jeff. go to the
pasture and get Nancy, or Betsy or
Jennie, or what ever COW was wanted
aud Jen would 20 out. get the cow
pick her right out OF the herd and
drive her in
zone day father was telling a stran-
ger how smart Jeff was and to show
what the dog would do. he said. 'Jeff,
go to the pasture and bring in Moolie'
but Jen just gave father kind Of an
indignant loof-as much as tn say.
Think you can fool me. don't va and
lay still.
Father repeated the order several
times but Jeff never moved and father
was some peeved tn think as how he
was bragg.ng up that dog and the pup
threw him down.
20. he got rarin- mad and Vas max
ing the air blue when mother came
in from the barn with her apron full
OF eggs and they were some eggs.
too. not the kind you buy now days
for every one was nearly the size
, OF one OF those Shawn mugs She
heard father sputterin and she walk
ed over and father told her how Jefi
had thrun him down.
Mother laughed hearty laugh and
/ then said
"'why Pa. don't you remember that
we changed Noodles name last nigh
and called her after that great singer
then mother said 'Jeff, go and brinl
in Jenny Lind. and away he bounded
and was back in FIVE minutes with thu
cow"