Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-01
Bright Stories by Members Of the Club
a ONE MAN DOG.

Ono day as John LivinstOn was
walking down l. street IN Il small
Northern village, no saw a crowd
see what was the matter An old
7b!ind man had dropped dead and the
inorSua wagon was just leaving
'then 4 little Sray dog ran out from
the crowd and started Tor the Inorgue
wagon, when John caught him and
caught taxi. After John had
kept tho little dog about week
he tried TO ANA out hts name, 80 nc
and Il friend got together and tried
10 think what blind man would
name his dos. They called him i'.Tj-
dog never moved Leader" sa!i
John and the dog jumped up and
ran toward John. lie had guessed
tho dogs maine.
John was trappor and Was GO
= Ing up ia the cold snow lands 10
j trap the next day
John hired sleigh and team
Of dogs 10 take him and HIS sup
IIics u3 10 his cabin.
When John got the little dog he
also got the old blind mans &C
Gordon that he played upon John
took - with him to his trapping
lands when the old blind man
"hnt'I MS uCP 10 IrdI 1.Ih 10 inc
corner where ne begged he would
play upon u.
After John had been up In his
trapping lands .or ABOUT TWO weeks
i ,,b began 10 see ,h!ngs upon The
snow
Once when lac was coming from
mis- trap line. with Leader at his
heels hc could hardly see how 70 get
back II his cabin. for !, looked Ike
little flames OF IRE dancing upon the
snow This kept up for two days.
and al TIA. end o. which he became
snow blind. /; came upon him one
night when he got up 20 strike a
cover on him. Tor he was cold.
When he couldn't see the match he
knew that he was snow-ol!nd.
Tho town, % which he had come
rom. was abou, Twelve miles from
Johns cabin.
The mex, morning John took
down the li,,lc collar and strap and
nut i on Leader. He also took
some meat and bread. little tea
r 20, and large BLANKET. aud last
~ ali ho TOOK the old blind mans
accordion. When they were out In
tho snow John began 10 play on
tho old accordion. Leader remcIn-
bcrnd the busy corner where 30
many people passed, and he knew
which way &, was. so he pulled on
the strap which John had in his
hand ana John followed.
Every now ana then John would
play and TIA" little dog pulled on.
when they got half the way Il be-
gan to get dark, 50 the little dog
stopped John thought II must be
dark SO he dug out a hole in the
snow. are some meat and bread.
made some tea and went to sleep
with Leader in his arms and the
blanket over them
The next day John and Leader ate
moro bread and meat. and John be-
gan to play on the accordion. and
the little dog pulled on. when they
lrnew IL Leader had gone wrong
On the outskirts OF the town some
men were standing in front OF a
saloon. when one Of them said:
Look at John IlvinstOn. something
seems to be wrong. and ain't that
little dog leading him They ran
out toward him and led him into the
saloon TO get warm. When he had
told his story the men we're sur
priscd. and asked John 10 sell him,
nut John said. II shall keep him az
long as he lives, for ne saved my
life
Leader had gone down 10 the
busy corner as soon as John had
let him go. and set upon his lunches
and begged for aims.
Composed BY ENDERS YOWELI..
3QIj Rosewood Avenue.