San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-24
Foxy Grandpa's
Stories
A Dog That Could Tell Time

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70 visit us and she was what my
mother used to call kind of "persnik-
ity.n You know what that is-a little
fussy and doesn't like to have things
mussed up.
That's a very handsome dog you
have, Foxy Grandpa she said to me
after she had taken off her coat and
hat and laid them neatly on the arm
of . chair, "but / hope he won't
jump up on me-"
Bunny gave Bobby look and
Scotty, our beautiful collie, closed his
mouth tightly, because he had been
grinning with pleasure over the com
pliment which Cousin Emily had just
paid him.
Indeed Scotty didn't bother Cousin
Emily at all. He kept out Of doors
most of that afternoon because, j
honestly believe, that Scotty under
stands the English language.
"Dogs are all very we'll in their
place-but can't stand them brush
ing against my dress and mussing up
the furniture, and, above all things,
] detest them in the dining-room," is
what she said.
That night we missed Scotty at din
ner. He stayed out on the back porch.
You'll never catch Scotty where he
isn't wanted.
While we were undressing to go to
bed Bobby said something about Cous-
in Emily being an old maid and i
reproached him and said he shouldn't
call her that.
"What shall ! call her. Foxy Grand
pap he asked.
Cousin Emily is a maiden-lady-a
spinster."
IF she were about forty years
younger / suppose she would be
bachelor-girl," unused Bobby. what
ever she is, she's cranky, Foxy Grand
pa. She doesn't think much of Scotty.
and you notice that Bunny went off
this afternoon and said he was going
TO spend few days in the county
'flRith those big Belgian cousins of his.
Ehe's just breaking up our home.
n "Oh. she'll only be here few days,
make the best Of it, Bobby. She
Jeans we'll"
She may mean WELL" said the boy,
HUT it's pretty tough on Scotty. She
4hid she didn't care for dumb animals.
End you know Scotty isn't dumb"
II Cousin Emily and / went for walk
fext morning. She wanted to buy
Tome yarn and a new crochet needle.
lind it was Just about 80 when we
Returned.
4 / was holding the skein Of yarn for
yyty cousin and she was winding it UP
I'd i GA ball when we heard a scuffling
d. I'd scratching in the next room.
~ F'There's your dog again, Foxy
ySrandpa," said Cousin Emily. Hell
1--we all the paint off the door,
N / laid the wool down carefully, got
DIP, opened the door and then walked
10 the front door and LET Scotty out
iDff down the street he went barking.
VERY noisy, isn't he?" said Cousin
BEmily going on with her winding and
I indoing knot which had got into the
yarn when i laid it down.
Very happy" / said.
,. Twelve o'clock rang and the whistles
blew. The yarn was wound and
% Cousin Emily was starting her cro-
cheting.
I In few minutes the dorbell rang
and answered it. In hustled Scotty
with the strap of Bobby's books in
his mouth and the books dangling
from it. After Scotty came Bobby,
his little face red from his run home.
well. Bobby" said Cousin Emily,
'did you know your lessons?"
yes, Cousin Emily" replied Bobby.
Then she saw Scotty lay Bobby's
books down.
did you meet scotty out frontT
the asked.
He always comes to school for me
and brings my books home" replied
Bobby.
do you mean to tell me that that
Is why he was scratching at the door?"
!, "Yes," i replied. "Scotty always
knows when it is II o'clock"
Cousin Emily was nicer to Scotty
after that.
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