Evening star., 1936-09-20

by this institution to dogs which act
as eyes and mentors of the blind.
Now Alpha Is in the home of young
lady in Pennsylvania who without
her dog guide would be doomed to
the inactivity and dependence Of the
totally blind Alpha guides her mis-
tress safely through the streets of her
city, Alpha warns her of dangers and
Alpha acts as friend and confidante.
She is, indeed, in home that needs
a dog.
IN A thickly wooded section of Idyl-
wood. Va, there lives an Irish ter
rier. He is the property of DR.. L. NJ.
Lucas. Also the property Of DR..
Lucas is a little boy named John.
Last year, when the terrier was just
few months old and John was not
quite 2 years old, just about analogous
ages, puppy and John were playmates
and gals. John was confined to a
portable playpen, but puppy frisked in
and out as he pleased One day,
overcome by the injustice of his in
voluntary incarceration, John seized
his opportunity when mother was
busy and climbed out of his pen.
Elated with his freedom and enticed
by the rustling woods all around him,
John went exploring. Much to his
surprise, pup did not follow, but on
he went alone. In the meantime the
baby terrier, aware that all was not
as it should be, was making frantic
efforts at windows and door to at
tract Mrs. Lucas attention. Finally,
annoyed by the puppy's incessant
barking and yelping, she came out to
investigate and discovered the empty
pen. Her first thought w.s to go
toward her neighbor's, thinking John
might have been attracted by the
sound of children's voices there. The
trip was fruitless. Examination OF
roadside and near woods were equally
fruitless. All this time. puppy kept
tugging at her. At last, in desperation,
she followed the dogs lead and found
her son playing at the very edge of a
sharp bluff.
SOMEWHERE in washington lives
man named L. A. Pearson. The
very core of Pearson's pride and affec-
ton is a nondescript little yellow and
white dog named Grease Ball, and
thereby hangs tale. Several years
ago, Pearson was confined to bed with
a long and painful illness. And, as
is often the case, his mood as day
followed day, became deeper and
darker indigo. One day, somebody
brought in q little scrap of white fur
spotted with tan. Out of the fuzzy
ball shone a pair of dark eyes, and a
little pink, warm tongue dripped af-
lection.
1t was the first interesting
thing that had come along in
cons. Playing with the scrap,
which was named Grease Ball,
teaching 1t to mind and to per-
form tricks became the most abb
sorbing project for the pain
wracked man.
And with his mind occupied by the
dog, the pains gradually were forgot
Ten and disappeared. The dog, due to
his constant contact with the man,
his faculties to the point
where it might truly be said of him
that he understands everything that
IS said. The tricks he learned in early
taught by q man. fat on
his back, rival the performances OF
many professionally trained animals.
The place Grease Ball fills in the
Pearson home is one that could not
be filled by anything else.
DR. AND MRS. LOUIS CORNET
raise pedigreed dachshunds. They
get q big kick out of breeding good
show dogs. Going to the dog shows
Ill over the country Is fine sport.
Making a champion Is real thrill.
But all these are not the real reason
The Comets think their house would
be incomplete without q dog. Some
months ago the Comets, pere ct mere.
had occasion to 60 out in the evening.
Having finished her homework and
bedtime having arrived, the daughter
II the house proceeded to 90 to bed.