Evening star., 1945-11-30
This and That
By Charles Z. TraceueH


A young collie dog was snufains in
the leaves at the bus stop.
The creature seemed to be interested
In candy wrappers because he kept
trying to chew the bits left sticking
to them. @
He seemed, in other words, hungry.
He ran over to q store window and
peered in at the display Of nuts.
This was too much for kind lady
standing there with big bag Of cookies
She called the dog, at the same time
extracting q succulent molasses cookie
from the bag.
Come here, boy" she called. Here
ID 4 nice big cookie for you"
It was, indeed, . big cookie. But
when the animal opened his mouth
with typical collie enthusiasm 1t was
seen by all there to be larger than
the delicacy.
The only trouble was that the dog
insisted on taking in the cookie as II
1t were wheel standing up and down
rather than cookie lying fiat, as all
proper cookies should.
He got it in, all right. and then he
could not shut his mouth. Nor could
he swallow
Any one who has ever seen a dog try
to eat piece of saltwater tafiy will
know what this fellows predicament
was. :
Poor thing, now he will choke to
DEATH" said large fat lady.
NO" said the other, "he viii not
choke to death. Dogs are smart"
Some one ought to help him." volun-
teered another.
II think" continued the fat lady,
that If you would reach in his
"You reach in if you want to-" replied
the cookie woman. Just look at those
teeth"
Then the dog happily solved the
problem to his own satisfaction, and
that Of the assemblage, by getting the
cookie around straight In the proper
eating position.
At this happy event . small cheer
went up. Every one was as happy as If
something big had happened.
Meanwhile, the collie was crunchins
away with the greatest satisfaction.
Cookies" said an old lady reprov-
ingly, ARE not supposed to be good
for dogs"
"One won't hurt him." smiled the
woman with the cookies.
When was young girl" said the
old lady relentingly, II fed all the
animals met. I will never FORGET the
time offered an apple to an old dray
horse.
In swinging his head around to get
the apple he struck me with such force
that he knocked me down. fell into
the watering trough and some boys
thought 1t was great joke"
did the horse get the apple?" asked
the cookie lady.
No" smiled the other, zone of the
bad boys seized the apple and ran
away with it."
: remember" said a dark-haired
woman, when we had our old bulldog
we made a plate of fudge and placed
u on the noor to see what he would do
inere was no sugar rationing in those
days. ~
We knew he would not touch It
while we were in the room, but we were
not 80 sure about what might happen
II We went out of it.
We left him alone for several min
utes. When we came back old Bullie
was still seated at respectful distance
from the plate. Water was droolinc
out OF his mouth, but he had not sue
cumbed to temptation Maybe We didnr
stay out Of the room long enough, !
don't know.
You may be sure that he received
ms full share OF fudge and am not
sure that some OF 1t wasn't hot"
Hot candy" reproved the little old
lady, rs not good for dogs. It Is not
good for anybody"
7 suppose not" smiled dark-eyed
woman, but 1t tastes mighty good
When I was boy" joined In q red
headed man. 7 gave our dog big piece
Of taffy..
He looked at the little old lady.
i assure you," he went on. that j
wasn't cruel but merely thoughtless
Ny old dog ].
But what happened to his Old dos
We never knew. because the bus ar-
'r4vod Just than.