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BY MRS. XltA JMPLBT BARNWELI
Written for The Observer, ' - r.
1 am only dog. But I am a thorough
bred f . unusual " intelligence. rMy . dear
Jttdy and the niceman have frequently
made thta etatement; to I know it la true.
My first recollection is of a soft bed In
the hay, shared with five others very like
myself. The bed was in. a barn wheve
every day the great door was left open
so that wi could enjoy the sunshine., A
soon as we were old ' enough we-i:pUyed.
outside on the pretty, green grass,, and
Oh, what fun - we had. My father was
"very handsome,' but I think he waa rathi
er indifferent to us. for when we at
tempted to climb over him he would yawn
in, a bored manner or' get up 'and walk
away with great dignity. Not so with our
lovely mother, who was well named
v Beauty. We tumbled over her broad back,
bit her silky jears,, or caught her feath
ery tall. No matter how hard we pulled
or bit she never hurt us, but would lick
us with her kind red tongue, and let us
do Just as we liked all day. "Wnen night
came We curled close to her warm body,
and were afraid of nothing because she
was there to protect us.
One bright day In October we were
having a Jolly time with each other when
our master and the nice man came and
stood beside us. "Fine puppies, every one
of them," said our master. "You can
hardly make a choice, these three are
males, take whichever you like." I did
not understand, but I liked the nice man
from the first. He turned ug over so gent
ly, and patter us approvingly. I respond
ed by licking his hand, and chewing his
fingers. "I'll take this one,'" be said, lift
ing me up and holding me to his breast.
My mother Jumped toward him, giving a
little cry, and the nice man laid his hand
on her saying, "All right, old girl, he is
going where h wUl .be well taken care
of." I never saw any of my falmly again.
It was terrible at first, but now my dear
lady and the nice mani are all the world
to me, I was put into a buggy on a lap
robe at he nice man's feet, and then we
drove away. I had no idea where we
were going, so after I had stood it as
long as I could I wanted my mother, and
' my playmates- so much that I gave a
tiny whimper. "There, there," said the
nice man, touching my head. "Remember
you .are thoroughbred and Wust not
cry. You are going to be a lucky dog if
tty throat, and winked away any fears as
we drove farther and farther from those
I loved. Finally we came to a town. I had.
never seen so many houses and people
before. It was all so strange and lonely.
I did want my mother, and my own bed
In the hay. The nice man put me on the
floor in his room while he wrote a note.
When he had finished he came to me and
said: "You are going to belong to the
loveliest woman in ' the world. Now I
' want you to behave- yourself, and be
faithful protector. If you don't I'll break
. your neck." He ajd it so kindly that I
did not feel at sill afraid. Then he called
a matv and gave me o him with the note
and some directions. The man grinned,
and walked off with me saying, "You
shore is a -fine pup, I bet you make
- dandy dog. In a-ew minutes we came
to a pretty nouse in a garden wnere
tlwre ' was ulantv of srrass and flowers.
The- man rang the bell, and I Wondered
what would happen next. Presently I was
handed ta mv dear lady. She took me in
her arms, and called me all sorts of at
' , lectlonate names, sne pressea me against
her sweet face, and said she had. rath
r have me than anything she ever saw.
I Was very hungry by this time, but after
wnat tne nice mun una aaia-x wouia ow
' aven whimper. My dear lady seemed to
understand, for sne carried me into the
kitchen and gave me some warm bread
and milk. After this I felt better, and
enjoyed having her sit on the floor to
play witn me, wnue i dii ii nor preiiy
rings,' and pulled the bows on her slip
pers. Borne on asked her where I was
to sleep, end shs said. "To-night in my
room, to-morrow I will arrange a suitable
place for him." They said she was fool
tsh to let me star In her.room, ' but my
dear lady- snitt, "He shall stay there It I
please. ' sne-always aia as ene pieasea.
When she carried me up stairs 1 had
already' been ' asleep, but I waked up to
see what new experience was coming,
go much had happened on that one day.
She put me on a soft rug in a box by
her bed, .and after awhile she blew out
th light. I felt very queer and lone
some, but my dear lady put her hand on
my head and said. "I'm right by "you, you
dear pretty puppy, now go to sleep." In
the night I woke, and tried to get out of
the box, for I did not like being in the
dark alone.-My dear lady heard me, and
Ins minute she lighted the lamp, and was
by my side. I wanted ts play, so I grab
bed at her pretty, bare feet. 8bO laughed
and said. ' ''Oh, ; yoir: foolish puppy, be
quiet while I get your milk warm." After
she gave me. this I wished to run around
, t tho room' to see what Was there, but my -.:
.i dear lady said, "It Is too cold for me to
. V be running after you in this airy costume
" with bar feet, you must go to sleep. She
put me. once more Into the box. . I tried
. ( to out, dui sne wouia not lei me.
She put her hand of ny head every now
and then to keep me still.' , -
. The next 4ay I trotted after her all the
time. When she sat down I lay on her
skirt, or she tools me on her lap. In the
afternoon the, nlo man came with a
? buggy I was so afraid h would tak
me away again, but he never seemed
to think of It. .My dear lady held out both
: her . hands to hire as she said, , "You have
given me a perfect pleasure in this; beau
' tifulpuppy. He will be a charming com
panloa for- me. Even so soon he knows
m and prefer me to any of the family,'
- : I cannot tell. you . how I lov him al
ready." The nlc man said.- something
. -.i-: about a lucky dog, and that it was a pit
r that I eould not appreciate my prlvl
t leges. My dear lady pretended not to hear
Mm, tnen sne answerea. nave namsa
him-Somebody, and he Is going to be a
' ry Jttlioruut eomboy in tbJs house
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hold," The nice ' man laughed " saying,
that was a queer name for a dog, but
that he liked -it, and would glveVme a
collar with my name on it. MyNdear'
lady gav him little pat on the arm as
she sakt. "You are so Kind, to. roe aiwHys,
too 'much, -better than I deserve. " Why
ere you so good to mef'1 The-nice man
looked at her very earnestly as he re
plied. "I think you know," A pretty col
or came Into her cheeks as she pressed
me to her,- sayirg. "Goodbye,, Somebody, i
I'll Come hack soon." Then she got into
the huggy with the nice man-and. -drove i
out of sight, I was glad she told .me that
she would return, for t was frnid that he
would keep her; and then what tnlglit
have become of me? My Xrst night In a
stable by myself was awful t was frignt
ened,. but I' was too much of a thorough
bred to tAry aloud, Finall? I Just had to,
give a howl or two: and In-a', little while
the door opened and ther was. my. denr'
tady feh had on a soft white dresxing
gown, and gay 'red slippers'. 'As shg plch--d
we tn I licked her pretty white .urn.
While her curUng brown hair fell all over
Easter Hymn
JThe. un liath cpme again and fed
r .,The lily's lamp with light,
And raised from dAst a rose, rich red,
1 And ka little .star-flower, white;
He also guards' the Pleiades
And holds the planets true: !
And we we know not which of these ;
- The easier task1 to db !
But, since from heaven ho stoops to breathe
A flower to balmy-air,
Surely our lives are n6t beneat h
. . The glory of his care! ' '
And, as he leads the-blade that gropes
Up from the barren sod,
So, from the, ashes of oiir hopes,
Will beauty grow toward God.
- r' ;'-s "
Whper-.thy;name,S6u of Life,
' ; (We ; know , but that thou art)
Thou seest through all our waste of strife
;One groping human he art, ,
Weary of words and broken sight,
But moved with, one accord
To worship where thy, lilies light ,; .
The altar of its Lord.
1 , WOHN CHARLES M'NEILL'.
tne and I was once more satisfied an 4
happy. "You dear Homebody,'' she said.
'Yuu must not be afraid, nothing ,mlt
hrtit jou and I'll tome soon In the mcri
ing." I wanted to go out Into the mon
ligot to play, but she said It ru afur
midiiiffht, and that both, of us noght
Im ii-ieep. I eould not see what dl.7en-r.ee
that madsf but I had to do as sh bade
mo, f Mion grew accustomed to 'jl'ig t y
)nv.W at , night. Once a oat came ir. but
when 1 baiksd at- her sh ran,, and then
I was never afraid af terwards. Th a i-c
man came to see me very often;- or rath
er I think: he came to see my dear lady,
but he always asked for me.' Sometimes
he would give me a little talk while wait
ing for her. He never failed to Impress
upon me that I must tak ear of her,
"You must ' be a faithful Shepherd.'- hV
sa W. , "If yog' should ever fall her ' you
may prepar for suddee death. There
was no use to tell m this, for every day
1 loved my dear lady more and more,
and would nave ; deiended ner even with
my life. Th nice man gave' me a fine
collar wltkv tat nam, 'Somebody," on
silver plat. I was a tiUppy dog, truly
a lucky dog as the nice man said, for my
dear Udy took me everywhere with her
except on Bunday when she went to
church. I did not like Sunday for that
reason. What grand walks we had, We
used to wander for miles through th
woods, and, I was always finding some
thing wonderful, Ws went in all weath
er, for my dear lady was not any mor
afraid of a wetting than I am. We saw
birds, squirrel, - rabbits. - fishes and alt
sorts of creatures, 8h would, not let m
run after the rabbits,' which I think was
queer, for any dog like to -chase them,
but h 'iM' afraid. If might hurt them,
and so I had to resist this temptation for
her sake. , .W bad so much tun In the
snow.' My dear lady threw a big snow
ball' at th nlc man, and he rolled her
over in a sqow bank. I barked excitedly,
and v rolled . over myself. Toward the
spring vw - found flowers, but my dear
ludy siiid she did not want me to help
her gather thero,for I always bit, their
heads . off.- Bom times the . nt$ man
brought baauUful roses, and sh would
kiss them at though she loved them. Shf
said she loved them, next to me. f
thought she might have klused the nlca
man, for I am sure he would have liked
It, but she never did.
Once she took . from the roses he
brought a lovely red bud, and sheklssed
It before she pinned it on his coatsThen
he kissed the rose, and looked at ffer. I
Cannot see that there Is any satisfaction
in kissing a flower myself, but people are
queer: Now -iff he had kissed my dear
lady, but he seemed afraid. whlci I
could not understand, for she was so Kind
to everybody. She used to scold him
sweetly when he brought roses in the
winter, and say that it was dreadfully
extravagant but she took them all the
Same and were thenu I liked the candy
he gave her better than the' flowers, es
pecially the chocolates and the bon-bons.
He always gave her ; suoh nice candy.
People often said that the nlc man was
in love with my dear lady, and 1 know
that this waa true, for he told me so
himself, and added rather bitterly, "and
she loves me just in the way she does
you. Somebody." I felt rather pleased
and proud of that. He asked my dear
lady to marry him. They never minded
my hearing- anything they had to say. and
I was honored by. their Confidence. She
said no. .that she 'thought too much of
him as a friend to exchange him for ft
husband. He pleaded eameetlV and well.
but she Derslstently said no. Well, on
day he came to see her and to v say that
he was aolns away. My dear lady asxea
-blm why he wan going, and he answered.
Because I am not brave enough to stay.
I cannot see you except ss your accept
ed lover. Time and space can never causa
mo to forget you, but they may help me
to live without you." My dear lady went
very white as she asked him when he
was going. "This afternoon," he said.
At nve oclock. Ho soon, sne almost
whispered. "I shall miss you; Oh, I wish
you would not go." "Then let m stay."
he said eagerly, taking her hands, but
she drew them away, and slowly shook
her head. Without another word he sud
denly folded her in his arms, and kissed
her once, twice, thrice nefore either ot us
knew what had happened. When 1 re
covered from my surprise he was going
out of the gate. I ran frantically after
him, and grabbed his hand. He gave me
a farewell pat and said, "Take .care of
her, Somebody." I then rsn back to the
parlor, and there was my dear lady lying
on the sofa with her face burled in a
pillow.
Now this was very strange to me, If ih
wanted him to stay why did she let him
go? I tugged at her skirt, and she Anal
ly threw her arms around my neck and
said, "Oh, Somebody, Somebody," but I
am not sure whether she meant me or
the nice man. That afternoon we did not
go out, but wandered all over the garden.
My dear lady was too restless to sit still.
She would drop on the grass for a mo
ment, then walk a few times up and
down the long walk, sit for awhile In
one of the arbors, or stand under the big
lilac looking as though she had lost her
best friend. I feared that she really had.
I stayed with her all the time, for I pit
tied her unbappiness, though I knew it
was of her own making. As the evening
lengthened she sat In ths arbor, and 1
laid my head in her lap. I am too big
to do more than that now. She clasped
her arms about me and said. "Oh, why
did I let him go, I want him, I want ,
him." Suoh a pity that she had not de- I
elded that way a tew hours earlier. W 1
I were, slowly- rgolmr . toward. thitooUa
when a lady passing called to us saying,
"There has been a dreadful accident near
Wilton. The Ave o'clock train was de
railed, several people killed, and a num
ber badly hurt" My dear lady's very
lips grew pale, and I thought she waa
going to fall. The lady continued,
"Mercy child, don't look so scared, s
hope you knew none of them." As sh
turned away I heard her tell a lady who
was with her that the nice man was
hurt. My dear lady went straight to her
room, and I was right behind her,
thouith 1 do not think she even saw. me.
She threw herself, on the bed with a sort
of moan. I could only lick her hand, and
tell her In my dumb fashion that 1 under
stood her grief. We always understood
each other. After s short time shs hur
riedly rose from the bed. end ran down
stairs to the street, I of course following.
I had promised the nloe man to care for
her, and I would have followed her any
where. It was getting dark-and I did
not wish her to e out alone. At last we
went into a bia bulldtna. snd throush a
long marble corridor to What " I after
wards learned was an office. She tapped
at a door, and without waiting for It to
be opened she walked In, ana went di
rectly to an elderly gentleman saying.
"Tell me. Mr. Balrd, Is he JhurtT" Her
hands were tightly elssped, and her pal
face looked drawn with snxutsh and sus
pense. Mr. Balrd literally forced her Into
a chair. as h answered, "Not seriously,
you poor child. I have Just heard. It Is
not so bad as at first reported. The en
gineer and fireman are badly wounded,
some passengers are slightly bruised, but
he Is not hurt beyond a mere scratch."
My dear .lady burst Into tears, and th
elderly gentleman said, "Cry it out. my ,
dear, it wilt do you good, r know all
about It." Sh told me afterwards that
he was th ntee man's business partner.
The elderly gentleman continued, "A re
lief train has gone to the wreck, and th
passengers will be brought back here. I
think he wilt come In about an hour. My '
dear lady rose and said. "Wilt you send
him at once to me? Bend him ss soon a
he comes. If it Is not until midnight, I
will be waiting." "I will my child, indeed
I will, and now let me - see you safely
home." But she would not hear to that,
saying that sh hsd Somebody with hen
who was all the protection she needed, I
felt very nroud to hsve her say so nuh-
llcly, and renewed my vow to be faith.
iui to my trust. . ", ,
- It was a dark nlsht. but my dear, lad
and I sat on the ptassa listnlng for every '
tootstep, ana tremoiing at every sound.
About nine o'clock I heard th well.
known tread crunching th "grave!, a
sharp click of the gate; and then th nice
man was on the platca. My dear lady rose .
nd went to him withou saying a Word.
H did not speak either, but folded her
In hi arms as though h would never f.
let her go. It wsa so long before they
aid anything that I grsw nervous, but
presently my aesr way seia. ;"Ohr never
leave me again. I' should "have rila 4
It you had not com back." And h n
swered, "Sweetheart, I eould - not hav
stayed away." They did not talk much, ;
nui sat. quiie eiiu an in piassa step.
My dear lady had her bead on the nlc '
man's shoulder, and h seemed so happy
to have It there. I lay M their feet, and :
reiolced to aee mr friend .. hehivnar
sensibly at last. I never hav been abl -to
understand why they-did not see from
tns nrst mat tnv were neeeaaarv to
each other. Welt, we - had a beautiful
wedding. I saw. It myself, for my dar
lady Insisted that I should be a witness. '
and th nlc men said that I had bean '
their only confident, so h thought it
wss mr rlrht. I full reallaa that t am i .
lucky dog. Such good horn, and such i
a kind master and mistress. My dear lady '
and th nice, man nr devoted to each, '
other, an J too am very happy Some- .
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