DOGS MAY TEACH CHILDREN
WHERE HUMANS FALL DOWN
By Angelo Patri.
'asleep, leaped and caught Susie neat- |
ly by the seat of her bloomers and
nem on to her grimly. "Let go, lei
go, you bad dog. Let go, I say."
Patsy held on grimly until I said
Mv doe Patsv a livelv wire-haired "AU right Pat- she'll be good." Susi
<JSL « ," L l„aL7„f stroked the seatof her bloomers af-
terner, is an odd combination of fectionately and sniffed. "That's
sense and obtuseness. He can be the bad doggie. He bites me." We tOL__
most disobedient dog in the world, Susie into the house and examined
mrt +h. mn<it viplriW Tt It all fl<! her f0r traCeS 0f teeth' but there wer
and the most yielding. It is all as no Not eyen ft ho,e m the bloQm
he pleases. The only time he minds ers. We cautioned Patsy, but know
one Is when he intended to do what tag his disposition, with little faith,
you wished on his own. Otherwise We ■«* a sharp lookout on him and
j j j it was not long before Susie brough
you may command and coax and hls discipUriary powers to the fron
threaten yourself blue to the face. once more This time she raised her
In the last stage of helplessness you arm to whack littIe Drother. Before
pick him up and carry him to where she could land on hlm Pate had her
you want him. Then, according to trousers in a firm grip, pulling with
his mood he will either curse you m aU his might of course Susleshout-
deep rumbles or give you affectionate ed for hel between threats and leas
lollops and smiles. to the growling monitor.
Teaehes Discipline. uwe* Her Lesson.
sis?eUn\hceha^Sir^ £l finel "Come^quick, Patsy's biting
disciplinarian for children. I didn't W1"- ^j°>,,youA±f* d2L«,C°™
teach him. You see I haven't been! ?uick- . Qulck- Again Patsy re
able to teach him to do anything con-1 teas ed her-at a word and once more
■s'stentlv He will or he won't and'we examined her to see what hurt
that? the end ofit Tnl queer un- ** had suffered. Not a mark could
dprstnnriinir of rhildrpn'i wav<: is he-; be found and we decided that the lit-
yond me How or when or Thy he ac- tle white d°S taew his budneas. "*<>"
counted on to keep the peace to any
group of children. Babies and adolescents alike come under his author-
Susie, Patsy knows you t
ing to annoy little brother and he
knows that is wrong; so he ls going tt
stop you. The best thing for you t
lloni^y^^^^
Protective Instinct. jhtad her anxiously. Her half-raised
The first time he showed his father- ! hand would fall back and her manly attitude was when Susie was ge« w°uid *•*• <"* a Stater turn,
visiting. Susie had a voice like a cal- Patsy had taught her what nobody
Hope and a disposition of a wild pony. |lse h?d succeeded in impressing
She used to pitch into her small Several people have asked to borrow
brother and give him what for in h™ but x am afraAd- knowb2g his
tones that echoed over the hills. One character as I do, that he might sur-
day he had a shovel and a cart that P^e his hosts and give himself a
Susie thought she would like. She bad reputation. Anyway, he is very
for it and little brother yelled. "■•*■*, ** hn' ,-
■ootxv. who was lying, apparently .
