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Show The Dog Stayed. A young business man of Harlem, who didn't Iovo dogs, surprised his wife tho other night by bringing homo i disreputable looking, half-starred mongrel. "Now, It's nil right," ho told her. 'This dog Is going to stay hero, nnl I think when you hear tho clrcvm-itnnces clrcvm-itnnces )m won't object. About three docks awny from tho houso this Jog deliberately stopped In front of mo. Pho beast looked as It ho had sot eaten for days, never had a homo and nail been kicked nnd cuffed by nearly ovcryono. Ho looked at mo In such an appealing way that I couldn't help stooping down and patting him oim or twlcu on tho head. "I thought no more about tho mat' ter and continued on my wny home. When I had gone a block or so I sod denly felt something cold and vet against my hand, nnd turning nrouid, I snw this poor beast, out of gratltudo for my having Just patted him on tho heud, licking my hand. ... "After this dog gets n fow mails and a wash ho will look very dlffertnt from tho wny ho looks now. Anyway, I want him to Btny." Tho dog stayed. Now York Sun. |