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Show TOO PLAYFULMUST DIE By J. H. DUCKWORTH. 1 v i . v. Muff Correspondent, LONDON "Onkle" Is the most; talked of dog in England. "Onkle" Is' a terrier into whose parentage It Is Perhaps not fair to Inquire too closely. close-ly. To be brutally frank, he Is only i a mutt, but n friendly, loyal and faith ! ful chum of all the kids In his neighborhood. neigh-borhood. 9 "Onkle" has been sentenced to death at the Surrey Sessions as n "danger "dan-ger to the public." and his mistress has appealed to Queen Mary and Queen Alexandra to ask thejn to intercede on his I, ,1; w s hit BOISTEROUS. "Onkle" was in the habit of bolster-! ously Jumping over the back fence and knocking down little children, the bigger children could withstand his, enthusiastic onslaughts'. Somebody h" didn't like 'Onkle" complained. He was haled before the: police court. Scores of boys and girls, j his pals, were Witnesses as to his good i character In court they pulled his, stubby tall and poked their fingers In his eyes and "Onkle's" only re-SpOnac re-SpOnac was a friendly wiggle. I Yet the magistrate decided to send the case to tho sessions. Here the Judges sentenced him to death. Mr Hlrch. his mistress, appealed. A petition peti-tion praying for a pardon signed b over C00O dog lovers was handed in But the "ntcnr? wns confirmed. TIGHT COSTS SttOO. The fight for Tinkle V life so far h.-.s cost $800 Another appeal Is now to ( carried to the hlch court, and. If unsuccessful there, the home secretary secre-tary will be petitioned. Mrs Birch has been Inundated with letters and telegrams of sympathy from dog lovers In all parts of England. Eng-land. I would rather suffer imprisonment imprison-ment than that 'unkle' should be taken tak-en from me," Mrs. p.lrch told a reporter report-er I have had him since he was a little puppy, nnd since I lost my baby, he has been Just like a child to me.'" "Onkle" rosy to his feet, yawned, and by degrees warmed up Into a friendly frolic with a cat on the hearthrug. ' They aro great friends" said Mrs Birch, "and eat from the same plate. But "Onkle allows BIIIV to have first choice." |