BOUNCE

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10294, 21 July 1926, Page 7

BOUNCE

Jack looked at the meat pie that hi.; mother had put out for him. "I sliowlcl like it,” he thought, “and Mother toicl me to take it for my dinner. But if I do there is only a piece of cheese leit for her.” So, cutting some bread. Jack made a parcel of the bread and cheese, put it in his coat pocket, and went out whistling. In one of the houses not far from where Jack worked lived a little dog named Bounce. Bounce had Lis own basket to sleep in. his own brush and comb, bis own bowl and plate, and a ball to play with. They had taught him some tricks, too. and one was to get a piece of chocolate or a bun from his master’s pocket. This was a great game. Bounce would stand up on his hind legs, push up the flan ol the pocket, and bring out the dainty morsel. Every morning Bounce went out for a walk by himself before breakfast for an hour or so, and as Jane, the cook, opened the door for him on Ins bright, sunny morning, she said; “Now don’t get into mischief.” But Bounce did not listen ; lie was so delighted to ibe out, in tile fresh air that be rail off as fast as lie could. Soon he came to a, field where houses were being built, and, seeing a coat hanging on the fence. Bounce looked to see if there was anything that he could find in the pockets. There was 1 How proud lie felt when he brought out a parcel ; He scampered oil ill great glee and carried it home.

“What has Bounce got?” cried Cook. “Why, it’s bread and cheese! Someone’s dinner that lie’s stolen, I know.” When Bounce’s mistress heard of it she took him out to find where he had got it from. The dog ran straight to 'lie coat pocket to seek for more. Just at that moment Jack came to get him dinner, and Bounce's mistress iiacl to tell him what the young rascal had done. She said she would send Jack a hot meat pie and some pudding by Cook. And so she clul, and that day Jack had a good dinner.