Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

     “Old Frank” is a hunting dog that used to hang around the newspaper offices of St. Joseph, Mo. Mr. Joseph Crane took “Old Frank” to his house. Mr. Crane had an old hen, with seven or eight chickens that had been hatched out a couple weeks. For some cause the unnatural mother deserted her off-spring, and for nearly a day they wandered around unprotected. The dog noticed the helpless condition of the young brood, and he immediately took them under his wing; and he has since continued to care for them in the most affectionate manner, leading them around in the daytime and curling himself around them at night. The chickens are doing well, and seem perfectly contented with their new protector.