Publisher's Synopsis
This collection of short stories and illustrations are of the days of a meter reader in the City of Chicago when the coldest days could make you or break you. The days when most everyone had man's best friend around their yards because it meant something to the family to have such a loving pet around the house to talk with, play with and care for, each and every day. It was a privilege to have such a friend by your side, unless you were the meter reader, just trying to make your pay for the day. T
