knew no goal no end to his wandering all day the cold spring weather continued the sun would shine out for a few moments with a gray weary light and then retreat behind a cloud once came a slight fall of snow which melted the moment it touched the earth the wind kept blowing by fits and the world seemed to grow tired of having the same thing over again so often at length the air began to grow dusk then the first fears of darkness that had ever felt began to rise up before him but happily before it was quite dark and while yet he could distinguish between objects he came to the gate of a why might he not find here a place where he could sleep warmer than in the road he climbed over the gate the nearest building was an open shed and he could see the shafts of carts projecting from it perhaps in one of these carts or under it he might find a place to sleep but just as he entered the shed he saw at the farther corner of the yard beyond a wooden structure like a small house and through the arched door of it he observed that the floor was covered with clean straw he suspected it to be a dog s and the chain beside it with a collar at the end made him quite sure it was so the dog was absent and the place looked very he crept in got under as much of the straw as he could and fell asleep in a few minutes he was roused by what seemed to him the great voice of a dog in conversation with a boy the boy seemed by the sound of the chain to be the collar on the dog s neck presently he left him and the dog turned to creep in and rest till supper time now had been honored with the acquaintance of many dogs and the friendship of most of them hence with the of the owner of the dwelling it dawned upon him that he must be startled to find a stranger in his house he might indeed regard him as an intruder rather than a guest and worry him before he had time to explain himself he darted forward therefore to get out but he had scarcely reached the door when the dog met him thereupon began a loud as much as to say here i am please do nothing without reflection the dog started back astonished his ears erect and a keen look of question on his what strange animal was this that had got into his very chamber amused at the dog s fright burst into a fit of merry laughter the good natured dog evidently took it as a challenge to play after a series of sharp bursts of barking his eyes flashing straight in at the door he darted into the and began his nose at his visitor fell to patting and kissing and him as if he had been a human � glad of any companion that belonged to the region of light and they were friends at once both were tired and after a few minutes of mingled and they lay down side by side in peace with his head on the dog s back and the dog every now and then turning his head over his shoulder to s face again the boy was by approaching steps at the same moment the dog darted from under him with much rattle he leaped out of the and then stood and expectant in front of it it was not quite dark but the stars were shining and looking out could see the dim form of a woman setting down something before the dog the dog instantly plunged his nose into it and began the sound stirred up all the latent hunger in and he leaped out eager to have a share a large wooden bowl was on the ground and the half of its contents of and milk was already gone for the poor dog had forgotten his guest s wants while attending to his own it was plain that if was to have any he must lose no time in helping himself had he had a long nose and mouth like the dog he would have plunged them into the bowl in the same manner but the of his face would not allow this and there was not room in the bowl for the two to feed in the same fashion so he was driven to the expedient of making a spoon of his hand the dog neither growled nor pushed away the spoon but instantly began to twice as fast as before and presently was the bottom of the dish s hand therefore made but few journeys to his mouth but what it carried was good food � better than any he had had that day when all was gone he crept again into the the dog followed and soon they were both asleep in each other s arms and legs woke at sunrise and went out his host came after him and stood his tail and looking wistfully up in his face understood him and as the sole return he could make for his hospitality his collar instantly the dog rushed off he cleared the gate at a bound and madly across a field vanished from sight and too set out to continue his journey of the sea l the royal george toll for the brave the brave that are no more all sunk beneath the wave fast by their native shore eight hundred of the brave whose courage well was tried had made the vessel heel and laid her on her side a land breeze shook the and she was down went the royal george with all her crew complete toll for the brave brave is gone his last sea 