The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-11-25
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PART I-ON TIE HILLS.
sBut, Harry, you surely do not
Harry took his mothers face between
his hands.
"This is what think, you most pre-
cious of all mothers. There IS no game
in the woods; there is nothing, or next
to nothing, to eat here in the house. Hec-
tor knows the first as we'll as I, and you
the rest; so we make very respectable
majority, you see."
Hector, hearing his name called, lifted
his huge self from the floor to join in the
conversation. If you will add together
all the best dogs you ever saw or heard
Of, and then multiply by. two, you have
Hector to the life. I'll not attempt to
describe him all over, for / couldn't do
1t. He was not handsome dog, but
oh! he was just splendid s'inside,' If you
know what l mean, and I'M sure you do.
But must not skip the top of his head.
Such soft, silky hair, parted straight
down the middle. Just the place exact
ly that baby hands would love to pat.
"Hector," said Harry, 1--WE went hun t.
ing this morning, didn't we?'
Hector looked up at the gun over the
door, and then he sneezed.
"Right, old boy SAID Harry. "Any
sQuirrels9"
At the word "squirrels," Hector nearly
went mad. Then he seemed to remem-
Der that he hadn't seen any at all that
day and lie sobered down at once.
"What! No squirrels?" asked Harry.
"Now, Hecto boy, if you saw a single
one, want you to tell us the truth; but
if you didn't even see single tail, Just
roll over twice.
Over went Hector in twinkling.
"Any rartridges2 No? That's right.
And now I really don't suppose we have
seen a hare for a long, long time'
Hector hung his head.
"lf we have seen a hare in long, long
time, I want you. to sneeze."
Hector sneezed; but it was very sad,
slow sneeze, and his tail and head were
hanging very low indeed.
'rhen if we saw a hare, why didn't
we bring it home for superb
Hector didn't move.
"Prehaps the little mite of hare got
away from great big dog"
Hector started for under the bed.
"Come, come, Harry, I'll not have you
make that dear old dog feel so bad"
said his mother; and Hector gave the
littlest wiggle of his tail, just to show
there might be small bit of happiness
way at the tip end.
"Get up in the chair, sir" said Harry.
Hector meekly jumped up, stood on his
hind legs, and folded his front paws.
$50 he's afraid to look his master in
the face?'' Sure enough Hector's ewes
were shut tight.
"Open your eyes, sir, and look me in
the face2'
The dog blinked and tried hard to
obey orders. But he was so ashamed it
was very hard work.
'The next time we see hare (where
are your eyes, sirO-I say, the next time
we see hare, what is going to happen9''
Hector slowly opened his mouth.-wid-
er, wider still, until you couldn't see his
eyes at all; and then he shut it with q
snap.
20! you are going to catch MIN, are
yous''
Hector gave sneeze that almost shook
his head off.
swell, come here, old boy, and we'll
make 1t all up.
Over went the chair, and Hector bound
ed to his master the happiest dog in up
per Highlands.
1t was going to be an early winter even
for upper Highlands. The leaves said so,
as they tumbled and rustled through the
long gullies of the wood; and the wild
geese said SO too, as they focked south
ward, in long, wavering lines, looking like
black, crooked arrows high up in the sky
but, surest of all, the children IN the val
ley SAID SO, as they bundled off to school,
trying to think of lessons which somehow
or other, Wouldn't stay lessons, but would
change into skates and sleds before they
knew it. Back on the hills, where Harry