The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-30
Carlo at School.

Ted was to go to school, and Carlo was
to stay at home.
AS they sat upon the steps, Teds arm
around Carlos neck, and Carlos head
upon Teds bosom, it was hard to tell
which was the more unhappy, for Carlo
evidently understood matters as we'll as
Ted
They had never been separated before.
Ted begged hard for Carlo to go to
school too.
"Ill pay for him myself, mamma" he
said, tout of my bank"
"But Carlo can't learn, " replied mann
ma, smiling.
"Why, mamma, he knows great deal
already, and he understands everything
you say" said Ted eagerly.
Carlo thumped his tail loudly upon the
floor, to show that he did understand.
He can't go, my little boy, answered
mamma :" He would only be in the way"
And so the little friends parted, Ted to
go to school and Carlo to lie upon the
doormat, one ear mp, listening for the re-,
turn of his little master
Carlo was a wise little dog, and he soon
observed that Ted came back every day a
short time after the big town whistle blew
for IL O'Clock
One morning his longing to be with
Ted overcame his fear of disobeying. So
when the whistle blew he trotted away to
the schoolhouse and met Ted at the door
Every day after that found him waiting
at the door when school was dismissed.
One day, the teacher hearing noise at
the door, went and opened it, to find a lit
tie dog shivering upon the steps, for i'll
was bitter cold OF course it was Carlo,
who had grown too impatient to wait for
the blowing of the whistle The teacher
patted him and invited him in to get warm.
When Carlo entered the schoOlroom, he
was about to bound to Ted's side; but, at
a shake of his head, seated himself by the
fire, alert to see what he could do Whena
the door accidentally flew open, he spran9
and closed it, as he had been taught to dol
at home When a book fell to the floor,
he picked it up in his mouth and gave id
to the teacher He gathered scraps of pal
per under the desks and laid them neatly
in corner, and when stray cat got
among the lunchbaskets in the closet heI
seized and shook her till she was glad tol
get away, returning quietly to his seat byl
the fire every time.
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to have him in the room, he behaved so
beautifully and made himself so useful, mt
which praise Ted could scarcely keep still
for joy Later in the day, when the teacher
was singing with the children, she heard
Carlo barking furiously in the next room,
where he had rushed in great excitement.
1T is another catl" she cried and ran
| to see
1t almost took her breath away when
| she found Carlo standing in the middle of
the room barking over pile of blazing
papers.
! Some one had dropped "a burning match
upon the paper, and but for Carlos keen
sense of smell in detecting the burning
and his intelligence in barking to tell the
danger, the room would have soon been on
fire You may DO sure Carlo was patted
and pottcd by everybody.
After that he was admitted to the school,
room every day aud was called the now
pupil.
He learned to join the children in many
of their kindergarten plays and games,
and nobody was as happy rs Ted
Didn't tell you Carlo could learn"
he said proudly to his mamma whom the
wonderful story was told at home. M.
4. Saffu | in 5. S. Times