The age-herald., 1902-03-02

Sir Walter lives at Kingston-on-the Hud- son, and though he Is a Scotch collie and Is often called Waffle for short, he Is such A favorite that whenever he goes out for little stroll he is greeted by so many peo- pie, old and young. as to make It great 1 mercy that colles are not expected to wear hats If they did Sir Walter would be taking his off at nearly every step of the way.
 But you know that a well-bred collie is only expected to give gentle wave or two of his plumy tail, which is very easy to do and a pleasure besides.
 Sir Walter lived very happily in a gray stone house overlooking the Hudson. Some times the family belonging to him went down to New York for the winter, but the house was usually kept open by couple of servants and Sir Walter was fairly content.
 Once the house was quite closed. But the master took the collie to the house of friend and bade him an affectionate good by before he went away.
 Sir Walter was very lonely, but his master had explained matters to him. The people were very fond of him, and he was wise enough to know that one can't have every thing as one wishes. So he became cheer ful and took such care of the household that 1t was very hard for members to let nm go when his own family came up again in the spring
 Sir Walter was loyal to his own, and fell al OhNt lulO HIS Olu way or living and Of loving those belonging to him.
 Early the next autumn trunks and boxes were brought out and clothing, books, pie lures and silver began to disappear. The place, with It's furniture, mad been sold and though he did not know it, Sir Walter was included in the sale, for the gentleman who was coming had taken great fancy to him
 The new family were expected very soos and the master of Sir Walter was so hur- red that he did not take time to explain matters to the collie nor even to arrange a place where he could be comfortable until the new people were come.
 So the house was closed and Sir Walters beloved family went away. He was very unhappy, because he did not understand matters. He sat on the porch all day, wait ing and thinking. Passers-by called cheer fly out to him, and he dutifully dumped return greeting upon the floor with his fluffy tail, but he did not run to meet any one.
 All night long he looked at the stars and thought. At first 1t seemed easy to grieve himself to death, because he had been so cruelty treated The next day he waited. Nobody came to him. He had been taken to nobody. He was unhappy and he went hungry. He remembered the family where he had stayed the winter before, and as the sun went down and the night came on he went down the path without once looking back, and on over to them.
 A little bark at the door made 1t fly open like magic. Sir Walter found as good wei come as any member of the peerage could wish.
 When the owner of Sir Walters old home came on and sought him out he refused to go. When led over by some member of his adopted family he always slipped his chain and ran back again at the first opportunity.
 The new owner was so disappointed that Sir Walters old master ran up to Kingston on-the- Hudson in order to set matters right But, to his utter amazement, Sir Walter re- fused to recognize him. Tn fact, the collie who had been so devoted, cut his careless master dead, and turned his head away when spoken to by him.
 A little later the other members of his once beloved family came to the little city to visit friends, but to not one of them would Sir Walter give the faintest wag of