Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-18
Al DOGS LIFE

the ground and become soiled. At
every corner he turned back to see
which street his mistress intended to
take, and having satisfied himself as
to the direction, walked on In advance.
in the most dignified fashion.
Aside from these, the dogs and 1
are great friends; but three know
best of all: put Prince first Of the
trio because he is the oldest and
should be dignified, but he is not A
little brown spaniel, with much white
in his coat, with curly hair and droop-
ing ears he delights in barking furi-
ous1y at every team that passes, 1t
is all play, and when he turns home
at the end Of his fro1ic the cDmplacent
Wag Of his tail says plainly, There, I
sent him out of the neighbornood.
Who comes next 2? Prince likes
groWn-up people and horses, but does
not care for children, and seldom plays
with them.
Next comes Betty. She likes every
body who notices her. A collie, with
brown coat of two shades, and bright,
all the the little folk and likes to run
after sticks and stones when the
children throw them for her, and which
she brings back in her mouth; then
she banks until they are again thrown
She is always busy looking up friends.
evening, Betty comes UP to say. Good
evening"" and drops down at my side
for a time, but soon rises, puts her
head on my knee for a farewell
ing. I can hear the children round the
corner. Goodbye" Betty is very de-
votiona1. A church nearby sounds
the Angelus, and Betty always adds
her voice to the bell with a long
drawn howl. Like many another vo-
;c& -, 20 arc war
musical.
Rex is a hound, white with liver
co1ored spots. He has been trained to
be quiet and stay on his own prem
ises. When other dogs quarrel, he
leaves the group and runs home. He
but never harms them. He dearly
loves to ride, and will spring into his
neighbours carriage when he sees it
brought to the door. If allowed to go,
he sits up in front. wagging his tail in
delight. Sometimes he has been turn
ed out, so now he leaps into the back
of the buggy and keeps out of sight,
until the occupants are all we'll on
their way, when he crawls to the
front and with a glance of satisfaction
into their faces, assumes his favorite
position.
One other Of his tricks I must tell
you. He sleeps at night on a couch
in the sitting room; when his mistress
spreads blanket for him, he brings
a pillow for himself. Then he says,
THANK you; that is all want :
springs upon the couch and lies at
full length on the blanket, puts his
head on the pillow and is soon fast
asleep. Sometimes in the morning the
pillow is found tucked in at his back
He evidently knows how to make him
self comfortable
I must not forget Molly. She was
but is not. having succumbed to old
| age while ago. She was a lovely
brown and white collie, faithful and
intelligent. Every night she would
race down to the street to meet her
master on his return from work. Give
kept the house and my mistress safe
during the day, she would say, "but
I'm so glad to see you come home
| Please let me carry your paper" Then
| the paper, or package. or umbrella
would be given to her, and how proud
she was to- carry it home in her
mouth! But Mol1ie is gone, and her
place Ii taken by one that looks much
| like her, but is yet too young to be
well acquainted with all the neighbor-
S AN IDLER.