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this is my friend; be kind and true to him, 
even as you have for years been faithful to me; 
advance sir, pledge your deathless devotion.” 
Thus commanded, the intelligent brute looked 
steadily into my eyes for a moment, as though 
really reading my true character, then he ad- 
vanced to me, licked my outstretched hand, 
and prostrated his powerful form at my feet. 
“Enough, Pluto will prove no mean com- 
panion, my Fritz; but come, we will show our 
mutual friend our possessions, eh, Pluto, good 
dog; hie on sir, and show us the way.” 
Leaving the house through the door at the 
rear of the hall, and facing the sunny south, we 
stopped for a few minutes beneath a grand old 
oak, under whose branches a rustic seat rested. 
‘Many pleasant minutes, with Pluto and my 
pipe, I waste beneath this old oak. I shall 
have Petro make another rustic-chair for you, 
my dear Fritz, when we can then pass pleasant 
hours here together, in contemplation of God’s 
marvelous handiwork about us. Now let me 
show you my live-stock ; not much in quantity 
but best quality. Entering the shed we visited 
the cow, a fine Alderney, that gave evidence of 
the best care. 
“Ah Uno, always ruminating in quiet con- 
tentment; a penny for your thoughts my 
beauty.” The mild-eyed bovine seemed to 
appreciate her master’s caresses, for she turned 
her handsome face towards him and licked his 
hand. Next we visited the hennery, where sev- 
