1 14 My Dogs in the Northland 



Perry, where we settled down in our new 

 home. 



Jack accepted the new surroundings as 

 though he had been accustomed to them all 

 his days. He speedily attracted great at- 

 tention and was admired and petted by all 

 classes of people. He was " borrowed " by 

 clergymen, doctors, merchants, farmers and 

 others, to show to their friends. Sometimes 

 he would be away on these visits for days, 

 but he would never remain away beyond a 

 certain length of time. When Jack thought 

 it was time for him to go home nothing 

 would stop him. A big farmer, wishing to 

 keep him longer than he desired to remain, 

 undertook to tie him. He soon gave up that 

 job. 



Speaking about it after, he said : " I 

 might as well have tried to tie up a tiger." 



Jack speedily made himself useful in our 

 pretty parsonage home. One of his duties 

 was to go to the butcher's for meat, as re- 

 quired in the household. A basket with a 

 good cover and strong handle was specially 

 purchased for his use. A clean towel and 

 an envelope, in which was money and direc- 

 tions for the butcher, were placed inside, 

 and then the whole was given to the eager 



