RIVERSIDE LETTERS 



IV 



have done work of a similar character. The 

 artistic character and freedom of this decor- 

 ation contrasted painfully with the cheap little 



Sen 



wall-papers with which the lower rooms of the 

 cottages had just been adorned. 



I know you are not such an ardent dog- 

 lover as I am, I trust therefore you will pardon 

 me for boring you about our little dog 

 " Ben." He is a mere puppy still, sixteen 



