, ^. Thus it was that, much against his 



*'& will, Jack's ears were punched and he 



%( was decorated with earrings like a prize 



r^^" ram. The intention was good, but 



/ x2 \ they were neither ornamental nor com- 

 \ fortable. Jack fought them for days, 

 and when at length he came home 

 trailing a branch that was caught in 

 the jewel of his left ear, Kellyan im- 

 patiently removed them. 



At Bonamy's he formed two new 

 acquaintances, a blustering, bullying 

 old ram that was "in storage n for a 

 sheep-herder acquaintance, and which 

 inspired him with a lasting enmity for 

 everything that smelt of sheep and 

 Bonamy's dog. 



This latter was an active t yapping, 

 unpleasant cur that seemed to think 

 it rare fun to snap at Jacky's heels, 

 then bound out of reach. A joke is a 

 joke, but this horrid beast did not know 



