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going to have his supper. Then if kitty was lying 

 in the hay he always took her up in his mouth and 

 dropped her on the floor. Uncle said he guessed 

 old Jim was afraid he'd make a mistake and eat 

 her instead of hay." 



NATE'S STORY 



"At the grocery store where papa works they had 

 a horse that always went home at twelve o'clock to 

 get his dinner. If papa was out getting orders at 

 the different houses and Ben heard the noon whistle 

 blow, he would start for home on a run, without 

 waiting for anybody. They never hitched him when 

 driving, as he would wait any length of time if he 

 did not hear the whistle. When that sounded he 

 wanted his dinner." 



Miss CLARE'S STORY 



"My brother had a horse named Bell who was 

 very intelligent. If you said, 'Bell, have you had 

 your supper ? ' and she had not been fed, she would 

 always whinny. 



"One day brother Harry went for a long drive 

 and at night he stopped at an hotel out in the coun- 



