They halt where business gives them cause : 



Set free a moment from the traces 

 He lies with nose between his paws, 



Or seeks a friend in passing faces. 



About him sport, with leisured air, 



" King Charles " and " Teckcl," hound and 

 terrier ; 

 He eyes them with a patient stare ; 



More sober he, as they the merrier. 



Some wistful feelings may arise 



At so much play while he is working, 



Yet in his thoughtful yellow eyes 

 No shade of discontent is lurking. 



But still between the shafts he goes, 



In quietness his mind possessing. 

 He lives his life, and, living, knows 



That comfort lies in acquiescing. 



Mary Armstrong. 



Choosing a Shepherd's Dog "O ^> •^ 

 (From Owd Bob) 



T N the choosing of his dog, a shepherd must 

 -*- exercise as fully fastidious a care as in the 

 choosing of his wife. For the one may be his 

 better, the other is his business half. In pair- 

 harness they have to earn their daily bread ; share 



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