38 OUR DICK. 



He made no complaint, but we could see 

 by his quivering eyes that he suffered 

 greatly. 



We had been told that those fellows 

 mostly alleged members of foreign soci- 

 eties, with a smashed-up alphabet chas- 

 ing after their names to show their high 

 professional standing were generally 

 hostlers who doctored dogs to get drink 

 money; so, instead of calling in one of 

 these practitioners, we sent for our own 

 kind doctor, knowing that he would do 

 as much for a suffering dog as for a gouty 

 capitalist, and not charge nearly as much. 

 He did pull the patient through, but re- 

 covery was slow and tedious. Dick had 

 to submit to many uncomfortable appli- 

 cations, and swallowed many unpleasant 

 draughts. The recollection of these has 

 caused him to hate the very sight of a 



