40 OUR DICK. 



When this period arrived, we thought 

 that Mr. Dick would prefer the use of his 

 own legs in going down stairs; but, to our 

 amusement and surprise, we found that 

 he expected us to continue the comfort- 

 able method of travel he had enjoyed 

 during his illness. At first he positively 

 refused to walk down, and it was comical 

 enough to see him drag the pillows and 

 shawls to the stairs, as if anticipating 

 that they would be needed. This led us 

 to believe that our infirm passenger had 

 latterly been riding when he was quite 

 able to walk. Dogs, in their way, are as 

 cunning as men; and dogs of the tramp 

 species, I dare say, often save their legs 

 by riding on the brake-beams of railway 

 cars, just as the human tramps do. 



It was Dick's habit each day, about 

 the luncheon hour, to take his station 



