to a young man who was engineer in papa's 

 factory about finding some place among his 

 good neighbors for little Frowzelly. 



"I shall be more than glad to take him 

 myself, for a companion for my own little 

 baby," was his answer, when mamma told 

 how bright and gentle and trusty our little 

 visitor was. "I shall feel much safer about 

 him while I am away all day long, for his 

 mother is busy with her household cares 

 and the baby will be creeping around the 

 door all alone when spring comes." 



So it was settled at once, and the young 

 man came that very night and took the 

 little stranger home with him. I was sorry 

 when he went away, but the young man told 

 us afterward that with little Frowzelly and 

 the baby it was a case of "love at first 

 sight," and that the dog slept in the foot of 

 the cradle, a faithful little watcher, from 

 that night forward; and as the months went 

 on, he and the baby grew to be inseparable 

 companions. 



Best of all, one eventful day, when a ven- 

 omous hooded adder, coiled by some strange 

 chance close by the door-step where the baby 

 toddled off, sprang forth to bury its poison- 

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