YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



to try to tell him to do the same to him. 

 Papa laughed and said: 



" Give him a little dose of it, doctor, and 

 see how he likes it." But Don stood still 

 and never winced at the rasping file, he was 

 so anxious to share everything with Dora. 

 I was dreadfully worried, for I loved the 

 horses so. I darted suddenly up and nipped 

 the horse-doctor on the calf of the leg, just 

 enough to let him know there was somebody 

 there to defend them if he went too far. 

 I made him jump, and he looked down 

 quickly, but only laughed when he saw me 

 showing my little white teeth at him, and 

 said: 



" What do you s'pose a little mite like you 



can do about it ? You can't scare anybody 



- shall I fix your little pin-points ?" and he 



made a motion with his file toward my nose. 



Then I barked and scolded fearfully at 

 him, for my little heart felt big and strong 

 as a giant's, with love and care, and I scared 

 him too, for he put away his pokey old iron 

 and said, "They are all right now," and 

 away he rode. 



Once before, in the city home, when 

 mamma had hurt her shoulder by a fall on 

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