THE COUNTRY BOY 



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When I went 

 for a walk in the 

 back pasture, he 

 would walk with 

 me at m y side, 

 just as a dog 

 would do. 

 There he spied a 

 slight knoll and 

 he went and 



stood on it erect, as much as to say, "I'll 

 watch out for hunters while you eat grass in 

 peace and comfort." When I had finished 

 my pretext at eating grass I went and stood 

 on the knoll, and as long as I stood there 

 he fed with perfect confidence that I was 

 watching out for his welfare, but when I 



walked away he 



ran to me chat- 

 tering something 

 good naturedly, 

 perhaps telling 

 me that he had 

 not finished. 

 < - '■' We really had 

 •y^- '--great times t o- 



