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short ride across from "Decoy' to the coast 

 stands out in memory as the pleasantest part of 

 the journey. 



We were met at St. Augustine by Julius's 

 friend, and, as he bore a pressing invitation for 

 us from his family, we stopped that first day 

 with them, so that they might have their fill of 

 news from their friends and relatives whom we 

 had seen just before starting to Florida. 



They kindly urged us to stay longer, but we 

 thought that two people and a dog made a 

 formidable party to entertain as visitors ; so we 

 hunted up a pleasant boarding-house, and settled 

 ourselves for a two weeks' stay. 



All three of us found much to surprise us in 

 the old town ; but by far the greatest sensation 

 was Bruno's when we first took him out for a 

 run, and he promptly made a dash into one of 

 the creeks as the tide was flowing in, and took 

 a big drink. He was warm with running, and 

 the water looked so inviting that he had taken 

 a number of swallows before he tasted it. Then 

 his antics were most comical. He snorted and 

 shook his head till his ears flapped again, and 

 rubbed at his nose, first with one paw and then 

 with the other. After that one lesson he never 

 again drank from a strange pool or stream with- 



