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So we always wakened him, petting and sooth- 

 ing him till he fully realized that it was only a 

 dream. 



He had other ways which we thought note- 

 worthy. Although he loved Julius better than 

 he did me, yet he always came to me with his 

 requests. If hungry or thirsty, he would come 

 to me wagging his tail and licking his lips. 



Like " Polly," his general term for food was 

 cracker. If I asked, " Boonie want a cracker ? ' 

 and if it was hunger, he would yawn in a 

 pleased, self-conscious manner, and run towards 

 the place where he knew the food was kept. If 

 I had misunderstood his request, he continued 

 gazing at me, licking his lips and wagging his 

 tail till I asked, " Boonie want a drink ? ' Then 

 he would yawn and run towards his water-cup, 

 which I would find to be empty. 



Often, when he had made his wants known 

 to me, I passed them on to Julius, who would 

 wait on him ; but it made no difference : the 

 next time he came to me just the same. He 

 seemed to have reasoned it out that I was the 

 loaf-giver, as the old Saxons had it, or else he 

 felt that I was quicker to enter into his feelings 

 and understand his wishes. 



