Bingo 



At last things came to such a pass that when- 

 ever he felt like taking a little exercise, or had 

 a few minutes of spare time, or even happened 

 to think of it, Bingo would sally forth at racing 

 speed over the plain and a few minutes later 

 return, driving the unhappy yellow cow at full 

 gallop before him. 



At first this did not seem very bad, as it kept 

 the cow from straying too far ; but soon it was 

 seen that it hindered her feeding. She became 

 thin and gave less milk ; it seemed to weigh on 

 her mind too, as she was always watching ner- 

 vously for that hateful dog, and in the mornings 

 would hang around the stable as though afraid 

 to venture off and subject herself at once to an 

 onset. 



This was going too far. All attempts to 

 make Bingo more moderate in his pleasure were 

 failures, so he was compelled to give it up al- 

 together. After this, though he dared not bring 

 her home, he continued to show his interest by 

 lying at her stable door while she was being 

 milked. 



As the summer came on the mosquitoes be- 

 came a dreadful plague, and the consequent 



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