Bingo 



and now in utter disgust he decided to for- 

 sake even her stable door, and from that time 

 he attached himself exclusively to the horses 

 and their stable. 



The cattle were mine, the horses were my 

 brother's, and in transferring his allegiance from 

 the cow-stable to the horse-stable Bingo seemed 

 to give me up too, and anything like daily 

 companionship ceased, and, yet, whenever any 

 emergency arose Bingo turned to me and I to 

 him, and both seemed to feel that the bond be- 

 tween man and dog is one that lasts as long as 

 life. 



The only other occasion on which Bingo 

 acted as cowherd was in the autumn of the 

 same year at the annual Carberry Fair. Among 

 the dazzling inducements to enter one's stock 

 there was, in addition to a prospect of glory, a 

 cash prize of 'two dollars,' for the 'best col- 

 lie in training.' 



Misled by a false friend, I entered Bingo, 

 and early on the day fixed, the cow was driven 

 to the prairie just outside of the village. When 

 the time came she was pointed out to Bingo 

 and the word given — ' Go fetch the cow.' It 



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