54 THE GOLD MINE 



tivate dogs and flowers in the same yard. She plants 

 a bulb and the dear little doggie digs it np to see 

 what it is. She has a choice bed of flowers and he 

 makes his bed among them, tearing them down at his 

 pleasure. Some people will persist in keeping a dog 

 to keep off chicken thieves, and his bark will keep 

 people awake for several blocks and he will rob the 

 neighbors out of a thousand dollars worth of sleep to 

 save a 50 cent chicken, when the chicken wasn't in 

 any danger. Well, take your choice, dogs or flowers; 

 but I would infinitely rather take the flowers. 



