THE PTRENEAN MOUNTAIN DOG 



Seated by my side. 



At my feet. 

 So he breathed but air I breathed. 



Satisfied ! 



Browning. 



AS the heavy train steamed into Willesden sounds ot barking 

 directed me to the compartment in which the pup was 

 travellincr. This, the first excursion from the kennels in which she 

 had passed the three and a half months of her young life, was an 

 event to be signalised by signs of disapproval. Strange voices, 

 stranger modes of locomotion, were disturbing and disconcerting, 

 and my friendly accents but quieted her momentarily. The protest 

 was renewed as we proceeded by another train to the home that 

 was soon to be friendlv and familiar. As for us we were anxious 

 to see the small creature with such expressive vocal organs. When the 

 hamper was opened the most delightful little Teddy Bear imaginable 

 bounded out and proceeded to introduce herself A mass of white 

 fluffy down, with here and there a splash of lemon, eloquent dark 

 eyes, and plump as the proverbial partridge. That was Pandore 

 as we hrst knew her. Time only served to strengthen and 



