Faithfulness, Memory, Love of Home 25 



rewarding him with food and dainties. If you think 

 otherwise, and have the courage of your convictions, 

 turn him loose on the streets, or call him from the 

 pasture, and if you (or any one) have never re- 

 warded him for obeying (or appetite does not just 

 then press), he will pay not the least attention to 

 you. 



He waits " faithfully " for you at the door, be- 

 cause you, or some other, have impressed it on his 

 one-ideaed mind that he must not move until he is 

 told. He stands by you when you tumble off, be- 

 cause he has been trained so to do, or because he is 

 not alarmed sufficiently to seek refuge in flight ; but 

 if you imagine that he will wait around for yO'U 

 all day as your dog will, because he loves you, try it 

 and see — you'll enjoy a pleasant walk home! 



He " faithfully " pulls his load along the thorough- 

 fares, not because he enjoys labouring in the interest 

 of man, but because he dare not do otherwise. Do 

 not despise him for, nor be disappointed in, his short- 

 comings ( ?) ; rather love and cherish him the more 

 on their account. 



