me in the house by her until I felt bet- 

 ter. 



There was another dog at this house. 

 He was a great St. Bernard called Brian 

 and he used to play with me and scare 

 me almost to death. 



His paws were so large that when he 

 struck me in play he nearly knocked my 

 breath away. 



There were seven people in this home, 

 the little boy's mother and father, baby 

 sister, their grandfather and a little wo- 

 man and a young man who did most of 

 the work. 



My mistress used to talk to me and 

 teach me how to do things. I soon 

 learned to jump and speak and shake 

 hands, to sit up, He down, roll over and 

 do other little similar tricks. 



When she went out with her horse, I 

 would go too and sometimes when we 

 were alone I would sit on the seat by 

 her side. 



One day all were going for a drive 

 and I was to stay at home, but after they 

 were gone, I became so lonesome that 

 I ran off after them and tried my best 

 to catch them. 



After I had run a long way, I saw the 

 wagon ahead of me and so I hurried on 

 until I was close to them. I went on for 

 some time without any one seeing me, 

 but at last my mistress turned her head 

 and saw me trotting along through the 

 dust. She looked surprised and shook 

 her head at me, but did not tell the 

 others. 



By and by the the horse stopped at a 

 house and I was so tired I ran up to the 

 wheel and cried to be taken in. 



Then the little boy cried out, ''Why, 

 here is Dick, how did he get here?" and 

 his papa said, "Dick, you rascal, what 

 did you follow us for?" I hung my 

 head for I thought I might get a whip- 

 ping for coming without permission, 

 but the gentleman only laughed and tak- 

 ing me up, put me in under the seat. 

 Wasn't I glad to lie down and rest ! 



When the bal)y began to creep she 

 and I used to have great fun on the 

 floor. 1 would stand still and let her 

 catch mc and then jump away and back 

 at her, and slic would laugh and crow 

 with dcHi'ht. 



The little boy was in school part of 

 the dav, but we always had a good run 

 after he came home. 



My mistress used to say to me, "Dick, 

 it is half past three and time for brother 

 to come from school," and then I would 

 run down to the gate and watch for him, 

 and when I saw him coming we would 

 run to meet each other, and such a hug- 

 ging as I would get ! 



But for that great dog I would have 

 had a happy life on the farm, but Brian 

 used to bat me around so roughly that 

 I was afraid to go near him, and at last, 

 one day, he struck me with his paw 

 and rolled me over. He then stepped 

 on me, and I was hurt so badly that I 

 could not get up. 



My mistress ran out and picked me 

 up in her arms and scolded Brian until 

 he hung his head and tried to lick her 

 hand. Then she said, "Well, I suppose 

 you didn't intend to hurt Dick, and, after 

 all, you are only a dog, and people do 

 more thoughtless things than this." 



I stayed in the house nearly all the 

 time until my sides were well, and ev- 

 ery day Brian came to the door to ask 

 how I felt and to tell me how sorry he 

 was for having hurt me. 



He was an affectionate dog, but very 

 thoughtless, and I often heard our mis- 

 tress say that he was very different 

 from the majority of St. Bernard dogs, 

 for thev were generally very intelligent 

 and trustworthy. 



Perhaps Brian had not been well 

 treated during his puppyhood, for that 

 is the time to form a dog's character. 

 By talking to us when we are little we 

 soon learn to understand what is re- 

 quired of us, and, then if people are kind, 

 we always will try to do as they wish. 



My mistress used to say that the 

 worst thing a person could do was to 

 abuse a dog or a horse, for both were 

 too good friends to be ill-treated. 



There were four horses on the farm, 

 a black mare named Dot, a black horse. 

 Billy, a large bay, Milo, and a young 

 chestnut horse called Archie. 



When my mistress and the children 

 went for a drive Milo generally took 

 lluMu. and tlicii I used to go. too. Some- 

 times 1 ran alioad to see it the roads 



