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scratched his face, Brownie was so forgiving ; the 
very next minute he would go up to him again. As 
for Budge, whenever Brownie came near him, he 
growled so deep down in his throat that once mis- 
tress actually looked up into the sky and asked 
Guy whether he heard that thundering, and Brownie 
did not venture any farther. After getting several 
more scratches and a good many taps, he finally 
stayed away from Toddy. But he came to me 
whenever he wanted to, and I tried to teach them 
by my example that a little innocent, harmless 
puppy is not to be treated like a big, saucy, ferocious 
dog. 
If Brownie had not disobeyed his mistress I 
think he would be with us still ; but the day after 
we returned home he came into our yard between 
the fence pickets and helped himself to a dinner 
that was intended for three cats, a little more than 
a puppy dog ought to attempt at a single meal. 
But Brownie evidently thought himself equal to it, 
and when he went away, our plate was empty. He 
could not go back the way he came, but had to go 
around the house and through the gate. That was 
Brownie s last visit to us, for that same evening, 
after suffering dreadful agonies in spite of all that 
