Another Home 
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eluded that as for Nellie we wouldn’t waste any 
time trying to be neighborly. 
Our neighbor on the other side is a little King 
Charles spaniel “ Bosie,” which is short for 
Bo-Peep. If we happened to be out when he took 
his exercise he would nearly bark himself hoarse. 
But we soon gave him to understand that he was 
not big enough to scare us. 
Across the street at Mrs. Smith’s lived “ Patsy,” 
a water spaniel, who always came over at meal 
time. If he had not been sold and taken away I 
dare say mistress would have been obliged to 
change the location of our dinner plate, for Patsy’s 
nose would almost cover the entire dish, and when 
he had eaten all he wanted there never was a 
mouthful left. Still we were sorry to lose Patsy, 
for he was more like dear old Dennis than any dog 
I have ever seen. 
After Patsy went away, Toddy became Mrs. 
Smith’s particular friend. He told me he liked it 
over there because of the beautiful porch, with its 
plants and rugs and cushions ; and also because 
Mrs. Smith was always there ; whereas our own 
house seemed to be deserted all day long. 
Punch and Judy were obliged to stay in the 
