,transcriber's note3 ,minor spelling inconsistencies1 mainly hyphenated words1 have been harmonized4 ,italic text has been marked with underscores4 ,bold text has been marked with equal signs4 ,the original capitalization of words has been retained4 ,illustration3 ,romulus and ,remus ,,the ,,dogs ,,of ,,boytown ,,by ,,walter ,a4 ,,dyer ,author of ,pierrot1 ,dog of ,belgium1 ,gulliver the ,great1 and ,other ,dog ,stories1 ,the ,five ,babbitts at ,bonnyacres1 etc4 ,illustration3 ,printer's logo ,,new ,,york ,,henry ,,holt ,,and ,,company #aiah ,,copyright1 #aiah4 ,,by ,,henry ,,holt ,,and ,,company ,,the ,,quinn ,,boden ,,co4 ,,press ,,rahway1 ,n4 ,j4 ,,contents ,,chapter ,,page ,i ,,sam ,,bumpus ,,and ,,his ,,nan #a ,,ii ,,sam',s ,,shack #af ,,iii ,,romulus ,,and ,,remus #cc ,,iv ,,in ,,rome #dg ,v ,,the ,,willowdale ,,kennels #fa ,,vi ,,anxious ,,days #ha ,,vii ,,some ,,other ,,dogs1 ,,including ,,rags #if ,,viii ,,dog ,,days #abj ,,ix ,,the ,,training ,,of ,,romulus #ace ,x ,,willowdale ,,dogs ,,in ,,new ,,york #aeb ,,xi ,,the ,,boytown ,,dog ,,show #aff ,,xii ,,camp ,,britches #ahc ,,xiii ,,the ,,passing ,,of ,,rags #aii ,,xiv ,,the ,,coming ,,of ,,tatters #bae ,,xv ,,romulus ,,at ,,the ,,trials #bcj ,,xvi ,,the ,,massatucket ,,show #bde ,,xvii ,,the ,,test ,,of ,,remus #bfe ,,xviii ,,on ,,hulse',s ,,pond #bhj ,,xix ,,every ,,dog ,,his ,,day #bic ,,illustrations ,,page ,,romulus ,,and ,,remus ,frontispiece ,,english ,,setter #g ,,chow ,,chow #cj ,,english ,,bulldog #ef ,,white ,,english ,,bull ,,terrier #fd ,,airedale ,,terrier #gj ,,pomeranian #gi ,,pekingese #hd ,,great ,,dane #ih ,,toy ,,poodle #aag ,,irish ,,terrier #adg ,,boston ,,terrier #agi ,,collie #bjb ,,beagles #bej ,,old ,,english ,,sheepdog #bga ,,the ,,dogs ,,of ,,boytown ,,chapter ,i ,,sam ,,bumpus ,,and ,,his ,,nan ,there are misguided people in this world who profess to believe that only grown-ups can fully appreciate the beauties of nature4 ,oh1 the grown-ups talk more about that sort of thing1 to be sure1 and know how to say poetic things about winter fields and sunsets that are usually locked in a boy's heart4 ,but for the fullest appreciation of blue skies and autumn woods and sandy shores1 and the most genuine enjoyment of broken sunshine on the forest floor1 the smell of falling oak leaves1 and the song of the wind in the pines or rustling across broad1 rolling fields1 give me a boy every time4 ,i know1 for ,i have been one4 ,that is why ,i am going to begin this story about boys and dogs by telling of a certain crisp ,october morning--a ,saturday morning when boyhood enjoys its weekly liberty4 ,there had been frost the night before and the air was still cool and very clear4 ,it was like drinking cold water to take long breaths of it4 ,the golden sun was rising high above the rounded hills to the east and the sunlight turned to glistening silver the shreds of smoke that drifted lazily up from the chimneys of ,boytown in the little valley a mile or so away4 ,i must digress for a moment to speak of ,boytown4 ,you will not find it on the map1 for that is not its real name4 ,it is not always wise to call people and places by their real names in a book1 and so ,i have given this name to the ,connecticut town where lived all the boys and the dogs that ,i am going to tell about4 ,it was a nice old town1 just about the right size1 with a broad main street where the stores and business buildings were1 and in the upper end of which a narrow green ran down the middle with a row of big elm trees in it4 ,most of the people lived on the side streets1 some of which ran for quite a distance up ,powder ,mill ,hill to the west4 ,but most of the pleasant places in this part of the world lay to the east4 ,the railroad ran along that side of the town1 and beyond it were the brickyards and ,hulse's ,pond4 ,if you were in search of adventure1 you skirted this pond1 went up over a long1 grassy hill1 and at length entered the woods which stretched all the way to ,oakdale1 broken now and then by farms and open stretches of hilly meadow or pasture land4 ,here in the woods there was much to be seen on this fine ,october day4 ,there were squirrels everywhere1 busy with the harvesting of their winter's supply of nuts1 and if you were lucky you might catch a glimpse of a cottontail rabbit disappearing into a thicket1 or a grouse shooting off among the trees with a great whirring of wings4 ,the autumn foliage was at its finest1 the deep green of pine and hemlock mingling with the crimson of the oaks1 the flaming scarlet of the maples1 and the translucent gold of the silvery-stemmed birches4 ,above the trees the sky was that soft blue color that you like to lie on your back and look at1 with here and there fleecy little clouds constantly changing into all sorts of odd and whimsical shapes4 ,from the branches of a tall pine a flock of sooty crows1 alarmed by the sound of human voices1 arose all together and floated off over a little clearing in company formation1 cawing loudly4 ,if you had been one of those crows1 you would have looked down at the figures of two boys emerging from the woods4 ,one was a slender lad of about twelve1 quite tall for his age1 with straight black hair and bright black eyes4 ,the other1 who was perhaps three years younger1 was so plump as almost to deserve the nickname of ,fatty4 ,he had lighter hair and eyes and there were freckles across the bridge of his not very prominent nose4 ,both boys were dressed in their old clothes and carried white cloth flour bags which already contained a few quarts of chestnuts4 ,they stood gazing with practised eyes at the tree-tops around the little clearing4 ,there ought to be some here1 ,jack1 said the older boy4 ,the biggest trees always grow near the edges4 ,they're the easiest to get at1 too1 responded ,jack4 ,they walked together around the margin of the clearing and at length located a tree to their liking4 ,with much boosting on the part of ,jack1 the older boy at last gained the lower branches and was soon making the brown nuts rattle down upon the leafy ground4 ,after they had stripped three or four trees of their treasure1 ,jack threw himself upon his back and began squinting up at a hawk sweeping high up in the blue sky4 ,i'm tired1 ,ernest1 he said4 ,let's go over to the ,cave4 ,oh1 it's early yet1 replied ,ernest1 and we haven't got half a sackful4 ,we have twelve quarts at home1 said ,jack4 ,we don't need any more4 ,besides1 we haven't been to the ,cave for two weeks4 ,it rained so hard last ,saturday that it may need cleaning out4 ,all right1 said ,ernest4 ,come along4 ,jack scrambled to his feet and together they set off into the woods again4 ,a walk of half a mile or so brought them to a brook which they followed upstream until they came to a leaky dam of stones and logs which they had built the previous spring and which held back enough water to make a small pond above4 ,this they called their ,beaver ,dam and ,beaver ,pond1 and in the sandy bank at one side was ,trapper's ,cave4 ,beaver ,pond lay just within the edge of the wood1 and from the ,cave one's eyes commanded a view of an old1 disused pasture1 now grown up to sumacs and blueberry bushes1 which stretched up and over a long hill that seemed to bear the rim of the blue sky on its shoulder4 ,one could sit unobserved in the mouth of the ,cave1 quite hidden by the saplings and undergrowth of the wood's edge1 and watch all that went on outside1 with the depths of the dark1 mysterious1 whispering forest at one's back4 ,the ,cave itself would hardly have housed a family of real ,cave-,dwellers4 ,it was neither very large nor very skilfully built1 but it amply served the purpose for which it was intended4 ,it was dug out of the soft sand of the bank4 ,two boards in the ceiling supported by two birch props did not entirely prevent the sand from falling in1 and every visit to the ,cave was attended by housecleaning4 ,nevertheless1 it was a delectable rendezvous for adventurers4 ,at one side was a low bench built of fence boards and at the other a soap box with a hinged cover1 hasp1 and padlock1 which served as a treasure chest and which contained1 among other things1 a hatchet1 an old and not very sharp hunting knife1 a dozen potatoes1 and a supply of salt and pepper4 ,at first the boys had attempted to build a fireplace at the back of the ,cave1 with a hole cut through the roof to the surface of the ground above to serve as a chimney1 but it proved unsuccessful1 and a circular pile of stones in front1 with a rusty kettle supported on two forked sticks1 now served as campfire and cook stove4 ,the boys filled the kettle at the little pond1 not because they wished to boil anything1 but because it made a fire seem more worth while4 ,then they kindled a blaze beneath it1 and when there were enough red coals1 they thrust four of the potatoes among them4 ,now for a good feed1 said ,ernest4 ,at length1 when the potatoes were burned black on the outside1 they pronounced them done and drew them out of the coals4 ,they broke them open gingerly1 for they were very hot1 and disclosed the mealy insides1 not at all troubled by the fact that the edible portion was liberally sprinkled with black specks from the charred skins4 ,adding salt and pepper1 and using their jackknives as spoons1 they proceeded to eat with a relish which their mother would have found it difficult to understand4 ,as they were engaged in this pleasant occupation1 ,ernest suddenly rose to his feet and peered out through the saplings4 ,what is it8 demanded ,jack4 ,illustration3 ,english ,setter ,sh6 cautioned the older boy4 ,it's a man4 ,he's coming down the hill4 ,he's got a gun and a dog with him4 ,jack arose and stood on tiptoe beside his brother4 ,together they watched the approach of a strange figure--a tall1 lanky1 raw-boned individual wearing a rusty old felt hat and with an old corduroy hunting coat flapping about him4 ,in his hand he carried a double-barreled shotgun which appeared to be the best-kept thing about him4 ,running ahead of him was a beautiful ,english setter1 speckled white with black markings4 ,her every motion was swift and graceful as she ran sniffing from one clump of shrubbery to another4 ,sometimes the man would give a peculiar little whistle1 and then the dog would pause and look up1 and then dart off to right or to left in obedience to a wave of the man's arm4 ,suddenly the dog stopped and stood rigid as a statue1 her tail held out straight behind1 one foreleg raised1 and her neck and nose stretched toward a patch of sheep laurel4 ,the man stealthily approached while the dog stood perfectly motionless with quivering nostrils4 ,they were quite near the boys now4 ,there was a sudden movement in the sheep laurel1 a whir of wings1 and four or five birds rose swiftly into the air and shot off toward the woods4 ,bang6 went the man's gun1 and both boys jumped so that they scarcely noticed a bird fall4 ,bang6 went the other barrel almost immediately1 and another bird fell fluttering to earth4 ,then the dog broke her point and brought the birds back to her master in her sensitive mouth4 ,to tell the truth1 the boys were a little frightened at this gun-fire so close at hand1 especially ,jack1 and they watched anxiously as the man reloaded his gun4 ,but the birds had disappeared and the man started off in the direction they had taken4 ,he whistled to his dog1 but a new scent had attracted her attention1 and she trotted down toward the brook and began sniffing the air4 ,she smells our potatoes1 said ,ernest4 ,jack forgot his fears in this new interest4 ,let's call her over1 said he4 ,come here1 sir6 called ,ernest1 making a kissing noise with his lips4 ,come here6 ,the dog lightly leaped the brook and came slowly up the bank toward the ,cave1 her tail waving in a friendly manner4 ,ernest scraped out a bit of potato and held it out to her4 ,she stood for a moment1 sniffing1 as if in doubt4 ,then she came forward and daintily took the proffered food4 ,in a few minutes both boys were smoothing the silky head1 looking into the fine eyes1 and talking to their visitor4 ,tryin' to steal my dog8 ,they had not noticed the man's approach1 he had stepped so softly1 and the gruff voice so close beside them startled them4 ,oh1 no1 protested ,ernest1 hurriedly4 ,she--we---- ,the man's face was very solemn1 but there was a humorous twinkle in his eyes that somehow made the boys feel easier4 ,the dog placed her paw on ,jack's arm as though begging for more petting4 ,won't you sit down8 asked ,ernest1 in an effort to be polite4 ,the man's face broke into many wrinkles and he laughed aloud4 ,don't know but what ,i will1 said he1 if you ain't afraid ,i'll hurt your parlor chairs4 ,it was now the boys' turn to laugh1 and the ice was broken4 ,the man squatted down beside the fire as though glad of a chance to rest1 and the dog stretched herself out at his feet4 ,i'm glad you didn't mean to steal her1 said the man1 because then ,i wouldn't have no one to find birds for me4 ,then what would ,i do8 ,there seemed to be no answer to this1 so ,ernest asked him if he had shot many4 ,five this morning1 said the man1 and tumbled the pretty dead things out of his pockets4 ,they're quail1 aren't they8 asked ,ernest1 stroking one of them4 ,yep1 said he1 ,bob-,whites4 ,they're runnin' pretty good this year1 too4 ,something in the man's friendly manner inspired a sort of boldness in young ,jack4 ,don't you hate to shoot them8 he asked4 ,the man looked into ,jack's frank brown eyes for a moment and then moved a little closer4 ,say1 he said1 ,i'll tell you a secret4 ,i s'pose ,i've shot more birds and rabbits than any man in this county1 if ,i do say it1 and ,i never bring down a partridge or kill a chicken that ,i don't feel sorry for it4 ,i ain't never got over it and ,i guess ,i never shall4 ,but it's the only thing old ,sam ,bumpus is good for1 ,i reckon1 and it has to be done4 ,folks has to eat and ,i have to make a livin'4 ,i don't do it for fun1 though ,i don't know any finer thing in this world than trampin' off 'cross country with a gun and a good dog on a fine mornin'4 ,it's my business1 you see4 ,gee6 exclaimed ,ernest4 ,i'd like that business better than insurance1 ,i guess4 ,that's what my father is4 ,who is your father8 inquired ,sam ,bumpus4 ,you see ,i'm very partic'lar who ,i know4 ,he's ,mr4 ,whipple4 ,we're ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple4 ,oh1 you live down on ,washburn ,street8 ,ernest nodded4 ,well1 that's all right1 said ,sam4 ,i guess you'll pass4 ,he seemed in no great hurry to be getting on4 ,taking an old black pipe from his pocket he filled it from a greasy pouch and lighted it4 ,he took a few reflective puffs before he spoke again4 ,what do you know about dogs8 he asked1 abruptly4 ,why--not very much1 ,i guess1 confessed ,ernest4 ,we like them1 though1 added ,jack4 ,well1 that's half the game1 said ,sam4 ,there's two kinds of people in this world1 them that likes dogs and them that don't1 and you can't never make one kind understand how the other kind feels about it4 ,it just ain't possible4 ,and if you don't like dogs you can't never know dogs1 and if you don't know dogs you're missin'--well1 ,i can't tell you how much4 ,i've known ,nan here1 he continued1 stroking the setter's head1 while she looked up at him with adoration in her eyes1 ,i've known ,nan for goin' on seven years1 and ,i learn somethin' new about her every day4 ,i raised her from a puppy1 broke her to birds1 and lived with her summer and winter1 and ,i tell you ,i never seen a man or a woman that knows any more than what she does or one that ,i could trust so far4 ,that's the thing about a dog2 you can trust 'em4 ,there's bad dogs and good dogs1 and no two is just alike1 but if you once get a good one1 hang onto him1 for you'll never find another friend that'll stick to you like him4 ,the man seemed so much in earnest that the boys remained silent for a time4 ,then ,jack asked1 ,can she do tricks8 ,if you mean sit up and roll over and play dead1 no1 said ,sam4 ,i don't believe in spoilin' a good bird dog by teachin' 'em things that don't do 'em no good4 ,but what she don't know about huntin' ain't worth knowin'4 ,it positively ain't4 ,for half an hour more ,sam ,bumpus told the boys of various incidents that proved the sagacity of ,nan and the other dogs he had owned4 ,he told how once1 when a burning log rolled from his fireplace in the night and set his little house on fire1 a pointer named ,roger had seen the flames through the window1 had broken his collar1 plunged through the mosquito netting across the window1 and had wakened his master by pulling off the bedclothes and barking4 ,if that dog hadn't known how to think and plan1 ,i wouldn't be here to-day talkin' to you boys4 ,suddenly he jumped to his feet4 ,that reminds me1 said he4 ,i've been sittin' talkin' here too long4 ,i've got to be about my business and your folks'll wonder why you don't come home to dinner4 ,come1 ,nan1 old girl4 ,the setter sprang up1 yawned1 and then stood ready for the next command4 ,both boys patted her and then held out their hands to ,sam4 ,i hope we'll see you again sometime1 said ,ernest4 ,we like to hear you tell about your dogs4 ,the man's tanned face seemed to soften a little as he shook hands with the boys4 ,well1 said he1 ,i guess you can see me if you want to4 ,my social engagements ain't very pressin' just now4 ,i ain't got one of my business cards with me1 but you can just call anywhere in these woods and ask for ,sam ,bumpus4 ,the dogs'll know me if the men don't4 ,so long1 boys1 and he strode off down the bank with ,nan dashing joyously ahead4 ,good-by1 ,mr4 ,bumpus1 called ,ernest and ,jack4 ,he paused in the act of leaping the brook and looked around1 with the twinkle in his eyes4 ,say1 he called back1 if ,i ever hear you call me that again ,i'll set the dog on you4 ,my name's ,sam1 d'ye hear8 ,then he slipped in among the underbrush and was gone4 ,talking animatedly about their new acquaintance and about dogs1 the two boys hastened to lock up their treasure chest and depart4 ,say1 ,ernest1 said ,jack1 as they started off through the woods with their bags of chestnuts over their shoulders1 the ,cave is a great place for adventures1 isn't it8 ,that evening1 as the family were gathered in the living-room on ,washburn ,street1 and ,mrs4 ,whipple was trying to repair the damage that chestnutting had wrought in a pair of ,ernest's stockings1 the boys asked their father if he knew ,sam ,bumpus4 ,bumpus8 he asked4 ,oh1 yes1 he's that queer fellow that lives all alone in a shack in the woods off on the ,oakdale ,road4 ,an odd character1 ,i guess1 from all ,i hear1 but they say he's a wonderful shot and people take their bird dogs to him to be broken4 ,how did you hear about him8 ,the boys told their story1 and then ,ernest asked wistfully1 ,papa1 when can we have a dog8 ,when your mother says you can1 replied ,mr4 ,whipple1 with a smile4 ,sorrowfully the boys went off to bed1 well knowing what that meant4 ,for ,mrs4 ,whipple was one of the people that ,sam ,bumpus had spoken of--the kind that don't like dogs4 ,,chapter ,,ii ,,sam',s ,,shack ,the next ,saturday was gray and chilly1 but the weather did not deter ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple from starting off early for the woods4 ,they carried their chestnut bags as a matter of course1 but this time the chestnut trees offered them very little enticement4 ,the ones they knew best had already been robbed of their nuts1 and they soon wearied of a somewhat profitless search4 ,it was ,jack who voiced what was in the minds of both boys4 ,i wish we could run across ,sam ,bumpus again1 he said4 ,sam had said they could find him in the woods1 but the woods had never seemed so extensive and it was like hunting for a needle in a haystack4 ,they arrived at ,beaver ,pond and the ,trapper's ,cave without encountering any sign of the man and his dog4 ,chiefly as a matter of habit they built a small fire in front of the ,cave and sat down beside it on their log seat to consider the problem of finding an elusive hunter in the wide woods4 ,they did not even open the treasure chest4 ,he said anybody could tell us where to find him1 said ,jack1 but there's no one to ask4 ,people don't live in the woods1 do they8 ,ernest sat pondering4 ,well1 said he at length1 there's that old woman that gave us the doughnuts one day4 ,do you remember8 ,she had a lot of white hens that went right into her house1 and a little dog named ,snider that was so old he could hardly breathe4 ,oh1 yes1 responded ,jack1 brightening up4 ,where does she live8 ,i don't know exactly1 said ,ernest1 mournfully1 but ,i think it was over that way4 ,we might find her if we hunted4 ,the boys arose1 put out their fire carefully1 as all good woodsmen should1 and started off through the woods again4 ,they must have tramped for nearly an hour1 but the very uncertainty of the outcome of their quest gave it a touch of adventure and kept them going4 ,at last1 after following various false clues1 they came out unexpectedly and abruptly into the clearing behind the old woman's house4 ,the cackling of fowls and the wheezy barking of little old ,snider greeted them4 ,as they approached1 the old lady herself appeared in the doorway of her kitchen1 clad in a faded blue dress and leaning on her stick4 ,as soon as she saw that it was boys her face broke into a smile4 ,come right in1 she said1 and ,i'll get you some cookies4 ,the boys entered and sat in the kitchen chairs to eat their cookies4 ,they were anxious to be on their way in search of ,sam ,bumpus1 but politeness demanded that they linger a few minutes4 ,ernest inquired after the health of old ,snider4 ,the widow shook her head sadly4 ,he's failin'1 she replied4 ,i can see he's failin'4 ,his teeth is all gone so he can't eat much and he has the azmy pretty bad4 ,it's what us old folks has to expect1 ,i s'pose1 but ,i don't know what ,i'll do when ,snider goes4 ,he's all ,i've got now4 ,she wiped away a tear with the corner of her apron while the boys fidgeted in their chairs4 ,they felt sorry for her1 but they didn't know what to say on an occasion like this4 ,ernest reached down and patted the little dog's head4 ,poor old ,snider1 he murmured4 ,somehow that seemed to comfort the old lady4 ,at last ,ernest found it possible to ask her if she knew ,sam ,bumpus4 ,lor'1 yes1 she responded4 ,queer old codger1 ,sam is1 but the best-hearted man in the world4 ,many a good turn he's done me4 ,he was here only this mornin' with some bones to make into soup for ,snider4 ,where did he go8 inquired ,ernest4 ,he didn't say where he was goin'1 but ,i reckon if you was to go over to the ,poor ,farm you could find out4 ,he was headed that way4 ,the boys had ridden by the ,poor ,farm on several occasions but had never visited it1 and they felt a slight hesitation about doing so now1 but the woman assured them that the inmates were all quite harmless and gave them directions for a short cut4 ,thanking her for her kindness1 and patting ,snider good-by1 they set off along a rutty woods road and in a little while came to the ,poor ,farm4 ,they crossed an inclosed field where a small drove of hogs were feeding1 and went around to the front of the big white house4 ,they did not have to inquire for ,sam ,bumpus1 for there he was1 as natural as life1 sitting on the steps of the veranda with ,nan stretched out beside him4 ,as the boys turned the corner of the house he arose with alacrity and held out his hand to them4 ,well1 well1 he cried in his gruff voice1 his face wreathed with smiles1 this is a sight for sore eyes4 ,come right up and set down here4 ,i can't invite you in because this ain't my house4 ,i'm just a visitor here myself4 ,i have a lot of old cronies here1 and besides1 ,i want to get familiar with the place because ,i may have to come here to live myself sometime4 ,he rattled on so that the boys didn't have a chance to answer4 ,he led them up on the veranda to an old man who sat in a rocking chair1 bundled up in a blanket1 smoking a pipe carved wonderfully in the form of a stag's head4 ,these are my friends ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple1 he said to the old man1 and they like dogs4 ,at this the old man took his pipe from his mouth with a thin1 trembling hand1 looked at them out of pink1 watery eyes1 smiled1 and nodded his white head4 ,this is ,captain ,tasker1 ,sam told the boys4 ,he don't talk much1 but he's forgotten more than you or ,i ever knew4 ,some day ,i'll tell you about his dog that followed him to war4 ,he's a ,civil ,war veteran1 and he got wounded at ,antietam4 ,show 'em your ,grand ,army badge1 ,captain4 ,see8 he added to the boys4 ,i told you ,i was partic'lar who ,i knew4 ,nan got up and stretched herself and looked up at her master inquiringly4 ,yes1 old girl1 said ,sam1 it's time we was gettin' along4 ,then1 noticing that the boys looked disappointed1 he added1 ,come walk a piece with us1 won't you8 ,i'd like to talk with you4 ,the boys readily acquiesced1 and bidding good-by to ,captain ,tasker1 they set out with ,sam along a leafy woods road1 with ,nan ranging ahead4 ,all about them the forest beckoned alluringly1 and ,sam told them of spots where grouse and quail abounded1 or where one might reasonably expect to jump a rabbit4 ,arriving at length at the ,oakdale ,road1 ,sam and the boys seated themselves for a little while on a fallen log1 while the former concluded a discourse on bird dogs and hunting4 ,setters1 he was saying1 are usually supposed to be the keenest and pointers the strongest1 but in my opinion it all depends on the partic'lar dog4 ,nowadays ,i hear a good deal about the pointer bein' the best dog1 and ,i've owned some good ones myself4 ,there's nothing prettier than a strong1 wiry pointer doublin' and turnin' in the brush and freezin' to a steady point4 ,but for my own part1 give me a well-bred ,llewellyn setter2 they're the humanest dog they is4 ,they've got the bird sense1 too4 ,oh1 you can't beat 'em4 ,is it hard to train them8 asked ,ernest1 who was of a practical turn of mind4 ,not so hard1 if you know how1 said ,sam4 ,they have so much brains that they learn about as fast as you teach 'em4 ,but you've got to know how to go at it4 ,i've seen good sportsmen make a mess of it4 ,first off1 you've got to find out if they've got a nose4 ,that's easy enough if you live with 'em and watch 'em4 ,hide something they want and see how quick they find it4 ,you've got to take 'em when they're young1 of course4 ,you can't teach an old dog new tricks1 you know4 ,but a good bird dog has got it bred in him1 and he picks it up quick enough if you can only be patient and if you show half as much sense as the dog does4 ,then he told1 in his own peculiar fashion1 how he started with the puppies1 teaching them to retrieve objects such as sticks and balls1 and later dead birds that they must learn to carry gently without using their teeth4 ,never let 'em think it's just a romp they're havin'1 he continued4 ,i like to play with puppies as well as anyone1 but when ,i'm breakin' 'em ,i let 'em understand that it's business4 ,never let 'em have their own way if they want to do the wrong thing1 and never give 'em an order without seein' that it's carried out if it takes all day4 ,that's where the patience comes in4 ,teach 'em to obey1 and you can do most anything with 'em4 ,do you whip them if they don't obey8 asked ,ernest4 ,never whipped a dog in my life1 said ,sam1 decidedly1 except a fox terrier ,i had once4 ,they're different4 ,a whipped setter is a spoiled setter1 and if you can't make 'em do what you want 'em to without whippin' 'em or bribin' 'em1 you'd better get out of the business4 ,of course1 ,i sometimes give a puppy a piece of cookie or something to show him he's done what he ought to1 but ,i never use the whip4 ,there's other kinds of punishment that work better and don't break their spirits4 ,just keep 'em from havin' what they want1 and tease 'em into wantin' it awful bad1 and you can make 'em do most anything4 ,he then went on to explain his method of teaching a young dog to hold his point in the field4 ,he used a long rope tied to a stout collar1 and led the dog to a thicket where a dead bird lay4 ,when the dog got the scent and started to dash in1 a sharp jerk on the rope restrained him1 and in time he was thus taught to stand rigid when the scent came strong to his nostrils4 ,that's one way to teach a dog not to chase chickens1 too1 he added4 ,but a puppy born of trained parents gets the pointin' habit almost by instinct1 and retrievin'1 too4 ,the main thing is to make him understand that he's got to do the trick and not something else that happens to pop into his head4 ,after that1 you can teach 'em to answer your whistle or a wave of your hand and hunt just where you want 'em to4 ,aren't they afraid of a gun at first8 asked ,jack1 who had never learned not to jump when a gun went off4 ,some of 'em are1 said ,sam4 ,if a dog is gun-shy he's got to be broken of that before he's any good in the field4 ,some folks say you can never break a dog that's really gun-shy1 but ,i never seen one yet that ,i couldn't cure4 ,how do you do it8 asked ,ernest4 ,well1 one way is to give the dog something he wants every time you shoot off a gun4 ,you can shoot over his dinner1 and not let him have any till he comes up to where you and the gun are4 ,keep at it1 and after awhile he begins to connect the sound of the gun with things that he likes4 ,always take a gun when you go out for a walk with him1 and after awhile he will bark and act happy every time you take it from the rack4 ,the whole idea of breakin' a bird dog is to make him think that the thing you want him to do is the thing he wants to do1 and never let that idea get away from him4 ,the boys continued to ply him with questions1 for this was a subject that they had never heard about before1 and ,sam willingly added more details of the process of training4 ,at length he took a big dollar watch from his pocket and consulted it4 ,jumpin' ,jehoshaphat6 he exclaimed4 ,i didn't know it was gettin' so late4 ,i'll have to be hurryin' along4 ,say1 he added1 a little wistfully1 come up to my house and see me sometime1 won't you8 ,i ain't got anything very elegant up there1 but ,i could show you something in the line o' dogs and guns that might interest you4 ,oh1 we'd love to1 if our folks'll let us1 said ,ernest4 ,where do you live8 ,sam gave them careful directions4 ,first and third ,tuesdays used to be my days for callers1 but nobody came1 said he1 as he started up the road with ,nan4 ,so now any old day will do--if ,i'm home4 ,how about next ,saturday8 asked ,ernest4 ,saturday it is1 said ,sam ,bumpus1 and with a wave of his hand he vanished around a bend in the road4 ,clothes do not make the man1 and boys are apt to overlook certain superficial peculiarities and defects which seem more significant to their elders4 ,in ,sam ,bumpus they saw only a man of good humor and wonderful wisdom1 a man whose manner of life was vastly more interesting than that of the common run of people1 whose knowledge of the lore of woods and fields1 of dogs and hunting1 entitled him to a high place in their estimation4 ,they overlooked the externals1 the evidences of poverty and shiftlessness1 his lack of education1 and saw only his native wit and shrewdness1 his kinship with the world of nature1 and his goodness of heart4 ,they considered it a piece of rare good fortune to have made the acquaintance of so wise and sympathetic a person and they felt indebted to him for permission to visit him1 to hear him talk1 and to glean from him something of the knowledge that had come to him through experience4 ,to ,sam ,bumpus1 however1 the obligation seemed to be on the other side4 ,the boys did not know it1 but ,sam ,bumpus was a lonely man and craved human companionship4 ,he lived like a hermit in his little shack in the woods and his peculiarities had set him somewhat apart from the world of men4 ,he had no living relatives1 and apart from the old lady in the woods road1 the inmates of the ,poor ,farm1 and a few other out-of-the-way people with whom he had been able to win his way through his natural generosity and kindness1 he had practically no friends but his dogs4 ,he understood dogs better than he understood men1 and1 to tell the truth1 he esteemed them more highly2 yet he sometimes hungered for human comradeship4 ,that two frank-hearted1 unspoiled boys should seek him out and seem to desire his company gave him a feeling of unaccustomed satisfaction1 and he looked forward to their promised visit fully as eagerly as did the boys themselves4 ,this proposed visit was such an unusual affair that ,ernest ,whipple considered it advisable to speak to his father about it4 ,mr4 ,whipple was reading his paper and made but little comment1 but ,mrs4 ,whipple1 who was in the room at the time1 raised objections4 ,don't you think it might be unsafe for the boys to go away off there alone8 she asked anxiously4 ,we don't know anything about this man4 ,he may have a bad influence on them1 even if nothing more serious happens to them4 ,he's a very uncouth person1 ,i should say1 and hardly a fit companion for little boys4 ,oh1 ,i don't think he'll hurt them1 said ,mr4 ,whipple from behind his paper4 ,but the mother wasn't satisfied1 and after the boys had gone to bed she again brought the matter up4 ,well1 mother1 said ,mr4 ,whipple1 he probably isn't the sort of guide1 philosopher1 and friend that we would have picked out for the boys1 but parents can't always do the picking4 ,they are getting older all the time1 and sooner or later they must be thrown on their own resources4 ,self-reliance doesn't come from constant protection and hemming in4 ,we can't keep them from striking up acquaintances1 and before we raise objections we should be sure that they're well grounded2 then we shall be able to make our objections count for more4 ,but ,i should think there was good ground for objection in this case1 she persisted4 ,this man seems to be so crude and rough1 if nothing worse4 ,oh1 he's all right1 responded the father4 ,don't think ,i'm careless about these things4 ,i've made some inquiries1 and though ,i find that ,bumpus is unconventional and queer1 as they say1 and improvident and uneducated1 he's honest and law-abiding4 ,so far as ,i can find out1 the worst thing he ever does is to give tobacco to the inmates of the ,poor ,farm4 ,i know people right here on ,washburn ,street that would do the boys more harm4 ,just because he doesn't live like folks on ,washburn ,street doesn't make him bad4 ,well1 said ,mrs4 ,whipple1 doubtfully1 ,i suppose you know best1 but for my part ,i would much prefer to keep them safe home with me1 for some years to come4 ,that's because you've never been a boy1 said ,mr4 ,whipple1 with a smile in his eyes4 ,i have1 and it doesn't seem so very long ago1 either4 ,mrs4 ,whipple was not satisfied1 but she did not forbid the proposed visit4 ,the next ,saturday1 therefore1 found them early on their way1 filled with joyful anticipations4 ,sam's shack1 when at last they arrived1 proved to be a forlorn affair1 built of boards of different widths1 some red1 some white1 and some unpainted4 ,the sagging roof was of corrugated iron and the only chimney was built of cement pipe guyed up with wires4 ,but to the eyes of the boys it was a most attractive abode4 ,never before had they seen such an interesting house4 ,there must be an element of sport in living in a cabin like this1 they thought4 ,sam heard their footsteps and met them smilingly at the door4 ,he ushered them at once inside1 where he had a wood fire roaring in his stove1 for the day was chilly1 and he promptly set before them glasses of milk and hot corn bread4 ,though they had breakfasted only two hours before1 they fell to with gusto1 for that is the way of boys4 ,how do you like my corn bread8 asked ,sam4 ,m-m6 murmured ,jack1 taking a fresh bite4 ,do you bake it yourself8 inquired ,ernest4 ,sure1 said ,sam4 ,gee6 exclaimed ,ernest1 looking up at him with admiration4 ,after they had fully refreshed themselves1 ,sam took them out through a back door1 from which they could see a number of small structures that looked as though they had been made out of dry-goods boxes4 ,the sound of excited barking smote their ears1 a chorus of canine cries and yelps4 ,old ,nan came bounding forward to greet the boys1 for she knew them now1 and behind her loped a big pointer4 ,this is ,hillcroft ,dick1 said ,sam1 by way of introduction4 ,he's a famous dog1 a champion on the bench and at the trials4 ,he ain't my dog1 though4 ,i'm just boardin' him for a man that's gone to ,california4 ,i wish ,i owned him1 though4 ,he's a great dog4 ,illustration3 ,chow ,chow ,the boys didn't understand the reference to bench shows and field trials1 but they gathered that ,dick was some sort of nobleman among dogs and they were visibly impressed4 ,now we'll go out to the kennels1 said ,sam4 ,there were seven dogs1 all told1 besides ,nan and ,dick4 ,there were two cocker spaniels1 in the first place1 that ,sam said he was training for a man in ,oakdale4 ,i like a bigger dog1 myself1 said he1 but there's a lot of good dog wrapped up in these small bundles4 ,they're smart as whips1 and though ,i've got to make 'em forget their foolin' and parlor tricks1 ,i'll soon have 'em able to find and retrieve4 ,sometimes you can even teach a spaniel to point4 ,the other five were all ,sam's dogs1 another pointer1 a little smaller than ,dick1 and four beautiful ,english setters4 ,they've got the best blood in the land1 said ,sam1 proudly1 and every one of 'em is letter perfect on his job4 ,this is ,rex and this is ,robbin and this is ,rockaway4 ,the boys patted and spoke to each in turn1 hugely enjoying this introduction to ,sam's family4 ,and this one over here is the best of all1 he continued4 ,that's ,nellie1 own sister to ,nan1 and what she don't know wouldn't hurt a flea4 ,but ,i guess ,i'd better keep you away from her to-day4 ,she ain't feelin' very well4 ,after they had fondled and played with the dogs to their hearts' content1 the boys followed ,sam again into the house1 where they spent the rest of the morning smoothing ,nan's silky hair and listening to wonderful stories about the sagacity of ,nellie and the other dogs4 ,so pleasantly was the time employed that it was eleven o'clock by ,sam's big watch before they thought it possible1 and as they had promised to be home in time for dinner1 they were obliged1 reluctantly1 to take their departure4 ,as they turned the bend in the road they looked back and saw ,sam standing in his low doorway with ,nan sitting picturesquely beside him4 ,come again soon1 called ,sam4 ,we will1 the boys shouted in reply4 ,,chapter ,,iii ,,romulus ,,and ,,remus ,they did call again1 once on the ,saturday before ,thanksgiving ,day and again in ,december1 when the woods and fields were white with snow and they wore their warm sweaters and arctics4 ,on each occasion they became better acquainted with ,sam's dogs and learned something new about training dogs and finding game1 and ,sam showed them the mechanism of his shotguns and rifles4 ,he also explained to them his method of curing the pelts of muskrats and the beautiful silver-gray fur of the little moles that the people in charge of the ,poor ,farm were very glad to have him trap in their garden4 ,and as the boys came to know ,sam's dogs better they began to see how each differed from the others in character and disposition and in the way they understood and did things4 ,just like people1 said ,sam2 just like people4 ,even ,mrs4 ,whipple was unable to discover that the boys' manners had been damaged greatly by their association with ,sam ,bumpus1 though she was surprised at their continuous talk about dogs and the strange jargon1 as it seemed to her1 which they used in that connection4 ,she was no less surprised to find that her husband appeared to understand the meaning of bird sense and freezing to a point and retrieving and blood lines and cross-breeding and to be able to discuss these mysterious matters with the boys4 ,but what is the good of their filling their heads with all that stuff8 she asked him4 ,my dear1 replied ,mr4 ,whipple1 you may not believe it1 but it is just as much good as arithmetic and geography1 and you're always worrying because they don't take more interest in those things4 ,there are more ways than one to get an education4 ,but ,mrs4 ,whipple only shook her head perplexedly4 ,it was on the day before ,christmas that the great event occurred that ,i have been leading up to4 ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple had returned from an hour's coasting on the long hill over by the brickyard and were standing on their sleds beside the front gate bemoaning the fact that the snow had melted so badly and speculating on the surprises which the morrow might have in store for them4 ,it was vacation1 and they were considering how best to spend the long hours that would intervene between dinner and time for lighting up the ,christmas tree1 when ,ernest stopped abruptly in the middle of a sentence and stood looking up the street4 ,jack6 he exclaimed4 ,look who's coming6 ,jack turned and beheld the familiar1 lanky figure and long1 easy stride of ,sam ,bumpus4 ,both boys set up a yell and started on a run up the street4 ,merry ,christmas1 ,sam6 they cried4 ,merry ,christmas6 ,merry ,christmas1 men1 replied ,sam1 grinning4 ,one on each side of him1 they escorted ,sam down the street4 ,have you come to see us8 inquired ,ernest4 ,why1 no1 said ,sam4 ,i came to see the ,president of the ,united ,states1 but ,i found he wasn't in town1 so ,i thought ,i'd drop in on you4 ,you haven't seen anything of him around here1 have you8 ,the boys laughed delightedly2 they had come to understand ,sam's kind of joking4 ,well1 you must come into our shack1 said ,ernest4 ,we'll introduce you to mother1 and father will be home soon4 ,well1 ,i don't know as ,i'll exactly go in1 replied ,sam1 doubtfully4 ,maybe your mother ain't asked to be interduced to me4 ,anyway1 ,i can talk better outside4 ,where's ,nan8 asked ,jack4 ,i left her home1 doin' up the dishes in the kitchen1 said ,sam4 ,the city don't agree with ,nan4 ,it don't agree with me much1 either4 ,i won't stop but a minute4 ,aw1 come on in1 pleaded ,ernest4 ,but ,sam shook his head4 ,no1 said he1 ,i just want to show you something1 and then ,i must be goin'4 ,can't we go over to the barn8 ,sure1 said the boys1 and led the way to the stable in the yard that was now used only as a tool house and garage4 ,we'll show you our carpenter shop1 said ,ernest4 ,but ,sam did not stop long to examine the carpenter shop4 ,there was something very mysterious about his attitude which aroused the boys' curiosity to top pitch4 ,come over here1 said ,sam1 stepping toward an unused stall4 ,he began fumbling in his capacious pockets1 and the boys crowded close about him1 expecting to see some unusual sort of game he had shot4 ,suddenly before their astonished eyes there appeared two fuzzy1 dappled puppies1 running and sniffing about the floor of the stall4 ,puppies6 cried the boys in unison4 ,yep1 said ,sam4 ,english setter puppies4 ,where did you get them8 demanded ,jack1 catching up one of the sprawling little dogs in his arms4 ,nellie gave them to me1 said ,sam4 ,a look of comprehension began to dawn in ,ernest's eyes4 ,so that's why you wouldn't let us go near her kennel last time we were there1 said he4 ,she had them all the time4 ,sam grinned4 ,they're pretty young to take away from their mother1 said he1 but she has three more4 ,she's a good mother1 ,nellie is4 ,you ought to see her chase the other dogs away4 ,i had a job of it gettin' these two weaned before ,christmas4 ,why did you have to get them weaned before ,christmas8 asked ,jack4 ,now you jest think that over1 and see if you can tell me1 said ,sam4 ,ernest had already half guessed the wonderful truth1 but he didn't yet dare to say what he thought4 ,don't be afraid of 'em1 said ,sam4 ,they won't bite--or leastways1 not serious4 ,besides1 they're your own dogs4 ,our own dogs8 gasped ,jack in astonishment1 the glad light beginning to break in upon him4 ,sure1 said ,sam4 ,what else would they be here for8 ,i thought ,santa ,claus might happen to forget you1 and so ,i brought 'em down4 ,oh6 cried ,ernest4 ,christmas presents6 ,to be our very own dogs6 ,i guess none of the other boys will have such fine presents as these1 ,jack4 ,but ,jack was speechless with joy4 ,have they got names8 asked ,ernest4 ,sure1 said ,sam4 ,i told you how ,i name all my dogs with names beginning with the same letter4 ,all my own puppies1 ,i mean4 ,it's for good luck4 ,there's ,rex1 you know1 and ,robbin and ,rockaway4 ,these two are ,romulus and ,remus and they're twins4 ,this one with the black ear is ,romulus1 and this one with the little map of ,africa on his side is ,remus4 ,that's how you can tell 'em apart4 ,which is mine and which is ,ernest's8 inquired ,jack1 at last finding his voice4 ,well1 now1 ,i hadn't thought of that1 confessed ,sam4 ,suppose you draw lots for 'em4 ,here1 ,i'll hold these two broom straws so you can't tell which is longest4 ,you each draw one1 and the one that gets the longest straw can have first choice of the puppies4 ,is that fair8 ,the boys agreed to the plan and drew the straws4 ,ernest's proved to be the longer one4 ,well1 he's older1 anyway1 said ,jack4 ,which one do you choose1 ,ernest8 ,i'll take ,romulus1 said ,ernest promptly1 having noted that the one with the black ear was a shade the larger of the two4 ,all right1 said ,jack1 and ,remus is mine4 ,and he asserted stoutly that he would have chosen ,remus anyway4 ,that's good1 said ,sam4 ,then you're both satisfied4 ,grown people would have made more fuss about it1 ,i'll warrant you4 ,well1 ,i must be steppin' along1 he continued4 ,take good care of the puppies1 because they're valuable4 ,remember that they're used to sleepin' close to a warm mother and see that they have a good bed4 ,i'd put some rags in a box for 'em if ,i was you4 ,let 'em have fresh air and sunshine and a chance to stretch their legs1 but don't let 'em get wet or chilled through and put their bed where they ain't no draughts4 ,remember they ain't got their warm coats yet4 ,give 'em a saucer of milk with the chill taken off1 six times a day1 and break a little bread into it at supper time4 ,in a few weeks you can cut down to three meals a day1 with more solid food1 but ,i'll be down to see you before then1 if you don't get up to see me1 and ,i'll tell you just how to manage4 ,let me know if you have any trouble of any kind1 but ,i guess you won't4 ,the clicking of the front gate announced the return of ,mr4 ,whipple to his noonday meal4 ,the boys ran to the stable door and shouted1 ,father6 ,oh1 father1 come see what we've got for ,christmas6 ,they dashed toward him and dragged him by main force to the stable4 ,but when they got there1 ,sam ,bumpus had mysteriously disappeared1 without giving the boys a chance to thank him or to wish him another ,merry ,christmas4 ,mr4 ,whipple examined the puppies with interest and watched their clumsy antics with amusement4 ,like most people he could not resist the charm of a wet-nosed1 big-footed1 round-bellied1 fuzzy little puppy4 ,presently1 however1 a look of doubt came over his face4 ,what do you propose doing with them8 he asked4 ,why1 having them for our dogs1 said ,jack1 surprised that his father should ask so obvious a question4 ,i mean1 where do you plan to keep them8 ,why1 in our room1 ,i guess1 said ,ernest4 ,but ,mr4 ,whipple shook his head doubtfully4 ,i don't imagine they've been taught yet how to behave themselves in the house1 said he4 ,and anyway1 ,i don't believe your mother will want them there4 ,she doesn't like dogs1 you know4 ,aw1 she wouldn't mind little bits of soft dogs like these1 protested ,ernest4 ,well1 you can try it and see1 said ,mr4 ,whipple1 but ,i wouldn't get my hopes up too high1 if ,i were you4 ,mrs4 ,whipple did object quite decidedly1 and for a time it looked as though ,romulus and ,remus were unwanted guests in that household and that their young masters would be forced to part with them4 ,tears were shed1 but of that we will say little4 ,at last ,mrs4 ,whipple was persuaded to grant a truce in order that the ,christmas ,eve festivities might not be entirely spoiled4 ,besides1 it was too late now to take the puppies back to ,sam ,bumpus1 and even ,mrs4 ,whipple was not hard-hearted enough to think of merely putting them out into the cold4 ,the upshot of it was that1 ,delia having been given the evening off1 ,romulus and ,remus were banished to the kitchen for the night1 with a bed prepared in a box and another box of sand placed hopefully near by4 ,the boys insisted on serving their supper in two separate saucers with the idea that each would recognize his own and observe the rights of the other4 ,occasional stealthy visits to the kitchen that evening disclosed two remarkably wakeful and active puppies engaged in unexpected explorations1 but at last they curled up together in their new bed1 two innocent little balls of fluff1 and ,ernest and ,jack bade them goodnight with much ceremony4 ,on ,christmas ,day there was trouble from the start4 ,in fact1 it was one of the liveliest ,christmas ,days in the history of the ,whipple household4 ,in the first place1 when ,delia came back early in the morning to get things started for the ,christmas dinner1 she discovered the two little strangers in her kitchen1 and promptly made known the fact that they were puppies whose manners were not at all what they should be4 ,mr4 ,whipple averted a domestic storm by taking the puppies out into the yard1 where he had his hands full to keep them out of the snow4 ,by this time the boys had finished the examination of their bulging stockings and the larger contributions of ,st4 ,nicholas which stood beside the fireplace1 and bethought themselves of ,romulus and ,remus4 ,they dashed pell-mell out into the yard where their father was pondering what he should do with them next4 ,the boys promptly solved this problem by picking up the puppies1 each taking his own1 and carrying them forthwith into the house4 ,mrs4 ,whipple was in a good humor that ,christmas morning1 and she really wanted her boys to be happy all day1 so although she added one admonition to another1 she allowed the boys to play with the puppies in the sitting-room4 ,they would have to part with them soon enough1 she thought1 and meanwhile they might as well have as much fun as they could4 ,but as the day wore on her good nature and kind intentions were sorely tried4 ,romulus and ,remus appeared to think that the house was some sort of hunting ground especially provided for little dogs1 and that it was their duty to pursue1 worry1 and kill every sort of strange creature they could find4 ,evidently they were imaginative puppies1 for they discovered enemies in overlooked corners of the room1 on closet floors1 and everywhere4 ,these enemies might be the discarded paper wrappings of ,christmas presents1 or they might be perfectly good balls of darning cotton4 ,it mattered not to ,romulus and ,remus so long as their primitive impulse to catch and slay was satisfied4 ,they were very bloodthirsty little dogs4 ,but it ceased to be a joke1 even to the boys1 when ,mrs4 ,whipple1 for awhile put off her guard by a period of unusual quiet1 discovered ,romulus and ,remus engaged in the joint pastime of reducing to small woolly bits a new gray felt slipper which she herself had presented to her husband that very morning4 ,hastily she cleared out the bottom of a closet1 thrust the puppies inside1 and ruthlessly closed the door1 deaf alike to the piteous little squeaky whines of ,romulus and ,remus and the louder protests of ,ernest and ,jack4 ,now you see what they've done6 cried ,mrs4 ,whipple1 holding up the forlorn and tattered remnants of the slipper4 ,i guess this will about finish it4 ,wait till your father comes home4 ,mr4 ,whipple had gone out for a little while that afternoon1 and the boys awaited his return without much optimism4 ,when his key was at last heard in the latch they looked at each other with eyes big with apprehension4 ,somebody had given ,mr4 ,whipple a big cigar1 and a lot of people had wished him ,merry ,christmas1 and he was in a very jovial mood indeed4 ,mrs4 ,whipple and the boys expected to see this mood suddenly change when he observed the ruined slipper4 ,mrs4 ,whipple handed it to him without a word4 ,he took it1 examined it carefully with a puzzled expression1 and then 7strange to relate7 began to grin4 7,i wonder if the fact that ,mr4 ,whipple detested felt slippers could have had anything to do with it47 ,the grin broke into a hearty laugh1 and ,mr4 ,whipple sank into a chair1 still holding the slipper before him4 ,well1 said he1 they certainly made this look like a last year's bird's nest4 ,my eye6 ,i should like to have seen them at it4 ,the little rascals6 ,how did they ever escape your eagle eye1 mother8 ,but ,mrs4 ,whipple did not reply4 ,two red spots glowed in her cheeks and her eyes were snapping4 ,she turned and left the room4 ,mr4 ,whipple puffed thoughtfully at his cigar for a moment and then rose and followed her1 leaving the boys to engage in whispered conjectures as to the outcome of the affair4 ,i don't know what ,mr4 ,whipple said to his wife in the other room1 but he doubtless apologized for his ill-timed mirth and then talked over certain things with her4 ,the upshot of it all was that a compromise was reached in that household4 ,it was decided that ,ernest and ,jack might keep the puppies they had so set their hearts upon provided they were kept entirely away from ,mrs4 ,whipple and were not permitted to intrude themselves upon her affairs4 ,the boys must assume entire charge of them and be responsible for their actions1 must feed and care for the dogs themselves without bothering their mother1 paying for their food out of their own earnings and savings1 and must on no condition bring them into the house4 ,that was the ultimatum2 ,mrs4 ,whipple vowed that she would never allow another dog to enter her doors4 ,it's up to you1 boys1 said ,mr4 ,whipple4 ,strangely enough1 the boys did not feel that these restrictions imposed great hardship4 ,in fact1 it gave them a sense of pride and not unpleasant responsibility to be given sole charge of ,romulus and ,remus4 ,nothing1 indeed1 could have suited them better4 ,and they were so relieved to find that they were not to be deprived of their new possessions after all that they were quite excitedly happy4 ,the only question that now seriously concerned them was to find a warm1 dry place to keep the puppies in during the cold weather1 while they were still so delicate and helpless4 ,it was here that their mother came to their rescue4 ,having won her main point about keeping the dogs out of the house1 she was mollified1 and perhaps her conscience troubled her a little4 ,she was really a very tender-hearted woman1 and it occurred to her that her ultimatum might be the cause of real suffering on the part of the puppies4 ,so it was she who sent for a carpenter and had him make a sort of room out of one of the old stalls in the stable1 quite tight against draughts1 and with a door in the front for convenience4 ,when ,mr4 ,whipple learned of this he laughed and patted his wife on the shoulder4 ,i always knew you were a cruel monster1 he said4 ,he inspected the new abode of ,romulus and ,remus and expressed his approval4 ,it's the best thing in the world for them1 he said to the boys4 ,they will be really better off here than in a heated house4 ,they'll grow up sturdier and stronger4 ,they only need to be protected against draughts and dampness1 as ,bumpus said4 ,but you mustn't forget to keep both doors closed and to warm their milk and water a little1 while their stomachs are still tender4 ,they'll curl up close together and never mind the still1 dry cold4 ,they'll be all right here4 ,,chapter ,,iv ,,in ,,rome ,furnishing and decorating the new home of ,romulus and ,remus proved to be a most enjoyable task4 ,they took a good-sized box over to the planing mill and got it filled with sawdust1 and dragged it home on ,ernest's sled4 ,they swept out the old stall carefully and sprinkled the floor liberally with sawdust1 holding the rest in reserve1 so that there might always be a clean1 fresh supply4 ,housekeeping was thus made easy by simply hoeing out the old sawdust4 ,for a bed they set a soap box on its side1 put in a thick layer of straw1 and tacked a piece of old carpet loosely over it so that it would be soft and yet the puppies could not scratch it out4 ,they bought two enameled tin dishes1 one for food and one for water1 for they discovered that the puppies did not understand the system of each having his own4 ,they nailed bits of wood to the floor to hold the dishes so that they would not be pushed about and overturned4 ,the puppies enjoyed all this activity immensely1 making laughable efforts to help1 and only wailed and wept when their young masters left the room4 ,when it was done1 the boys surveyed their handiwork with immense satisfaction1 but ,jack would not be satisfied until they had tacked to the wall several pictures of dogs clipped from papers and magazines1 for ,jack insisted that the place must be made homelike4 ,they had read somewhere about the original ,romulus and ,remus of history1 and so they named the apartment ,rome4 ,they thought ,sam ,bumpus would approve of this since it began with the letter ,r4 ,then they nailed an old horseshoe to the door for luck1 called it a day1 and knocked off4 ,the next thing to consider was the education of the puppies1 and here the boys felt somewhat at a loss4 ,romulus and ,remus didn't seem to understand a word of ,english1 and the boys couldn't speak ,latin4 ,all attempts to secure the prompt obedience that ,sam had advised ended in utter failure4 ,romulus and ,remus were very willful and headstrong puppies4 ,further advice from ,sam seemed desirable4 ,furthermore1 about the end of the second week1 both puppies appeared to be ailing4 ,in spite of plenty of milk they had grown thin1 and ,romulus appeared to have trouble with the action of his hind legs4 ,remus seemed to be chiefly afflicted with itching1 and had worn a bare spot under each foreleg4 ,ernest and ,jack became alarmed1 and their father could not seem to tell what the trouble was4 ,various things prevented the boys from making the trip to ,sam's shack1 and besides they wanted him to take a look at the dogs4 ,they had noticed his free delivery mail box and so ,ernest sent him this brief summons on a postal card3 ,,dear ,,sam3-- ,romulus and ,remus are sick and we don't know what to do4 ,could you come down some day after school and see them8 ,also we want to ask you some things about disaplining them4 ,yours truly1 ,,ernest ,,and ,,jack ,,whipple4 ,sam did not fail them4 ,a couple of days later he appeared at the ,whipple gate and gave the low whistle that he used with ,nan4 ,the boys1 humoring his desire not to go into the house1 led him at once to ,rome4 ,well1 now1 said ,sam1 inspecting the puppies' home with evidences of approval1 this is quite a palace for the little princes4 ,some day ,i s'pose they'll have hot and cold water1 electric lights1 and a doorbell4 ,then he proceeded to examine the puppies while the boys looked on anxiously4 ,hm1 said he at length4 ,just as ,i expected4 ,nothing but worms4 ,worms8 echoed the boys in chorus4 ,sure1 replied ,sam4 ,most all puppies get 'em sooner or later1 and sometimes they do a lot of harm if you don't get rid of 'em4 ,but we'll get rid of 'em all right4 ,get a pencil and paper and write down what ,i tell you to get at the drug store and the directions4 ,when they reappeared with the necessary articles1 ,sam continued3 ,there's several things that'll take care of worms1 but the best and surest is santonin and calomel4 ,write that down4 ,ernest wrote as ,sam spelled the words4 ,it seemed to be much more of an accomplishment to be able to pronounce and spell such words than fulfilment or handicraft4 ,tell the druggist1 said ,sam1 to make you up half a dozen pills with half a grain of calomel and half a grain of santonin in each one4 ,for big dogs we make 'em one grain each4 ,to-morrow mornin' give the pups a little milk and then don't feed 'em again till after they've been dosed4 ,about noon give 'em each a pill1 and then1 a couple of hours later1 give 'em each a teaspoonful of castor oil4 ,a couple of hours after that1 feed 'em again1 and ,i'll guarantee they'll be all right1 though you may have to do it all over again in a couple of months4 ,big dogs have to fast longer and have to have a tablespoonful of castor oil4 ,how do you give them the medicine8 inquired ,ernest1 looking at the squirming puppies doubtfully4 ,easy enough when you know how1 said ,sam4 ,i'll show you4 ,pick him up like this and take hold of his nose1 pushin' his lips between his teeth with your thumb and fingers4 ,he can't bite and he has to open his mouth4 ,of course1 with a bigger dog it's harder if he don't want to stand still4 ,then take a pill in your other hand and put it down his throat as far as you can reach4 ,then shut his mouth and hold his head up till he has to swaller4 ,he'll never know what went down4 ,it's the same way with the castor oil1 only you'll have to get ,jack to hold the spoon and put it in when you give the word4 ,put it way down in1 ,jack1 and don't get excited and spill it4 ,get a spoon and ,i'll show you how easy it is4 ,jack ran for a spoon and ,sam illustrated with a spoonful of water4 ,then the boys tried it until they felt themselves sufficiently expert4 ,there's a way of pourin' medicine into the side of a dog's mouth outside his teeth1 said ,sam1 but he's apt to spill some of it before he gets through4 ,besides1 he gets the taste of it that way1 and may run from the sight of a spoon or a bottle ever after4 ,i like my way better4 ,he looked at his watch and announced that he must be going4 ,i'll look in on you again one of these days1 he said1 but ,i know they'll be all right if you do like ,i said4 ,and you like ,rome1 don't you8 asked ,jack4 ,rome8 repeated ,sam4 ,we named it that because ,romulus and ,remus were ,romans1 explained ,ernest4 ,yes1 it's a mighty good place for them1 said ,sam4 ,then he considered a moment4 ,do you expect me to get down and roll in the sawdust and try to bite things8 ,the boys laughed at the idea1 though they didn't exactly know what he meant4 ,why8 asked ,ernest4 ,because ,i've always been told that when you're in ,rome you must do as the ,romans do1 said ,sam1 and went away laughing silently4 ,the boys followed ,sam's instructions to the letter1 and when he came again a week later the puppies were as healthy and lively as crickets4 ,now1 said ,ernest1 we want to ask you about training them4 ,we forgot about that the other day4 ,you don't expect to go gunnin' with 'em for a few days1 do you8 asked ,sam4 ,no1 said ,ernest1 but we want them to learn to come when we call and do what we say4 ,well1 said ,sam1 all it needs is patience4 ,keep talkin' to 'em and the first thing you know you'll find they understand words4 ,then try to make 'em do what the words mean4 ,remember they're only babies yet and be patient with 'em4 ,keep at it until they answer to their names4 ,don't be discouraged4 ,of course1 it'll be harder gettin' 'em housebroken if you don't let 'em into the house1 but ,i'll guarantee you'll do it4 ,it ought to be about time to cut down to four meals a day now1 and give 'em shredded wheat or puppy biscuits4 ,and now ,i'm here1 ,i might as well give you a little advice about feedin' in gen'ral4 ,you'll remember it all later4 ,in another month you can cut down to three meals and maybe add a little chopped meat and gravy at night4 ,keep that up till they're six or eight months old1 and then you can begin to feed 'em like grown dogs4 ,in feedin' dogs1 he continued1 remember they're like humans4 ,they ought to have meat and grain and vegetables to get all they want to build 'em up and keep 'em healthy4 ,some dogs is very finicky and won't eat vegetables1 but you can learn 'em to eat right if you begin right4 ,a grown dog don't need but one meal a day1 near night1 but sometimes a dog gets so hungry that he overeats or bolts his food1 and then it's a good plan to give him a little breakfast1 too4 ,bones they can have any time4 ,bones amuse 'em and help keep their teeth and digestion in good shape4 ,a good rule is to give a dog a little bread and milk for breakfast1 a bone without too much meat on it about noon1 and a good dinner at night1 with all sorts of things in it4 ,get shin of beef or some other cheap meat at the butcher's and boil it good4 ,save the bone and the soup4 ,cut the meat up in small pieces1 mix it with bread or rice and any vegetables left over from the house--onions1 cabbage1 carrots1 or anything but potatoes4 ,they ain't very good for dogs4 ,mix the food all up together and moisten it with the soup1 but don't have it too wet4 ,stale bread is better for 'em than fresh bread4 ,never give 'em chicken or rabbit bones that may splinter and injure 'em inside4 ,don't give too much pork or fat of any kind4 ,don't give 'em much candy or sweet stuff4 ,some folks bake bread or cakes specially for dogs1 but if you do that1 don't use much corn meal4 ,it's too heatin' in summer and it's apt to cause skin trouble4 ,if anything seems to disagree with 'em1 like baked beans1 or sweet corn1 or rice1 cut it out2 you can tell4 ,last of all1 always keep plenty of clean1 fresh water where they can get it4 ,a thirsty dog is never happy4 ,these and other instructions the boys obtained from ,sam ,bumpus from time to time1 and as the days went by they were pleased to see their dogs growing bigger and stronger4 ,slowly1 too1 they began to learn the meaning of things and to obey their masters' voices4 ,raising dogs proved to be the most fascinating thing that ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple had ever undertaken4 ,by ,february they were very proud of their charges and anxious to show them off4 ,consequently they welcomed a visit one ,saturday morning from ,harry ,barton1 a chum of theirs4 ,harry appeared unannounced and accompanied by his big1 bow-legged ,english bulldog1 ,mike4 ,he went directly to the barn1 from which issued the voices of the ,whipple boys and their dogs1 and entered ,rome4 ,the unexpected appearance of ,mike startled ,jack1 and he picked ,remus hastily up and held him in protecting arms4 ,but ,harry only laughed4 ,what you 'fraid of8 he inquired4 ,mike wouldn't hurt a kitten4 ,he looks ugly and that's what scares tramps away1 but he never bit anything4 ,you ought to see the baby walk all over him4 ,come on in1 then1 invited ,ernest4 ,mike went slowly up to ,romulus and sniffed at him noisily4 ,at first the puppy was frightened1 but finding that he was not attacked he made one or two playful little lunges at the bulldog and then stood off and barked shrilly at him1 ,remus joining in the chorus and struggling to be set down4 ,they've got spunk1 all right1 said ,ernest1 proudly4 ,illustration3 ,english ,bulldog ,mike sniffed at ,remus also1 then yawned in a bored sort of way1 waddled out of ,rome as though his years and dignity forbade his association with such frivolous company1 and thumped down on the floor outside4 ,all three boys laughed4 ,well1 what do you think of 'em8 ,ernest asked presently4 ,some dogs1 eh8 ,oh1 they'll prob'ly be all right when they grow up1 said ,harry1 unwilling to concede too much4 ,they'll have to grow a lot1 though1 before they know as much as ,mike4 ,but a bulldog can't hunt like a setter1 said ,ernest1 flying to the defense of his breed4 ,who wants to hunt8 demanded ,harry4 ,hunting isn't all a dog's for1 is it8 ,a bulldog's a better watchdog than a setter4 ,ernest1 not knowing whether this was so or not1 made no reply4 ,but aren't they cunning1 ,harry8 asked ,jack4 ,oh1 sure1 they're cunning1 said ,harry1 satisfied that he had scored his point4 ,can they shake hands yet8 ,not yet1 said ,jack4 ,mike can shake hands1 said ,harry1 and take the mail from the postman1 and do lots of things4 ,but he can't hunt1 insisted ,ernest1 returning to the attack4 ,i'd rather have a bulldog than a setter1 any day1 said ,harry4 ,why1 the bulldog is one of the best kinds of dogs4 ,it's an older kind than the setter4 ,they used them in ,england for fighting bulls hundreds of years ago4 ,a bulldog is brave and faithful1 and he sticks to things4 ,he isn't a flyaway kind of a dog4 ,but they're so homely1 objected ,jack1 glancing out at ,mike4 ,ho1 cried ,harry1 who ever heard of a pretty bulldog8 ,we don't want 'em pretty4 ,mike's just like a bulldog ought to be1 thick-set1 muscular1 with wide chest1 elbows set far apart1 and undershot jaw4 ,see8 ,it sounded very much as though he were reading it out of a book1 and the other boys were much impressed4 ,ernest found himself wondering where ,harry had picked up his dog lore4 ,what do you know about setters8 demanded ,harry4 ,ernest1 in the face of superior wisdom1 admitted that he didn't know very much4 ,well1 you ought to1 said ,harry4 ,what's the use of having dogs if you don't know all about them8 ,sam ,bumpus has told us a good deal about training and hunting1 said ,jack4 ,yes1 but what do you know about the breed1 where it came from and all that8 ,do you want to find out8 ,sure1 said ,ernest4 ,well1 ,i'll tell you where you can find out1 said ,harry4 ,i know a man that knows more about dogs than anybody else in the world1 ,i guess4 ,who is he8 demanded ,ernest4 ,did you ever hear of the ,willowdale ,kennels8 asked ,harry4 ,ernest was forced to admit that he had not4 ,well1 they're over at ,thornboro1 said ,harry4 ,they have twenty-eight dogs there4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn owns them1 but the man that takes care of them is ,tom ,poultice4 ,he's an ,englishman1 and he used to have charge of kennels in ,england once4 ,he knows all about collies and greyhounds and--and every kind of dogs there are4 ,i bet he doesn't know more about setters and pointers than ,sam ,bumpus does1 said ,ernest1 loyally4 ,bet you a hundred dollars he does1 said ,harry4 ,bet you a thousand he doesn't4 ,the bidding bade fair to be unlimited1 and though the millions and billions and trillions remained to be called upon1 ,harry desisted4 ,tell you what ,i'll do1 said he4 ,i'll take you over there and then you can see for yourselves4 ,ernest and ,jack promptly forgot their controversy with ,harry and accepted his proposal with animation4 ,and can we see all those dogs8 asked ,ernest4 ,sure1 said ,harry4 ,how many did you say there were8 ,twenty-four besides four puppies4 ,whew6 ,jack exclaimed4 ,when can we go8 asked ,ernest4 ,why1 this afternoon1 if you want to4 ,it's over five miles to ,thornboro1 but we can take the #b3aj train and be there in no time4 ,you come along by my house after dinner and whistle1 said ,harry4 ,bully1 said ,ernest1 and ,harry turned and walked jauntily out of the stable with old ,mike lumbering at his heels4 ,,chapter ,v ,,the ,,willowdale ,,kennels ,as ,harry ,barton had said1 it was only a short run on the train to ,thornboro4 ,the three boys disembarked at the station and walked up a winding1 muddy road1 for the sun was gathering strength and the snow had been melting fast4 ,the fields and hillsides lay brown and dry1 but not uninviting4 ,it was a glorious day to be out of doors1 especially upon such a quest4 ,they came at length to an entrance in a privet hedge and passed up a long driveway with maple trees along both sides4 ,at the end of it they could see a large brick house with white pillars along the front4 ,my1 but this is a big place1 said ,ernest4 ,sure1 said ,harry4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn is a rich man4 ,if he wasn't1 how do you s'pose he could keep so many dogs and hire a man just to take care of them8 ,what does he do with so many8 inquired ,jack1 to whom the care of one small puppy seemed a considerable responsibility4 ,oh1 he shows them1 was ,harry's somewhat vague explanation4 ,he takes prizes with them at dog shows4 ,some of them are champions4 ,he breeds them1 too1 and he sells the puppies he doesn't want to keep4 ,i guess he makes a good deal of his money that way4 ,what kind of dogs are they8 asked ,ernest4 ,mostly ,airedale terriers and white bull terriers1 said ,harry4 ,not common bull terriers1 like ,frank ,symonds's1 but the finest kind1 all white4 ,as they neared the house1 ,harry led them into a path through the shrubbery which brought them at last around to the rear1 where there was a big stable and garage1 a greenhouse1 and some other buildings4 ,that long low building is the kennels1 said ,harry4 ,the dogs are in their runs out back1 ,i expect1 and prob'ly ,tom is out there1 too4 ,why6 exclaimed ,jack1 it's just like a house for people4 ,the ,willowdale kennel house was indeed a more elaborate affair than the boys had imagined could ever have been built just for dogs4 ,it made ,rome appear very humble in comparison4 ,it was a well-built house1 long and low1 with windows all along the front and a door in the middle4 ,over this door was an ornamental gable and there was a cupola at the top4 ,the whole was painted white4 ,the boys passed around the end of the building1 from behind which issued the voices of many dogs which they presently saw running about in yards built of wire fencing4 ,some of the dogs were smooth and pure white and some were wiry-coated and a rich black and tan--tan on the legs and head and black or a very dark grizzle on the neck and body4 ,they all appeared to be very lively1 active dogs1 and some of them seemed rather pugnaciously anxious to get at one another through the wire fences4 ,there's ,tom1 announced ,harry1 and the other boys1 following his pointing finger1 observed a man in brown clothes and leather leggings apparently engaged in mending the fence at the rear of one of the runs4 ,as they approached he straightened up and came forward to meet them1 with a little smile on his broad face4 ,well1 said he1 'ere we are4 ,an' 'ow's the little man to-day8 ,an' 'ow's the dog ,mike8 ,pretty well1 thank you1 said ,harry1 in a rather more subdued tone than he had been using toward ,jack and ,ernest4 ,these are my friends1 ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple4 ,they want to see your dogs4 ,tom ,poultice regarded the newcomers quizzically4 ,sure you aren't afraid o' gettin' bit8 ,oh1 no1 we aren't afraid of dogs1 asserted ,ernest4 ,right-o1 said ,tom4 ,come along and ,i'll show you our new ,hairedale1 ,bingo's ,queen ,molly4 ,she's a 'ummer1 ,molly is4 ,he led the way through a wire gate into one of the runs and called the new dog to him1 whereat the dogs in the neighboring runs set up a loud barking4 ,they're all jealous1 said ,tom1 but they wouldn't touch 'er4 ,a male dog scarcely ever attacks a female4 ,illustration3 ,white ,english ,bull ,terrier ,molly proved to be a sweet1 gentle creature1 and allowed the boys to pat and stroke her hard little head4 ,she's the genooine harticle1 said ,tom4 ,see the straight legs of 'er an' the square muzzle4 ,she'll win something1 or ,i'm no judge4 ,she's a little smaller than some of them1 isn't she8 asked ,harry4 ,yes1 but she's just about the right size for showing1 said ,tom4 ,thirty-seven she weighs4 ,i'm partial to the bigger dogs1 myself1 but the judges generally favor a smaller dog if he's got the points4 ,molly's certainly got the points4 ,much to the edification of the boys1 ,tom went on to describe the standard points of the ,airedale1 illustrating with several of the dogs1 all of whom seemed to be very fond of the kennelman4 ,then he took them in to see the bull terriers4 ',ere's a different kind of dog entirely1 he said4 ,as good a fighter and watchdog as the ,hairedale1 but not useful in so many ways4 ,it's an older breed than the ,hairedale4 ,i can remember when the bull terrier was a heavier dog1 and brindles were just as good as whites1 but now they want only this kind in the shows1 with a long skull and pure white4 ,eyes small and shaped like almonds1 and set wide apart4 ,that's the kind4 ,the ears have to be cropped in this country to win prizes4 ,beastly custom4 ,they don't do it in ,hengland any more4 ,i'm glad they let the ,hairedales' ears alone4 ,for some time ,tom ,poultice discoursed learnedly on these two breeds and answered numerous questions4 ,what-ho1 he exclaimed suddenly4 ',ere's ,mr4 ',artshorn coming4 ,get 'im to tell you about dogs4 ',e knows a thing or two 'imself4 ,a well-dressed gentleman in a gray overcoat and hat1 with a gray pointed beard1 and carrying a cane1 appeared around the end of the kennel house4 ,the boys appeared a little ill at ease4 ,don't be scared of 'im1 said ,tom4 ',e likes boys4 ,well1 ,tom1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 stopping now and then to poke his stick through the fence at the dogs that came yelping down their runs to greet him1 how's ,molly8 ,mighty fine1 sir1 said ,tom2 mighty fine4 ,some of your friends8 he inquired1 indicating the boys4 ,yes1 sir1 said ,tom4 ,this is ,harry ,barton1 sir1 from ,boytown1 and these--what did you say your names were8 ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple1 said ,ernest4 ,ah1 yes1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 just as though he had been reading about these boys in the paper4 ,glad to meet you1 ,i'm sure4 ,came up to have a look at the finest dogs in ,connecticut1 ,i suppose4 ,he had a pleasant1 friendly face1 and though the boys were a little awed by his imposing appearance and courtly manner1 they soon lost their shyness and found themselves asking him many questions about dogs4 ,come up to the house1 said he at length4 ,i can explain things better up there1 where ,i have some pictures4 ,tom went back to his work and the boys1 bidding him good-by1 followed ,mr4 ,hartshorn up to the big house4 ,he took them into a room that he said was his den4 ,there was a big desk in it1 all littered up with papers1 and well filled bookcases around the room4 ,are all these books about dogs8 inquired ,harry4 ,well1 a good many of them are1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,i have about every book on dogs that has been printed1 ,i expect4 ,on the walls above the bookcases were photographs and colored pictures of dogs and horses in frames1 and at one side of the room was a long leather sofa4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn seated himself at his desk and began rummaging in a drawer full of photographs1 while he told the boys to be seated on the sofa4 ,now1 then1 he said when they were all settled1 you were asking me about the different kinds of terriers1 and ,i guess ,i've got pictures of good specimens of about every kind4 ,how many kinds of standard breeds of terriers do you suppose there are8 ,about eight1 ,i guess1 said ,harry1 who was a little more forward than the ,whipple boys4 ,wrong1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,there are nearly a hundred recognized breeds of dogs in this country1 all different1 and eighteen of these are terriers4 ,to make them easier to remember1 ,i will divide them into three classes1 smooth-coated1 wire-haired1 and long-haired4 ,the smooths are the bull terrier1 the ,boston1 the smooth fox terrier1 the ,manchester1 and the ,doberman pinscher4 ,the wires are the wire-haired fox terrier1 the ,airedale1 the ,bedlington1 the ,irish1 the ,welsh1 the ,scottish1 the ,west ,highland white1 the ,dandie ,dinmont1 the cairn1 and the ,sealyham4 ,the long-haired ones are the ,skye1 the ,clydesdale1 and the ,yorkshire4 ,my6 exclaimed ,ernest4 ,i never heard of some of them before4 ,lots of people haven't1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 but they're all worth knowing4 ,you can see nearly all of them at a big show like the one held every year in ,new ,york4 ,i'm going to tell you something about them all1 if you'd like to listen4 ,oh1 yes1 please do1 said ,ernest4 ,well1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 arranging his photographs1 first let me explain what a terrier is4 ,most of them come from ,england and ,scotland4 ,a few from ,wales and ,ireland4 ,terrier means earth dog1 and that's what they were called hundreds of years ago when they were first used to hunt animals that run into the ground or under stones4 ,they had to be brave and gamey and not too big1 and they became very active little dogs and mighty efficient4 ,at first1 some were smooth-coated and some wire-coated4 ,finally1 however1 ,englishmen began to breed certain favorite kinds1 and so the different breeds were gradually established4 ,one of the oldest kinds is the ,manchester or black-and-tan terrier4 ,he was first bred by the mill hands in the ,midland counties of ,england where he was famous as a ratter4 ,here's a picture of one4 ,handsome chap1 isn't he8 ,nice1 intelligent dog1 too4 ,his ears are cropped but his tail isn't4 ,the white bull terrier is a near relative of the ,manchester4 ,i've already told you about him4 ,now here's the ,boston4 ,i guess you know this kind4 ,oh1 yes1 said ,ernest4 ,theron ,hammond has one named ,alert4 ,this is an ,american-made breed1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 out of ,british raw material4 ,some ,boston fanciers developed it from the brindle bull terrier about #ahij4 ,it's one of the most popular breeds here now4 ,a smallish dog--sometimes too small1 ,i think--brindle and white4 ,and here's the smooth fox terrier4 ,you've seen lots of those4 ,another small one1 not over twenty pounds4 ,he was developed from the old ,english working terrier about fifty years ago4 ,illustration3 ,airedale ,terrier ,now here's one that ,i don't believe you know4 ,it's a ,doberman pinscher4 ,funny name4 ,wonderfully smart dog1 though4 ,they call him the dog with the human brain4 ,he comes from ,germany1 where he was first a watchdog and was later trained as a police dog4 ,i believe the first ones were brought over here in #aijg4 ,a muscular dog1 weighing forty or fifty pounds4 ,he is marked like the ,manchester but his coat is less silky4 ,now we come to the wires4 ,the wire-haired fox terrier is really just like the smooth1 but he looks quite different because of his stiff1 wiry coat4 ,then there's the ,airedale4 ,you know about those4 ,best all-round dog in the world in my opinion4 ,this is a ,bedlington4 ,you won't see many of those4 ,has a head like a lamb1 hasn't he8 ,and notice the silky topknot4 ,he's a good little sporting dog if he does look so mild4 ,they're mostly blue-gray and tan1 and weigh about twenty-four pounds4 ,here's the liveliest one of the lot1 the ,irish terrier4 ,sometimes they call him the dare-devil4 ,he's a great little scrapper4 ,he comes from ,ireland1 of course4 ,he's a red dog1 weighs twenty-four pounds1 and makes one of the best comrades a boy can have4 ,the ,welsh terrier is related to the wire-haired fox1 though he looks more like a small ,airedale1 being black and tan4 ,he's a little smaller than the ,irishman4 ,several terriers come from ,scotland1 and as you can see from these pictures they're a short-legged1 strong-headed1 long-bodied lot4 ,that's because they were bred to go into the ground and the piles of rocks after badger and such-like game4 ,they had to be pretty tough to manage it1 too4 ,this is the cairn terrier4 ,he used to be called the ,highland terrier1 and ,i guess he's more nearly like the original terrier of ,scotland than any of the others1 ,he came from the ,hebrides ,islands4 ,i expect you've never seen one1 for they aren't common in this country4 ,but they're jolly little beggars4 ,they're the smallest of the lot1 weighing only twelve to fifteen pounds1 but mighty hardy and gamey4 ,they are various sandy and grizzled colors and always have this foxy little head4 ,you may have seen one of these4 ,it's a ,scottish terrier1 once called the ,aberdeen1 and we have a lot of good ones over here now4 ,some call him the ,scottie or the die-hard4 ,see how wise he looks1 with his bright eyes under his big eyebrows4 ,notice the big head and short legs and upright tail4 ,there are some sandy ones1 but mostly they're a dark grizzled gray4 ,they weigh eighteen to twenty pounds4 ,here's his first cousin1 the ,west ,highland white terrier4 ,he comes from ,argyllshire1 on the west coast of ,scotland1 and he's always pure white4 ,like most of the other ,scotchmen he has a harsh outer coat and a soft under coat1 which are practically waterproof4 ,he has a more pointed muzzle than the ,scottie and he's smaller4 ,at the next picture the boys all laughed4 ,it was such a queer-looking dog1 with such a big head and long body1 and a face like that of an old ,scotchman4 ,he's a ,dandie ,dinmont1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,if you ever read ',guy ,mannering' by ,sir ,walter ,scott1 you may remember that he speaks of ,dandie ,dinmont's pepper and mustard terriers4 ,the book was published in #ahad1 and ,dandie ,dinmont terriers have been popular in the border countries of ,scotland ever since4 ,the ,dandie is related to the ,bedlington4 ,you see he has the same drooping ears and the topknot4 ,gray and fawn are the colors4 ,this is the last of the wires4 ,it's a ,sealyham4 ,he looks as though he might be related to the ,scotch breeds1 with his short legs and strong head4 ,he was1 in fact1 bred for badger hunting1 as they were1 but he comes from ,wales4 ,we have had them in this country only since #aiab4 ,the ,sealyham is a mighty lovable little dog4 ,he is white1 often with black or brown markings1 and he's about the same size as the ,west ,highlander4 ,now we come to the long-coated ones1 and the first of them is the ,skye1 another of the ,scotch breeds4 ,he's a close relative of the cairn1 but he has a long coat and hair over his eyes4 ,he's about the same size as the ,west ,highlander and he's blue-gray or fawn4 ,they used to be much more common than they are now4 ,by the way1 did you ever read the story of ,greyfriars ,bobby8 ,none of the boys had read it4 ,well1 do so the first chance you get4 ,that's on of the loveliest dog stories ever written1 and it's true4 ,greyfriars ,bobby was a ,skye terrier4 ,this is the ,clydesdale or ,paisley terrier4 ,not at all a common breed4 ,i doubt if you'll ever see one in the ,united ,states4 ,he looks something like the ,skye1 but his coat is silkier4 ,he's steel blue on the body and head1 with golden tan feet4 ,the ,yorkshire comes from the other side of the border1 and he's something like the ,clydesdale1 only with longer legs and shorter body4 ,he's a fancy dog with a wonderful coat1 parted down the middle and sweeping the ground4 ,he's steel blue with tan markings on the head1 chest1 and legs4 ,there you have all the terriers1 he concluded1 and ,i guess you've had a long enough lesson for one day4 ,these facts are all very interesting1 but they become prosy and confusing if taken in too large doses4 ,here1 take this book home with you1 and look it over at your leisure4 ,you'll find in it all the things ,i've told you and a lot more besides4 ,terriers are the smartest dogs there are1 ,i guess1 said ,harry4 ,well1 ,i don't know as ,i should want to say quite that1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,smartness and other qualities are as much a matter of individuals as of breeds4 ,however1 the terriers certainly have won that reputation4 ,do you know any good stories about them8 asked ,harry1 who was never backward in such matters4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn laughed4 ,unfortunately my memory for stories isn't very good1 said he1 but ,i have lots of stories in books1 and before you boys come up again1 ,i'll look up some of them4 ,meanwhile1 see if they have a book in the ,boytown ,library by ,edward ,jesse1 called ',anecdotes of ,dogs4' ,it was published in ,london in #aheh1 and it isn't very common1 but if you can find a copy1 it's a dandy4 ,it contains most of the historic dog stories4 ,it includes several stories about terriers1 chiefly illustrating their intelligence1 but also their devotion4 ,many of them1 ,i recall1 are stories of dogs that found their way home over unknown roads after being carried away for long distances4 ,this homing instinct seems to be very strong in the terrier4 ,the breed has always been a very close and intimate companion of man1 and that has sharpened his wits and deepened his sympathies4 ,the only terrier story that ,i recall at the moment is a little anecdote that illustrates the terrier's shrewdness rather than his uprightness of character4 ,a lady music teacher was going to the home of one of her pupils one day when some sort of wire-haired terrier surprised and startled her by running out from a field and seizing her skirt in his teeth4 ,she tried to drive him away1 but he wouldn't go4 ,becoming somewhat alarmed by his actions1 she called to two laborers who were working in the field1 and they came to her assistance4 ',he wants you to go with him1 ma'am1 one of the men said4 ',i've heard of dogs actin' like that4 ,maybe it's a murder or something4 ,i guess we'd better go along4' ,they followed the dog to the rear of a cottage1 and he at once began to dig feverishly at a heavy plank4 ,the workmen1 half expecting to find a corpse1 lifted the plank1 only to disclose a large beef bone4 ,this the terrier at once appropriated and made off with it1 without waiting to express his thanks for assistance4 ,the boys laughed over this story1 and thanked ,mr4 ,hartshorn warmly for the interesting things he had told them4 ,then1 squabbling good-naturedly over the possession of the dog book1 they hurried off to catch the late afternoon train back to ,boytown4 ,it was not long before they had another lesson in dog lore1 though this time it was not ,mr4 ,hartshorn who was their teacher4 ,the next ,saturday the three of them made another trip to ,thornboro to return the book1 in the fascinating contents of which they had been reveling for a week4 ,they met ,tom ,poultice on the road with half a dozen of the dogs out for exercise4 ,they were a lively lot1 and it took about all of ,tom's attention to keep them in hand4 ,mr4 ',artshorn isn't 'ome to-day1 said ,tom4 ,you come along with me and the dogs and ,i'll show you some fun4 ,you can leave the book up at the 'ouse when we get back4 ,the boys accepted this as a rare privilege1 and for an hour or two accompanied ,tom and his troublesome pack about the country roads4 ,the bull terriers were fairly well behaved1 but the ,airedales seemed bent upon getting into all kinds of mischief4 ,on two occasions ,tom had his hands full breaking up what promised to become a free-for-all fight4 ,but the boys could not help admiring the boundless vigor of these dogs who seemed hardly able to contain all the youth and joy and life within them4 ,it made the boys want to run and romp and caper in sympathy4 ,as they entered the drive at ,willowdale on their return1 they saw a sweet-faced woman standing on the porch with a little woolly white dog beside her4 ,that's ,mrs4 ',artshorn1 said ,tom4 ,you can give the book to 'er4 ,she'd like you to stop and speak to 'er4 ,somewhat shyly the boys followed his advice1 but ,mrs4 ,hartshorn1 like her husband1 seemed to have the faculty of making them soon feel at their ease4 ,she at once introduced them to ,daisy1 her toy white poodle4 ,daisy's long hair had been trimmed and clipped in a ridiculous manner that made the boys laugh1 but she soon proved herself to be as smart as a whip4 ,mrs4 ,hartshorn put her through all her pretty tricks4 ,i suppose1 after seeing all those ,airedales and bull terriers1 you won't think much of my little dogs1 said ,mrs4 ,hartshorn4 ,tom ,poultice is very scornful about toys4 ,but a dog is a dog1 no matter how little4 ,i want you to come in and see my prize ,pomeranian1 ,tip4 ,they followed her into the house and up a broad staircase4 ,at the top she turned and said3 ,i think ,tip is in the nursery with the baby4 ,don't be startled if he tries to eat you up4 ,you needn't be quiet1 because it's about time for baby's nap to be over4 ,she ushered them into the nursery1 a pretty pink and white room1 and there lay a handsome1 chocolate-colored little dog on a mat beside a white crib4 ,at the sight of strangers ,tip growled a little and showed his white teeth4 ,don't you want to take a look at the baby8 asked ,mrs4 ,hartshorn1 with a twinkle in her eyes4 ,harry ,barton stepped bravely forward1 but was met by an attack so savage that he hastily retired4 ,tip did not bark2 barking was not permitted in the nursery4 ,but he defended his charge with a ferocity quite out of proportion to his diminutive size4 ,lie down1 ,tip1 said ,mrs4 ,hartshorn1 laughing4 ,it's all right4 ,and ,tip retired1 grumbling1 to his rug4 ,illustration3 ,pomeranian ,he's little1 but1 oh1 my6 said ,mrs4 ,hartshorn4 ,i don't believe one of you would dare to touch that baby with ,tip anywhere around4 ,now isn't he a dog1 after all8 ,the boys admitted quite readily that he was4 ,he chased a tramp away once1 said she4 ,the tramp came to the front door when ,mr4 ,hartshorn was away1 and spoke so roughly to my maid that ,i was really quite frightened4 ,tip heard him and came out like a flash4 ,the man swore and kicked at him4 ,nothing makes a dog so angry as kicking at him1 and ,tip jumped and nipped the man's finger4 ,he swore again1 but ,tip renewed his attack to such good purpose that the man backed away and finally retreated in disorder with ,tip at his heels4 ,i've known big dogs that couldn't do so much4 ,the boys looked upon ,tip with new respect4 ,now come and see my ,pekes1 said ,mrs4 ,hartshorn4 ,the boys followed her into another room where two ,pekingese spaniels got lazily out of a basket and came forward to greet her4 ,and for the next few minutes the boys found infinite amusement playing with the fluffy little pets4 ,,chapter ,,vi ,,anxious ,,days ,it was ,april before the three boys had an opportunity to accept ,mrs4 ,hartshorn's invitation to visit her at ,willowdale4 ,on this occasion1 as on the last1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn was away from home and there were only the four of them at luncheon4 ,a soft-footed maid in a white cap and apron filled their plates with creamed chicken on toast1 followed by delicious hot waffles and maple syrup4 ,when luncheon was over1 she led them into her husband's den and took down one of his books4 ,i suppose you've been about filled up with dog talk1 said she1 but ,i want to be sure that you're converted to a love for the toys4 ,so many men and boys don't care for them1 but when you come to know about them1 they're just as interesting as any other dogs4 ,that is1 most of them are4 ,there are some kinds that ,i confess ,i don't especially care for myself4 ,come sit on the sofa and look at this book with me4 ,when they were comfortably seated1 she began turning over the pages of the book1 pointing out pictures of the various toy breeds4 ,we'll take the short-coated ones first1 said she1 since that's the way they're arranged in the book4 ,now can you imagine anything more delicate and graceful than this little dog8 ,it's the ,italian greyhound1 you see4 ,some of the toy breeds have been created by a dwarfing process by modern fanciers1 but this little chap was known in ,italy in the ,middle ,ages4 ,you can see dogs something like him on ,greek and ,roman statuary4 ,now here's the good old pug4 ,you know the pug1 don't you8 ,there aren't so very many of them about now1 though4 ,they used to be the favorite lap-dogs1 but somehow the ,poms and the ,pekes have come in to take their place4 ,it is a very old breed and its ancestors were probably brought from ,china by the ,dutch who later introduced it into ,england4 ,fawn used to be the popular color1 but black has been in favor for several years4 ,now these are what we call miniatures1 because they are merely dwarfs of larger breeds4 ,the toy ,manchester or black-and-tan was bred from the large ,manchester terrier and should look just like his big brother1 only he should weigh less than seven pounds4 ,same way with the toy bull terrier4 ,the miniature bulldog was developed sixty years or more ago by the lace workers of ,nottingham1 ,england4 ,the boys were much interested in the next picture1 which showed the tiniest sort of a dog sitting in a glass tumbler4 ,why1 said ,jack1 he looks more like a rat than a dog4 ,it's a real dog1 nevertheless1 said ,mrs4 ,hartshorn1 though probably the smallest breed in the world4 ,it's a ,chihuahua1 pronounced ,che-wa-wa1 and it comes from ,mexico4 ,they weigh from a pound and a half to about four pounds1 about as much as a kitten4 ,of course1 they're rather delicate1 and ,i doubt if you could expect one to attack a tramp4 ,the head is round as an apple1 with pointed nose and big1 outstanding ears4 ,the ,chihuahua always has a little soft spot in the top of the skull4 ,now we come to the long-haired toys1 which are the most popular at the present time4 ,i believe the ,pomeranian is the most popular of them all4 ,he is really a small spitz and came first from ,germany4 ,you noticed ,tip's compact little body1 fox-like head1 and alert expression4 ,a wonderful little dog4 ,his chief glory is his fine1 fluffy coat and mane4 ,then there are the ,english toy spaniels4 ,they used to be all called ,king ,charles spaniels and were named after ,charles ,,ii of ,england1 who was very fond of them4 ,now the authorities have divided them into four varieties according to color1 though they are all the same breed4 ,the ,blenheim is red or orange and white1 the ruby is chestnut red1 the ,king ,charles is black and tan1 and the ,prince ,charles is tri-color--black1 white1 and tan4 ,illustration3 ,pekingese ,the ,pekingese is another of the very popular ones4 ,a brave1 proud little chap1 as he should be1 for he was the pet of ,chinese emperors for hundreds of years4 ,the first ones were brought to ,england in #ahfj when the ,europeans took the city of ,peking and sacked the royal palaces4 ,before that time they had been carefully guarded as sacred animals4 ,you see they look somewhat different from the ,english toy spaniel4 ,the head is flatter1 for one thing4 ,the ,japanese spaniel is still different1 though he is probably related to the ,peke4 ,he has been the pet of the ,japs for centuries4 ,the colors are black and white or red and white1 and the weight is seven pounds1 more or less4 ,this snowy white one1 with his bright little face1 is a ,maltese dog4 ,he also has an ancient lineage4 ,he was known in ancient ,greece and ,rome and has been in ,england since the time of ,henry ,,viii4 ,you saw my toy poodle4 ,it's just a miniature of the big poodle and has been popular in ,france and ,england for over a century4 ,very popular here now1 too4 ,now we come to the last of the more prominent breeds of toys1 and the only one with a wire coat4 ,he comes from ,belgium and he's called the ,brussels griffon4 ,don't you love his little monkey face1 with its beard and mustache8 ,he's a hardy1 intelligent1 affectionate little dog1 too4 ,some folks think he's the smartest of all the toys4 ,there1 she concluded1 passing them the book to look over again1 ,i guess you've had enough for one day4 ,you'll begin to think ,i'm as bad as my husband4 ,but ,i didn't want you to get the idea that the only real dog is a big dog4 ,don't you think that some of these toy breeds deserve some respect1 now that you know something of their honorable history8 ,well1 ,i should say so1 said ,ernest4 ,i had no idea there were so many different kinds or that they had any special history4 ,i want to see those ,pekes again1 whose grandfathers were stolen from the ,chinese emperors4 ,the interest in toys had been kindled1 and the boys took occasion later to refresh their memories from books that ,mr4 ,hartshorn lent them1 but when ,ernest and ,jack reached home that afternoon the toy breeds were swept entirely out of their minds for the time being4 ,for ,romulus appeared to be ailing and ,remus was evidently quite sick4 ,the two setter puppies had been growing rapidly and had been allowed to run out in the yard as the ,april days grew warmer4 ,they had lost some of their puppy awkwardness though none of their puppy playfulness1 and were fast developing into strong-boned1 active dogs4 ,they had begun to appear more devoted to their young masters1 too1 and to understand better the meaning of the words they were expected to obey4 ,needless to say1 the boys had become deeply attached to them4 ,there is nothing more pitiful to look at than a sick dog1 and there was something very sad in the way these two rollicking1 healthy puppies were so suddenly stricken down4 ,the boys1 not finding them in the yard1 had gone at once to ,rome4 ,there lay ,remus on the bed1 breathing with difficulty1 and recognizing their approach only by a raising of his brows and a pathetic little effort to wag his tail4 ,romulus came to greet them a little weakly1 but he1 too1 looked very forlorn and somehow very thin and little4 ,both dogs seemed to be running from the eyes and nose and to be suffering from feverish colds4 ,oh1 ,ernest1 cried ,jack1 the tears coming to his eyes at the sight of their suffering1 they're sick4 ,whatever shall we do8 ,i don't know1 said ,ernest4 ,i don't know what you do for a sick dog4 ,we will ask father4 ,he'll be home soon4 ,mr4 ,whipple came out to look at the dogs soon after his return1 but he was unable to suggest anything very helpful4 ,he prescribed warm milk for dinner1 and the puppies both drank it1 though without much enthusiasm4 ,that night the boys spread burlap blankets over the dogs and went to bed with heavy hearts4 ,the next morning and the morning after ,romulus and ,remus did not seem to be any better1 nor1 luckily1 very much worse4 ,the boys did what they could for them1 keeping them warm and feeding them beef soup and warm milk1 but they did not seem to be making much progress with the cure4 ,so on ,monday ,ernest sent another postal card to ,sam ,bumpus1 begging him to come down and look at the dogs4 ,they had infinite confidence in ,sam4 ,he did not fail them1 and on ,tuesday afternoon after the boys had come home from school ,sam appeared4 ,by this time both dogs were pretty sick4 ,they had lost flesh and looked pitifully thin and weak and wan4 ,they seemed to have trouble breathing and to be affected by other complications4 ,they looked up at their young masters with big1 pathetic eyes1 as though pleading for help in their affliction4 ,the boys watched ,sam anxiously as he examined the dogs4 ,his face was grave4 ,it's distemper1 said he4 ,i was afraid it was4 ,distemper's no joke2 it's the dog's worst enemy4 ,sometimes it runs into pneumonia1 or the dogs die in fits1 or just waste away and give up4 ,but cheer up2 ,i've seen lots of 'em pull through1 and we'll try to save these two4 ,you've done the right thing so far4 ,careful nursin' does it4 ,keep 'em dry and out of draughts and keep up their strength with good food1 easy to digest4 ,most dogs that die of distemper die because they didn't have strength enough to last 'em through4 ,the disease has to have its run1 and in time it just naturally runs out4 ,that's the way ,i look at it4 ,it don't do much good to try to cure 'em with medicine4 ,as ,i say1 it's the nursin' does the trick4 ,still1 some folks believe in givin' quinine and you can do that if you want to4 ,it's a tonic and it can't do any harm if you don't give too much4 ,and keep their eyes and noses washed out with boracic acid4 ,is this place all right for them8 asked ,ernest4 ,sure1 said ,sam4 ,it's a good place1 now that the weather is mild4 ,the more fresh air the better1 so long as it ain't damp or too cold or draughty4 ,you keep fussin' over 'em and let me know how they get along4 ,give 'em plenty of clean water and feed 'em a good deal of milk porridge several times a day4 ,better cut out the solid food till they're better4 ,for nearly two weeks the boys watched the progress of the disease with aching hearts4 ,sometimes the symptoms seemed less acute and they felt hopeful2 then again the condition of their patients was such as to frighten them4 ,they spent all their spare time with the puppies1 in spite of their mother's anxiety lest they catch the disease themselves4 ,their father1 however1 was quite positive that human beings could not take distemper from dogs4 ,a deep cloud of anxiety hung over the ,whipple home during those days1 even ,mrs4 ,whipple feeling the effects of it4 ,there was no running and romping about the house2 no longer the rooms echoed with boyish shouts and laughter4 ,each morning ,ernest and ,jack awoke with a feeling that something awful was impending4 ,it seemed sometimes as though the dogs had always been sick and that they would never get well4 ,sometimes the tension would become too great for ,jack and he would cry as though his heart would break4 ,oh1 ,ernest1 he would sob1 what should ,i do if ,remus died8 ,and ,ernest would have to struggle hard to keep from joining in the tears of his younger brother4 ,the boys had come to love their dogs1 and it seemed as though the puppies looked to them alone to save them4 ,it is that way with dogs and people--that is1 the people who care for dogs4 ,and when once the wonderful tie has been formed between boy and dog it grows ever stronger4 ,it becomes an ennobling thing4 ,romulus developed a distressing cough1 but after about ten days of suffering he began to show signs of improvement4 ,he ate with greater relish and seemed brighter and stronger4 ,gradually the symptoms of the disease lessened and as the days went by ,ernest became more and more happily convinced that he was really getting well4 ,but with poor ,remus it was different4 ,the distemper seemed unwilling to relax its hold on him and his digestive system became so disordered that he could not gain the much needed strength from his food4 ,jack spent all the time he could beside the little sufferer1 easing his head and bathing his eyes and nose1 and listening with helpless agony to the labored breathing4 ,suddenly1 one afternoon1 ,remus struggled to his feet and staggered uncertainly for a few steps4 ,his half-closed eyes were glassy and did not seem to see what he was looking at4 ,he lurched into the wall in a way that made ,romulus take to a corner in fear4 ,then he ran a few steps aimlessly and toppled over1 his muscles twitching dreadfully and his feet scratching the floor4 ,jack was terribly frightened and called to ,ernest1 who came running in4 ,both boys thought that ,remus was surely dying1 but after a while he grew quieter and ,jack lifted him tenderly back upon the bed4 ,i guess it was a fit1 said ,ernest4 ,sam told about that1 you know4 ,oh1 what shall we do8 wailed ,jack in despair4 ,we must do something1 ,ernest4 ,ernest thought for a moment1 and then an idea came to him4 ,i'll telephone ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 said he4 ,he might know what to do1 and ,i don't believe he'd mind4 ,he wouldn't want a dog to die4 ,oh1 please do1 begged ,jack4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn was not home1 but ,mrs4 ,hartshorn1 who answered the telephone1 was very sympathetic4 ,i'm so sorry he's had convulsions1 said she4 ,it's a bad sign4 ,i'm sorry ,mr4 ,hartshorn is away4 ,i know just how it is1 though1 for ,i've sat up all night with dogs sick like that1 more than once4 ,i'll send ,tom ,poultice right over4 ,he's a better dog doctor in his way than a good many vets41 and he may be able to help you4 ,ernest thanked the kind lady very heartily1 and ,tom ,poultice came that very evening4 ,mr4 ,whipple lighted a lantern and they all went out to ,rome4 ,tom examined both dogs and pronounced ,romulus to be on the mend4 ',e'll be all right1 said ,tom1 if 'e don't take cold or get upset4 ,but this other one1 'e's in a bad way1 ,i'm afraid4 ,then he took ,remus up1 looked into his eyes and throat1 and felt of his stomach and of the pulse under his forelegs4 ',e's got to be straightened out first1 said he4 ',ave you any castor oil8 ,tom administered the castor oil in a thoroughly efficient manner and then sent ,ernest into the house to beg a little hot tea and a raw egg from ,delia4 ,the puppy took the tea quite eagerly and lapped some of the egg4 ,give 'im a little of this as often as 'e'll take it1 said ,tom1 and telephone me to-morrow 'ow 'e seems4 ,if 'e gets stronger1 we'll give 'im something else4 ,if the castor oil don't work1 we'll 'ave to give 'im calomel or a compound cathartic pill1 though ,i 'ate to do that if ,i don't 'ave to4 ,calomel's terrible strong stuff for a sick puppy4 ',ow long 'as 'e been sick8 ,about two weeks1 said ,jack4 ,that's about the course of it1 said ,tom4 ,if 'e ain't better in a day or two now1 'e'll be gone4 ,i wish ,i'd tackled 'im before4 ,well1 give 'im these pills1 one to-night and three to-morrow1 during the day1 and keep me posted4 ,what are these pills composed of8 inquired ,mr4 ,whipple1 who was taking a lively interest in proceedings4 ,i 'ave 'em made up myself1 sir1 said ,tom4 ,it's an old receipt ,i learned in ,hengland4 ,i ain't much on medicine myself1 but sometimes this 'elps1 especially if it's used earlier4 ,there's thirty drops of acetate of ammonia in each pill1 fifteen drops of sweet spirits of nitre1 and two grains of salicylate of soda4 ,it's better to give 'em in a little camphor water4 ,the boys followed ,tom's directions faithfully4 ,in the morning they found ,remus lying against the door of ,rome1 quite exhausted1 and there were signs that he had had another convulsion during the night4 ,but during the day the castor oil got in its effect and there was no need for the calomel4 ,remus seemed more able and willing to take his tea and egg1 and though no gain in strength was to be noted that day1 he had no more convulsions4 ,recovery was slow but sure for ,remus from that time on1 while ,romulus mended rapidly1 and it was not long before he was running about the yard again4 ,remus gained strength very slowly and for a long time was troubled by a cough and upset digestion1 but as the days went by and he suffered no serious relapse ,jack's buoyant nature responded and he was glad with hope once more4 ,tom ,poultice came again to offer encouragement and advice1 and when ,sam ,bumpus visited ,rome unannounced one afternoon and was told what had happened1 he proved himself to be most generous in his praise of ,tom's skill4 ,i don't know this ,english feller1 said he1 but when it comes to doctorin' sick pups1 ,i've got to hand it to him4 ,when you see him again give him old ,sam's best regards and tell him ,i'll vote for him next election whether he's runnin' or not4 ,sam was in a jovial mood and the boys were in the humor to laugh heartily at anything he said4 ,the tension was broken1 the days of anxiety were past1 and sunshine again filled the house on ,washburn ,street4 ,it's just like a toothache when it's over1 ain't it8 said ,sam4 ,as for ,jack1 he hugged the emaciated little ,remus close to his breast1 and1 with big tears of happiness in his eyes1 kissed the tousled little head4 ,remus gave a little1 human-sounding whimper and licked ,jack's hand4 ,that was the only way he knew to express his love and gratitude1 but ,jack understood4 ,,chapter ,,vii ,,some ,,other ,,dogs1 ,,including ,,rags ,it was sympathy for ,jack ,whipple and interest in the sickness and recovery of ,remus that resulted in the formation of a sort of freemasonry of dog lovers among the boys of ,boy town4 ,it had always been known that some of the boys had dogs1 and there had been a good deal of fun with these dogs at different times in the past4 ,but hitherto the dogs had been1 in a way1 taken for granted1 and had lived in a sort of background in the boy life of the town4 ,suddenly they came to light as important members of the community1 and each dog had its boy champion4 ,while ,romulus and ,remus were sick1 the ,whipple boys often had to answer inquiries as to their progress1 but ,ernest and ,jack had been so wrapped up in their own worries that they did not realize the widespread sympathy that had sprung up4 ,they did not know that a dozen other boys each loved a dog much as they loved ,romulus and ,remus and could understand what it must mean to watch at the bedside of a seriously sick puppy4 ,but when ,romulus was well on the road to perfect health again and ,remus was slowly convalescing1 the other boy dog lovers of the town began to drop around1 sometimes with offerings to be appreciated by dogs1 just as neighbors bring in jellies and fruit when a person is recovering from a long illness4 ,then ,ernest and ,jack began to realize how many friends they had in ,boytown and that they all had a precious possession in common4 ,harry ,barton came first1 with ,mike4 ,his manner was subdued and he did not brag4 ,he stepped softly as one would in entering a sick room1 and he patted ,remus's little head very gently and called him poor little muttsie4 ,then came ,theron ,hammond1 though he left his ,boston terrier at home because ,alert had never had distemper and might catch it4 ,he and the ,whipple boys sat for a long time in the stable doorway and speculated about the knowingness of dogs4 ,monty ,hubbard came1 too4 ,he left his ,irish terrier1 ,mr4 ,o',brien1 at home because of said ,mr4 ,o',brien's well-known proclivity to fight with anything in the shape of a dog1 though ,monty was sure he wouldn't hurt two sick puppies4 ,but ,herbie ,pierson honored ,rome by bringing his huge1 brindled ,great ,dane1 ,hamlet1 who regarded the setters with fatherly indulgence and then walked off in his stately manner and crouched like a noble statue beside the front gate4 ,and last of all came ,rags and ,jimmie ,rogers1 of whom ,i will presently tell you more4 ,illustration3 ,great ,dane ,boytown had always been a great place for dogs4 ,not only the aristocrats of dogdom1 living comfortably in homes with loving masters and mistresses1 but all sorts of nondescript dogs1 many of whom seemed to be masterless and homeless1 though not invariably unhappy4 ,in fact1 there were many good citizens of ,boytown who did not like dogs and who felt that the canine population of the place was altogether too large4 ,there were restrictive laws that ought to have reduced this canine population to such dogs as were properly owned and licensed1 but the government of ,boytown was criticized as being a happy-go-lucky affair a good deal of the time1 and it was only when complaints became sufficiently numerous and serious that the town fathers took steps to enforce the laws and abolish what was conceded to be a public nuisance4 ,then a dog catcher was hired1 warnings were posted1 and the stray dogs were gathered up and mysteriously disposed of4 ,it was rather a cruel and heart-rending business1 if you stopped to think of it1 and it would not have been necessary if the authorities had been more uniformly strict in observing the statutes and ordinances1 but that was their way4 ,it was during one of the periods of laxity that a wire-haired terrier appeared from no one knew where4 ,he was not an authentic representative of any of the established breeds2 it was quite evident that he had just happened somehow4 ,but he was conspicuous among his miscellaneous black and white and brown and brindled brethren by reason of his superior alertness and intelligence and his never-failing good humor and high spirits4 ,his tramp life had in no way damaged his disposition2 he seemed to have been born full of the joy of life4 ,he was about the size of one of ,mr4 ,hartshorn's smaller ,airedales and in the main he was not badly formed4 ,but his tail1 which had never been docked1 hung at a rakish angle to one side and one ear was set higher than the other4 ,his eyes were extraordinarily bright and his wiry coat was a grizzled black1 always tousled and generally dirty4 ,the boys were not long in making this stranger's acquaintance4 ,indeed1 he made the first advances1 joining in their sport one day when they were in swimming in the pond over by the brickyard1 and mingling his joyous barks with the shrieks of laughter which his antics provoked4 ,he would pick them up on their way to school1 or anywhere1 and make himself generally companionable1 and it was not long before they discovered him to be most precocious in the learning of tricks4 ,it was not in the nature of things that such a dog should remain forever masterless1 but the periodical cleaning up of the dog catcher had begun before anyone had had time to think of him as anything but everybody's dog4 ,it was ,jimmie ,rogers who saw him seized and thrust unceremoniously into the dog catcher's covered wagon1 and it was ,jimmie who set out alone to achieve his rescue4 ,jimmie's people lived on ,sharon ,street and were not well to do1 but somehow ,jimmie managed to scrape together the five dollars which he found must be paid before he could establish his claim to ownership4 ,after that1 by common consent1 he became ,jimmie ,rogers's dog4 ,he had already won the name of ,rags4 ,so ,jimmie brought his beloved ,rags to visit the invalids1 and ,romulus and ,remus looked on with big-eyed amazement while ,rags was made to sit up1 shake hands1 roll over1 chase his tail1 play dead1 and sing4 ,but there was one boy with a dog who did not come to visit the sick1 and ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple were not sorry4 ,they did not like ,dick ,wheaton1 and ,dick1 it was easy to believe1 was not one to care whether another boy's dog died or not4 ,he was a good deal of a bully at school1 and ,jack feared and avoided him4 ,as for the older boys1 they found him generally unamiable and those of them who knew the love of dogs were angry with ,dick for the way he treated poor little ,gyp4 ,gyp was a smooth-coated fox terrier and a very good specimen of his breed4 ,he was smart and gamey1 but his spirit had nearly been broken by his tyrannical master4 ,dick seemed unable to resist the temptation to bully everything smaller and weaker than himself1 and when there were no small boys or little girls within his reach he indulged his proclivities by teasing his dog4 ,gyp1 who had never had any other master1 did not think of resenting this4 ,he merely endured it as best he might4 ,in fact1 there was no more obedient dog in ,boytown4 ,it was pitiful to see the way in which he would answer his master's lightest word1 as though he lived constantly in the hope of winning favor by his promptness4 ,boys often like to tease animals1 but they are seldom actually cruel1 at least not knowingly so4 ,and when a boy becomes possessed of a dog or a pony of his own1 his attitude often undergoes a marked change4 ,but no relenting took place in ,dick ,wheaton's nature1 and the other boys who had learned the lesson of kindness1 recognizing his right to do as he chose with his own1 could only look on with growing disapproval and dislike4 ,but all the other dog-owning boys of the town found their friendships growing closer in the warmth of this common interest4 ,during the convalescence of ,remus they made ,rome a sort of lodge room for the meetings of a new association with an unwritten constitution and no by-laws4 ,they talked much of dogs and it was not long before a number of them were keenly desirous of visiting ,willowdale and making the acquaintance of dog-wise ,tom ,poultice1 the rich ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 and all the ,airedales and white bull terriers4 ,so ,harry ,barton made the arrangements and one ,saturday in ,may an expedition was formed to walk to ,thornboro and visit ,willowdale4 ,there were seven boys in the company and three dogs--,mike1 ,alert1 and ,rags4 ,romulus and ,remus were not yet strong enough to make such a trip and it was voted that these three could be counted upon to behave themselves properly4 ,there was a little doubt about ,rags1 but he was a general favorite and was always given the benefit of any doubt4 ,at the last moment ,herbie ,pierson and ,hamlet joined the excursion4 ,to these active boys and their dogs the way did not seem too long4 ,in fact1 ,rags1 full of joyful exuberance at this rare treat1 dashed about on all sorts of secondary adventures1 running three miles to every one traversed4 ,even sturdy little ,alert1 in spite of his short legs1 took it all as a lark and did not think to be weary until he reached home that afternoon and fell sound asleep on his front door mat4 ,the arrival of the four canine strangers at ,willowdale created a good deal of commotion in the fenced-in runs1 and ,rags nearly went crazy with the excitement4 ,but ,tom ,poultice took it all good-naturedly1 and when he had got things quieted down a little he took the boys through the kennels and introduced them to the prize dogs4 ,they were all so absorbed in this pleasant occupation that it was noon before they knew it1 and ,mrs4 ,hartshorn came out to invite them all up to the porch for a luncheon4 ,as they were following her up to the house she asked questions about their four dogs1 and appeared to take a great interest in ,alert especially4 ,he's really a very fine little dog1 she said4 ,but who is this8 ,rags had come up and thrust his cold nose ingratiatingly into her hand4 ,oh1 that's ,rags1 they said1 and interrupted each other with explanations4 ,mrs4 ,hartshorn laughed4 ,well1 ,i would hardly know what to call him1 she said1 but he is evidently a very popular person4 ,but what's the matter with his back8 ,oh1 it just itches1 said ,jimmie4 ,there was a spot on ,rags's back that was difficult for him to reach1 and it gave him a good deal of trouble1 but he had managed to bite a good deal of the hair out of it4 ,beneath1 ,mrs4 ,hartshorn discovered the skin to be in a scabby and unhealthy condition4 ,well1 said she1 this shouldn't be neglected4 ,it may be mange1 and that's serious4 ,let's have ,tom look at it4 ,tom came up at her bidding and examined ,rags's back4 ,do you think it's mange1 ,tom8 asked ,mrs4 ,hartshorn4 ,i don't think so1 said he4 ,it looks like heczema1 like the ,hairedales had last summer4 ',e better 'ave some of that medicine1 ,i fancy4 ,all right1 said ,mrs4 ,hartshorn1 ,i still have some at the house1 ,i think1 that ,i got in case my dogs should need it4 ,eczema1 she explained to the boys1 isn't exactly a skin disease4 ,it is caused by the dog's general condition1 and should be treated internally1 though if you will rub zinc ointment on that spot it will heal more rapidly4 ,the cure is first a good dose of sulphur and cream of tartar2 you can get that in tablet form at the drug store4 ,then give him the pills ,i am going to get for you4 ,they are a tonic and ought to fix him up all right4 ,only be sure not to feed him any corn meal1 warned ,tom4 ,that's so1 said ,mrs4 ,hartshorn1 especially now that warm weather is coming4 ,before the boys left that afternoon she gave ,jimmie half a dozen soft pills and also a prescription for more4 ,it read1 ,sulphate of quinine1 #a grain2 sulphate of iron1 #b grains2 extract of hyoscyamus1 #a grain2 with enough extract of taraxacum and glycerine to make a pill4 ,it might be added that ,jimmie used this medicine faithfully and the sore1 itching spot at length disappeared from ,rags's back4 ,meanwhile the boys had arranged themselves expectantly on the front porch and the maid presently appeared with plates1 napkins1 sandwiches1 crullers1 and lemonade4 ,mrs4 ,hartshorn was a charming hostess and the boys waxed merry over their luncheon4 ,great piles of sandwiches disappeared as if by magic1 and then there was chocolate ice cream and sponge cake4 ,the dogs lay eying their masters enviously1 all except the incorrigible ,rags4 ,he sat up and begged constantly1 and even ,mrs4 ,hartshorn could not resist the temptation to toss him a morsel now and then1 which he caught with great deftness4 ,just as they were finishing1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn drove up in his car4 ,what have we here8 he cried4 ,an orphan asylum or a dog show8 ,he got out of his car and ascended the steps1 demanding his share of the luncheon4 ,those of the boys who had not already met him were introduced4 ,then he asked to be made acquainted with the dogs4 ,what do you think of them8 asked ,herbie ,pierson1 who was very proud of his imposing ,great ,dane4 ,i'll tell you after ,i've partaken of a little nourishment1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,you can't expect a man to talk learnedly on an empty stomach1 can you8 ,he proceeded to do ample justice to his share of the sandwiches and ice cream1 while a jolly conversation was kept up1 even the shyer boys entering in at last4 ,now1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 as he finished his last spoonful1 let's have a look at that ,great ,dane4 ,he stepped down from the porch and approached ,hamlet1 who submitted to his caress with dignity4 ,then ,mr4 ,hartshorn did strange things to him which brought a look of amazement into his eyes4 ,he pulled back the dog's hind feet and made him stand straight1 measured his head with his hands1 pulled down his lips1 and thumped his ribs4 ,a pretty good dog1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,a trifle off in the shoulders1 perhaps1 and a bit cow-hocked1 but he has a good head4 ,ever show him8 ,no1 sir1 said ,herbie4 ,well1 you ought to4 ,we'll see about that some time4 ,won't you tell us something about ,great ,danes and other dogs1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn8 asked ,harry ,barton4 ,things like you told us about the terriers the other day4 ,why1 said he1 ,i thought ,i must have given you such a dose of it the other time that you would want to run away from any more4 ,oh1 no1 sir1 said ,ernest ,whipple4 ,we thought it was very interesting4 ,we've talked it over a lot since1 and we want to know about all the other kinds of dogs1 too4 ,all the boys do4 ,well1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 you never can tell what a boy will like1 ,i guess4 ,if you had to learn all that in school1 ,i'll bet you'd hate it4 ,but ,i don't want to overdo it4 ,i'll tell you about just a few this time4 ,the boys crowded around him expectantly as he sat down again on the porch4 ,the ,great ,dane1 he began1 though once a hunting dog1 a boarhound1 is now classed among the non-sporting breeds1 and ,i'll tell you something about those4 ,they include the very biggest dogs--the mastiff1 the ,st4 ,bernard1 the ,newfoundland1 and the ,great ,dane4 ,the smaller ones are the ,english bulldog1 the ,french bulldog1 the chow chow1 the poodle1 the ,dalmatian1 and the schipperke4 ,the collies and other sheepdogs are also classed with the non-sporting breeds1 but ,i'll save those for another time4 ,let me get a book or two1 so that ,i'll be sure to get my information correct4 ,now then1 he continued1 when he had returned with his books1 ,i'll outline a few facts about each of these breeds1 but in order to avoid sounding like a walking catalogue1 ,i am going to omit a good many things like color1 size1 and weight4 ,these things are very important in distinguishing the breeds1 but they aren't very easy to carry in your heads1 and you can find them all set down in the dog books4 ,i shall try to tell you only the interesting1 picturesque things about each breed's history and character1 and you can find all the rest in the books4 ,let's begin with the ,st4 ,bernard4 ,he's the biggest of all4 ,who knows anything about the ,st4 ,bernard8 ,there's a piece in the ,fourth ,reader about them1 ventured ,theron ,hammond4 ,they used to guide travelers in the ,alps and rescue them when they were lost in the snow4 ,and there was one named ,barry1 put in ,harry ,barton1 who saved the lives of forty people1 and they set up a monument of him in ,paris4 ,correct1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,there's no breed more famed in song and story than the ,st4 ,bernard4 ,it was developed long ago by the monks of the ,hospice of ,st4 ,bernard in ,switzerland1 who trained their dogs for the purposes you have mentioned4 ,so many of them were lost1 however1 that the breed got into a bad way a hundred years ago and had to be brought back by crossing with the ,newfoundland and other breeds4 ,as ,i said1 it is one of the largest breeds1 sometimes weighing as much as two hundred pounds--more than most men4 ,are there some good ,st4 ,bernard stories8 asked ,jack ,whipple1 who preferred anecdotes to descriptive particulars4 ,a lot of them1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 but there seems to be a good deal of sameness about them4 ,they tell of the saving of ,alpine travelers and shepherds1 lost in snowstorms or caught in crevasses in glaciers4 ,some of them are very thrilling4 ,the best story ,i ever read about a ,st4 ,bernard1 however1 had nothing to do with mountaineering4 ,this dog was the beloved friend and constant companion of the ,count of ,monte ,veccios1 a ,venetian nobleman4 ,now it became very necessary to the ,count that he should obtain certain favors from ,general ,morosini1 who was somewhat difficult of approach1 in spite of the fact that he was in much the same position himself4 ,in order to gain his own ends1 the ,general had arranged in his palace a gorgeous banquet in honor of the ,doge of ,venice1 from whom he hoped to gain important concessions1 and he had caused his great banquet table to be laden with gold and silver plate and much fine ,venetian glass4 ,the ,count1 hearing of these preparations1 screwed up his courage and called on ,general ,morosini4 ,he praised to the skies the table appointments1 which pleased the ,general1 but as soon as he began to plead his own cause1 the ,general became cold and unyielding and begged the ,count to cease annoying him about these petty matters4 ,as the ,count left the ,general's palace1 he turned to his faithful dog1 with tears in his eyes1 and said1 ',you see1 my friend1 how badly ,i am used4' ,the ,st4 ,bernard was greatly affected by this1 and he formed in his own mind a plan of revenge1 since it was beyond his powers to secure justice4 ,unobserved1 he stole back into the ,general's palace1 and just as the ,doge was arriving with his retinue1 the dog seized the corner of the tablecloth in his mouth and dashed out of the house1 upsetting the entire banquet and smashing most of the valuable glassware4 ,i don't believe there is any moral to that story1 but perhaps that won't spoil it for you4 ,i don't believe ,i have any mastiff stories1 continued ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 but that breed must be mentioned in passing1 as it is one of the very old and very famous breeds of ,england4 ,the mastiff used to be popular here thirty years ago1 but we seldom see any now1 and sometimes ,i fear the breed is dying out4 ,it's too bad1 for he was a fine1 powerful dog1 brave and wise4 ,another fine dog that has gone out of fashion is the ,newfoundland4 ,there are still some good ones in ,england1 but very few here4 ,i suppose the ,newfoundland has more rescues of drowning persons to his credit than any other breed1 and it's a shame to see him go4 ,the breed originated on the island of ,newfoundland a hundred years ago1 and you will still see a dog's head on the ,newfoundland postage stamps4 ,the ,newfoundland has a waterproof coat and is a wonderful swimmer1 so that a good many of the anecdotes told about dogs of this breed have to do with their exploits in the water4 ,for example1 there is one of a man who fell off a narrow foot-bridge into a swift mill stream4 ,the miller's dog promptly dived in and rescued him1 and having accomplished this1 coolly plunged in again to save the man's hat that was just about to be swept over the dam4 ,there are several amusing stories told of ,newfoundlands dragging bathers to shore1 quite against their wills1 because the dogs fancied they were in danger4 ,a naval lieutenant owned a canary bird and a ,newfoundland dog4 ,while they were cruising in the ,mediterranean1 the bird escaped from the cabin and1 flying out to sea1 became weighted down with the spray and dropped into the water4 ,the dog leaped overboard1 and when he was hauled up on deck again1 he dropped the bird out of his mouth1 quite uninjured4 ,another naval officer who owned a ,newfoundland was drowned when his ship was sunk near ,liverpool4 ,the faithful dog swam about over the spot for three days and three nights1 searching vainly for his master1 before he would allow himself to be brought exhausted to land4 ,friendships between two dogs are very rare1 but instances have been recorded1 and in most of these a ,newfoundland figures4 ,at ,donaghadee there was once a mastiff and a ,newfoundland who were1 for some reason1 bitter enemies1 and as both were powerful dogs1 it was desirable to keep them apart4 ,one day1 however1 the mastiff attacked the ,newfoundland on the pier1 and a terrific fight ensued4 ,at length both dogs fell into the water and loosed their holds4 ,the ,newfoundland was soon on dry land1 but the mastiff was a poor swimmer and appeared in danger of drowning4 ,the ,newfoundland1 observing the plight of his recent antagonist1 plunged in again and brought him to shore1 after which the two dogs were the closest friends4 ,another ,newfoundland at ,cork became so annoyed by a small1 troublesome cur1 that at last he took him in his mouth and dropped him into the water4 ,when the small dog was nearly drowned the ,newfoundland rescued him1 and was never annoyed by him again4 ,but the ,newfoundland has been the means of saving not merely drowning persons4 ,in #ahda a laborer named ,rake in the parish of ,botley1 near ,southampton1 in ,england1 was buried in a gravel pit with two ribs broken4 ,he was helpless and would undoubtedly have died there if his employer's ,newfoundland dog had not dug him out4 ,william ,youatt1 who wrote two or three of the dog books in my library1 tells of an experience he once had with a friend's ,newfoundland dog named ,carlo4 ,youatt and the friend and ,carlo parted on the road to ,kingston1 the dog and his master turning off toward ,wandsworth4 ,soon afterward ,youatt was accosted by ruffians4 ,he never knew what made ,carlo come back to him1 but the dog appeared at the critical moment and drove the men away4 ,carlo escorted ,youatt to a safe place1 and then1 in the author's quaint words1 'with many a mutual and honest greeting we parted1 and he bounded away to overtake his rightful owner4' ,the ,newfoundland has always been famous as the protector of children1 and this is illustrated by an amusing story told of a ,newfoundland that was owned by the chief engineer on ,h4 ,m4 ,s4 ,buffalo4 ,the incident took place on an evening in #aheh at the ,woolwich theater in ,london4 ,in the third act of the play1 ',jessie ,vere1' there was a violent struggle over the possession of a child4 ,the dog1 who had sneaked into the theater behind his master1 flew to the rescue across the footlights1 much to the consternation of all concerned4 ,my6 said ,ernest ,whipple1 there are certainly a fine lot of stories about ,newfoundlands4 ,are they all true8 ,well1 smiled ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 ,i can't vouch for them all1 but ,i believe that most of them are founded on fact1 and some of them are undoubtedly quite true4 ,now let's see what the next dog is4 ,the ,great ,dane is at the present time the most popular of the very large dogs4 ,as you can see by looking at ,hamlet1 he is a powerful1 graceful animal4 ,the breed was used in ,germany1 ,i don't know how long ago1 for hunting the wild boar and was introduced into ,england in the '#hj's as the ,german boarhound4 ,you can see from this one what kind of dog it is4 ,the ears are commonly cropped in this country1 but in #ahie the practice was abolished in ,england for all breeds4 ,i hope some day it will be abolished here4 ,the fanciers think cropping makes the dog look smarter1 but it's a silly1 unnatural thing to do1 when you come to think of it4 ,i wish ,i didn't have to do it with my bull terriers1 but they would never take prizes with long ears4 ,i don't remember any ,great ,dane stories4 ,now we come to the smaller ones4 ,mike here is a very good ,english bulldog1 though not so extreme a type as some of them4 ,this breed1 like the mastiff1 is of ,british origin1 and probably came from the same ancestry4 ,he was trained for bull baiting and later for pit fighting4 ,tramps and other people are afraid of bulldogs because of their frightful appearance1 but as you can see1 if you know ,mike1 they are often as gentle as lambs4 ,the ,french bulldog is much smaller and he is different in many respects4 ,he has big bat ears1 for one thing4 ,the chow chow is an interesting dog that comes from ,china4 ,perhaps you will be amazed when ,i tell you that this dog was originally bred and fattened by the ,chinese to be eaten like pork and mutton4 ,the tastes of the ,oriental are certainly peculiar4 ,the poodle1 which was originally a ,german dog but which was developed chiefly in ,france1 used to be better known than he is now4 ,he is supposed to be the cleverest of all dogs and you will usually find poodles in troops of trick dogs4 ,it seems to me1 said ,theron1 that ,i've read some stories about poodles4 ,yes1 there are a number of classic poodle stories1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 illustrating the cleverness of the breed4 ,i am sorry to say that poodles have been trained as thieves' dogs1 and have been widely used by smugglers on the ,french frontiers1 who trained them to carry lace and other valuable commodities across the border4 ,the most famous of these stories is that of the poodle of the ,pont ,neuf1 one of the bridges of ,paris4 ,he was owned by a bootblack1 who taught him to roll in the mud of the ,seine and then run about among the pedestrians on the bridge1 dirtying their shoes4 ,this meant more business for the bootblack4 ,an ,englishman observed this performance and was much impressed by the dog's smartness in carrying out his part4 ,he offered the bootblack a good price for the poodle and took him back to ,london with him4 ,but the poodle didn't care for his new life2 apparently he had no wish to reform4 ,somehow or other he managed to stow himself away on a ,channel boat and made his way back to ,paris1 where he returned to his former master and resumed his old occupation4 ,illustration3 ,toy ,poodle ,when the boys had finished laughing over this droll story1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn continued3 ,the ,dalmatian or coach dog comes from eastern ,europe1 and was bred long ago in ,dalmatia1 now an ,austrian province4 ,he was well known in ,england by #ahjj and was used there as a stable dog and was trained to run with the horses and under the carriages4 ,here you will see them most often as mascots in fire engine houses4 ,it's queer how fashions run in those things4 ,he is always pure white1 evenly covered with round black or brown spots4 ,the last of this group is the schipperke4 ,i don't believe you know him1 for the breed isn't very common here4 ,the name means 'little skipper1' and the dog has long been a favorite with the captains of ,flemish and ,dutch canal barges4 ,the schipperke has no tail to wag4 ,there1 he concluded1 ,i guess ,i've filled you up with enough dog information for this trip4 ,i don't want to overdo it4 ,you couldn't overdo it for me1 said ,ernest ,whipple4 ,will you tell us about some of the other breeds another day8 ,and tell us more anecdotes8 chimed in ,jack4 ,i promise1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,ernest1 ,harry1 and ,theron were boys of the type that love to collect facts and figures1 and they had recently been doing some reading on the subject of the breeds of dogs4 ,they discussed the matter all the way home1 becoming quite excited now and then over disputed points4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn said that ,rags didn't belong to any regular breed1 said ,jimmie ,rogers as the boys separated1 but ,i don't care4 ,there ought to be a breed like him1 anyway1 'cause there isn't any better dog anywhere4 ,rags is good enough for me4 ,that's right1 cried the other boys in chorus4 ,you stick to ,rags4 ,he's all right1 whatever the books say4 ,good-by1 ,rags4 ,so long1 ,jim4 ,,chapter ,,viii ,,dog ,,days ,by ,june both ,romulus and ,remus were in full health again and ,mr4 ,whipple admitted that they began to look like real ,english setters4 ,they were puppies still1 full of fun and mischief1 but their coats had lost some of their fuzzy1 silky character and their bodies had lengthened and filled out4 ,they had gained a greater control over their muscles and in their gambols about the yard they had acquired considerable speed4 ,sam ,bumpus came down again to look at them and pronounced them likely-looking youngsters4 ,they've got some growin' to do yet1 said he1 but they're gainin' bone and speed every day1 and the first thing you know you'll have two fine bird dogs1 or ,i don't know what ,i'm talking about4 ,they also displayed increasing devotion to their masters and had begun to develop1 to a certain extent1 the qualities of watchdogs4 ,it was about this time that ,jack ,whipple made an extraordinary and alarming discovery4 ,he noticed one day that ,remus was having some sort of trouble with his mouth1 as though he had perhaps got a piece of bone wedged in his teeth4 ,he worked his jaws in a laughable manner and poked at them with his paw4 ,then he shook his head1 ejected a small white object1 and appeared relieved4 ,thinking it must be a piece of bone1 ,jack picked it up and examined it4 ,it was a tooth6 ,he called ,ernest1 and after poking about in ,rome1 they discovered another tooth in the sawdust beside the food dish4 ,they proceeded to examine both dogs1 and in ,romulus's mouth they found another loose tooth which came out in ,ernest's fingers4 ,why1 cried ,jack1 they're losing all their teeth4 ,how will they eat8 ,how can they do anything8 ,ernest was equally puzzled1 and that evening they told their father about it4 ,he also seemed perplexed4 ,i'm afraid ,i can't help you1 said he4 ,you'd better consult ,tom ,poultice or ,sam ,bumpus4 ,perhaps there's some disease that loosens dogs' teeth4 ,possibly it's the result of the distemper4 ,i understand there are sometimes after-effects of that1 such as deafness1 and it may cause a dropping of the teeth4 ,you'd better see about it before it goes any further4 ,the boys had been planning for some little time to take the two dogs up to ,sam's shack1 since they now seemed old and strong enough to stand the journey1 and it would be good fun for all concerned4 ,so ,ernest sent ,sam word that they were coming1 and on a bright1 warm ,saturday morning the four of them set out4 ,the sky was clear and blue1 a light breeze tempered the warmth of the brilliant sunshine1 and it was a joy just to be alive and out in the open4 ,the boys had their hands full1 for ,romulus and ,remus had never before enjoyed so much liberty1 and they did not always answer promptly the recalling whistle4 ,the world1 this great1 new world1 seemed to hold so many sights and sounds and scents to interest a dog that their impulse was to keep going and searching and never turn back4 ,but it was a pleasure just to watch the zest with which they investigated every thicket and hillock4 ,as they trotted along1 twisting and doubling and turning1 their noses held now high1 sniffing the breeze1 now close to the ground1 they seemed to develop something of that lithe grace of movement that characterized the actions of their mother and old ,nan4 ,when they arrived at their destination1 the dogs were at first much excited by the presence of so many others of their kind1 but after a little while they were glad to take a long drink of water and to rest on the floor of the shack4 ,sam1 as usual1 was smiling and cordial4 ,they're comin' on2 they're comin' on1 said he1 patting the young dogs and observing their sinewy limbs1 their sensitive nostrils1 and their soft1 intelligent eyes4 ,been teachin' 'em to hunt on the way up8 ,the boys were forced to admit that they had made little progress with the vocational training of ,romulus and ,remus4 ,well1 there's plenty of time for that1 said ,sam4 ,they've got to get the sense of the fields and the woods first4 ,you get 'em so they'll come when they're called1 and a little later on ,i'll have time to take 'em in hand and teach 'em the fine points of the game4 ,how have they been1 anyway8 ,they're lookin' as sound as nuts4 ,they've been very well1 answered ,ernest1 except for one thing4 ,we don't know what's the trouble1 but their teeth are dropping out4 ,their teeth---- began ,sam1 and then burst into a roar of laughter1 in which the boys presently joined1 though they did not know why4 ,don't you worry about them teeth1 said he1 when he could speak again4 ,i'll bet it wasn't so very long ago that ,jack here had the very same trouble4 ,didn't you know that dogs lose their first teeth the same as boys do8 ,sure thing4 ,some folks are a good deal troubled about it and pull out the loose teeth for fear the dogs will swallow them1 but it ain't likely to hurt 'em if they do4 ,just let 'em alone and nature will look out for 'em4 ,new and stronger teeth will grow in their places and then they'll be fixed for life4 ,the boys1 relieved to find that the matter was not serious1 laughed again4 ,i guess this joke's on father1 too1 said ,ernest4 ,this trip to ,sam's shack was the first of a number of excursions thither which ,sam seemed to enjoy as much as the boys and the dogs4 ,and when vacation time came and every day was like ,saturday1 ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple came to understand better what it really means to have good dogs for constant companions4 ,it was in these days that visits to the swimming hole over by the brickyard began1 and ,romulus and ,remus were taught to enjoy the water as much as their masters did4 ,this swimming hole1 in fact1 proved to be the accepted meeting place for most of the boys and dogs of ,boytown1 for it became a regular practice for the boys to bring their dogs and to invent various aquatic sports in which the dogs played an important part4 ,old ,mike hated the water and could scarcely be induced to go in1 but most of the others entered into the spirit of the game with zest4 ,little ,alert proved to be a regular cork in the water1 and even huge ,hamlet splashed about in a dignified sort of way4 ,but the general favorite was ,rags4 ,he could dive for stones1 retrieve sticks1 and even stand up in the water1 with his fore feet pawing the air in a manner to bring laughter to the soberest4 ,and he had a way of devising sport of his own1 not always respecting the sanctity of the boys' clothing4 ,i don't know how it is with other boys1 but it is certain that the constant association with faithful four-footed comrades was good for the boys of ,boytown4 ,boys are often thoughtless to an extent that verges upon cruelty4 ,they love to tease and often find amusement in inventing new trials for a much-enduring cat or dog4 ,but once let them get the idea of comradeship and protection firmly fixed1 and not infrequently a sort of chivalry appears to develop in their natures4 ,at least it was so with these boys4 ,they quarreled and disputed and occasionally fought1 as boys will1 but there was no more torturing of animals1 and with this came less bullying of little boys and teasing of little girls4 ,each boy felt the responsibility of protecting his own beloved dog1 and with this came a sense of protection toward all animals4 ,mrs4 ,hammond1 ,theron's mother1 was wise enough to observe and take advantage of this1 and she organized the boys into a sort of ,humane ,society1 with meetings every two weeks1 and a set of rules and objects4 ,they were pledged to do what they could to see that no dumb animal was abused1 and more than once they were able to dissuade a brutal teamster from beating an overburdened horse4 ,in only one quarter did they totally fail4 ,dick ,wheat on would neither join the ,humane ,society nor would he mend his ways in regard to his treatment of ,gyp4 ,but at least he never attempted to abuse any other animal whenever any of the boys were about1 after having received a good licking at the hands of ,jimmie ,rogers for annoying ,rags4 ,that taught him a much needed lesson4 ,if every boy in ,america could be taught to be as kind to animals as these boys were1 and to interest himself personally in their treatment1 this would be a better world to live in4 ,so the summer vacation days passed1 with plenty of outdoor fun1 the boys forming an ever closer comradeship with their common interest1 and ,romulus and ,remus gaining in strength and wisdom every day4 ,for the most part they were healthy dogs and gave their masters little concern on that score1 though sometimes their tendency to get into mischief required attention1 for ,mrs4 ,whipple was not reconciled to their presence about her house and it was necessary to keep watch lest they offend beyond the chance of pardon4 ,the day they brought ,delia to the verge of tears by tearing a clean sheet from the clothesline and clashing with it about a muddy yard would have produced a disastrous crisis if ,mr4 ,whipple had not once more intervened4 ,once or twice the two dogs had to be doctored again for worms1 and in ,august came the pest of fleas4 ,this was a source of annoyance to both boys and dogs1 and ,mrs4 ,whipple1 when she found it out1 was in constant fear lest the insects be introduced into the house4 ,when ,ernest or ,jack discovered one on their own persons at night they left no stone unturned to capture and decapitate it4 ,as to the dogs1 they suffered not a little4 ,their long coats made a splendid breeding place for the parasites and they wore themselves thin with scratching4 ,fleas are not a pleasant thing to talk about1 but all dogs get them1 especially the long-haired kinds1 and not even frequent visits to the swimming hole will eradicate them4 ,it was ,sam ,bumpus who told the boys what to do about it4 ,one day1 when they went up to visit him1 he refused to let ,romulus and ,remus into the shack or near his kennels4 ,they're full of fleas1 said he as he watched the dogs scratching nervously1 and ,i don't want 'em to be droppin' 'em around where my dogs'll get 'em4 ,i have trouble enough with the varmints as 'tis4 ,you ought to get rid of 'em4 ,if you don't1 they'll hang on till ,november and the dogs'll be no good for huntin'4 ,but how do you get rid of them8 asked ,ernest4 ,wash 'em in cresolin or cresoleum or whatever your druggist wants to call it4 ,he'll know what you want when you tell him4 ,mix it with warm water and soapsuds and scrub 'em good4 ,then rub 'em dry4 ,do it outdoors on the grass4 ,it's better than insect powder4 ,it won't kill all the eggs1 but it will drive the fleas off1 and if you keep at it1 and do it often enough1 you'll get rid of 'em all4 ,besides1 it gives the dogs some relief before the new ones can hatch4 ,better burn their beds once in awhile1 too1 to kill the eggs in 'em4 ,the boys faithfully followed ,sam's instructions and were pleased to find the trouble greatly abated4 ,it was in ,august1 too1 that they took ,romulus and ,remus for their first trip to ,willowdale4 ,they were anxious to learn what ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,hartshorn and ,tom ,poultice would think of their dogs1 and they were always glad of an excuse to visit the bull terriers and ,airedales and to listen to doggy talk4 ,luckily1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn was at home on this occasion1 though they paid their respects first to ,tom and the kennels before going up to the big house4 ,tom had not seen the two setters since they had recovered from the distemper1 and he was pleased to be frankly enthusiastic4 ,well1 ,i'll be blowed6 he exclaimed4 ,and are these the same two dogs that ,i doctored in your barn last spring8 ,they were sad enough looking pictures then4 ,the bally rascals6 ,they sure 'ave grown some4 ,hi'd like nothing better than to take 'em out some day myself on a bit of an 'unt4 ,look at the legs of 'em6 ,say1 you've got two fine bird dogs there4 ,naturally the boys were much pleased by ,tom's praise of their beloved dogs1 and they lingered for a time about the kennels while ,tom pointed out to them the fine points in a setter's action and explained how their graceful1 level gait enabled them to keep their noses out in front where they would catch the scent1 and at the same time cover rough country at high speed4 ,hi've 'eard it said1 remarked ,tom1 that an 'unting pointer can travel at the rate of eighteen miles an hour and keep it up for two or three hours1 and ,i guess a good setter's about as fast4 ,my6 exclaimed ,jack1 joyfully1 as they walked over to the house1 do you s'pose we've got the two very best dogs in the world1 ,ernest8 ,i don't know1 said ,ernest4 ,maybe4 ,the ardor was cooled a trifle by ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,he examined ,romulus and ,remus in a minute1 judicial1 critical manner1 and discovered a number of technical points in which they fell short of perfection4 ,but1 he added1 they're mighty good dogs1 and you must remember that no dog is absolutely perfect from the show judge's standpoint4 ,and if these come from as fine a working strain as you have led me to believe1 it is remarkable that they should measure up so well by bench-show standards4 ,some of the finest show champions are second-rate dogs in the field1 and some of the best hunting and field-tried dogs couldn't win a yellow ribbon on the bench4 ,i should say that your dogs gave promise of developing both working and show qualities to a marked degree1 and ,i shall watch their careers with great interest4 ,you have a brace of fine dogs there1 and no mistake4 ,whereat ,jack and ,ernest felt better4 ,you promised to tell us something about setters and other bird dogs1 ,ernest reminded him4 ,well1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 ,i'm not sure that ,i know so very much about them4 ,i used to do a little shooting years ago1 but your friend ,bumpus undoubtedly knows a lot more about the game than ,i do4 ,oh1 yes1 said ,ernest1 he does know a lot about hunting and training dogs1 but ,i mean about the breeds themselves1 their history and the sort of things you told us about some of the other breeds4 ,well1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 ,i'll do the best ,i can4 ,the development of the setter is an interesting story1 but first we'll have to go back to the spaniels4 ,spaniels1 you know1 are still classed as shooting or gun dogs1 and are used for that to some extent1 and the setter's ancestor was a spaniel4 ,the spaniel first came from ,spain or ,france and there are still many kinds on the continent of ,europe4 ,but the spaniel has been known for a long time in ,england1 too1 and the kinds we know here are those of ,british development4 ,mrs4 ,hartshorn has already told you about the ,english toy spaniels1 so ,i will omit those4 ,in the early days1 the breeds weren't divided up as they are to-day1 but were known as large and small land spaniels and water spaniels4 ,the oldest of the land spaniels of ,england now in existence is the ,sussex spaniel4 ,you won't see any in the ,united ,states1 ,i think4 ,the clumber spaniel you can see in our shows1 but he also is more popular among the sportsmen and fanciers of ,england than here4 ,he is the heaviest of the spaniels4 ,the cocker spaniel is the most popular kind in this country4 ,his name comes from the fact that he was used in ,england for many years for hunting woodcock4 ,he is smaller than the others4 ,the field spaniel is much like a large-sized cocker1 weighing about twice as much4 ,finally there is the curly1 brown ,irish water spaniel1 which is really more closely related to the retriever and the poodle than to the other spaniels4 ,though spaniels are sporting dogs1 they have always been enjoyed quite as much for their companionship1 and they have an enviable reputation for fidelity4 ,there is a story told of a spaniel of the time of the ,french ,revolution which reminds one of ,greyfriars ,bobby4 ,this dog belonged to a magistrate who was condemned for conspiracy and was thrown into prison4 ,by means of his coaxing and pretty ways1 the spaniel at last won the heart of one of the jailers and managed to get in to his master4 ,he never left him after that1 even crouching between his knees when the magistrate was guillotined4 ,he followed the body to its burial and tried to dig into the grave4 ,obliged at last to abandon hope of ever seeing his master again1 he refused to eat1 and died at length1 of hunger and exposure1 on his master's grave4 ,another sad story of devotion is that of a spaniel belonging to the gamekeeper of the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,corseillis of ,wivenhoe1 ,essex1 ,england4 ,this dog's name was ,dash1 and he was his master's constant companion at night1 when he was able to render valuable service in helping to detect poachers4 ,when the old gamekeeper died1 nothing could persuade ,dash to accompany his successor on his rounds4 ,he divided his time between the grave and the room in which his master had died1 and at last he1 too1 died of a broken heart4 ,let me give you a more cheerful one before we pass on to the setters4 ,once when ,mrs4 ,grosvenor of ,richmond went to visit a relative who owned some pet cats1 she took her ,blenheim spaniel with her4 ,the cats1 who were selfish1 spoiled creatures1 were too many for the small spaniel1 and they succeeded in driving him out of the house4 ,but he refused to acknowledge defeat4 ,he proceeded to establish an alliance with the gardener's cat1 a big1 husky ,tom1 and when the time was ripe1 the two of them attacked and routed their common enemy1 after which the spaniel was let alone4 ,now we come to the setters4 ,in some respects they are our finest gun dogs4 ,they came from one of the old land spaniels that was taught to crouch when finding game and they were called setting spaniels until about #ahjj4 ,since then the breed has been greatly improved4 ,there are three well-known varieties1 ,english1 ,irish1 and ,gordon1 all first-class dogs4 ,a man named ,laverack in ,shropshire1 ,england1 was the one who did the most to develop the ,english setter4 ,he bred them from #ahbe to #ahge and produced the standard strain4 ,later a man named ,llewellyn promoted the strain and added new blood4 ,you will still hear the names ,laverack and ,llewellyn applied to different types of ,english setters4 ,this ,english variety is the most popular and numerous of the three4 ,i don't want to make any unpleasant comparisons1 but to my mind the ,irish setter is the handsomest of the family1 though as a sporting dog he does not rank with the ,english setter4 ,his shape is very nearly the same as that of the ,english setter1 but his coat is always a wonderful red-brown1 almost golden when the sun shines on it1 often very dark1 but with no black spots4 ,the ,gordon setter is the heaviest of the three and comes from a strain developed a century ago by the ,duke of ,richmond ,gordon1 a ,scotchman4 ,the color is always rich black and tan4 ,these are not the only bird dogs1 however4 ,there are the retrievers and the pointer1 besides some ,european breeds1 but ,i'm going to save them for another time4 ,i've got to get ready to catch a train now1 and besides1 ,i'm afraid of giving you this sort of information in too large a chunk4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn bade them good-by and went upstairs4 ,the boys remained a few minutes longer with ,mrs4 ,hartshorn1 who had taken a great fancy to ,romulus and ,remus1 and then they set off for home in the hot sun of the afternoon4 ,,chapter ,,ix ,,the ,,training ,,of ,,romulus ,on the way back from ,thornboro that day something happened that gave a new direction to the thoughts and aspirations of ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple4 ,they had gone somewhat out of their way to a woods road that was shadier and cooler than the highway and ,romulus was nosing and sniffing about in the underbrush quite a little distance to the left4 ,ernest whistled1 but ,romulus apparently did not hear4 ,he seemed to be darting about in the bushes with unusual eagerness4 ,what has he found1 do you s'pose8 asked ,jack4 ,let's go and see1 said ,ernest4 ,the two boys and ,remus turned out of the road and approached the spot where ,romulus was hunting4 ,suddenly there was a whir of wings and a dark object flashed upward and disappeared among the trees4 ,for a moment ,romulus and ,remus both stood rigid1 with heads and tails outstretched4 ,then they broke and disappeared in the woods4 ,it was some little time before the boys could get them back again and started along the homeward road4 ,the boys1 breathless with running1 had not spoken to each other1 but now ,ernest said3 ,it was some kind of a bird1 ,jack4 ,did you notice8 ,yes1 said ,jack4 ,why1 ,ernest1 they know how to hunt already4 ,i guess it's instinct1 said ,ernest4 ,and did you see them point8 ,they really did1 for a minute1 just like ,sam's ,nan1 or the pictures in the books4 ,oh1 ,ernest1 cried ,jack1 we must take them hunting4 ,do you s'pose we could8 ,sam could1 anyway1 said the older boy4 ,he said he'd train them4 ,the rest of the way home they talked of nothing but hunting and the wonderful achievements that were in store for the two dogs4 ,mr4 ,whipple approved the plan to have ,romulus and ,remus trained4 ,a good dog1 in his eyes1 was a dog that was good for something1 and he recognized the value of a well-trained bird dog though he had no desire to see the boys become too fond of hunting themselves4 ,all right1 said he1 take them up to ,bumpus and let him train them1 but you boys must promise not to ask to handle a gun yourselves4 ,you're not old enough1 for one thing1 and besides1 your mother doesn't approve of shooting4 ,it's a dangerous business at best4 ,remember1 now1 no nonsense about guns4 ,the boys1 willing to postpone that question till some future time1 readily promised1 and on a ,saturday morning in ,september1 soon after the reopening of school1 they took the dogs up to ,sam's shack4 ,remember1 said ,sam1 ,i ain't promisin' anything4 ,you never can tell what kind of a bird dog a setter will make till you've tried him out4 ,i've got a lot of other things to attend to this fall1 too4 ,but ,i'll do the best ,i can1 and you mustn't be impatient if they ain't all finished off in two weeks4 ,now we'll take 'em out for their first lesson4 ,that first lesson proved to be a rather tedious affair to ,ernest and ,jack4 ,nothing was said about birds or guns1 pointing or retrieving4 ,sam's chief aim was to get the dogs to obey his word and whistle as well as they obeyed those of the boys1 and the latter were forced to keep silent while he gradually gained the mastery over the two lively young dogs4 ,sam displayed1 in this1 much greater patience than the boys did1 but still it was pleasant to be out in the fields this fine ,september day and to watch the dogs as they came to respond more and more readily to the commands of their trainer4 ,at first1 indeed1 there was but one command1 expressed by a sharp whistle or by the words ,come here1 boy6 ,sam seemed determined to add no further commands until he had secured unfailing and prompt obedience to this one4 ,but1 slow as the process was1 it was really remarkable what progress was made in a few short hours4 ,at noon they took the dogs back to the shack to enjoy a rest and a dry bone apiece1 while ,sam cooked and served a delicious luncheon of buckwheat cakes1 bacon1 and cocoa4 ,then1 after he had enjoyed a pipe or two and they had listened to some of his tales of dogs and hunting1 they started out again4 ,this time ,sam fastened a cord of good length to the dogs' collars1 something they were not used to4 ,i'll need to use this later on1 said he1 and they've got to get used to the feel of it first4 ,they've got to learn to stand it without pullin'1 and to answer the signals4 ,again he exhibited extraordinary patience1 for the dogs resented this unaccustomed restraint and seemed possessed to pull at their leads and try to break away4 ,it took a good two hours to break them to this simple harness4 ,then ,sam took it off and went all over the first lesson again1 which at first the dogs appeared to have forgotten4 ,well1 as the minister says1 here endeth the first lesson1 said ,sam when the shadows of late afternoon began to lengthen1 and they turned back again toward the shack4 ,the boys now realized that they were very tired4 ,do you think they'll ever learn8 asked ,jack1 somewhat plaintively4 ,why1 sure1 said ,sam4 ,i've seen worse ones than these4 ,they're high spirited1 as good dogs ought to be1 and a bit heady1 but they'll learn4 ,they've done very well1 so far4 ,still doubting1 but somewhat encouraged1 the boys prepared to take their departure4 ,in order that the training might go on uninterrupted it was necessary to leave ,romulus and ,remus in ,sam's care1 and it is a question which felt the worse about the separation1 the boys or the dogs4 ,ernest and ,jack knew that their pets would be in good hands and kindly treated1 but it was hard to say good-by4 ,as for the dogs1 they set up a howling and crying1 when they found they were being deserted4 ,they'll soon get over that1 said ,sam4 ,they'll begin to take an interest in the other dogs pretty soon1 and then they'll feel more at home4 ,thus reassured1 the boys started off down the road without their four-footed comrades1 but the insistent wails that followed them were very heart-rending1 and two big tears rolled down ,jack's round cheeks4 ,and it was several days before they could get used to the desolate1 deserted look of ,rome or become reconciled to the absence of their playmates4 ,they could hardly wait for the next ,saturday to come1 when they could go up again to ,sam's shack and visit their beloved dogs4 ,romulus and ,remus were overjoyed at seeing them again1 and it was some time before ,sam could get them quieted down sufficiently to take them out for another lesson4 ,he had been training them during the week1 and the boys now heard him addressing them with strange words4 ,he placed their check-cords on again1 and this time the dogs did not seem to resent it so much4 ,indeed1 they seemed to look upon it as the preliminary of a good time1 which1 as ,sam explained1 was the idea he had tried to impress on them4 ,hie-on6 cried ,sam1 and the dogs started off at a bound4 ,to-ho6 he called4 ,this meant to stop abruptly1 and this command the dogs1 hoping for a good run1 did not obey so readily4 ,a quick tug at the check-cord reminded them of the meaning of the command1 and soon they stopped more promptly at the words4 ,come in1 said ,sam1 and the dogs approached him4 ,charge6 said ,sam4 ,down6 ,after several attempts the dogs reluctantly obeyed and crouched at his feet4 ,heel6 he cried1 and after several repetitions of the order they took their places quietly behind him4 ,they're always a little slower the first thing in the mornin'1 ,sam explained1 before they've run off some of their deviltry4 ,they'll improve as they go along4 ,and improve they did4 ,in the afternoon ,sam took them out without the check-cord and kept perseveringly at them until they would hie-on and to-ho and charge and heel with reasonable promptness4 ,by next week ,i hope to show you something more1 said ,sam4 ,when will you shoot over them and teach them to point8 asked ,ernest4 ,oh1 not for some time yet1 said ,sam4 ,they've got to learn the a b c of it first4 ,next ,i shall try to teach them to answer my hand4 ,first ,i'll call and wave at the same time1 and then just wave4 ,then they've got to learn to range--to go whichever direction ,i want 'em to and turn when ,i want 'em to4 ,then ,i'll give 'em lessons in retrievin'4 ,but before another ,saturday had come around1 ,sam had discovered something--something which affected the whole future career of ,remus4 ,ernest and ,jack had duties to perform that ,saturday which engaged them the entire morning1 and they were unable to go up to ,sam's until afternoon4 ,their visit was consequently a short one and they had but little time to spend with ,sam in the field4 ,they found1 however1 that the training had been progressing satisfactorily4 ,sam was allowing the dogs to range in ever widening circles1 and on the whole they were obeying his commands in a promising manner4 ,they were beginning to retrieve objects1 also1 not as a hit-or-miss game after the manner of ,rags1 but in answer to the commands ,go fetch it1 and ,pick it up4 ,moreover1 the dogs were less homesick now that they had begun to take an interest in their occupations and to become acquainted with the other dogs4 ,they seemed to understand1 too1 that ,ernest and ,jack had not utterly deserted them but might be expected to appear at almost any moment4 ,but when it came time to go home ,sam detained them for a moment4 ,i've got to tell you something1 said he1 scratching his chin and looking a bit unhappy1 and ,i don't believe you'll like it much4 ,oh1 cried ,ernest1 can't you keep the dogs8 ,i can keep ,romulus1 said ,sam1 but ,i've got to ask you to take ,remus back4 ,i've given him every chance and ,i find he's hopeless as a bird dog4 ,he learns quick enough--quicker than ,romulus if anything4 ,but he's got no nose1 none at all1 and a setter with no nose is about useless in the field4 ,it would be a waste of time to try to train him1 and when we got on the birds he would only get in ,romulus's way and spoil him4 ,so ,i guess you'll have to take him back and let me go ahead with the good one4 ,why1 what do you mean8 inquired ,jack1 struggling to hide his disappointment4 ,can't he smell8 ,oh1 ,i s'pose he can tell spoiled fish when he gets it1 but he don't catch the scent of anything on the air4 ,i guess it was the distemper that did it4 ,he had it worse than ,romulus and it often spoils their noses when they have it hard enough4 ,i'm sorry1 but it can't be helped and it can't be cured4 ,for a few minutes ,jack stood silent1 pressing his lips together4 ,then suddenly he knelt down beside ,remus and hugged him passionately4 ,i don't care whether you've got a nose or not1 ,remus1 he cried4 ,i don't want to go hunting1 ever4 ,noses don't matter4 ,you're the best dog in the whole world1 anyhow4 ,and so they took ,remus back with them that afternoon1 leaving ,romulus behind1 howling mournfully for his brother4 ,such reports as they received from ,sam indicated that the training of ,romulus proceeded with fair rapidity during the fall4 ,they were not able to go up to his shack very often for one reason or another1 and ,jack1 at least1 was not so anxious to do so as he had been4 ,remus lived in solitary luxury in ,rome and was in some danger of being spoiled by the petting he received from his loyal master4 ,romulus1 so ,ernest learned1 could now retrieve at command and would bring back a dead pigeon or other bird without rumpling its feathers4 ,he would also range in obedience to a wave of ,sam's hand and was gradually learning to stand fast and hold his point when he flushed a covey of birds4 ,finally ,sam took out his gun to shoot over him1 and the rest of his training was to be chiefly that persistent practice which finally makes perfect4 ,it was decided that ,romulus should remain with ,sam until snow fell1 but one night there came a scratching and a whining at the door and a series of peculiar short little barks so persistently kept up that they awakened both the boys4 ,they slipped on their dressing gowns and slippers and stole downstairs4 ,at the door they found ,romulus with a broken bit of rope tied to his collar4 ,why1 cried ,jack1 it's ,romulus4 ,see1 he must have broken away4 ,he came all the way home alone in the dark1 said ,ernest4 ,how do you s'pose he ever found his way8 ,romulus seemed to understand that it was not the time to make a noise1 for though he kept leaping on the boys in an access of delight and making little sounds in his throat that were almost human1 he refrained from the loud1 joyous barking that he would have indulged in if it had been daytime4 ,remus had heard him1 however1 and was making a considerable commotion in ,rome4 ,so the boys took ,romulus quietly out to his brother1 who greeted him with paw and tongue and voice1 and bidding both dogs goodnight1 they went back to the house4 ,so it was decided that if ,romulus so much desired his own home1 he should be deprived of it no longer4 ,sam came down in a day or two to find out about it4 ,i thought he'd probably run home1 said he1 but ,i wanted to make sure4 ,i guess we'd better leave him here now4 ,i'm pretty near through with him for this fall1 anyway4 ,you just bring him up once in awhile so ,i can take him out and not let him forget what ,i've learned him4 ,meanwhile the affairs of ,boytown were going on much as usual4 ,autumn passed in golden glory1 with nutting expeditions in ,october in which sometimes as many as a dozen boys and a dozen dogs joined forces4 ,as they started out through the town streets1 ,mr4 ,fellowes1 the news dealer and stationer1 said it looked as though a circus had come to town4 ,such things1 however1 were of common and regular occurrence4 ,only two episodes of that season deserve to be specially recorded4 ,one was a dog fight which for a time brought the dog-owning fraternity of ,boytown into ill repute4 ,for some time several of the boys had been bragging1 as boys will1 about the prowess in battle of their particular dogs1 and this narrowed down at length to an unsettled controversy between ,monty ,hubbard and ,harry ,barton4 ,monty maintained that the ,irish terrier was the greatest dare-devil and fighter in the canine world1 and he quoted books and individuals to prove it4 ,harry1 on the other hand1 insisted that the bulldog's grit and tenacity were proverbial1 and loudly asserted that if ,mike once got a grip on ,mr4 ,o',brien's throat1 it would be good-by1 ,mr4 ,o',brien4 ,it is only fair to the boys to state that it was the ,irish terrier that started the fracas on his own initiative4 ,he was a scrappy terrier1 always ready to start something1 and it usually required considerable vigilance to keep him out of trouble4 ,but it must be confessed that on this particular occasion his master did not exert the usual restraint4 ,it happened out on the road that ,ernest and ,jack so often took when they visited ,sam ,bumpus or ,trapper's ,cave4 ,mr4 ,o',brien had been annoying the other dogs for some little time1 rushing and barking at them and inviting a friendly encounter4 ,he was not vicious1 but he loved a tussle4 ,finally ,mike the bulldog1 usually so long-suffering1 lost patience and turned on ,mr4 ,o',brien with a menacing snarl that seemed to mean business4 ,for a moment the ,irishman stood still in surprise1 while ,mike1 his head held low1 waited with a stubborn look in his eyes4 ,illustration3 ,irish ,terrier ,that was clearly the time for interference1 but ,i regret to say that instead of interfering1 the boys grouped themselves about with feelings of not unpleasant anticipation4 ,i further regret to say that ,ernest ,whipple was one of the most interested4 ,suddenly ,mr4 ,o',brien1 recovering from his surprise1 returned to the attack with an impetuous rush which nearly bowled ,mike over4 ,but ,mike was heavier than ,mr4 ,o',brien and stood very solidly on his four outspread feet4 ,he merely turned about and presented a terrifying front to his more active antagonist4 ,again ,mr4 ,o',brien rushed1 seeking a hold on ,mike's big1 muscular neck4 ,for a time ,mr4 ,o',brien seemed to be having the best of it4 ,he took the offensive and seemed to be on all sides of ,mike at once4 ,the bulldog's ear was bleeding and ,harry urged him to retaliate4 ,suddenly ,mike raised his huge bulk and bore down the lighter dog beneath his weight4 ,then he began methodically seeking the vice-like hold that would have meant the last of ,mr4 ,o',brien4 ,just at that moment1 however1 a diversion occurred4 ,here1 there1 what are you doin'8 demanded a man's hoarse voice1 and ,sam ,bumpus came striding into the thick of it4 ,without the slightest fear or hesitation1 though such an act was decidedly not without danger1 he darted in and seized the dogs by their collars1 one in each hand1 and displaying wonderful strength of arm he dragged them apart4 ,if ,mike had succeeded in getting his hold1 if ,sam had come up a minute later1 he could not have done it4 ,as it was1 he held the snarling1 struggling dogs at arm's length1 shook them1 and then ordered their masters to take them in charge and keep them apart4 ,ernest had never seen ,sam angry before2 he was usually the embodiment of even-tempered good humor4 ,but he was angry now4 ,his jaws snapped and his eyes flashed1 and he seemed to be itching to give somebody a good spanking4 ,at last he spoke4 ,i thought you boys was fond of dogs1 he said4 ,i thought you made a great fuss about bein' kind to animals4 ,you ought to be ashamed of yourselves1 settin' two good dogs on to fight each other4 ,don't you know no better8 ,dogs are built to fight1 and they ought to know how to when it's necessary1 but any man or boy that starts 'em fightin' for sport is a coward4 ,without another word he turned and vanished into the woods4 ,the boys made no comments1 either1 and ,i am glad to say that most of them were about as ashamed of themselves as boys can be4 ,by common consent the afternoon's expedition was abandoned and the company dispersed4 ,but that was not all of it4 ,the story of the dog fight leaked out1 and there was more than one home in ,boytown in which a boy was warned that if anything of that kind happened again there would be no more dogs in that family4 ,and ,monty ,hubbard received something even more impressive than a lecture4 ,mrs4 ,hammond1 when she heard of it1 was wise enough to say nothing until the matter had cooled down somewhat4 ,then she took occasion to set forth her views in a way that the boys never forgot1 and there was never another encouraged dog fight in that town4 ,the other incident which ,i spoke of was the strange disappearance of ,romulus4 ,one morning he was gone and he did not return home all that day4 ,ernest searched for him in vain and went to bed that night with a very heavy heart4 ,the next day ,romulus did not appear1 nor the next4 ,acting on his father's advice1 ,ernest placed an advertisement in the paper and offered a reward1 but without result4 ,little by little ,ernest was forced to give up hope1 and a very disconsolate boy he was4 ,jack and ,remus did their best to console him1 but he grieved night and day4 ,no one could suggest what had become of ,romulus4 ,then1 on the evening of the fifth day1 a slight scratching was heard at the door1 and a low whine4 ,ernest1 who was studying his lessons1 heard it first4 ,dropping his book on the floor1 he rushed out1 closely followed by ,jack and ,mr4 ,whipple4 ,there lay ,romulus on the door mat1 all in1 as ,sam ,bumpus would have said4 ,he was so weak and weary that he could hardly rise1 and the wonder was that he had been able to drag himself home4 ,a piece of rope attached to his collar showed that he had broken loose from somewhere1 and bleeding feet testified to the distance he had come4 ,ernest lifted him in his arms and buried his face in the dog's shaggy coat1 and ,romulus responded as well as he could with a warm1 moist tongue and a wagging tail4 ,after they had given him a dinner of warm broth and had made him comfortable in ,rome1 ,mr4 ,whipple succeeded at last in dragging ,ernest away4 ,he'll be all right now1 said ,mr4 ,whipple4 ,he's exhausted1 but he'll soon recover from that4 ,he's a young dog1 you know4 ,but where could he have been8 wondered ,jack4 ,it's my belief that he was stolen1 said ,mr4 ,whipple4 ,someone who knew he was a valuable dog stole him1 but ,i doubt if we shall ever learn who it was4 ,but he must have been taken some distance away4 ,he looks as though he might have traveled thirty miles or more4 ,how do you s'pose he ever found his way back8 asked ,jack4 ,mr4 ,whipple shook his head4 ,dogs are wonderful creatures1 said he4 ,,chapter ,x ,,willowdale ,,dogs ,,in ,,new ,,york ,there are parts of ,connecticut in which winter is likely to be a rather moist and miserable season1 but ,boytown was situated in the hills where it was colder and dryer4 ,it lay in the snow belt1 as ,mr4 ,whipple used to say4 ,consequently1 winter was1 for these boys1 a season which offered as many opportunities for outdoor sport as summer--coasting1 skating1 and all the rest of it4 ,a favorite pastime with ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple was what they called snowshoeing4 ,they wore no snowshoes or skiis1 to be sure1 but they pretended they did1 and they enjoyed trudging off over the snow-covered fields and through the woods with their dogs1 with their eyes ever on the alert for the tracks of birds and wild animals4 ,it was ,sam ,bumpus who taught them how to distinguish these tracks1 and whenever they found an unfamiliar one they took the news to him and learned what animal had made it4 ,he showed them where a flock of quail had spent the night in a close circle on the lee of a stone wall or a corn shock and he told them about the quail's interesting life history4 ,he showed them how some birds hop and some1 like the crow and the blackbird and the starling1 walk like a man or a chicken4 ,he taught them to know the tracks of the squirrel1 the rabbit1 and the white-footed mouse1 and even the fox and the raccoon1 and one day he showed them where an owl's wings had brushed the snow when he swooped down to catch a mouse whose lacy little trail ended abruptly4 ,jack thought that was a sad little story for the snow to tell4 ,often they wanted no other object than merely to be out in the open1 with the constant possibility of finding rare tracks1 but sometimes they walked with a more definite purpose--to take ,romulus up to ,sam's for a little training to refresh his memory1 or1 when a longer trip was possible1 to pay a visit to ,tom ,poultice and the ,hartshorns4 ,they were always welcome there4 ,it was on one of these visits in ,january that ,mr4 ,hartshorn made good his promise to tell them something about the breeds of gun dogs other than setters and spaniels4 ,i thought you must have forgotten about that1 said he4 ,what memories you youngsters have--for some things4 ,well1 suppose we see how much we know about the pointer4 ,he is the dog1 you know1 that contests with the ,english setter the title of most popular and efficient gun dog4 ,i won't attempt to settle the matter4 ,each breed has its loyal advocates1 and at the field trials sometimes a pointer wins and sometimes a setter4 ,the pointer is a wonderfully symmetrical1 lithe1 athletic dog1 with remarkable nose1 bird sense1 and action4 ,like the setter he has been trained to point and retrieve4 ,he strains back to hound origin1 probably1 but was developed as a distinct breed in ,europe long ago1 doubtless with the help of setter and foxhound crosses4 ,some pointers are wonderfully stanch4 ,i knew of one who held the same point without moving for an hour and a quarter1 while an artist painted his portrait1 and ,i once heard of one who caught a scent while halfway over a fence1 and hung there by his fore paws till the birds were flushed4 ,then there are several varieties of retrievers that are also bird dogs4 ,in this country we have the retrievers proper1 the ,labrador dog1 and the ,chesapeake ,bay dog1 though none of them are very common4 ,they are all probably of spaniel origin4 ,the ,labrador dog is supposed to have come from ,labrador1 but we don't know much about his history before #ahej1 when he was introduced into ,england and was trained and used as a sporting dog4 ,the wavy-coated retriever1 called also the flat-coated retriever1 became popular among ,british sportsmen and fanciers about #ahgj4 ,he has a wavy coat1 longer than that of the ,labrador dog4 ,the curly-coated retriever1 less common in ,england than the wavy1 has seldom been shown here4 ,he is characterized by short1 crisp curls all over his body1 with the exception of the head1 strongly suggesting the presence of poodle or ,irish water spaniel blood in his make-up4 ,the ,chesapeake ,bay dog originated in ,maryland and possesses many of the traits of the retrievers4 ,he probably sprang from ,labrador ancestors1 crossed with tan-colored hounds4 ,finally we come to a very interesting dog1 one that you would love if you knew him--the wire-haired pointing griffon4 ,he is a new dog with us1 but an old one in ,france1 ,holland1 ,belgium1 and ,germany4 ,he is a splendid bird dog1 useful for all kinds of game1 and a natural pointer and retriever4 ,he is medium-sized1 symmetrical1 and well built1 with a wiry coat1 and has a face something like an otter hound or an ,airedale4 ,and there you have all the prominent gun dogs4 ,what is an otter hound8 asked ,ernest4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn laughed4 ,you are insatiable1 said he4 ,some day ,i'll tell you about the otter hound and all the other members of the hound family1 but not to-day4 ,you've had enough4 ,it was partly the prospect of gaining information of this sort that made the trips to ,willowdale so attractive to the boys1 partly a genuine liking for ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,hartshorn1 and partly the fun of talking with ,tom ,poultice and watching the ,airedales and bull terriers4 ,but more than all ,i think it was the homelike1 hospitable character and doggy atmosphere of the big house4 ,it was a place where everybody loved dogs and took as much interest in them as though they were people1 and where any dog lover was welcome4 ,consequently1 their visits there were more frequent than ,mrs4 ,whipple thought was quite proper4 ,you'll wear out your welcome1 she warned4 ,but somehow they didn't seem to4 ,it was during these winter days that they heard a good deal of talk about dog shows1 both from ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,hartshorn and from ,tom ,poultice4 ,tom1 indeed1 was as much interested in the show dogs as if they had been his own and he was never tired of talking of their achievements on the bench and of their possible future triumphs4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn owned a string of winners of both his breeds that were famous throughout the country and that included several great champions4 ,tom1 who nearly always took the dogs to the shows and stayed with them1 knew every little point about them as well as the points of their rivals4 ,of course1 it's a bloomin' gamble1 he would say4 ,so much depends on whether your dog or the other one is in the best condition4 ,that's why ,i've been doing so much fussing over them this winter4 ,you can't be too careful4 ,an upset stomach may mean a staring coat and may spoil a dog's chances4 ,and then again you may run up against a new judge with hideas of 'is own1 and then all your reckoning goes to smash4 ,it's a great game1 boys4 ,and so they were wont to go out to the kennels and watch ,tom grooming the dogs and listen to his wise talk about points and judging4 ,these were busy days for him1 for some of the biggest shows take place in the winter and the early spring1 and he had to keep the dogs in constant condition4 ,it was from ,tom that they learned the names of famous dogs of various breeds1 of instances when great champions had been beaten by unknown newcomers1 and of the rising and setting stars of dogdom1 but it was from ,mr4 ,hartshorn that they gained a clear idea of what a dog show was like4 ,he described to them the crowded halls1 the long rows of dogs of many breeds chained in little stalls on benches1 the arrangement of novice and puppy and limit and open classes for the different breeds1 and all the rest of it4 ,the dogs are taken to the show ring in classes1 said he1 and the judge for that breed sizes them up1 feels of them1 examines eyes1 teeth1 and hair1 compares posture and spirit and all the other things that count1 figures it all up according to a scale of points1 and then hands out ribbons to the winners--a blue ribbon for first prize1 a red one for second1 and a yellow one for third4 ,cash prizes go with the ribbons usually4 ,there are also special trophies for special winnings1 such as the best ,american-bred dog of the breed1 or the best brace1 and there is the contest between the winners of the different classes in each breed4 ,finally1 in some of the big shows1 there is a special trophy for the best dog of any breed in the show4 ,this contest is usually held at the end of the show1 or perhaps before the packs of hounds and beagles are judged1 and it is always an exciting time4 ,every exhibitor hopes to win one of the specials1 but most of the dogs are trying for their championship titles4 ,how do they win a championship8 asked ,ernest4 ,a dog becomes a champion1 answered ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 when he has won fifteen points in authorized shows4 ,these points are granted according to the size of the show4 ,at the biggest shows the winner of a first prize gets three points2 at the smaller shows1 where he has less competition1 he gets two points or one point4 ,an official record is kept of them all4 ,the ,new ,york show is the biggest of all1 isn't it8 asked ,ernest4 ,yes1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,it is usually held in ,madison ,square ,garden in ,february--four days including ,washington's ,birthday4 ,it's too long a time for the dogs to be benched1 but there are so many of them that it is impossible to get through the judging in less time4 ,sixteen or eighteen hundred dogs are shown there1 worth ,i don't know how many thousands of dollars1 and the crowds of spectators are big in proportion4 ,you get an idea at one of those shows how many people are interested in dogs4 ,the ,new ,york show is run by the ,westminster ,kennel ,club1 and because it's the biggest of all its trophies are greatly coveted4 ,the dog that is adjudged the best of all breeds at the ,new ,york show becomes the champion of champions of the ,united ,states4 ,oh1 my6 sighed ,jack1 ,i wish ,i could see a dog show like that4 ,you will1 some day1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,and who knows but that you may have a dog benched there and carry away some blue ribbons and a silver cup4 ,anyway1 said ,ernest1 you'll tell us all about this next one1 and what your dogs win1 won't you1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn8 ,you may depend upon that1 said he4 ,when the other boys learned what was afoot they all became mightily interested in the bench-show game and in the prospects of the ,willowdale entries at ,new ,york4 ,one or two of them had subscribed to papers devoted to the dog fancy and these were handed about until the boys had familiarized themselves with the names of some of the old champions and the newer dogs of whom great things were expected4 ,heated discussions ensued1 but all were agreed in wishing luck to the ,willowdale dogs4 ,they were a bit disappointed when they learned that ,mr4 ,hartshorn had decided to send down only four of the bull terriers and five ,airedales1 but ,tom ,poultice explained the reason for this4 ,it costs five dollars for each entry of each dog1 and wot's the use of entering dogs that don't stand a chance8 ,ch4 ,earl of ,norfolk is getting old and 'e's all out of coat1 and it wouldn't be fair to 'im to show 'im that way4 ,we've picked the ones we're going to win with4 ,when ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,hartshorn and ,tom ,poultice started out in the big car for ,new ,york1 with two of ,mrs4 ,hartshorn's ,poms on the back seat with her1 they were followed by the envious longings of most of the boys of ,boytown4 ,but the boys did not have to wait for their return to learn about the results of the judging4 ,they bought ,new ,york papers which reported the show fully1 and they devoured every word of the reports4 ,many of the familiar names appeared among the winners1 and the ,willowdale dogs captured their full share of the honors4 ,even ,mrs4 ,hartshorn's ,tip won two red ribbons1 while that splendid bull terrier1 ,willowdale's ,white ,hope1 was adjudged the best ,american-bred dog of his breed exhibited by his breeder1 and gathered up enough extra points to secure his championship title4 ,but the climax in their rejoicing was reached when they read that the new ,airedale1 ,bingo's ,queen ,molly1 had gone right through her classes to reserve winners in an entry of over one hundred of the best ,airedales in the ,united ,states4 ,it was1 in short1 a great four days for ,willowdale4 ,the ,hartshorns returned on ,sunday1 having arranged for the shipment of the dogs on ,saturday1 and they graciously invited the whole gang up on the following ,saturday to admire the conquering heroes and their shining trophies and to learn all about what happened from the lips of ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,hartshorn and ,tom ,poultice1 who1 by the way1 wore a grin that appeared to have become permanent4 ,didn't ,i tell you that ,molly was the genooine harticle8 was his frequently repeated comment4 ,it was unthinkable that1 after all this1 the boys should speedily lose interest4 ,on the contrary1 dog shows remained the foremost topic of conversation for a month1 until one day ,herbie ,pierson had an inspiration4 ,say1 fellers1 he exploded one morning1 bursting in upon a group of his friends in front of the schoolhouse1 let's get up a dog show of our own4 ,just then the bell rang1 which was rather unfortunate for all concerned4 ,the teachers found the boys strangely inattentive that day and preoccupied1 and more than one of them had to be reprimanded for whispering or for passing notes4 ,as soon as they obtained their freedom they plunged at once into a discussion of ,herbie's fascinating plan1 and in an incredibly short time they had arranged the essential details4 ,the ,easter recess was selected as the most fitting time for the ,boytown ,dog ,show and a committee was appointed1 consisting of ,herbie ,pierson1 ,harry ,barton1 and ,ernest ,whipple1 to select a suitable place and make the necessary arrangements4 ,after considerable discussion it was decided that the ,morton barn would make an ideal show hall1 provided they could gain ,mr4 ,morton's consent4 ,it was one of the largest barns in the town proper and it was for the most part unoccupied1 ,mr4 ,morton having disposed of his horses when he bought his car4 ,mr4 ,morton was the president of the ,first ,national ,bank1 and a person of great dignity and importance1 of whom the boys stood somewhat in awe4 ,but they had set their hearts on getting his barn1 and so they screwed up their courage and called on him at his home one afternoon after banking hours4 ,he turned out to be not such a formidable personage after all4 ,in fact1 he was amused by the diffidence of the delegation that called on him1 and even more amused when ,harry ,barton1 who had been chosen spokesman1 outlined their plan and requested the use of his barn4 ,i'll let you hold your show in my barn on two conditions1 said he1 after asking several questions4 ,first1 you must promise to clean up thoroughly after it's all over4 ,second1 will you allow me to enter ,li ,hung ,chang in competition8 ,li ,hung ,chang was the blue-gray chow that followed at ,mr4 ,morton's heels wherever he went1 spent his days at the bank1 and never had a word to say to any other dog4 ,to this request the committee granted a ready and joyful request4 ,and it gave them another idea--to invite the adult dog owners of ,boytown1 as well as the boys1 to exhibit their dogs4 ,a meeting of the ,humane ,society was called to receive the report of the committee's success and to arrange further details4 ,it was voted to charge an entrance fee of fifty cents for each dog shown and twenty-five cents admission for spectators1 the proceeds to be donated to the local chapter of the ,red ,cross of which ,mrs4 ,hammond was an active member4 ,since there were hardly two dogs in ,boytown of the same breed1 it did not seem possible to arrange for classes as in the big shows1 so it was decided to make it a free-for-all contest1 with first1 second1 and third prizes4 ,another committee was appointed to obtain these prizes from ,boytown merchants and to secure the services of ,mr4 ,hartshorn as judge4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 when approached on the matter1 quite readily gave his consent1 and the boys did not have great difficulty in obtaining the prizes when they explained that the show would be for the benefit of the ,red ,cross4 ,in fact1 ,mr4 ,pierson1 ,herbie's father1 who was a jeweler1 was unexpectedly generous4 ,he promised a silver cup for the first prize--not a large one1 but real silver--to be engraved later with the name of the show1 the date1 and the name of the winning dog4 ,the boys were so enthusiastically grateful for this that they expressed the hope that ,herbie's ,hamlet might win the trophy himself4 ,for six months past ,ernest ,whipple had been delivering evening papers for ,mr4 ,fellowes1 the news dealer1 and had become quite a close friend of his employer's4 ,this was due to the fact that ,mr4 ,fellowes had once had a brindle bull terrier that had met an untimely death and whose memory ever remained fresh in his heart4 ,the dog's name had been ,bounce1 and ,mr4 ,fellowes found in ,ernest a willing listener to his tales of ,bounce's sagacity1 courage1 and fidelity4 ,he was a genuine dog lover and enjoyed having ,ernest bring ,romulus in to see him1 for the boy's dog nearly always accompanied him on his paper route4 ,mr4 ,fellowes had become much interested in the activities of the ,humane ,society and had become acquainted with most of the dogs of ,boytown1 and when ,ernest told him about the plan for a show he expressed a wish to have some part in it4 ,ernest was not a member of the prize committee1 but when he reported that ,mr4 ,fellowes wished to donate a dog collar1 it was unanimously voted to accept it as second prize4 ,the third prize was a twenty-pound box of dog biscuit offered by ,mr4 ,dewey1 the grocer4 ,,chapter ,,xi ,,the ,,boytown ,,dog ,,show ,the ,boytown ,dog ,show was scheduled for ,wednesday of ,easter week1 and the days preceding it were busy ones for the members of the ,boytown ,humane ,society4 ,they called on every owner of a dog in town1 both boys and grown-ups1 and succeeded in obtaining entry fees from a good proportion of them4 ,in the end1 they had twenty-six entries1 ranging from ,herbie ,pierson's ,great ,dane down to ,mrs4 ,peabody's little ,peke1 and they saw to it that every one of these dogs was benched on the day of the show4 ,on ,monday morning the citizens of ,boytown were amused to find tacked to trees1 billboards1 and telephone poles in different parts of the town a score or more home-made posters announcing the show1 and advertisements appeared in the local papers4 ,the posters were somewhat crudely done1 perhaps1 in red and black ink1 but they left no doubt as to their import1 and it is safe to say that there wasn't a single resident of ,boytown who did not soon know of the coming exhibition4 ,the posters read as follows3 ,,boytown ,,dog ,,show6 ,morton's ,barn1 ,henry ,street4 ,,wednesday1 ,,april #ab4 #i ,a4,m4 to #e ,p4,m4 ,come and see the finest dogs in ,boytown4 #bf dogs--#ba breeds4 ,first1 second1 and third prizes will be awarded to the best dogs4 ,mr4 ,merton ,hartshorn1 proprietor of the famous ,willowdale ,kennels1 will act as judge4 ,judging will begin at #b4cj ,p4,m4 ,prizes will be awarded at #d ,p4,m4 ,,admission1 #be ,,cents4 ,the proceeds will be given to the ,red ,cross4 ,the question of ,dick ,wheaton gave the boys a little trouble4 ,they didn't like ,dick1 he was not a member of the ,humane ,society1 and some of the boys thought he ought to be barred out because of his well-known disposition to be unkind to animals4 ,besides1 he had been openly making fun of the whole proceeding4 ,being divided in the matter1 they sought ,mrs4 ,hammond's advice4 ,i should let him enter ,gyp if he will1 said she4 ,it can't do you any harm1 and it may help to get ,dick a little more interested in dogs and in the ,humane ,society4 ,besides1 it isn't ,dick that's going to be benched1 but ,gyp1 and you haven't anything against ,gyp4 ,put in that way1 it did seem unfair to bar out an unoffending dog1 who deserved nothing but sympathy1 just because his master was not popular4 ,so ,gyp became one of the twenty-six4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn refused to consider bringing down any of his dogs1 and the boys were rather glad of that1 for it would hardly be a fair competition if the ordinary dogs of ,boytown were obliged to compete with the winners of ,willowdale4 ,it was too much like introducing professionals into an amateur contest4 ,besides1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 it would be highly improper for a judge to have to judge his own dogs4 ,it isn't done1 you know4 ,so that matter was satisfactorily settled4 ,mrs4 ,hartshorn was invited to enter her toys1 but she declined on the ground that this was a ,boytown show and they were ,thornboro dogs4 ,as for ,sam ,bumpus1 he said that a shoemaker had best stick to his last1 and that a trainer of gun dogs had no business to be mixing up with bench shows4 ,meanwhile1 the original committee had been busy getting the show hall into shape4 ,enough boards were obtained from here1 there1 and everywhere to make two long benches1 one along each side of the barn1 stoutly built and standing about two feet from the floor4 ,these were divided off by partitions into enough stalls to accommodate all the dogs entered1 and a coat of whitewash made the whole look clean and neat4 ,at the inner end of the barn the amateur carpenters erected a ring of posts1 connected by a rope4 ,this was where the judging was to take place4 ,finally1 a cashier's booth was made out of a large dry-goods box and placed at the entrance1 and ,theron ,hammond was elected to stand there and receive the admission fees1 as he was the treasurer of the ,humane ,society4 ,frank ,stoddard1 who had no dog to show1 but who was as much interested as any of them1 was appointed to purchase tins for drinking water and to keep them filled during the show4 ,the last thing they placed cedar shavings from the planing mill in each of the stalls1 arranged hooks to fasten the leashes to1 and tacked to the wall above each place a card bearing the name1 breed1 and owner of the dog that was to occupy it4 ,so far as possible1 they arranged the dogs in accordance with their size4 ,when it came to ,rags's card1 they were a bit puzzled1 for ,mr4 ,hartshorn had told them that ,rags didn't belong to any recognized breed4 ,but it didn't seem fair to ,rags to leave the space blank1 so they invented a name for his breed--wire-haired ,american terrier4 ,on the morning of the great show ,jack ,whipple awoke early and jumped out of bed4 ,ernest6 he cried1 and there was gloom in his voice4 ,what is it8 asked ,ernest1 sleepily4 ,it's raining1 said ,jack4 ,oh1 dear6 groaned ,ernest4 ,but they hurried through their breakfast1 nevertheless1 and taking ,romulus and ,remus they hastened down to ,morton's barn4 ,they found that the other members of the society were equally unafraid of a little rain1 but they were all a bit depressed4 ,the prospect for a successful show did not seem very bright4 ,however1 since all the arrangements had been made1 the boys decided that the only thing to do was to go ahead4 ,other exhibitors arrived1 some of them planning to spend the day with their pets1 but it was ten o'clock before ,theron ,hammond took in a single admission fee4 ,furthermore1 ,mrs4 ,peabody and one or two other timid exhibitors had failed to put in an appearance1 and special messengers had to be despatched to fetch them4 ,it was just as well1 perhaps1 that the boys had this extra time to put on the finishing touches1 for the dogs were not used to this sort of confinement and made a good deal of trouble before they could be quieted4 ,then a special shelf had to be built for the display of the prizes4 ,the boys were so busy1 in fact1 that they hardly noticed that the rain had ceased4 ,about eleven o'clock ,theron gave a glad cry4 ,the sun's coming out1 he announced4 ,and here comes a gang of people4 ,from that time on the spectators arrived in a steady stream1 until the barn became quite crowded and the dogs were much excited4 ,the members of the society acted as ushers and entertained their visitors with more or less learned lectures on the different breeds4 ,and for the most part the spectators appeared to be hugely pleased with the whole performance1 boys and dogs included4 ,but the center of attraction turned out to be a dog that everyone knew didn't stand a show for even third prize4 ,it was comical old ,rags4 ,he seemed to be enjoying the show more than anybody else in the place and to feel that the ,red ,cross needed his services as an entertainer4 ,he was ready with uplifted paw to greet every visitor that stopped in front of his bench and he never failed to bring a smile to the face of the least interested4 ,you couldn't see ,rags without loving him1 his eyes were so merry1 his smile so broad and warm1 his crooked ears so absurdly fascinating4 ,he got as much patting and petting that day as some dogs get in a lifetime1 and it seemed to him1 at least1 that a dog show was a most excellent kind of institution4 ,some of the dogs didn't take to it in so kindly a manner4 ,mr4 ,o',brien1 in fact1 became quite ill tempered before the day was over4 ,to say that ,jimmie ,rogers was pleased is not overstating the truth4 ,he was prouder of ,rags than if he had won all the silver cups in ,christendom1 and he kept busy most of the day putting ,rags through his many tricks4 ,the boys went home to dinner in relays1 and by two o'clock the crowd was even larger4 ,they were curious to see what the judging would be like4 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,hartshorn and ,tom ,poultice arrived in the automobile1 and after they had inspected the dogs1 many of whom knew them1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn announced that the judging would begin4 ,ladies and gentlemen1 said he4 ,if you will kindly give me your attention1 and if ,monty ,hubbard will be good enough to sit on ,mr4 ,o',brien's head1 ,i will explain the manner in which the judging will be conducted4 ,when ,i call out the names1 the owners will please bring their dogs to the ring4 ,i will inspect them in groups of five4 ,i will make a note of the best dogs in these groups1 and will then ask to see some of them a second time in order to determine for certain which are1 in my judgment1 the best dogs4 ,beginning with ,hamlet1 he called for the first five dogs in the row1 and proceeded thus until1 in the last group1 six were judged4 ,he went at it in a businesslike manner1 examining each dog carefully1 and making jottings in a notebook4 ,when asked about his basis for judging the dogs1 he promised to explain that when he announced the winners4 ,each owner held his or her own dog in the ring1 making him walk past the judge when so requested1 and it all went smoothly until the third group came to be judged4 ,then1 before anyone knew what had happened1 the overwrought ,mr4 ,o',brien had made an angry lunge at ,li ,hung ,chang1 and there was something doing in the show ring4 ,the chow was not lacking in courage and returned the attack1 while the other three dogs struggled vainly to mix in4 ,some of the ladies in the audience screamed1 and it required the combined efforts of ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 ,mr4 ,morton1 ,tom ,poultice1 and ,monty ,hubbard to separate the antagonists and straighten things out again4 ,mr4 ,o',brien was unsatisfied and snarled ominously1 but it made him look all the more spirited during the judging4 ,after that there were no untoward events to mar the occasion4 ,by the time ,mr4 ,hartshorn had had some of the dogs up a second and even a third time it was nearly four o'clock1 the hour set for announcing the winners4 ,the place was crowded now1 and not a little speculation was heard as to the judge's probable decisions4 ,among the boys1 at least1 this interest in the outcome amounted to tense excitement1 in which some of the grown-ups were not ashamed to share4 ,at length ,mr4 ,hartshorn came to the rope and addressed the gathering4 ,ladies and gentlemen1 said he3 you are all waiting1 ,i know1 to learn the names of the winning dogs1 but first ,i think ,i ought to offer a few words of explanation4 ,let me say that we have some very good dogs here to-day4 ,they might not measure up to the standard set in the big shows1 but they are very good representatives of the various breeds4 ,since it is necessary to compare dogs of different breeds instead of dogs of the same breed in judging1 it is not altogether easy to reach a decision on comparative merits4 ,i can only rely upon my best judgment and will ask you to be indulgent with me in case you do not agree with my choice4 ,in judging dogs at a show1 we do not take into consideration the personal character or intelligence of a dog1 but chiefly his physical characteristics4 ,he must not appear stupid1 and he must show the qualities of character attributed to his breed4 ,a sleepy terrier1 for instance1 cannot win in a show4 ,beyond that1 however1 it is a matter of what is called type4 ,authorities have carefully gone over the points that are typical of each breed and have written them out in what are called the standards4 ,winning dogs must conform very largely to the type described in the standard1 and the more of the established points he can show in perfect form1 the higher will be his score in selecting his position among the winners4 ,i cannot take your time to describe all these points in each case1 but simply state that my judging is on that basis4 ,it is an arbitrary method1 ,i grant you1 and there are good people who protest against judging dogs in accordance with their physical features1 not taking into account the qualities of heart and brain that we really care for in a dog4 ,but that is the fancier's way of getting at it4 ,if we did not have arbitrary and approved standards to work toward in breeding1 every breeder would work out his own personal ideas1 and we would have a strange assortment of sizes and shapes and no predominant type in any breed4 ,it is the work of the fanciers that has produced the marked differences between the breeds and that keeps them from degenerating into a sorry lot of mixed mongrels1 until we should not be able to tell a collie from a ,st4 ,bernard4 ,i trust that this brief explanation will give you an idea of the basis of my judgment in this show4 ,i have given the preference not to the wisest and most capable and most affectionate dogs1 but to those that most nearly approach the approved standards of their breeds4 ,i will now ask to have the following dogs brought to the ring3 ,mr4 ,sanderson's ,german shepherd dog1 ,rupert of ,hentzau2 ,mrs4 ,peabody's ,pekingese spaniel1 ,chi ,yen2 ,herbert ,pierson's ,great ,dane1 ,hamlet2 ,harry ,barton's ,english bulldog1 ,mike2 ,montague ,hubbard's ,irish terrier1 ,mr4 ,o',brien 7keep him on a short leash1 ,monty72 ,jack ,whipple's ,english setter1 ,remus4 ,all of these dogs have been previously mentioned except ,rupert4 ,both he and his master were newcomers in ,boytown1 and the big1 strong1 active dog1 with his wolfish look1 his erect ears1 and his brave1 bright eyes1 had attracted a good deal of attention at the show4 ,when the six dogs had been brought again into the ring1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn continued his discourse4 ,i believe1 said he1 that all of these dogs should receive honorable mention1 or1 as we call it at the shows1 the ,v4 ,h4 ,c4--very highly commended4 ,they all possess points of excellence1 but all fall short in some particulars4 ,rupert of ,hentzau looks like a perfect dog1 but if you were to compare him with the best of his breed you would see that he is a little too short in the head1 too flat-sided1 and too leggy4 ,chi ,yen measures up pretty well1 but she hasn't a good color and her coat isn't quite as profuse as it should be4 ,hamlet's feet and ankles are bad4 ,this is often the case with big dogs that grew fast when they were puppies4 ,their bones do not strengthen fast enough to bear their increasing weight1 and the result is apt to be flat feet1 turning out1 and bent ankles4 ,hamlet is a bit thin1 too1 but is otherwise a good ,dane4 ,in the ,english bulldog classes1 the preference is generally given to the extreme types4 ,a dog with wider elbows1 deeper chest1 and a heavier jaw would beat ,mike easily4 ,mr4 ,o',brien has ,irish terrier character a-plenty1 but he is a bit too large and coarse1 as the expression is1 and his coat is too long and soft and too light in color4 ,remus will make a fine dog some day1 ,i believe1 but he has had hard luck thus far and he hasn't grown up quite evenly4 ,he needs strengthening in the shoulders and he is out of coat4 ,his tail is a bit stringy4 ,with proper care1 ,i believe these defects can be obviated4 ,i take pleasure in conferring the ,v4 ,h4 ,c4 on these six dogs4 ,they were led out of the ring amid the applause of the spectators1 which somewhat softened the disappointment of their owners in not taking prizes4 ,when ,mr4 ,hartshorn called for the three dogs that were to receive the honors of the show1 the applause increased4 ,in answer to their names1 ,theron ,hammond1 ,ernest ,whipple1 and ,dick ,wheaton brought their dogs proudly to the ring4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn took the handsome silver cup from its shelf and held it up where all might see4 ,it gives me great pleasure1 he announced1 to confer the first prize upon ,alert1 ,boston terrier1 owned by ,theron ,hammond4 ,theron stepped forward1 blushing violently and smiling broadly1 and took the trophy from the hands of the judge4 ,then he stooped down impulsively and picked ,alert up1 hugging him in his arms1 to which demonstration ,alert replied by gently chewing his master's ear4 ,when the hand-clapping had died down1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn continued3 ,i will not spoil this triumph by pointing out ,alert's defects4 ,he would very likely meet his superiors in one of the big shows1 for the ,boston terrier entries are always very large1 but ,i don't think he would be entirely out of the running in a novice class4 ,i understand he is a registered and pedigreed dog1 and he certainly shows evidences of good breeding4 ,in my judgment he comes closer to his breed's standard than any other dog in this show4 ,the second prize1 this handsome dog collar1 is won by ,romulus1 ,english setter1 owned by ,ernest ,whipple4 ,he is a litter brother of ,remus1 but he is better developed and has a better coat4 ,he is a first-class specimen of the ,llewellyn type1 and though there are a few points in which he falls below the strict bench-show standard1 he is a splendid setter4 ,the third prize1 which will perhaps be better appreciated by its recipient than any of the others1 is a box of dog biscuit4 ,i hope1 however1 that it will not form his sole diet1 as he is doubtless accustomed to a more varied and palatable menu4 ,this prize is won by ,gypsie1 smooth fox terrier1 owned by ,richard ,wheaton4 ,gyp is a little off type in some respects1 but ,i have decided that1 according to my score of points1 he is the third best dog in the show4 ,illustration3 ,boston ,terrier ,mr4 ,hartshorn bowed and withdrew1 while ,mrs4 ,hartshorn remarked to a friend that she didn't believe he had ever made such a long speech before in his life4 ,the spectators crowded around the winners to congratulate the three boys and to pat and admire their dogs4 ,more than one person in that barn had his or her eyes opened that day for the first time to the points of excellence of dog-flesh4 ,still1 there were some who stepped back to the bench where ,rags sat1 an uncomprehending spectator1 and assured him that he was the best dog in the show after all1 and that he would have received the silver cup if they had been the judges4 ,ernest and ,theron had never known a happier day of triumph1 and even ,dick ,wheaton1 who had received his prize with a supercilious smile1 appeared to be a bit softened for the time being and to show some pride in his ownership of the much-abused ,gyp4 ,there were1 indeed1 some heart-burnings among the losers4 ,herbie ,pierson1 for one1 had had high hopes of ,hamlet4 ,but they had all agreed to accept the outcome like good sports and they could not remain long despondent in the face of the success of their show4 ,as for ,jack ,whipple1 the youngest exhibitor of all1 he displayed a spirit that the others would have been ashamed not to follow4 ,he was frankly pleased at the success of ,romulus1 and stoutly asserted that ,remus would have his big day yet4 ,mr4 ,fellowes was as much pleased as ,ernest was1 and privately confided to him that he was glad ,romulus didn't get first prize1 as he would have been disappointed to see any other dog wearing that collar4 ,the people were beginning to file out of the barn1 after a final tour of the benches1 when ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 standing beside the cashier's booth1 once more called for order4 ,as you know1 he said in his strong voice1 the proceeds of this show are to be given to the ,red ,cross1 and you may be interested to learn just how much has been netted for that good cause by to-day's unique effort on the part of the ,boytown ,humane ,society4 ,the treasurer1 ,theron ,hammond1 has been busy with arithmetic for the past twenty minutes and has an announcement to make4 ,theron was suddenly stricken with stage fright1 but he did not attempt to make a speech4 ,he merely read the figures of his report4 ,entry fees for #bf dogs1 he read1 #ac4jj4 ,attendance1 #bdb4 ,gate receipts1 #fj4ej4 ,total receipts1 #gc4ej4 ,advertising1 #h4jj4 ,other expenses1 #b4fg4 ,total expense1 #aj4fg4 ,net proceeds1 #fb4hc4 ,i wonder1 remarked ,mr4 ,hartshorn to his wife1 if a dozen women could knit #fb4hc worth of mufflers in one day4 ,the exhibitors began taking their weary dogs home and the boys started the cleaning-up process that was part of their bargain with ,mr4 ,morton4 ,and so the great day ended4 ,the only fly in the ointment of ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple was the fact that1 although their father had been an enthusiastic spectator throughout the greater part of the afternoon1 their mother had not seen fit to attend4 ,she was very busy1 she said1 and anyway1 dogs did not particularly interest her4 ,next morning the two local papers contained full accounts of the show1 to the extent of a column or more1 and they treated it as one of the season's events of ,boytown1 giving the names of all the dogs and their owners and a complete report of the awards1 besides the treasurer's report4 ,one of them even published an editorial praising the work of the ,humane ,society and suggesting that the town should be proud of its boys and its dogs4 ,mr4 ,whipple and the boys devoured the contents of these papers eagerly before breakfast4 ,after breakfast they found ,mrs4 ,whipple reading one of them in the sitting-room4 ,what are you reading1 mother8 asked ,mr4 ,whipple1 but she was so absorbed that she did not answer for a time4 ,at length she murmured1 half to herself1 ,hm6 ,i don't see yet why ,remus didn't get a prize4 ,whereat1 it must be related1 ,mr4 ,whipple turned and winked at the boys in a most undignified manner4 ,,chapter ,,xii ,,camp ,,britches ,spring came1 and with it more training for ,romulus1 until ,sam pronounced him a fairly well-broken bird dog4 ,may drifted into ,june and ,june into ,july4 ,another school year came to a close and another long vacation period began4 ,the great dog show was now a thing of ancient history and things were a bit slow in ,boytown4 ,it appeared essential to the happiness and welfare of numerous boys and dogs that something new should be undertaken4 ,it was ,jimmie ,rogers who suggested it1 though there were a dozen active1 eager minds ready to seize upon the idea and develop it4 ,they were sitting on the bank of the swimming hole near the brickyard1 resting after an hour's swim and warming themselves in the sun4 ,the dogs were either wandering restlessly about in search of new adventures1 or were stretched out at their masters' feet4 ,the boys were somewhat languidly discussing the events of the ,glorious ,fourth just past1 and bemoaning the fact that another one would be so long in coming4 ,fourth o' ,july's all right1 remarked ,jimmie1 but ,i think the most fun in the whole world is camping out4 ,ho6 scoffed ,harry ,barton4 ,when did you ever go camping out8 ,i camped out one night with my father in an old shack over ,oakdale way1 asserted ,jimmie4 ,that isn't camping out1 said ,harry4 ,camping out is living in a tent in the woods all summer1 catching your own fish and cooking your own grub and--and everything4 ,did you ever do that8 demanded ,jimmie4 ,harry was forced to admit that he never did4 ,gee1 ,i wish we could all go camping out this summer1 said ,ernest ,whipple4 ,it would be great fun to take the dogs along4 ,well1 why can't we8 inquired ,jimmie4 ,many of the boys held inwardly a well-founded notion that there would be serious parental objections to a plan of this kind1 but their ready imaginations caught fire at the idea and they were soon in the midst of a lively discussion of plans that gradually settled down from the wild and fantastic to the faintly feasible4 ,when they separated that afternoon it was with the hopeful belief that they were going to organize a camping expedition4 ,the expected parental opposition developed promptly and decidedly1 but when a dozen ,american boys get their hearts set on anything short of discovering the ,north ,pole something is sure to happen4 ,they did not quickly abandon their rosy project and they set about conquering the opposition by means of a determined siege4 ,the chief point of objection1 of course1 which indeed appeared insurmountable1 was the natural belief on the part of parents that it would not be safe or wise to let their boys leave home and go camping out without the guardianship of some older person4 ,no arguments could be invented to prevail against this4 ,but help came from an unexpected quarter4 ,theron ,hammond's older brother1 ,alfred1 a student at ,yale and a steady1 reliable sort of fellow1 was spending his summer at home and was finding ,boytown a bit dull after the activities of ,junior year at college4 ,one evening1 when ,theron had broached the subject for the fortieth time and his father had once more given a firm refusal1 ,alfred put in his oar4 ,aw1 father1 said he1 let him go and give us a little peace in the house4 ,it won't hurt him4 ,but1 ,alfred1 said his father1 you know very well it would never do to let those boys go off alone4 ,none of the parents would permit it4 ,suppose ,horace and ,i went with them1 suggested ,alfred4 ,horace ,ames was a classmate of ,alfred's who was also languishing in summer idleness in ,boytown4 ,that put another face on the matter entirely4 ,it must not be supposed that the victory was won at once1 however4 ,it required two weeks more of the siege to win capitulation all along the line4 ,but the boys conquered at last4 ,they liked and admired the college students and accepted their alliance with enthusiastic acclaim4 ,alfred talked it over with his chum1 and the more they discussed it the more they felt that the conducting of this boy-and-dog camp would be great fun4 ,horace had brought home with him from ,new ,haven the ugliest-looking and gentlest-tempered bulldog ever seen in the streets of ,boytown4 ,his name was ,eli and ,horace vowed he would give ,eli the pleasure of camping out with the other dogs of ,boytown4 ,eli was in training as a football mascot1 and ,horace asserted that a summer experience of this sort was just what he needed4 ,as their interest in the project grew1 ,alfred and ,horace decided to take an active part in the campaign1 and they called personally on every one of the doubting parents4 ,little by little they won them over until at last the success of the plan was assured4 ,mrs4 ,whipple was the last to give way1 but ,mr4 ,whipple had already been enlisted in the cause and he proved1 as ever1 a loyal advocate4 ,you must remember1 mother1 said he1 that ,jack is eleven years old now4 ,yes1 said she1 dubiously4 ,in her eyes ,jack was still a rosy-cheeked baby4 ,it is never too soon for boys to gain self-reliance1 said ,mr4 ,whipple4 ,this camp will do ,jack a lot of good1 and ,ernest1 too4 ,they'll have to hold their own on a common footing with the other boys1 which is what they must do in later life4 ,and ,alfred and ,horace are as reliable and trustworthy a pair of young fellows as ,i know4 ,they won't let anything happen to our boys4 ,so at last even ,mrs4 ,whipple granted a reluctant consent1 and fourteen boys1 besides the two older ones1 were at last enrolled as members of the expedition4 ,at first it had been understood that the camp was to include only members of the ,humane ,society1 and would be a sort of club outing1 but ,mrs4 ,hammond suggested that the invitation be extended to include also any boy in town who owned a dog1 on the ground that this might serve to recruit new members for the society4 ,alfred seconded this4 ,the more the merrier1 said he4 ,so the invitation was sent abroad and had already been accepted in two cases when the troublesome question of ,dick ,wheaton again arose4 ,the boys didn't want ,dick at the camp1 and ,dick evinced no interest in the project1 but the bars had been let down and there seemed to be no good excuse for not admitting ,dick4 ,mrs4 ,hammond advised them to invite him1 but before they had done so1 the matter was taken out of their hands2 the difficulty was solved for them4 ,one night ,gyp1 tired of his ill treatment1 heartbroken1 hopeless of ever being able to win his master's true affection1 and doubtless seeking a happier home1 ran away and was never again seen in ,boytown4 ,so ,dick1 since he no longer owned a dog1 was automatically eliminated1 much to the relief of those who did not want him4 ,it seemed a just retribution that he should lose the creature that loved him so1 but it is doubtful if ,dick cared very much4 ,i only hope1 said ,mrs4 ,hammond1 when she was told about it1 that this will teach ,dick a lesson and that poor ,gyp will find a good master and pass the rest of his days in peace and happiness4 ,he is a dear1 loving little dog1 and he deserves it4 ,including ,eli1 there were fourteen dogs in the party1 which was more than had at first been counted on1 for not all the members of the ,humane ,society were dog owners1 though the outsiders all had to be4 ,it happened in this way3 ,frank ,stoddard had long been pleading with his parents to be allowed to have a dog1 and at last they surrendered and gave him one on his birthday4 ,mr4 ,stoddard believed in doing nothing by halves and so he purchased a really fine young collie1 sable and white1 named ,mac,tavish1 and usually called ,mac for short4 ,so ,frank had a canine companion for the camp and his cup of joy was full4 ,and there was still another new dog in town4 ,elliot ,garfield's uncle1 who knew of the boy's earnest desire to own a dog1 sent him early in ,august an ,old ,english sheepdog4 ,the uncle wrote that he was going to travel a bit1 and that if ,elliot would guarantee to give his dog a good home1 he might have him for his own4 ,you may believe that ,elliot was not slow in agreeing to that proposition4 ,it was a pedigreed dog1 named ,darley's ,launcelot of ,middlesex4 ,that was a name no one could be expected to use in calling a dog1 and even ,launcelot seemed a bit strange4 ,so ,elliot1 who possibly lacked originality1 rechristened him ,rover4 ,most of the residents of ,boytown had never seen an ,old ,english sheepdog before1 and ,rover attracted not a little attention on the street4 ,some people even laughed at his big round head1 with hair over his eyes1 and his shambling gait and lack of a tail1 but they soon got used to him and came to admire his wonderful gray and white coat4 ,and ,rover turned out to be one of the jolliest dog companions in ,boytown4 ,he loved the water1 and when he got his coat thoroughly wet he seemed to shrink to half his normal size4 ,he was really not much bigger than ,romulus1 but when his hair was dry and all fluffed out he looked as big as a ,newfoundland4 ,with ,rover and ,mac added to the party1 it began to look like a pretty big affair1 as indeed it was4 ,alfred and ,horace entered into the spirit of the thing with zest and arranged for the tents and general equipment4 ,they had both been camping in the ,adirondacks1 and they knew just what was needed4 ,so they drew up a list of the things each boy must provide for himself--warm blankets1 a bag to be stuffed with sweet fern for a pillow1 mosquito netting1 and an aluminum plate1 bowl1 and cup for each boy1 a dish for his dog1 knives1 forks1 spoons1 etc41 besides the requisite clothing and toilet articles4 ,it was all done very systematically4 ,there was one thing that bothered ,alfred and ,horace1 and that was the cooking4 ,they ordered a store of supplies1 the boys having all contributed to a fund for that purpose1 but that did not solve the problem of three meals a day4 ,the boys had been inclined to pass over this detail somewhat lightly1 but ,alfred and ,horace knew from experience that feeding a dozen hungry boys was no joke1 and they didn't intend to have their vacation spoiled by the necessity of turning to themselves and doing all the work4 ,one day ,mr4 ,morton stopped ,alfred ,hammond on the street and asked him how the plans for the camp were progressing4 ,everything is going finely1 said ,alfred1 except for two things4 ,we shall have to postpone our start for a day or two because the tents haven't come yet4 ,then there's the question of the cooking4 ,i'm blessed if ,i know how that gang of youngsters is going to be fed4 ,mr4 ,morton stood and thought a moment4 ,maybe ,i can help you out1 he said at length4 ,i'm just starting off on a little vacation myself1 and ,i've been wondering what ,i'd do with ,moses4 7,moses was ,mr4 ,morton's colored man-about-the-place47 ,i haven't enough to keep him busy during my absence and it wouldn't do for him to fall into habits of idleness4 ,how would you like to take ,moses along with you1 and guarantee to keep him out of mischief8 ,he was once an assistant chef or something in a summer hotel1 and ,i believe he's a first-rate cook4 ,his services would cost you nothing1 because ,i have to keep up his wages anyway4 ,i'd be mighty glad to know that he was being kept busy4 ,say1 that's mighty white of you1 ,mr4 ,morton1 said ,alfred4 ,moses for ours4 ,he's just what we need4 ,so that matter was settled4 ,mr4 ,morton explained to ,moses just what was required of him1 and ,moses became a not unwilling member of the party4 ,the tents1 which had been ordered from ,new ,york1 came at last4 ,there were two of them1 good-sized ones1 each capable of accommodating seven of the younger boys and one of the older ones4 ,horace ,ames had a small tent of his own which would serve for ,moses4 ,on the appointed day the boys congregated at the ,whipples' stable1 each bringing his personal equipment strapped up in his blanket4 ,the camp site that had been chosen was at ,mallard ,lake1 about nine miles from ,boytown1 and two wagons with drivers had been engaged to convey the outfit4 ,presently one of these wagons appeared1 containing ,moses1 ,alfred1 ,horace1 the tents1 a stack of old lumber1 a box of cooking utensils1 and a second-hand kitchen range1 besides a number of boxes containing provisions4 ,when the boys had heaved their personal belongings aboard it made a big load4 ,then the human part of the expedition loaded itself into the second wagon1 with much laughter and skylarking1 and the party was ready to start4 ,the dogs were allowed to run alongside1 and a lively pack they were4 ,mrs4 ,whipple1 with a look of anxiety still on her face1 came to the gate to wave good-by4 ,they arrived at ,mallard ,lake about noon1 and after unloading and sending back the wagons1 they sat down to partake of the picnic lunch that each had brought with him4 ,then came the task of pitching camp4 ,it was no small thing to accomplish before dark1 but there were many hands to engage in it and efficient leadership4 ,the camp was located in some pine woods that ran down close to the shore of the lake4 ,on the other side of a little cape was a sandy beach that looked like a good swimming place4 ,across the lake there were two or three farmhouses1 where the leaders had arranged for supplies of milk1 eggs1 butter1 bread1 and baked beans4 ,all the available floating craft on the lake had been hired1 and three rowboats and a canoe lay drawn up on the bank4 ,a little way back in the woods was a spring of clear1 pure1 cold water for drinking purposes1 and a pool where the milk and butter could be kept fresh4 ,the leaders told the boys1 however1 that they would have to wait another day before indulging in an exploration of the surroundings of the camp4 ,there was much to be done before night1 and all must get to work4 ,the two tents were pitched on a little rise of ground back from the water1 and each boy was set to work gathering balsam boughs for his bed4 ,these were strewn a foot thick on the ground inside the tents and the blankets were spread upon them1 each boy being assigned his place4 ,they also stuffed their pillows with balsam1 waiting till another day to gather the fragrant sweet ferns in a near-by pasture4 ,each boy also cut stakes and drove them into the ground about his bed to hold his mosquito netting4 ,ropes were strung overhead to hold clothing1 and there were two lanterns for each tent4 ,moses1 meantime1 had pitched his own tent and made his own bed1 and now they all turned to to help him knock together a rough shack to serve as cook house and pantry4 ,then a long dining table and benches were built and a frame erected over them on which was spread an old awning4 ,the range was set up in the cook house1 the provisions were stored away1 firewood was cut1 and ,moses started preparations for supper4 ,soon a fragrant smoke was issuing from the stovepipe1 which before long was mingled with the smell of frying bacon and other things cooking that made every boy acutely aware of his appetite4 ,still ,alfred and ,horace kept them at work1 cleaning up around camp1 laying a stone foundation for a campfire1 and erecting a lean-to shelter for the dogs in stormy weather1 for it was voted not to allow the dogs to come into the tents4 ,moses made good his reputation as a cook1 and a prodigious amount of provender disappeared at supper that night4 ,the boys were in high spirits and so were the dogs4 ,the latter1 not yet accustomed to their new surroundings1 and not realizing that they were to stay there1 were restless and excitable and gave some trouble1 but they were at last persuaded to quiet down4 ,it was decided to tie them to the lean-to for a few nights until they should learn the rules and regulations4 ,after supper1 while the boys were gathering brushwood for a campfire1 ,jimmie ,rogers hoisted the camp ensign1 which created a roar of laughter4 ,i must explain about this ensign and the name of the camp4 ,some time before they had discussed the subject of naming the camp1 but could agree on nothing4 ,mrs4 ,hammond had suggested ,camp ,b4 ,h4 ,s41 the letters being the initials of the ,boytown ,humane ,society4 ,this did not fully please the popular fancy1 and yet they did not like to discard ,mrs4 ,hammond's suggestion4 ,they began trying to find a word or words in some way made up of ,b4 ,h4 ,s4 ,alfred ,hammond suggested ,camp ,beeches4 ,that sounded something like ,b4 ,h4 ,s41 he said1 and they would very likely find beech trees about the camp4 ,they adopted this name for want of a better one1 until ,jimmie1 in a moment of inspiration1 changed it to ,camp ,breeches4 ,this name really had no very deep meaning1 but somehow it tickled the boys and it stuck1 being still further revised in process of use to ,camp ,britches4 ,the ensign which ,jimmie tied to a sapling in front of the camp was an old pair of boy's trousers4 ,it would require a whole book to tell of all the episodes that went to make up the life of ,camp ,britches during the next week1 of the fishing and swimming1 the exploring expeditions and berrying parties1 of how the boys built a landing wharf for the boats and a diving raft1 and how they divided up the routine duties of the camp4 ,some of these episodes were glorious fun2 some were not so pleasant2 taken all together they made up a memorable experience4 ,moses proved to be a master at making griddle cakes and other good things1 and once or twice a boy ate not wisely but too well1 and required the attention of the camp physician1 ,horace ,ames4 ,but for the most part they were healthy and happy1 and incidentally they learned many things about looking out for themselves4 ,one night a thunderstorm broke1 a veritable cloudburst1 and the boys had to put on their bathing trunks and go out and dig deeper trenches around the tents to keep the water from running in and soaking everything4 ,on another occasion a high wind blew one of the tents down on its sleeping inmates1 causing more fright than damage4 ,perhaps the best part of it all was the evening campfire4 ,by that time the boys were physically sufficiently weary to enjoy resting1 and1 the pangs of hunger being well satisfied through the ministrations of ,moses1 they would light their pile of brushwood and lie about it1 wrapped in blankets on the cool nights1 and watch the flames and fondle their dogs1 and gossip drowsily4 ,sometimes there was story telling1 at which ,albert ,hammond was an artist4 ,and one afternoon ,sam ,bumpus came by special invitation1 walking all the way from his shack1 and that evening they had stirring tales of moose and deer hunting in ,maine4 ,then1 of course1 there were always the dogs4 ,sometimes it seemed as though there were too many of them1 and it was necessary to make each boy strictly accountable for the actions of his own4 ,mr4 ,o',brien was a constant source of trouble and unrest1 and there were times when it almost seemed as though they would have to send him home4 ,still1 everybody liked ,mr4 ,o',brien1 after all4 ,wicked as he was1 he was as smart as a whip and he had a way of worming into your affections in spite of you4 ,romulus and ,remus had to be watched because of a tendency to go roaming off together on hunting expeditions of their own4 ,rags was1 as ever1 a general favorite and heaps of fun1 and ,rover1 the ,old ,english sheepdog1 proved to be almost as playful and humorous4 ,he was wonderfully active for a dog who appeared to be so clumsy4 ,he could hold his own in a scrap1 too1 as ,mr4 ,o',brien learned to his sorrow4 ,in aquatic sports1 ,rover shone4 ,speaking of the dogs1 there came a night when one of them nearly upset the entire camp4 ,it was the handsome collie1 ,mac,tavish4 ,he strayed away from camp in the evening and managed to get into trouble with a little animal that is sometimes found in the woods whose method of defense is peculiar4 ,it was a black and white skunk4 ,mac,tavish returned1 very unhappy1 just as the boys were getting to sleep4 ,seeking help and consolation in his distress1 he entered the tent where his master lay4 ,in less time than it takes to tell it every inmate of that tent was out in the open air4 ,moses and ,horace took the collie down to the lake1 washed him as thoroughly as they could with strong tar soap1 and then tied him out in the woods where the poor unfortunate's howls disturbed the camp's rest all night4 ,they could not send him home1 and it was two or three days before he was entirely fit for human companionship again4 ,,chapter ,,xiii ,,the ,,passing ,,of ,,rags ,camp ,britches was pitched on a ,wednesday1 and the first week flew by on winged feet4 ,on the second ,saturday an event occurred which the boys had been looking forward to with anticipation4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn came in his car to spend ,sunday at the camp4 ,he brought none of his dogs with him1 which was a source of regret1 but he was a most welcome visitor1 nevertheless4 ,the boys feared that the appointments of their camp might not be quite elegant enough for a man like ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 but he fitted in as though he had been brought up to just that sort of thing and said it was all bully4 ,frank ,stoddard moved out and crowded into the other tent1 and a special bed was laid for the visitor4 ,moses outdid himself in planning his ,sunday menu4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn arrived too late to be shown about the lake that day1 but supper was a jolly meal and a new interest was added to the campfire hour that night4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn had shown considerable interest in ,mac,tavish and ,rover1 both of whom he pronounced to be fine dogs1 and this led to a general discussion of sheepdogs and their kin4 ,i wish you'd tell us something about bob-tails1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 said ,elliot ,garfield4 ,i really don't know a thing about them1 and ,i ought to1 now ,i've got one4 ,please do1 echoed ,ernest ,whipple4 ,you promised you'd tell us about the shepherd breeds sometime4 ,well1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 laughing1 it's pretty near bedtime1 anyway1 so if ,i put you to sleep it won't much matter4 ,for my own part1 though1 ,i'd rather listen to another of ,alfred's stories4 ,the night was chilly1 so he went to his car and got his auto robe1 wrapped himself up in it1 lighted a cigar1 and settled himself comfortably beside the campfire4 ,you may have noticed1 he began1 that some breeds of dogs seem to possess more individual character than others4 ,foxhounds1 for example1 seem to me a good deal alike4 ,that is because they live and work mostly in packs4 ,it is the constant association of a single dog with his master that develops the traits of personality in him4 ,no dogs have had this personality more highly developed than the shepherd breeds1 for they have been the shepherds' personal companions1 often their only companions1 for generations4 ,they are1 therefore1 most interesting dogs to know and to talk about4 ,of these shepherd breeds the best known is the collie4 ,it is1 in fact1 one of the most popular and numerous of all the breeds4 ,the modern collie1 of which ,mac here is a good example1 has been developed for beauty1 as a show dog and companion rather than a working dog1 but he is a direct descendant of the old working collie of the ,scottish ,highlands1 which has been a distinct breed and has been used as a shepherd's dog for centuries4 ,the old working collie or shepherd dog1 which is still numerous in ,scotland1 is a splendid utility animal of great intelligence and initiative1 brave as a lion1 and trained to guard sheep4 ,though a straight development without much crossing with other breeds1 the modern collie is almost a different variety1 with a narrower head and muzzle1 better pointed ears1 and a fuller and finer coat4 ,from the fancier's point of view he is a great improvement on the working dog1 and he certainly is handsomer1 but in my own humble opinion the fanciers are well-nigh ruining the splendid character of one of the best breeds of dogs ever given to man4 ,for one thing1 they have made the head so narrow and snipey1 imitating that of the ,russian wolfhound1 that they have left insufficient room in the skull for all the brains the old collie used to possess4 ,and with this fineness of breeding has come some uncertainty of disposition4 ,the modern collie isn't usually given a chance to learn the things his forefathers knew1 so how can we expect the same mental development8 ,mac1 ,i am glad to say1 is not of the extreme type4 ,he would doubtless be beaten in the shows1 but he is a better dog1 for all that4 ,the older type used to be more common here1 but has gradually been driven out by the show type which began to be taken up about #ahhj4 ,illustration3 ,collie ,the ,scotch are great people for dog stories1 and a good many of their tales are about collies4 ,bob1 ,son of ,battle1 was an old-fashioned collie4 ,many of the anecdotes that are told as true stories deal with the breed's wonderful sagacity in caring for sheep4 ,there was the ,ettrick ,shepherd's famous collie ,sirrah1 for example4 ,he could undoubtedly do amazing things with sheep4 ,one night something scared the lambs1 and they started off for the hills1 dividing into three groups4 ,the shepherd called his dog and his assistant and started out in the hope of rounding up at least one of the groups before morning4 ,but the night was dark and the hills a wilderness1 and the two men were at last forced to give up the attempt until daylight4 ,at dawn1 when they started out again1 what was their astonishment to see ,sirrah coming in with the lost lambs--not one group only1 but the whole flock4 ,how he managed to get one group after the other1 no one could ever say1 but between midnight and dawn he rounded them all up alone1 and not one was missing4 ,this herding instinct is very strong in the collie4 ,i once met a modern collie in ,des ,moines1 ,iowa1 who1 because he had no sheep to attend to1 busied himself with the chickens1 and he would never consider his day's work finished until he had carefully herded all the ,rhode ,island ,reds into one corner of the poultry yard1 and all the ,plymouth ,rocks into another4 ,cases are on record of collies that were taught to steal for their masters1 by systematically driving off sheep from neighboring flocks4 ,many stories deal with the collie's intelligence in fetching help to a man or animal in danger4 ,one collie brought in a flock of half-frozen hens1 one by one1 that had strayed away from the barnyard and got caught in a blizzard4 ,he carried them tenderly in his mouth1 depositing them in a row before the open fire4 ,another collie brought home a strayed horse by the bridle4 ,shepherd collies are wonderful with the sheep1 but the so-called house collie is often more generally wise and adaptable4 ,hector1 a son of ,sirrah1 was such a dog1 and his master1 a ,mr4 ,hogg of ,ettrick1 has told many amusing stories about him4 ,he was always getting into mischief1 and ,mr4 ,hogg's mother vowed he should never go visiting with her1 for1 as she put it1 'he was always fighting with other dogs1 singing music1 or breeding some uproar or other4' ,but with all that1 he was so intelligent1 and seemed to understand so many things in advance1 that she used to say1 ',i think the beast is no canny4' ,his master's father was one of the church elders of the place1 and at one time accepted the post of precentor4 ,he knew only one tune well--',st4 ,paul's'--and this he used to give out twice each ,sunday4 ,to save the congregation from too great a dose of ',st4 ,paul's1' the son agreed to relieve him of his duties4 ,but here ,hector1 accustomed to his master's company on ,sundays1 objected4 ,he would follow him to church1 and when he heard his master's voice inside1 he would raise his in the churchyard1 much to the amusement of the shepherds and the country lassies4 ',sometimes1' said ,mr4 ,hogg1 'there would be only the two of us joining in the hymn4' ,the result was that he was forced to resign1 and the church was obliged to carry on as best it could with the old precentor and ',st4 ,paul's4' ,hector exhibited strange motives and peculiar logic sometimes4 ,he was jealous of the house cat and hated her1 but he never touched her or threatened to do her any harm4 ,he merely kept a suspicious eye on her1 pointing her as a setter points a bird4 ,he used to join in family prayers1 and just before the final ',amen1' he would leap to his feet and dash madly about1 barking loudly4 ,it was easy to understand how he knew when the ',amen' was approaching1 but why the excitement that followed8 ',i found out by accident1' wrote ,mr4 ,hogg4 ',as we were kneeling there1 he thought we were all pointing ,pussy1 and he wanted to be among the first at the death4' ,next we come to ,rover's breed4 ,old ,english sheepdog is its official name1 but ,i think it might better be called the bob-tailed sheepdog to distinguish it from the original smooth sheepdog of ,england4 ,in many respects it is quite unlike any other breed that comes from ,england4 ,he was formerly used by ,english drovers as a cattle dog1 but we know little of his history4 ,the bob-tail is the hairiest of the large dogs and one of the most striking of all breeds in appearance4 ,some of the puppies are born tailless1 while others have their tails removed within a few days after birth4 ,the bob-tail is an active1 swift1 intelligent dog and1 as you know if you have watched ,rover1 very playful and very expressive with his paws4 ,having no tail to wag1 he wags his whole hind quarters to let you know he is pleased or friendly4 ,the ,german shepherd dog has had a remarkable boom since its introduction here in #aiab4 ,it is an old breed in ,germany and its appearance strongly suggests wolf blood in its ancestry4 ,originally a shepherd's dog1 and still used as such1 this breed has shown itself remarkably adaptable to police dog work and has been used in the war more than any other breed4 ,the ,german shepherd dog is not as gently affectionate as some breeds1 but is intelligent1 active1 alert1 brave1 and loyal4 ,i think ,i should also speak of the ,belgian sheepdog1 partly because we are all interested in ,belgium these days1 and partly because we have begun to get a few of these dogs over here4 ,they are said to be even cleverer police dogs than the ,germans4 ,a few have been successfully used over here by police departments of ,new ,york and vicinity1 and a few fanciers have become interested in the ,groenendaele variety and have exhibited specimens in the ,westminster show4 ,what do police dogs do8 inquired ,herbie ,pierson4 ,i have never seen them at work on the other side1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 but ,i understand they are a recognized part of the police service in many cities of ,france1 ,austria1 ,belgium1 ,holland1 and ,germany4 ,they are said to do wonderful things1 such as rounding up gangs of thieves1 trailing criminals1 and saving drowning persons1 including would-be suicides4 ,in this country their usefulness has been rather the prevention of crime4 ,i have visited the dog squad1 in the ,flatbush section of ,brooklyn4 ,there they are muzzled and are not expected to attack people4 ,they are taken out at night with the patrolmen and scout around in back yards and anywhere that a burglar or hold-up man might be lurking4 ,the criminals don't like that idea1 and they have kept away from that section pretty consistently4 ,i believe these dogs have also found persons freezing in the snow4 ,airedales have been tried out as well as ,belgian and ,german shepherd dogs4 ,for trailing criminals and finding lost persons1 the bloodhound is most commonly used in this country1 but ,i believe some rather remarkable feats of trailing have been accomplished by ,belgian sheepdogs at ,englewood and ,ridgewood1 ,new ,jersey4 ,they are used mostly as ambulance dogs in the war1 aren't they8 asked ,harry ,barton4 ,yes1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,you have probably seen pictures of them bringing in a wounded man's helmet1 to guide the stretcher bearers to where he lies4 ,they are also used as messengers and for sentry duty in the listening posts1 where they are much quicker than the men to detect the approach of a raiding party or an enemy patrol4 ,i could tell you some interesting and thrilling stories that ,i've heard about these war dogs1 but ,i for one am getting sleepy and ,i'd like to try out that balsam bed and see if ,i like it4 ,there was a little less skylarking that night out of respect to the honored visitor1 and so everyone got a good rest and was up betimes in the morning4 ,after breakfast ,mr4 ,hartshorn asked to be shown about the country near the camp1 and everybody joined in the expedition1 including the dogs4 ,i suppose these dogs are all pretty well acquainted with one another now1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 but ,i must say it is wonderful how well they get along together4 ,it all shows the power of human companionship4 ,kennel dogs like mine couldn't stand this sort of thing for an hour4 ,it must be that ,rags and ,rover keep them all good-natured4 ,sunday passed quietly and pleasantly and then came another evening campfire4 ,some of the boys begged ,mr4 ,hartshorn to tell them about more breeds of dogs1 but he laughingly refused4 ,sometime ,i'll tell you about the hound and greyhound families1 but not now4 ,you've had enough1 said he4 ,besides1 ,i came here to loaf1 not to teach a class4 ,let's have one of ,alfred's stories4 ,i'm afraid ,i've told them all1 said ,alfred4 ,i've tried to think of more1 but ,i guess there aren't any4 ,we've all told our stock of stories1 said ,horace4 ,you're the only one with a fresh supply4 ,i guess it's up to you1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,the trouble is1 said he1 ,i'm no story teller1 but ,i'll read you something1 if you'd like to hear it4 ,i have quite a library of dog literature1 both fact and fiction1 and ,i've tried to collect every good thing that has been written about dogs4 ,i selected two stories that are fairly short and brought them along1 thinking there might develop a need for entertainment of that kind4 ,would you like to hear them8 ,a shout of unanimous approval went up4 ,two of the boys ran to ,mr4 ,hartshorn's car for the books1 and another brought a lighted lantern and placed it on a box at his elbow4 ,then they grouped themselves about the fire again and listened with absorbed attention while he read them two of the best short dog stories in his collection--,the ,bar ,sinister1 by ,richard ,harding ,davis1 and ,stikeen by ,john ,muir4 ,my6 ,aren't those fine6 exclaimed ,ernest ,whipple4 ,haven't you any more8 begged ,elliot ,garfield4 ,no1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 ,i'm sorry to say ,i haven't any more with me1 but ,i shall be glad to lend my books to any of you boys who will promise to return them4 ,they are very precious4 ,i'd like nothing better than to introduce you to the dogs of literature4 ,they're a great lot4 ,then he proceeded to tell them something of the best known of these books--,bob1 ,son of ,battle1 ,ouida's ,a ,dog of ,flanders1 ,jack ,london's stories1 and a number of others4 ,but ,i think1 he concluded1 that the one ,i like best of all is the true story of a little ,skye terrier named ,greyfriars ,bobby1 one of the most faithful dogs that ever lived4 ,oh1 please tell us about him1 begged ,frank ,stoddard4 ,no1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 ,i would only spoil the story4 ,you must read the book for yourselves4 ,it will give you something to do next winter when you can't go camping out1 and ,i can promise you a rare treat4 ,the next morning ,mr4 ,hartshorn was obliged to leave1 and everyone was up bright and early to see him off4 ,he thanked them all for one of the jolliest week-ends he had ever spent1 and promised to invite them to a campfire of reminiscence at ,willowdale sometime4 ,then he got into his car and started the motor4 ,i presume he had never taken part in so boisterous a departure4 ,the rough woods road was difficult enough to drive in at best1 and the boys and dogs crowded about the car1 shouting and barking their farewells4 ,in spite of all ,alfred and ,horace could do1 some of the more venturesome jumped upon the running boards and rode a little way1 while the dogs1 catching the spirit of excitement1 dashed about in front and everywhere4 ,alfred and ,horace rushed in to quiet the confusion1 but before they could get the boys and dogs in hand a sharp yelp of pain sounded and poor old ,rags lay1 a helpless1 pathetic figure1 in the wheel rut behind the car4 ,no one knew1 in the confusion1 just how it had happened4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn had been driving as slowly and carefully as he could under difficulties4 ,a moment before ,rags had been barking riotously and leaping at the hand of his master who stood perched precariously on the running board4 ,now he lay1 mute and motionless1 all the joy gone out of him1 his eyes raised in dumb pleading to his master's face4 ,a sudden hush fell over the noisy crowd4 ,even the dogs seemed to know that something dreadful had happened4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn stopped his car and leaped out4 ,jimmie ,rogers was kneeling on the ground beside his beloved dog1 his face very white1 and ,rags was feebly trying to lick his master's hand4 ,jimmie did not weep or cry out1 but when ,mr4 ,hartshorn came up1 there was a pleading look in the eyes he lifted to the man's face which was much like the look in the eyes of the dog4 ,jimmie did not ask any questions4 ,he only moved over a little while ,mr4 ,hartshorn leaned over and tenderly felt of poor ,rags's broken body4 ,i must have gone square over him with both wheels1 said he4 ,poor little ,rags6 ,i wouldn't have done it1 old boy1 if ,i'd seen you4 ,you know that1 don't you8 ,the dog's forgiving tongue gave him his answer4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn did not scold the boys1 but they all knew they had been to blame1 and no amount of scolding could have made them feel any more remorseful4 ,they stood about in silent shame and dread4 ,the irrepressible ,mr4 ,o',brien trotted up to see what it was all about1 sniffed at ,rags1 and then walked slowly away1 raising questioning eyes to his master's face4 ,when ,mr4 ,hartshorn arose he was winking very hard and biting his lip4 ,is he much hurt1 sir8 asked ,horace4 ,i'm afraid so1 said he4 ,we must get him away at once4 ,jump into the car1 ,jimmie1 and come along with me4 ,he made a soft bed of the auto robe on the floor of the car1 lifted ,rags tenderly in his arms1 and laid him on it4 ,watch him1 and keep him as comfortable as possible1 he directed ,jimmie4 ,that was all that was said1 and the car started off again1 leaving grief and woe at ,camp ,britches4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn lost no time in getting back to ,boytown1 though he was careful not to subject the suffering dog to the pain of rough riding4 ,at ,boytown he jumped out and telegraphed to ,bridgeport to command the attendance of the best veterinary surgeon in the state4 ,then they sped on to ,willowdale4 ,they took ,rags out to the little building that was used as a dog hospital and made him as comfortable as they could4 ,mrs4 ,hartshorn herself brought him a dish of water which he lapped gratefully4 ,he bore his pain heroically1 but he was suffering terribly1 and ,tom ,poultice thought best to administer a merciful opiate4 ,then he made a thorough examination4 ,there's ribs broke1 he said1 and ,i guess 'e's 'urt hinternal4 ,then there's nothing we can do8 asked ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,tom shook his head sorrowfully4 ,after awhile the effects of the drug wore off and ,rags opened his eyes4 ,tom put his hand on the dog's heart and shook his head dubiously4 ,i'm afraid 'e's going1 sir1 said he4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn placed his arm about ,jimmie's heaving shoulders and drew him toward the dog1 who seemed to be begging for one last caress of his master's hand4 ,mrs4 ,hartshorn put her handkerchief to her eyes and hurried out4 ,the surgeon arrived soon after noon1 but it was too late4 ,rags had died in ,jimmie's arms4 ,,chapter ,,xiv ,,the ,,coming ,,of ,,tatters ,after the unfortunate episode that resulted in the accident to ,rags1 it was as though a cloud rested over ,camp ,britches4 ,there was no heart for merrymaking4 ,and when at last the sad news came of ,rags's death1 it seemed as though all the joy had gone out of life4 ,if you have never been a boy1 you do not know how quickly a mood of hilarious jollity can be followed by one of deep depression4 ,the plan had been to continue in camp for four or five days more1 and some of the boys had been begging for a longer extension of the time1 but now no one seriously objected when ,alfred and ,horace proposed breaking camp and going home4 ,every boy in camp had loved ,rags next to his own dog1 and even ,moses went about in an atmosphere of melancholy4 ,sadly they hauled down ,jimmie's humorous ensign and pulled up the tent pegs4 ,it seemed like a different crowd of boys from that which had so joyously arrived in the wagons but two short weeks before4 ,on a sunny hillside half a mile south of the brickyard there grew1 at the edge of the woods1 a beautiful little grove of dogwoods1 which in ,may was always a fairyland of snowy blossoms that almost seemed to float in the air4 ,in this peaceful spot it was decided to bury the poor1 broken body of ,rags4 ,i doubt if there has ever been a funeral in ,boytown that was attended by more sincere mourners4 ,harry ,barton and ,monty ,hubbard spent an afternoon1 immediately after their return from camp1 making a simple little casket of white wood which they stained a cherry color4 ,it did not seem fitting that so gay a little dog as ,rags should be laid to rest in a black one4 ,they lined it with soft flannel1 and ,jimmie himself1 trying hard not to cry1 placed the stiff little body inside1 still wearing the old1 worn collar1 and nailed down the top4 ,theron ,hammond and ,ernest ,whipple were appointed to act as bearers4 ,the ,camp ,britches boys were not the only ones who joined in that sorrowful little procession to the dogwood grove4 ,jimmie's mother was there1 quietly weeping1 for she had loved ,rags like another child1 and with her were two or three of her neighbors4 ,mr4 ,fellowes closed up his store and silently joined them1 and there was a little knot of girls with mournful faces1 who had also known ,rags and loved him4 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,hartshorn came over from ,willowdale and1 leaving their car in the town1 followed the little casket on foot with the rest4 ,there was no clergyman present to read ,scripture or to pray1 but ,i think the mourners were none the less devout4 ,the whole ceremony1 in fact1 was carried through in almost utter silence4 ,it had been thought best not to bring dogs who might not behave themselves1 but ,mike and ,hamlet were there1 for they could be depended upon1 and it seemed fitting that ,rags's canine friends as well as his human friends should be represented4 ,a grave was dug in the sand and the little casket was lowered into it4 ,beside it ,jimmie placed the battered tin dish that ,rags had used and a much-chewed ladder rung that had been his favorite plaything4 ,the girls threw in some flowers and then the earth was shoveled in again and the little company returned home4 ,i hope the loyal soul of ,rags was where it could look down and see that his old friends cared and had come to do him honor4 ,at least his life had been a happy one and free from any guile4 ,and he was not soon forgotten4 ,not long afterward there appeared at the head of the little mound beneath the dogwoods a simple headstone1 the gift of ,mrs4 ,hartshorn1 and on it were inscribed these words3 ,,here ,,lies ,,rags ,the ,best-,loved ,dog in ,boytown4 ,for some little time the cloud remained over ,boytown and there was little disposition to take any active part in canine affairs4 ,but youthful spirits cannot long remain depressed1 and as the autumn days approached1 one of the boys of ,boytown1 at least1 discovered a new interest in connection with dog ownership4 ,that was ,ernest ,whipple4 ,for some time ,sam ,bumpus had been talking1 somewhat vaguely1 of the possibility of testing out the powers of ,romulus in the field trials1 and ,mr4 ,hartshorn himself had occasionally mentioned this4 ,ernest subscribed to a popular kennel paper1 and early in ,september he began reading about the ,all-,american trials to be held at ,denbigh1 ,north ,dakota1 and other similar events4 ,the names of famous dogs were mentioned1 both pointers and setters1 and there was much speculation in the paper as to the prospects of winning4 ,the thing fascinated ,ernest1 but it was all a bit unintelligible to him4 ,he wanted to learn more about this sport that seemed to be followed by such a large and enthusiastic number of people1 and to find out the way of getting ,romulus into it4 ,so one day he and ,jack took their dogs and walked to ,willowdale1 for the express purpose of getting the desired information4 ,tom ,poultice was the first person they encountered1 and he confessed himself to be rather ignorant as to the conduct of ,american field trials4 ,i've seen many of them in ,hengland1 said he1 and a great game it is4 ,get a bunch of fine bird dogs out in the fields in the fine weather1 with a big crowd following them1 and maybe a bit of wagering going on be'ind the judges' backs1 and the dogs all eager to be after the birds1 and every one of them in the pink1 and you've got a fine sport1 men4 ,the dogs seem to know1 too1 and they go in for all's in it4 ,but just 'ow they run the trials over 'ere1 ,i can't say4 ,you'd better ask ,mr4 ',artshorn4 ',e used to own bird dogs once1 and ,i'll warrant 'e's been all through it4 ,they found ,mr4 ,hartshorn in his den1 but he very gladly laid aside the work he was doing and asked good-naturedly what the trouble was now4 ,we've come to ask you to tell us about field trials1 said ,ernest4 ,well1 that's a rather big contract1 laughed ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,i suppose ,i could talk about field trials all night4 ,i've seen some thrilling contests in my time4 ,just what is it you would like to know8 ,we want to know what a field trial is1 how it is run1 and what the dogs do1 said ,ernest4 ,well1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 a field trial is more than a mere race4 ,it's a real sport in which all the powers of a bird dog are brought into play4 ,it's a competition on actual game--prairie chickens or quail1 usually4 ,the dogs are sent out to find the game and point1 with the judges and handlers and the gallery1 as the spectators are called1 following4 ,in the big trials there are three or more separate events4 ,one is called the ,derby stake1 for dogs under two years of age4 ,then there is the ,all-,age stake1 which is the biggest one4 ,finally there is the ,championship stake1 for dogs specially qualified1 and the winning of that brings with it the highest honors in the bird-dog world4 ,the order of running is decided by lot1 and the dogs are put down in pairs4 ,they start off after the birds and work for a stated length of time1 after which the judges decide which of the two dogs won1 the decision being based on speed1 form1 steadiness1 bird-work1 and everything else that goes to make up the bird dog's special power4 ,then these winners are tried together until the best and the second best1 called the runner-up1 are chosen in each of the stakes4 ,it takes a good dog to win one of these stakes1 for he has to run more than once and his work must be consistent4 ,purses are offered by the clubs as prizes1 amounting to several hundred dollars at the big events4 ,occasionally there are other stakes1 such as novice stakes and events in which dogs are handled only by their owners4 ,in the big events the great dogs are usually handled by professionals1 who take the dogs right down the circuit and win all the prizes they can4 ,the trials begin in ,september in ,manitoba and ,north ,dakota1 on prairie chicken1 and are followed by big and small events in the ,middle ,western states1 ,pennsylvania1 and finally in the ,south4 ,the biggest of all is held in ,december or ,january at ,grand ,junction1 ,tennessee1 every year4 ,here the ,all-,america ,field ,trial ,club holds its classic event1 in which the winner of the ,championship stake is pronounced the amateur champion of the ,united ,states for one year1 winning also a large purse and a handsome silver trophy4 ,have you ever seen one of those trials8 asked ,jack4 ,several times1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,i have seen some of the most famous pointers and setters that ever lived run at ,grand ,junction and win their deathless laurels4 ,i suppose ,romulus wouldn't stand a chance there1 said ,ernest1 a bit wistfully4 ,perhaps not1 at first1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 though you never can tell4 ,it's a pretty expensive matter1 getting a dog ready and putting him through one of those trials1 even though the prizes are large4 ,but there are smaller ones1 and it is possible to try a dog out nearer home the first time1 with less risk and expense4 ,during the spring there are many trials held by local clubs throughout the ,east4 ,couldn't ,romulus be entered in one of those8 asked ,ernest4 ,i don't know why not1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,i'll look it up and let you know4 ,meanwhile1 tell ,sam ,bumpus what you're up to and have him keep ,romulus in shape this winter4 ,i suppose ,remus couldn't run1 said ,jack4 ,i'm afraid not1 my boy1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 kindly4 ,nose is one of the prime requisites1 and ,remus hasn't the nose1 as you know4 ,i don't care1 said the loyal ,jack4 ,i'd rather win at a bench show1 anyway4 ,when ,ernest told ,sam ,bumpus about the plan1 that worthy was much interested4 ,he made a special trip all the way to ,willowdale to consult ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 and between them they worked out a plan4 ,sam was enthusiastic now as to the superior abilities of ,romulus as a bird dog1 and he presently took him in hand for special training to improve his form and the other qualities that count in the trials4 ,off and on all winter ,sam took the dog out1 patiently and persistently drilling him4 ,sometimes ,ernest went along and he was amazed by the intelligence and speed which his good dog displayed4 ,when spring came again ,sam announced that there was nothing more that he could do to improve the form and capacity of ,romulus4 ,i'll back him against any bird dog in the state of ,connecticut1 said he1 proudly4 ,but before ,i tell how it fared with ,romulus at the trials1 ,i have one episode to relate1 the only happening of that winter which needs to be recorded4 ,for the rest1 the weeks passed without any momentous event1 with the boys in whom we are interested growing ever a little older and wiser4 ,and this particular thing was not of great importance1 perhaps4 ,it did not greatly affect the boy-and-dog life of ,boytown4 ,but it did affect ,jimmie ,rogers1 and ,jimmie1 since the death of ,rags1 had been the one lonely1 pathetic figure in the group4 ,it would be a shame not to tell of the thing that happened to him4 ,one day in early ,december ,dick ,wheaton appeared on ,main ,street1 dragging a forlorn-looking little dog by a string4 ,he was a smooth-coated dog of the terrier type1 a rich chocolate brown in color1 with an active body and a good face and head1 but anybody could see he was only a mongrel4 ,no one knew where he had come from and ,dick did not take the trouble to tell where he had found him4 ,in his present state the dog showed none of the alert1 eager character of the well-born terrier4 ,he held his tail between his legs and he cringed abjectly4 ,this seemed to amuse ,dick ,wheaton4 ,he made little rushes at the dog and laughed to see the terror in his eyes4 ,he found entertainment in tapping the dog's toes with his foot and watching him pull back on the string4 ,wearying of this1 he began maltreating the helpless animal more cruelly4 ,mr4 ,fellowes saw all this from the window of his store1 and his blood boiled within him4 ,unable to stand it any longer1 he started out of his shop to protest1 when he saw ,jimmie ,rogers come running along4 ,there could be no doubt as to ,jimmie's purpose4 ,his lips were tight set and his eyes were blazing4 ,he came close up to ,dick and seized his arm4 ,quit that6 cried ,jimmie between his clenched teeth4 ,dick was taller and heavier than ,jimmie and he was not unaccustomed to bullying boys of ,jimmie's size4 ,he shook off the hand and grinned insolently4 ,what's the matter with you1 ,mr4 ,humane ,society8 he asked4 ,i'll show you1 if you don't leave that dog alone1 said ,jimmie4 ,for answer1 ,dick gave the string a jerk4 ,it was tied tightly around the dog's neck1 and it hurt4 ,whose dog is this1 ,i'd like to know1 said ,dick in a taunting tone4 ,jimmie wasted no more breath in words4 ,he snatched the string out of ,dick's hand and faced him defiantly4 ,dick1 now angry in his turn1 made a lunge for the string4 ,mr4 ,fellowes couldn't see who struck the first blow1 but in a moment the two boys were fighting desperately1 ,jimmie making up in fire and determination for what he lacked in size and strength4 ,mr4 ,fellowes felt that he was called upon to interfere4 ,it would hardly do to let a fight like this go on right in front of his shop1 on the sidewalk of ,main ,street4 ,besides1 other people were hurrying up and it might end in serious trouble4 ,just then ,dick managed to break free long enough to give the poor dog a vicious and entirely uncalled-for kick1 as though he were in this way scoring an advantage over his opponent4 ,the little terrier rolled over and over on the sidewalk1 yelping in pain and terror4 ,then he found his footing and dashed blindly into ,mr4 ,fellowes's legs4 ,the shopkeeper stooped and picked up the frightened little stray and took him into the store1 where he did his best to soothe and comfort him1 and it was wonderful how promptly the little chap responded and licked the kind man's hand4 ,it may have been the first time he had ever tasted the milk of human kindness1 but instinctively he understood and looked up confidently into this stranger's eyes with an expression of gratitude4 ,meanwhile1 a little knot of men and boys had gathered out in front of the shop4 ,it so happened that they were persons who would rather witness a fight than stop it1 or it may have been that there were some of them who hoped that for once ,dick ,wheaton would get his deserts4 ,at any rate1 it was a real fight1 with no quarter1 and it would have been a cold-blooded person indeed who could not admire the pluck of ,jimmie ,rogers4 ,his nose was bleeding and his breath came in sobbing gasps1 but he kept at it with unabated fury4 ,three times ,dick ,wheaton threw him1 and three times he jumped to his feet and went for ,dick4 ,the fighting of boys is no more to be encouraged than the fighting of dogs1 but there seem to be times in the affairs of boys as well as of men when nothing but fighting will serve4 ,the only way to cure a bully is to thrash him1 and if anyone ever had a justifiable motive for fighting it was ,jimmie ,rogers4 ,at length ,dick's blows appeared to be growing weaker4 ,jimmie1 unable often to reach his face1 had been pummelling him consistently on the vulnerable spot at the lower end of the breastbone1 regardless of the punishment he himself received1 and these tactics were beginning to tell on ,dick's wind4 ,his lips were parted1 his eyes staring1 and his face took on a strange mottled look4 ,he began to strike out weakly and to concern himself chiefly with parrying ,jimmie's troublesome blows and protecting his stomach4 ,with lowered guard1 ,dick staggered uncertainly backward1 and ,jimmie1 rushing in1 dealt him a smashing blow on the mouth that sent him reeling4 ,tripping over the door stone of ,mr4 ,fellowes's store1 he fell heavily1 and lay there1 with his arm crooked over his face1 awaiting he knew not what final coup de grace in an attitude of abject surrender4 ,men rushed in now1 but ,jimmie was satisfied4 ,he shook off their hands and walked1 somewhat unsteadily1 into the store1 and ,mr4 ,fellowes closed the door behind him4 ,someone picked ,dick up4 ,well1 ,i guess you've had enough1 said this unsympathetic person4 ,dick ,wheaton slunk off home without replying4 ,mr4 ,fellowes did not refer to the fight4 ,he did not think it proper to praise ,jimmie1 for he did not believe in boys fighting1 but he could not resist a feeling of proud satisfaction4 ,want to see the dog8 he asked4 ,yes1 said ,jimmie in a tremulous voice4 ,he was almost crying with weariness and he was doing his best to wipe the blood off his face and brush the dust off his clothes4 ,let me help you1 said ,mr4 ,fellowes1 kindly4 ,while he was bathing ,jimmie's face1 the boy felt a pair of little paws reaching up on his leg1 and a cold little nose thrust into his hand4 ,he stooped down and patted the little head4 ,the tail came out from between the dog's legs and wagged joyfully4 ,impulsively ,jimmie caught him up and hugged him close4 ,it seemed a long time to ,jimmie ,rogers since he had felt the moist caress of a loving tongue1 and the thing went straight to his lonely heart4 ,during all the fighting he had steadfastly held back the tears of pain or anger1 but now1 weakened as he was by his exertions and the after effects of excitement1 he burst into tears1 burying his face in the little dog's warm1 soft coat4 ,oh1 little dog1 little dog1 you're going to be mine6 he cried4 ,mr4 ,fellowes said not a word4 ,while caring for the dog during the fight1 he had been thinking what a fine thing it would be to keep him1 to fill the place so long left vacant by the death of his ,bounce4 ,but now1 as he watched ,jimmie1 he made the sacrifice4 ,this should be ,jimmie's dog4 ,the boy had fairly won him4 ,mr4 ,fellowes understood how he felt2 he1 too1 had lost a dog4 ,so he merely stroked the dog's head and said1 ,what shall you call him8 ,tatters1 said ,jimmie1 and still carrying the dog tenderly in his arms1 he started out of the shop4 ,at the door he turned back1 with the flash in his eye again4 ,and ,i'd like to see anybody try to take him away from me1 he said4 ,i guess nobody will1 said ,mr4 ,fellowes1 smiling1 and ,jimmie bore his burden proudly home4 ,it was wonderful what a change a few days of kindness and good feeding wrought in ,tatters4 ,he never became the favorite that ,rags had been1 but he was a good dog1 not without excellences and wisdom of his own1 and ,jimmie loved him4 ,and the change that came over ,jimmie was hardly less marked4 ,with another dog for his own he was himself again1 and everyone rejoiced with him4 ,on ,christmas ,day ,mr4 ,fellowes saw to it that the dogs' ,santa ,claus presented ,tatters with a fine new collar4 ,,chapter ,,xv ,,romulus ,,at ,,the ,,trials ,mr4 ,hartshorn found1 upon investigation1 that the nearest field trials were those at ,bedlow1 where the ,field ,trial ,club of ,eastern ,connecticut held its annual meet in ,april4 ,it was not usually a large affair nor prominent among the field trials of the country1 but ,mr4 ,hartshorn thought it would be just about the right place for ,romulus to make his first appearance as a contestant for field-trial honors4 ,though not a large affair1 it was by no means insignificant1 for there were some good dogs in that part of the country and one or two kennels from which had sprung dogs that had won a national reputation4 ,romulus was pretty sure to have opponents worthy of him4 ,april #aeth and #afth were the days set for the event4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn communicated with the secretary of the club and made the necessary arrangements4 ,ernest ,whipple filled out the entry blanks and they were properly filed4 ,unfortunately1 ,romulus was just a few months too old now to be entered in the ,derby1 but ,ernest was not displeased by the necessity of seeking bigger game1 and ,romulus was entered in the ,all-,age or ,subscription stake4 ,a purse of #ej was offered for the winner and #cj for the runner-up4 ,april #adth dawned mild and bright1 and about noon ,sam ,bumpus appeared with ,romulus1 whom he pronounced to be at the top of his form after a bit of light finishing off the day before4 ,sam was to go along to handle the dog4 ,he had not had much experience at field trials1 but ,mr4 ,hartshorn had given him full instructions1 and if anybody could get winning action out of ,romulus it was ,sam4 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,whipple had agreed to let ,ernest and ,jack go in care of ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,hartshorn1 and both boys were full of excitement of the prospect4 ,mr4 ,whipple came out to ask ,sam a few questions and ,i am inclined to think that even ,mrs4 ,whipple shared a little of the excitement4 ,sam1 as usual1 refused to come into the house1 saying that he preferred to eat his sandwiches in ,rome1 but he was glad to accept a cup of hot coffee and some cake which ,delia took out to him4 ,soon after dinner ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,hartshorn appeared in their big car and the boys hurried out to join them4 ,they sat together on the front seat1 while ,sam1 ,ernest1 ,jack1 and ,romulus were bundled into the back seat1 with the suitcases and ,sam's gun4 ,it was a tight squeeze1 but it was a jolly party that set forth1 waving good-by to ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,whipple1 ,delia1 and the disconsolate ,remus4 ,it does seem too bad to have to leave poor ,remus1 doesn't it8 said ,mrs4 ,hartshorn4 ,that's all right1 said ,jack4 ,his day's coming4 ,you'll see4 ,as for ,romulus1 he was wildly excited by this unusual experience1 and treated the residents of ,boytown to a continuous barking1 in which ,tatters and ,mr4 ,o',brien and one or two of the other dogs joined1 running beside the car until it was well out of town4 ,then ,sam managed to quiet ,romulus4 ,they arrived at ,bedlow about dinner time1 and ,sam at once disappeared with ,romulus1 saying that he wanted to see that he had a good dinner and a place to sleep4 ,the others went up to their rooms and washed up4 ,sam did not reappear1 and the boys began to be a bit anxious4 ,don't worry1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,he's a queer duck1 ,sam is4 ,but ,i fancy he would be uncomfortable if he stayed with us1 and we might as well let him have his own way4 ,i'll venture to say we won't see him again till morning1 but we can be sure of one thing3 ,romulus will be well looked after4 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,hartshorn and the boys had their supper in the dining-room of the hotel1 and all about them they heard dog talk4 ,after supper they all went to a movie on ,mr4 ,hartshorn's invitation1 for he said that if they didn't get their minds off the trials for a little while they would not sleep that night4 ,it was1 in fact1 some little time before ,ernest and ,jack could get to sleep in their strange surroundings1 but at length sleep came1 and the first thing they knew ,mr4 ,hartshorn was knocking on their door and bidding them get up4 ,they dressed quickly and hurried down to breakfast1 where they found even more people than there were the night before4 ,outside there were many automobiles and some horses1 and here and there a dog was to be seen1 blanketed and receiving unusual attention4 ,i don't know where ,sam slept last night1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,it may have been in the stable for all ,i know4 ,i didn't ask him4 ,but he's all right1 and so is ,romulus4 ,sam saw to it that the dog got a good rest1 and he was up bright and early this morning1 taking ,romulus out for a short walk to limber him up4 ,after breakfast they all piled into the car and started for the fields a few miles outside of town where the trials were to be held4 ,the sky was overcast1 but ,mr4 ,hartshorn said he didn't think it would rain4 ,there was little wind1 and ,sam pronounced it ideal weather for the contest4 ,i hope it won't rain1 said he1 because a wet coat bothers a setter and gives the pointers the advantage4 ,there were a number of cars on the road before and behind them1 and now and then a man galloped past on horseback4 ,looks like a pretty good gallery1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,when they arrived at the grounds1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn told the boys they had better remain in the car with his wife1 while he and ,sam consulted with the officials4 ,after awhile he returned and announced that ,romulus had been paired with another setter named ,dolly ,grey4 ,i can't find out much about her1 said he4 ,at least1 she's not one of the famous ones1 so it oughtn't to be too hard for ,romulus4 ,the ,derby will be run off first1 so ,romulus won't be called on until afternoon4 ,sam has taken him off into the woods to keep him quiet4 ,in spite of the fact that ,romulus did not figure in the ,derby1 it proved to be an absorbing and exciting event to the ,whipple boys4 ,two by two the young dogs were called out and sent off in whirlwind races after the cleverly hiding birds4 ,sometimes no birds were discovered1 and then it became merely a contest of speed and form in ranging until the judges changed to fresh ground4 ,every now and then1 however1 one of the dogs would catch the tell-tale scent1 whirl about to some clump of grass or thicket1 and come to a rigid point1 his less successful opponent trailing him and backing him up4 ,behind them followed the judges1 handlers1 and gallery1 some in automobiles1 some in traps1 some on horseback1 and some afoot4 ,it turned out to be a fine day after all1 and the dogs1 eager and swift1 made a pretty sight among the old pastures and stubble fields4 ,for the most part they were kept away from the woods where it would be difficult to judge of their performances4 ,a halt was called at noon to eat lunch and rest the dogs4 ,already the constant shifting of ground had carried them far from ,bedlow and the men who were afoot were tired4 ,the dogs were wrapped in blankets and were kept as quiet as possible1 most of them being in wagons4 ,mrs4 ,hartshorn got out the luncheon kit and the boys found that they were famously hungry4 ,sam appeared during the luncheon hour1 to find out how things were going1 and ,mrs4 ,hartshorn persuaded him to eat something with the rest4 ,romulus1 he said1 seemed to be in good shape1 and on no account must anybody give him anything to eat4 ,about #a3cj the judges called for the final contest in the ,derby4 ,a small lemon-and-white female setter named ,dorothea was pitted against a somewhat overgrown blue belton of the same species4 ,at first it seemed as though the advantage lay with the bigger1 stronger dog1 whose name was ,king ,arthur4 ,he kept well in the lead in the ranging1 but the wise ones noted little ,dorothea's superb form and said nothing4 ,little by little she crept up on ,king ,arthur1 and at length she swerved sharply to one side and pointed at a clump of alder bushes4 ,king ,arthur had missed the scent entirely4 ,the birds were flushed and the dogs shot over1 for that is the custom4 ,then the judges1 after a conference1 declared the ,derby closed and ,dorothea the winner4 ,the party from ,boytown saw a young woman rush out from among the automobiles and throw her arms around the little setter4 ,that must be her mistress1 said ,ernest4 ,i bet she's happy4 ,the boys were so much interested in all this that they did not realize that the ,all-,age stake had already been commenced4 ,two pointers went galloping across the field and the contest was on4 ,from that moment the boys kept their eyes fastened to the successive pairs of racing dogs1 trying to appraise their skill and form and to compare them with ,romulus4 ,it was a better contest than the ,derby1 with more birds found1 and it was evident that ,romulus had opponents worthy of him4 ,one interesting contestant was a beautiful ,irish setter1 whose red coat glistened like gold in the sunshine4 ,he did well1 beating his opponent1 but he did not qualify for the finals4 ,at last ,romulus was called1 and with him the setter ,dolly ,grey4 ,she was a mild-looking animal1 but once loosed she led ,romulus a merry chase4 ,both dogs were a bit heady at first and did a deal of running without accomplishing anything1 but at length ,sam1 with his patient whistle1 got ,romulus straightened out and ,dolly ,grey also settled down to business4 ,she found the first birds1 but after that ,romulus beat her to two coveys in rapid succession1 and ,romulus1 to the great joy of his master and ,jack1 was declared the winner4 ,didn't he do splendidly8 said ,mrs4 ,hartshorn as ,sam came up with the panting dog4 ,waal1 said ,sam1 he might have done worse and he might have done better4 ,he wa'n't up to his top form1 but it was his first trial4 ,i expect he'll do better in the finals4 ,it was lucky he wa'n't paired with one of the best dogs1 or he might have been out of it now4 ,as it is he's got a chance1 and ,i think it's a pretty good one4 ,i heard one of the judges say some nice things about him4 ,do you think they'll get to the finals this afternoon8 asked ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,i don't think so1 said ,sam1 but ,i've got to stick around4 ,they may want to see ,romulus work again4 ,they did try him out once more toward the end of the day1 and this time ,sam seemed to be better pleased4 ,romulus won his heat handily against a bigger dog4 ,meanwhile1 however1 everyone was commenting on the superb work of a pointer with a chocolate brown head and markings named ,don ,quixote1 and even the boys could see that he was a past master at the game4 ,he went at it as though he knew just how to make the winning move1 and he did it every time4 ,he ought to be in the championship class1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,he's an old-timer1 and if ,romulus can beat him it will be a great triumph4 ,time was called as the shadows began to lengthen1 and the crowd1 tired1 hungry1 and happy1 returned to the hotel at ,bedlow4 ,at dinner everyone was speculating as to which two dogs would be chosen to compete in the finals1 and ,ernest was sure that the name of ,romulus was heard as often as that of any other dog except ,don ,quixote4 ,in response to the popular demand1 the judges held a conference that evening and chose the two who would compete for final honors on the morrow4 ,crowds gathered in the lobby to ascertain the outcome of this conference1 and when at last the judges came out everyone was a-tiptoe with expectation4 ,one of the judges walked over to a bulletin board and pinned up a piece of paper4 ,it read3 ,the dogs chosen by the judges to compete in the final heat of the ,all-,age stake to-morrow morning are ,don ,quixote1 pointer1 owned by the ,rathmore ,kennels1 and ,romulus1 ,english setter1 owned by ,mr4 ,ernest ,whipple4 ,the trials will start promptly at #i4cj4 ,a cheer went up all over the lobby1 and ,ernest and ,jack1 strangely enough1 found tears in their eyes4 ,that means1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 that unless ,romulus is in some way disqualified1 he wins second place at least1 and to become runner-up in the ,all-,age stake at his first trial is a big honor1 even if he isn't the winner4 ,i tell you this because ,i don't want you to be too much disappointed if ,don ,quixote beats him4 ,the pointer is a fast1 rangy dog1 an old-timer that knows all the tricks of the game1 while ,romulus1 for all ,sam's fine training1 is still green4 ,let's not expect too much4 ,that evening ,mr4 ,hartshorn did not even suggest a movie to take the minds of the boys off the great event of the morrow2 he knew it would do no good4 ,he told them stories of historic events in the field-trial game1 and then sent them to bed4 ,they talked excitedly together for an hour after that1 but at last sleep claimed them1 for they were really tired1 and running dogs filled their dreams4 ,an even larger crowd followed the dogs to the trial grounds next morning1 for there were some who were interested only in the ,championship stake1 though they were glad to witness the finish of the ,all-,age4 ,the day was fine and ,sam pronounced ,romulus to be in first-class trim4 ,this time the setter seemed to understand what was required of him4 ,he strained at his leash1 and when at last he was set free at the command of the judges1 he was off like a shot1 neck and neck with the pointer1 and the gallery cheered4 ,old field-trial fans told ,mr4 ,hartshorn afterward that they had never witnessed a prettier contest than that one4 ,the pointer was cool and collected1 but full of strength and spirit4 ,when there was any leading done at all1 he generally did it4 ,but there was a certain spontaneous fire and energy in the running of ,romulus that caught the fancy of the spectators4 ,and ,sam's careful drilling began to tell4 ,romulus settled down to the steadiest kind of work2 his form was perfect and beautiful to watch2 his scent was sure and keen4 ,the second move brought the dogs to a very birdy spot1 and the points became frequent4 ,in this department of the work it was nip-and-tuck between the two dogs4 ,no one could say that either had a quicker nose than the other or responded more promptly to the scent4 ,sometimes one dog would be first on the point1 sometimes the other4 ,it was largely a matter of luck1 for the birds lay on both sides of a series of fields1 and the dogs ranged from side to side1 circling and quartering in a manner to delight the heart of a sportsman4 ,if ,romulus had a fault it was overzeal4 ,he covered more ground than was absolutely necessary4 ,he is doing wonderfully1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,i am only afraid he'll run himself off his feet4 ,this is bound to be a protracted contest1 the dogs are so nearly equal in every way1 and endurance is the quality that is going to tell in the end4 ,as the race continued1 those who were familiar with the signs observed that ,romulus was weakening4 ,the more methodical pointer kept up his steady1 fast lope unflagging1 but ,romulus showed an increasing inclination to drop behind4 ,i'm afraid this can't last much longer1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,the pace is too hot for ,romulus4 ,if he had had more experience he would know how to save his strength for the last ten minutes4 ,as it is1 it looks as though the pointer had the reserve power4 ,suddenly ,don ,quixote seemed to tap a new supply of strength and speed4 ,he dashed to the right1 and then circled swiftly around to the hedgerow of wild shrubs at the left of the field1 and all so swiftly that poor ,romulus was left well behind4 ,as they watched1 they saw the setter stumble4 ,he recovered himself1 but stood trembling with weariness and nervous tension4 ,sam's shrill whistle sounded and ,romulus gathered himself together again1 but his feet seemed to drag2 he had lost speed4 ,ernest ,whipple was almost beside himself with excitement and fear of defeat4 ,a hush fell over the gallery as they watched this last manoeuver of the dogs1 and ,ernest's voice sounded loud and distinct as he shouted1 ,go on1 ,romulus6 ,go on6 ,the setter heard4 ,he knew that voice and he loved it well4 ,sam's whistle1 which he had become accustomed to obey1 had become monotonous in his ears2 it no longer served to put energy into his flagging limbs4 ,but here was a new call1 a call that demanded the last atom of his devotion and will and strength4 ,he raised his head and looked about for an instant1 his lower jaw quivering4 ,then he seemed to draw together and bound away like a steel spring released4 ,straight ahead he went1 cutting across the track of the pointer and circling around clean in front of him4 ,don ,quixote1 surprised by the suddenness of this rush1 hesitated and looked a bit dazed4 ,the awful strain of the contest was telling on him1 too1 and the setter's burst of speed upset his equilibrium4 ,while the pointer still trotted along in a wavering course1 as though in doubt whether to lead or to follow1 ,romulus caught a scent from the bed of a little brook almost under the pointer's nose4 ,he whipped about like a flash and froze to a statuesque point that would have made a perfect picture for an artist4 ,the pointer1 still bewildered1 did not even back him up4 ,the umpire's whistle sounded and the handlers called their dogs in4 ,sam picked up the trembling ,romulus bodily and carried him to the ,hartshorn car4 ,he's all in1 said ,sam4 ,he used the last ounce he had4 ,what a heart6 ,jack began fondling the setter's ears1 but ,ernest was eagerly watching the little group about the judges4 ,at last a man on horseback came riding up4 ,he was smiling4 ,my congratulations1 said he4 ,your dog won1 and ,i never hope to see a pluckier finish4 ,the forenoon was already half over and so the ,championship stake was begun immediately1 but the occupants of the ,hartshorn automobile had no eyes for it4 ,they could have told you nothing about what happened1 though they learned afterward that it was an exciting contest in which some of the best dogs in ,new ,england took part4 ,they were engrossed in their own triumph1 and if ever a dog stood in danger of being spoiled1 it was ,romulus4 ,sam wore one of the broadest grins the human face is capable of and ,ernest found his emotions quite beyond expression4 ,the party left early1 before the ,championship stake was finished1 and they made a triumphal entry into ,boytown4 ,the last part of the way they were accompanied by a noisy convoy of cheering boys and barking dogs1 and the town knew what had happened long before it read the stirring account in the papers4 ,in due course ,ernest received a handsome silver trophy1 engraved with the now famous name of ,romulus1 and ,mrs4 ,whipple appeared to be as proud of its appearance on the mantelpiece as any of the others4 ,there was also the fifty dollar purse1 from which ,ernest was obliged to deduct a considerable amount for entrance fee and other expenses4 ,the rest he tried to force upon ,sam in payment for his invaluable services1 but ,sam would not hear of it4 ,why1 said ,ernest1 you earned ten times as much as that4 ,i didn't earn anything ,i didn't get1 said ,sam4 ,i raised that pup and ,i'm as proud of him as you are4 ,i'm satisfied4 ,so ,ernest put the balance in the savings bank as a fund for financing similar undertakings in the future4 ,a great dog1 that ,romulus1 said ,mr4 ,whipple1 when it was all over4 ,i always did believe he'd cut a figure somehow4 ,it's a pity ,remus isn't in his class4 ,he didn't mean ,jack to overhear him2 he had no wish to hurt the boy's feelings4 ,but ,jack did overhear and came promptly into the room4 ,that's all right1 said he4 ,remus will have his day yet4 ,he'll show you4 ,,chapter ,,xvi ,,the ,,massatucket ,,show ,during the winter the ,willowdale dogs had again won bench-show honors in ,new ,york1 ,boston1 and elsewhere1 and ,mr4 ,hartshorn and ,tom ,poultice were now getting some of them in shape for the smaller outdoor shows of the summer season4 ,several of the boys made a pilgrimage to ,thornboro one day early in ,june and found ,tom engaged in combing the soft1 puppy hair out of the coat of one of the young ,airedales4 ,why do you do that8 asked ,elliot ,garfield4 ,it does seem foolish1 doesn't it8 said ,tom4 ,well1 you see a ,hairedale is supposed to 'ave a short1 stiff coat1 and if you put one in the ring with a lot of this soft 'air on him1 the judge won't look twice at 'im4 ,are you going to show this one8 asked ,ernest ,whipple4 ,yep1 said ,tom4 ',e goes to ,mineola next week4 ,it'll be his first show4 ,i don't know what his chances are4 ,mineola usually has a lot of good dogs4 ,it's near ,new ,york and it's one of the biggest of the country shows4 ,we usually try out the youngsters and the second-string dogs on these summer shows and keep the best ones for the big winter shows4 ,then we 'ave a chance to see 'ow they size up4 ,if a dog wins ribbons enough in the summer shows we figure he's qualified for the big ones next winter4 ,sometimes a dog can win his championship without ever seeing the inside of ,madison ,square ,garden4 ,he has to be shown a lot of times1 that's all1 and win pretty regular4 ,it isn't so hard to win at the summer shows1 is it8 asked ,theron ,hammond4 ,oh1 my1 no1 said ,tom4 ,sometimes when the classes are small it's a cinch4 ,take a rare kind of dog and he's apt to 'ave no competition4 ,i wonder if any of our dogs would have a chance at one of the summer shows1 said ,jack1 with suppressed eagerness in his voice4 ,i don't know why not1 ,tom responded4 ,that started the boys thinking and talking1 and a week later they trooped out to see ,mr4 ,hartshorn about it4 ,half the boys in town had decided that they wanted to show their dogs1 and ,mr4 ,hartshorn was at first inclined to discourage them all4 ,it's quite a job1 taking dogs to a show and caring for them there1 and it costs something1 said he4 ,you have some good dogs--in fact1 they're all fine fellows--but not many of them are of the show type4 ,you would find the competition somewhat different from that in ,morton's barn4 ,i don't believe your parents would thank me for encouraging you to enter dogs that haven't a good chance at the ribbons1 and ,i'm sure ,i would hesitate to be responsible for looking after a gang of you4 ,but couldn't a few of the dogs be tried8 asked ,jack ,whipple4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn looked into the lad's eager1 bright eyes and smiled4 ,perhaps1 said he4 ,let me think it over4 ,as a matter of fact it was ,mr4 ,hartshorn's desire not to seem to show favoritism that made him speak that way4 ,for his own part he would like nothing better than to see ,remus and one or two of the other dogs have a try at the ribbons1 and his wife urged him to give them a chance4 ,the outcome of it was that most of the boys were dissuaded1 with quiet friendliness1 from attempting the useless venture1 while five dogs were eventually entered in the show of the ,massatucket ,kennel ,club1 to be held at ,welden1 some fifty miles from ,boytown1 in ,july4 ,these five were ,romulus1 ,remus1 ,alert1 ,hamlet1 and ,rover4 ,these ,mr4 ,hartshorn thought would stand the best chance of winning something4 ,the ,old ,english sheepdog was entered under his original name of ,darley's ,launcelot of ,middlesex1 and for once ,elliot ,garfield was proud of the name4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn knew he had quite a handful of boys and dogs to look after1 but ,mrs4 ,hartshorn said she would help1 while ,tom ,poultice took sole charge of the half-dozen ,willowdale dogs that were also entered4 ,the ,willowdale dogs were shipped ahead in crates1 as usual4 ,so was little ,alert4 ,the masters of the other four dogs1 however1 objected to a form of confinement which the dogs couldn't understand1 and it was arranged that the boys should take the dogs with them in the baggage car4 ,theron ,hammond courteously offered to accompany ,mrs4 ,hartshorn in the coach and ,tom ,poultice took an earlier train1 so the baggage car party consisted of ,romulus1 ,remus1 ,hamlet1 ,rover1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple1 ,herbie ,pierson1 and ,elliot ,garfield4 ,it was fortunate that only half a car-load of baggage was traveling that day1 or they might not have been able to crowd in4 ,as it was1 they managed to find seats on various boxes and trunks and made themselves fairly comfortable4 ,the dogs1 with their masters for company1 were content1 after the first sense of strangeness had worn off4 ,i understand1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 after the train had started1 that about five hundred dogs are entered1 so it ought to be a fairly representative show4 ,it won't be like ,new ,york1 of course1 but you ought to have a chance to see good dogs of most of the well-known breeds4 ,and the dogs at an outdoor show are usually happier and less nervous than if they were cooped up for two or three days in a crowded hall and compelled to spend their nights there4 ,there are really serious objections to the big indoor shows4 ,more danger of spreading distemper and other diseases1 too1 than at the outdoor shows4 ,do you think we will see any of the famous champions there8 asked ,herbie4 ,yes1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 ,i believe some of the crack ,sealyhams and wire-haired fox terriers are entered1 and there's sure to be a good showing of ,boston terriers4 ,alert will be in fast company4 ,the wires are always worth seeing1 said he1 after a pause4 ,it was a white bull terrier that won best of all breeds in ,new ,york last winter1 but during the last half-dozen years wire-haired fox terriers have won two-thirds of the first honors4 ,the breeders seem to have nearly achieved perfection with this variety4 ,matford ,vic1 ,wireboy of ,paignton1 ,wycollar ,boy1 and several others have been almost perfect specimens4 ,but you never can tell4 ,their day may be passing1 and for the next few years it may be ,airedales or bulldogs1 or almost any other breed that will force its way to the top4 ,that's one of the interesting features of the dog-show game4 ,then sometimes you find all predictions upset1 and all the big dogs beaten by a greyhound or an ,old ,english sheepdog4 ,there's always a chance for everybody4 ,illustration3 ,beagles ,as the train pulled up at a station somewhere along the line a man entered the baggage car with a brace of beagles on a leash4 ,nice little dogs1 they were1 with friendly eyes and beautiful faces4 ,is the baggage man here8 asked the man4 ,i haven't seen him lately1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,is there anything we can do for you8 ,why1 yes1 said the man4 ,i'm sending these dogs down to ,welden4 ,there'll be someone to call for them there4 ,you look as though you might be bound for that place yourselves1 and if you could keep an eye on these dogs it would be a great favor4 ,we'll do so with pleasure1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,what are their names8 asked ,ernest4 ,tippecanoe and ,tyler ,too1 he answered4 ,i'm entering them as singles and as a brace1 and ,i think ,i stand a pretty good show4 ,the baggage man came along1 and by the time the owner of the beagles had arranged for their shipment the train was ready to start again4 ,it's lucky you were here to take them1 said the man1 or ,i shouldn't have been able to send them this way4 ,good-by and good luck4 ,good-by1 they shouted1 and proceeded to get acquainted with the beagles4 ,they're like small hounds1 aren't they8 said ,jack4 ,yes1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 they are really hounds4 ,oh1 said ,ernest1 that makes me think4 ,you never told us about the hound breeds1 and you said you would sometime4 ,couldn't you do it now8 ,let's see1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 opening his grip4 ,ah1 yes1 here it is4 ,he took out a small paper-covered book containing the standards of the different breeds4 ,i always mean to take this with me to the shows4 ,without my books ,i can't always remember the facts1 but with the help of this ,i guess ,i can make out4 ,now there still remain the hound and greyhound families to be covered4 ,they are both hounds1 in a way1 but they have been distinct for centuries4 ,they are both very old types of dogs4 ,we will begin with the bloodhound because he's the biggest4 ,there are a lot of people who have got their ideas about the bloodhound from ',uncle ,tom's ,cabin1' and there are places where you aren't allowed to keep a bloodhound because the breed is supposed to be so dangerous and ferocious4 ,but that is a great injustice4 ,the true ,english bloodhound is not the mongrel beast that was used in slavery days1 but is a finely developed and reliable dog4 ,contrary to the general belief1 the modern bloodhound is not ferocious1 but gentle and affectionate1 almost shy4 ,he is a wonderful trailer and has often been successfully used to find both criminals and lost persons1 but he does not attack them when he finds them4 ,the otter hound is an ,english dog not common with us4 ,he has a unique appearance1 something like a bloodhound in a rough coat1 with a face not unlike that of an ,airedale terrier or a wire-haired pointing griffon4 ,he is a steady and methodical hunter1 sure on the trail1 a strong swimmer1 brave1 patient1 and affectionate4 ,the foxhound is the most popular sporting dog of ,england1 his history being bound up with that of ,british hunting4 ,i guess you know what a foxhound looks like4 ,the ,american ,kennel ,club recognizes two separate classes of foxhounds1 the ,english and the ,american4 ,the latter is1 of course1 native bred1 and is somewhat smaller and lighter in bone than the ,english hound4 ,the so-called ,american coon-hound is a dog of the foxhound type and of foxhound origin1 bred carelessly as to type1 but trained to hunt the raccoon and opossum4 ,the name harrier was first given somewhat indiscriminately to all ,english hunting hounds before the foxhound was highly developed4 ,later the harrier was developed as a separate breed for hunting hares4 ,it is now rare in ,england and there are almost no harriers in the ,united ,states4 ,the beagle is like a smaller1 finer foxhound1 and has the same ancestry4 ,he is a good1 all-round sporting dog1 and a good-looking fellow1 as you see1 with a solid build1 a rugged appearance1 and a fine face4 ,the dachshund 7don't call it dash-hund7 is a canine dwarf best known for his absurdly disproportionate appearance1 but he is a most attractive1 serviceable little dog4 ,he was evolved long ago from the hounds of ,germany for the special work of hunting the badger4 ,his bent forelegs and queer proportions are really deformities scientifically bred4 ,the dachshund has a wonderful nose and is a good worker with foxes as well as with ground animals1 though his peculiar build best fits him for the latter4 ,he is a clean1 companionable house dog1 affectionate and spirited4 ,the basset is a short-legged ,french hound resembling the ,german dachshund1 to which it is doubtless related4 ,we are not familiar with the breed in this country4 ,it looks like a large dachshund with a bloodhound head4 ,do you know any good hound stories8 asked ,jack1 who was fondling the long1 velvety ears of the two beagles4 ,not many1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,most of the foxhound stories ,i have heard have illustrated the sagacity and cleverness of the fox rather than that of the hound4 ,there are also one or two stories that show that the hound has a strong homing instinct like that of some of the other breeds4 ,the only foxhound anecdote of an amusing nature that ,i recall is told of one that was owned by a strict ,roman ,catholic4 ,whenever ,lent arrived1 this dog always ran away and paid a round of visits on ,protestant acquaintances until ,easter ushered in a period of more varied menus at home4 ,this hound was not trained with a pack but was kept as a single pet1 which accounts for his marked personality1 more like that of a terrier than of a hound4 ,i have read a number of accounts in the newspapers describing rescues by bloodhounds4 ,i remember one was about a ,brooklyn girl who wandered away from a hotel and was lost on a mountain in ,vermont4 ,a famous bloodhound was brought over from ,fairhaven and was allowed to smell of a handkerchief belonging to the girl4 ,he took up her trail at the village store and followed it along roads where horses and automobiles had been1 through two other villages1 and into the woods1 and he at last found the girl on the verge of exhaustion far up the mountainside4 ,another bloodhound in ,california found a lost child at the edge of a cliff in a dense fog and drew him back from the precipice just in time4 ,most of the bloodhound stories are of that nature1 though there are some that have to do with the trailing of criminals4 ,one of the classic stories of literature is that of the hound of ,montargis4 ,he may have been a ,st4 ,hubert hound1 or one of the other ,french hounds1 though ,i have always suspected that he may have been a mtin or dog of the ,great ,dane type4 ,but the breed is a matter of minor importance4 ,the main features of the story are somewhat as follows3 ,there were once two officers of the ,king's bodyguard in ,france named ,macaire and ,montdidier4 ,fast friends at first1 they became bitter enemies and rivals1 and one day in the ,forest of ,bondi1 near ,paris1 after a violent quarrel1 ,macaire drew his sword and slew ,montdidier and buried his body in the woods4 ,now ,montdidier owned a faithful hound who came to search for him4 ,he traced him to the grave and there he remained until he was nearly famished4 ,the poets would have us believe that the dog reached the conclusion that his master had been slain1 that he discovered the scent of the murderer1 and that he set out in quest of vengeance4 ,at any rate1 he went to the home of a friend of his dead master's and was given food4 ,he attached himself to this household but went often to the grave4 ,of course1 ,montdidier's comrades soon missed him and his absence was reported to ,charles ,v1 the ,king4 ,foul play was suspected and the ,king ordered an investigation1 but no evidence was forthcoming4 ,meanwhile ,montdidier's friend had also become suspicious and one day he followed the hound to the grave4 ,observing the dog's actions1 he surmised what must be there4 ,he reported the matter to the ,king who had the body exhumed and discovered marks of violence4 ,on several occasions after that the hound attempted to attack ,macaire but was prevented from doing him injury4 ,he was entirely peaceable toward everybody else1 so that these circumstances were noticed4 ,guardsmen remembered that ,macaire and ,montdidier had quarreled and suspicion fastened itself upon ,macaire4 ,the ,king was told of all this and he himself observed the actions of the hound when he was brought near his master's murderer4 ,in those days it was sometimes the custom for judges to settle a dispute by ordering the contestants to fight a duel4 ,king ,charles decided to adopt this method in an effort to determine whether or not ,macaire was guilty1 and he ordered a trial combat to take place between the man and the dog at the ,chteau of ,montargis on the ,isle of ,notre ,dame1 ,paris4 ,the man was given a stout cudgel as his only weapon1 while the dog was provided with an empty cask into which he might retreat if too hard pressed4 ,the battle was a terrible one1 ,macaire fighting for his life and the dog to revenge his dead master4 ,the hound paid no heed to the blows that were rained upon him1 but attacked blindly4 ,at last he got a firm grip on the man's throat and hung on4 ,macaire1 weakening and terrified1 begged to be rescued and confessed his guilt4 ,the dog was dragged away at last and the gallows robbed him of his revenge4 ,whew6 exclaimed ,herbie ,pierson4 ,some story6 ,got any more like that1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn8 ,half a dozen of them1 replied ,mr4 ,hartshorn with a laugh1 but they'll have to wait till another time1 as ,i believe we are nearing our destination4 ,for the same reason ,i must postpone telling you about the dogs of the greyhound family4 ,here we are1 boys4 ,tom ,poultice was waiting for them at the ,welden station and so was the man who had come for the two beagles4 ,under ,tom's guidance they walked out to the fair grounds1 which were only a mile away4 ,this was to be the scene of the show1 and there were already a number of dogs and crates about4 ,i've arranged to stay out 'ere1 said ,tom4 ,there's an 'ouse where ,i can sleep1 and ,i can look after all the dogs4 ,they looked around the grounds a bit4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn found the superintendent of the show and had a few words with him1 and then they all returned to town1 leaving the dogs in ,tom's care4 ,they were all well acquainted with him and did not feel that they were being left among total strangers4 ,they registered at the hotel1 which they found to be overcrowded4 ,an extra cot was placed in one of the rooms1 and ,ernest1 ,jack1 and ,elliot were assigned to it4 ,they did not consider the situation to be any hardship4 ,they enjoyed a good dinner in the dining-room and then gathered in ,mr4 ,hartshorn's room for a talk4 ,after discussing dog shows some more and speculating as to the outcome of the morrow's contests4 ,ernest1 whose thirst for dog learning was insatiable1 reminded ,mr4 ,hartshorn of his promise to tell them about the breeds of the greyhound family4 ,the greyhound proper1 said he1 is of course the first to be considered4 ,it is perhaps the oldest distinct type of dog now in existence4 ,likenesses of greyhounds are to be seen in relics of ,assyrian1 ,egyptian1 ,greek1 and ,roman sculpture1 and the type has altered surprisingly little in seven thousand years4 ,it was developed for great speed from the first and was used in the chase4 ,unlike the other hounds1 the dogs of the greyhound family hunt by sight and not by scent4 ,the whippet is merely a smaller greyhound1 but has been bred as a separate variety for upward of a century4 ,on a short course the whippet is faster than a racehorse1 covering the usual #bjj yards in about #ab seconds4 ,whippet racing as a sport has never taken hold in ,america and we have comparatively few of the breed here4 ,you have already been told about the ,italian greyhound4 ,it belongs to the greyhound family but is classed as a toy4 ,although speed is the thing for which the greyhound is most famous1 stories have been told which illustrate the breed's fidelity and sagacity when his master makes a comrade of him4 ,i will tell you one of these tales4 ,a ,french officer named ,st4 ,leger was imprisoned in ,vincennes1 near ,paris1 during the wars of ,st4 ,bartholomew4 ,he had a female greyhound that was his dearest friend and he asked to have her brought to him in prison4 ,this request was denied and the dog was sent back to ,st4 ,leger's home in the ,rue des ,lions ,st4 ,paul4 ,she would not remain there1 however1 and at the first opportunity she returned to the prison and barked outside the walls4 ,when she came under her master's window he tossed a piece of bread out to her1 and in this way she discovered where he was4 ,she contrived to visit him every day1 and incidentally she won the admiration and affection of one of the jailers1 who smuggled her in occasionally to see her master4 ,st4 ,leger was at last released1 but his health was broken and in six months he died4 ,the dog grieved for him and would not be comforted by any of the members of the household4 ,at last she ran away and attached herself to the jailer who had befriended her and her master1 and with him she lived happily till the day of her death4 ,now we come to one of the grandest breeds of all--the ,irish wolfhound4 ,it is a breed of great antiquity and of great size and power4 ,the ,latin writer ,pliny speaks of it as canis graius ,hibernicus1 and in ,ireland it was known as sagh clium or wolf dog4 ,for in ancient ,ireland there were huge wolves and also enormous elk1 and the great dogs were used to hunt them4 ,these hounds were even used in battle in the old days of the ,irish kings4 ,two classic stories are told of the ,irish wolfhound4 ,one is of the hound of ,aughrim4 ,there was an ,irish knight or officer who had his wolfhound with him at the battle of ,aughrim1 and together they slew many of the enemy4 ,but at last the master himself was killed4 ,he was stripped and left on the battlefield to be devoured by wolves4 ,but his faithful dog never left him4 ,he remained at his side day and night1 feeding on other dead bodies on the battlefield1 but allowing neither man nor beast to come near that of his master until nothing was left of it but a pile of whitening bones4 ,then he was forced to go farther away in search of food1 but from ,july till ,january he never failed to return to the bones of his master every night4 ,one evening some soldiers crossed the battlefield1 and one of them came over to see what manner of beast the wolfhound was4 ,the dog1 thinking his master's bones were about to be disturbed1 attacked the soldier1 who called loudly for help4 ,another soldier came running up and shot the faithful dog4 ,the other story is that of devoted ,gelert which you may have heard4 ,robert ,spencer made a poem or ballad of it4 ,i've never heard it1 said ,jack ,whipple4 ,nor ,i1 said ,elliot ,garfield4 ,well1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 it's a rather tragic story4 ,put into plain and unadorned prose1 it runs something like this3 ,gelert was an ,irish wolfhound of great strength and great intelligence that had been presented by ,king ,john in #abje to ,llewelyn the ,great1 who lived near the base of ,snowdon ,mountain4 ,gelert became devoted to his master and at night 'sentinel'd his master's bed1' as the poem has it4 ,by day he hunted with him4 ,one day1 however1 ,gelert did not appear at the chase and when ,llewelyn came home he was angry with the dog for failing him4 ,he was in that frame of mind when he met ,gelert coming out of the chamber of his child4 ,the dog was covered with blood4 ,llewelyn rushed into the room and discovered the bed overturned1 the coverlet stained with gore1 and the child missing4 ,he called to the boy but got no response4 ,believing that there was but one interpretation for all this1 ,llewelyn called ,gelert to him and in his wrath thrust his sword through the dog's body4 ,gelert gave a great cry of anguish that sounded almost human1 and then1 with his eyes fixed reproachfully on his slayer's face1 he died4 ,then another cry was heard--that of the child1 who had been awakened from sleep by the shriek of the dying dog4 ,llewelyn rushed forward and found the child safe and unscratched in a closet where he had fallen asleep4 ,the father hurried back to the bloody bed1 and beneath it he found the dead body of a huge gray wolf which told the whole story4 ,in remorse ,llewelyn erected a tomb and chapel to the memory of faithful ,gelert and the place is called ,beth ,gelert to this day4 ,there was a suspicious moisture about more than one pair of eyes as ,mr4 ,hartshorn finished this narrative1 and he hurried on to less tragic matters4 ,the ,irish wolfhound is to-day a splendid animal1 said he1 and the breed deserves to be better known in this country4 ,it has had an interesting history4 ,there was a time when it nearly died out in ,ireland1 and the modern breed was started with the remnants some fifty years ago1 with the help of ,great ,dane and ,scottish deerhound crosses4 ,the new breed was not thoroughly established1 however1 until the latter part of the last century4 ,as a made breed1 so called1 it is a remarkable example of what can be accomplished by patient1 scientific breeding4 ,the ,irish wolfhound is a big1 active1 sagacious1 wonderfully companionable dog1 muscular and graceful1 and as full of fun as a terrier4 ,the ,scottish deerhound is similar in most respects to the ,irish wolfhound1 but is lighter1 speedier1 and less powerful4 ,they have a common ancestry1 though the two breeds were distinct as long ago as the twelfth century4 ,the breed was a favorite with ,sir ,walter ,scott4 ,the ,russian wolfhound1 known in ,russia as the borzoi1 is one of the most graceful and aristocratic of all the breeds1 combining speed1 strength1 symmetry1 and a beautiful coat4 ,he has been used for centuries in ,russia for hunting wolves and has been bred as the sporting dog of the aristocracy4 ,it makes a dog show a lot more interesting to know something about the different breeds1 said ,ernest ,whipple4 ,of course it does1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,and if ,i am not mistaken1 ,i have told you something about almost every breed that you will ever be likely to see at a dog show or anywhere else4 ,soon afterward they separated for the night4 ,,chapter ,,xvii ,,the ,,test ,,of ,,remus ,the ,boytown party was at the fair grounds long before the show opened the following morning1 and you may be sure the dogs were glad to see their masters1 though they had been well cared for by ,tom4 ,though technically an outdoor show1 there was room for all the dogs in the commodious cattle-show sheds in case of rain4 ,the weather promised to be fair and warm1 however1 so only the smaller dogs and some of the larger short-coated ones were benched inside1 where they had plenty of room and plenty of ventilation4 ,the collies and ,old ,english sheepdogs were tied in a row in the shade of some maple trees at one side of the grounds1 and the rough-coated terriers1 the setters1 and some of the other breeds were also outside4 ,the boys found the places reserved for their dogs and saw to it that they were properly and comfortably benched4 ,when the show opened and the spectators began to arrive1 the ,boytown dogs were at first nervous and excited and could not bear to have their masters leave them4 ,after an hour or two1 however1 they became accustomed to their surroundings1 and leaving them in charge of ,tom ,poultice1 the boys made the rounds of the show under the guidance of ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,it was a most interesting experience for them4 ,some of the breeds were of course familiar to them1 and ,mr4 ,hartshorn called attention to their points and showed how some of the dogs back home fell short of conforming to the requirements of the standard4 ,in some instances they recognized breeds that ,mr4 ,hartshorn had told them about but which they had never seen before4 ,there were1 for example1 a ,scottish deerhound1 an ,irish water spaniel1 and some cairn terriers4 ,as ,mr4 ,hartshorn had predicted1 there were noteworthy entries of ,sealyhams1 wire-haired fox terriers1 and ,boston terriers1 and particularly interesting exhibits of bulldogs and chows4 ,there was one dog that puzzled them--a white dog with fluffy coat and bright eyes4 ,the catalogue stated that it was a ,samoyede4 ,what is a ,samoyede1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn8 asked ,herbie ,parsons4 ,i don't think ,i ever heard of that kind4 ,that's so1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,i guess ,i never told you about the ,arctic breeds4 ,this is one of them4 ,they're not very common4 ,there were individual dogs1 too1 that demanded special attention1 friendly dogs that wanted to shake hands and be patted and that begged the boys to stay with them4 ,this encouraged loitering and made the circuit of the benches quite a protracted affair4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn had warned them about approaching the dogs without an introduction4 ,there are always some dogs that aren't to be trusted1 said he1 and as the day wears on and they get more and more nervous1 they may snap4 ,it's always well to be cautious at a dog show1 no matter how well you understand dogs4 ,never make a quick motion toward a dog or try to put your hand on the top of his head at first4 ,reach your hand out toward him quietly and let him sniff at the back of it4 ,then you can soon tell whether he invites further advances or not4 ,the boys became so absorbed in trying out this form of introduction that it was noon before they had finished visiting all the benches4 ,mrs4 ,hartshorn insisted on having luncheon4 ,i'm hungry if no one else is1 said she4 ,the five boys suddenly discovered that they were hungry1 too4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn led them to a restaurant on the grounds and ordered the meal4 ,it might have been better1 but the boys were not critical4 ,when they had finished eating they went out and sat for a little while in the shade of some trees1 not far from the collies1 and watched the people4 ,now ,i'll tell you about those ,arctic breeds1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 and get that off my mind4 ,it was very warm1 and they were all glad of a little chance to rest4 ,it is tiring to walk around a dog show and one becomes more weary than one realizes4 ,the boys stretched themselves out on the grass and listened to ,mr4 ,hartshorn's words mingled with the barking of the dogs in all keys4 ,it won't take very long to tell about these northern breeds1 he began4 ,their natural habitat is in the ,arctic and sub-,arctic regions of ,asia1 ,europe1 ,greenland1 and ,north ,america4 ,they are probably related to the ,arctic wolf and they are generally used in those countries as sledge dogs4 ,the spitz dog found his way down from the cold countries long ago1 but he still retains some of his racial characteristics4 ,the proper name for the one occasionally seen here is the wolfspitz4 ,he is the largest of the spitz family1 of which the ,pomeranian is the miniature member4 ,the ,samoyede or laika is the sledge dog of northern ,russia and western ,siberia and was used by ,nansen in his explorations4 ,next to the wolfspitz1 the ,samoyede is the most attractive and domestic of the ,arctic breeds and has acquired some popularity among ,american fanciers1 especially the white ones4 ,the ,norwegian elkhound is used as a bird dog as well as for hunting big game in ,scandinavia4 ,it is not a hound at all1 but a general utility dog of the ,arctic type1 dating back to the days of the ,vikings4 ,a few have been shown in this country4 ,the ,eskimo dog is larger than the ,samoyede and is nearer to the wolf in type4 ,he has long been known as a distinct breed1 being a native of ,greenland and northern ,canada1 and was used by ,peary1 the ,arctic explorer4 ,the breed has occasionally been shown in the ,united ,states4 ,there are also a number of loosely bred sledge dogs in ,north ,america1 including the ,canadian husky and the malamutes and ,siwash dogs of ,alaska4 ,the husky1 is a powerful dog1 weighing #abe pounds or more1 and is the common draught dog of ,canada4 ,he is said to be the result of a cross between the ,arctic wolf and the ,eskimo dog4 ,he sounds rather unattractive to me1 said ,mrs4 ,hartshorn4 ,well1 he is1 as a pet1 said her husband1 but he is a wonderfully useful animal in his own country4 ,is everybody rested now8 ,i imagine we'd better be going back4 ,i want to be on hand when they judge the ,airedales4 ,the party rose and trooped back to the sheds4 ,at intervals during the afternoon they visited their own dogs and before night they had finished their rounds of the show1 but a good share of the time was spent in the vicinity of the judging rings4 ,these were two roped-off enclosures on the open lawn1 with camp chairs arranged about them for the ladies4 ,at all times there was a goodly gathering about the rings of people whose interest was in the outcome of the judging4 ,considering the fact that there was no lively action like that of a field trial or an athletic contest1 it was remarkable how much excitement could be derived from these quiet competitions4 ,when a favorite dog was given the blue ribbon there was much hand-clapping and a little cheering1 and the boys heard very little complaining or rebellion against the decisions of the judges4 ,dog fanciers are1 for the most part1 good sports4 ,the ,airedales were judged among the first1 and as usual the ,willowdale dogs1 skilfully exhibited by ,tom ,poultice1 bore off their fair share of the honors4 ,soon the ,boston terriers were called for4 ,this was ,theron ,hammond's big moment1 and when ,alert was awarded second prize in the novice class ,theron was warmly congratulated by friends and strangers alike1 for there were a lot of good dogs shown and1 as ,mr4 ,hartshorn had said1 ,alert was in fast company4 ,rover1 as ,darley's ,launcelot of ,middlesex1 had an easier time of it1 for only eight ,old ,english sheepdogs were benched and none of the famous kennels were represented here4 ,there were only three dogs in the novice class1 and as the other two were second-rate dogs1 ,rover won first place4 ,he also won third in the open class1 but was beaten out by better dogs in the winners contest4 ,illustration3 ,old ,english ,sheepdog ,hamlet1 however1 didn't win anything4 ,his forelegs weren't straight and the judge took special note of them4 ,he had better dogs against him1 and the better dogs won4 ,it was a fair contest1 but ,herbie was bitterly disappointed4 ,never mind1 ,herbie1 said ,jack ,whipple1 consolingly4 ,i bet ,hamlet is a better dog to own than any of them4 ,that's what ,i said about ,remus when they said he hadn't any nose4 ,and ,herbie1 not to be outdone by the younger boy1 plucked up spirit and bore his defeat manfully4 ,it was a two-day show1 and the judging of the bird dogs1 hounds1 and some of the other breeds was put over to the second day4 ,ernest and ,jack1 therefore1 still had their exciting time ahead of them1 but the whole party was tired with so much walking about and watching1 and they were glad to turn their dogs over to ,tom's care and return to the hotel1 with another day of it before them4 ,have you told us about all the breeds there are8 asked ,ernest that evening in ,mr4 ,hartshorn's room4 ,i believe ,i have1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 except some little known foreign ones4 ,oh1 please tell us about those1 pleaded ,ernest4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn laughed4 ,you're bound to know it all1 aren't you8 said he4 ,there are a number of ,european1 ,asiatic1 and ,australasian breeds1 some of which are very interesting1 but you will probably never see any of them and ,i haven't a list of them with me4 ,when we get back to ,boytown1 if there are any of you boys that would like to look up these uncommon breeds1 just to make your dog knowledge complete1 ,i shall be very glad to lend you a book which contains them all4 ,for instance1 there's the ,german boxer which has sometimes been shown in this country1 and the ,pyrenean sheepdog whose blood is to be found in several of our large breeds1 including the ,st4 ,bernard and the ,irish wolfhound4 ,there are other ,european sheepdogs and hunting dogs1 ,asiatic greyhounds1 and some queer hairless freaks4 ,when you've looked those all up you'll know more about dogs than most naturalists do4 ,then if the breeds are all used up1 ,i suppose the anecdotes have all been used up1 too1 said ,jack4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn looked at his watch4 ,well1 no1 not quite all used up1 said he4 ,i have thought of two or three more1 and ,i guess we've got time for one of them to-night4 ,it is about a tradesman of the ,rue ,st4 ,denis in ,paris1 a man named ,dumont4 ,he had a very smart dog1 but ,i don't know what kind of dog it was4 ,perhaps a terrier or a poodle4 ,this dog was great at finding hidden articles4 ,one day ,dumont was walking with a friend in the ,boulevard ,st4 ,antoine and was bragging about his dog4 ,the friend would not believe his statements1 so they laid a wager1 the master claiming that the dog could find and bring home a six-livre piece hidden anywhere in the dust of the road4 ,so the piece of money was hidden in the dust when the dog was not looking1 and they went on a mile farther4 ,then the dog1 whose name was ,caniche1 was told to go back and get the coin1 and he promptly started4 ,the friend wished to wait and see how it would come out1 but ,dumont said1 ',no1 we will proceed4 ,caniche will bring the money home4' ,they accordingly went to ,dumont's home and waited1 but no dog appeared4 ,the friend asserted that the dog had failed and claimed the wager1 but ,dumont only said1 ',be patient1 mon ami2 something unexpected has happened to delay him1 but he will come4' ,something unexpected had indeed happened4 ,a traveler from ,vincennes came driving along in a chaise soon after ,dumont and his friend had passed that way1 and his horse accidentally kicked the coin out of the dust4 ,the traveler1 seeing it glisten1 got out and picked it up1 and then drove on to his inn4 ,when ,caniche came up the money was1 of course1 not there1 but he picked up the traveler's scent and followed his chaise to the inn4 ,arriving there and finding his man1 ,caniche proceeded to make friends with him4 ,the traveler1 flattered by this attention1 and being fond of dogs1 said he would like to adopt ,caniche1 and took him to his room4 ,the dog settled down and appeared to be quite content4 ,when bedtime came and the man began to undress1 ,caniche arose and barked at the door4 ,the man1 thinking this was quite natural1 opened the door to let him out4 ,suddenly ,caniche turned1 seized the man's breeches1 which he had just taken off1 and bolted out with them4 ,there was a purse full of gold pieces in the breeches1 and the traveler dashed after the dog in his nightcap and sans culottes1 as the ,french say4 ,caniche made for home with the angry man after him4 ,arriving at ,dumont's house1 ,caniche gained admittance and deposited the breeches at his master's feet4 ,just then the owner of the breeches burst in1 loudly demanding his property and accusing ,dumont of having taught his dog to steal4 ',softly1 softly1' said ,dumont4 ',caniche is no thief1 and he would not have done this without a reason4 ,you have a coin in these breeches that is not yours4' ,at first the stranger denied this1 and then he remembered the coin he had picked up in the ,boulevard ,st4 ,antoine4 ,explanations followed1 the breeches and gold were restored to the traveler and the six-livre piece was handed to ,caniche1 who returned it to his master with the air of one who had fulfilled his duty4 ,dumont's friend paid his wager and ,dumont opened a bottle of wine1 and they all drank to the health of the cleverest dog in ,france4 ,whether that is a true story or not you must judge for yourselves4 ,i have told it as it was told to me1 and ,i prefer not to vouch for it4 ,laughing over this story1 and thanking ,mr4 ,hartshorn for telling it to them1 the boys trooped off to bed4 ,so far as ,ernest and ,jack ,whipple were concerned1 all the interest of the second day of the ,massatucket ,dog ,show centered about the judging of the ,english setters4 ,they had been studying the entry carefully1 and though there were some champions entered in the open and limit classes1 and though ,mr4 ,hartshorn pointed out to them the superior qualities of several of these dogs from the fancier's point of view1 it seemed to the boys that ,romulus and ,remus were as good as any dogs there4 ,don't set your hopes too high1 cautioned ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,they will be pitted against some good dogs1 and ,i don't want to see you too greatly disappointed4 ,one has to learn to lose in the dog-show game more often than one wins4 ,anyway1 said ,ernest1 ,i haven't seen anything in the novice class that can beat them4 ,at last the hour arrived for the judging of the setters4 ,the puppy class was disposed of first1 and then the novices4 ,ernest and ,jack led their own dogs into the ring1 with numbers pinned to their coat-sleeves4 ,the two dogs behaved beautifully1 holding up their heads and standing at attention1 as their masters had patiently taught them to do4 ,they were both in good condition1 their eyes bright and their coats soft and glossy4 ,it was quite evident to the spectators about the ring that the other dogs in the novice class were not to be compared with them4 ,ernest and ,jack were quite unconscious of the fact that they were being observed as much as the dogs and that there were some people present who admired their bright eyes as much as those of ,romulus and ,remus4 ,but it was the judge of this class that held their fixed attention4 ,he was a brusque1 dour-looking man1 without a smile for anybody1 but he had a reputation for strict impartiality and for a true judgment of dog-flesh4 ,it did not take him long to reach his decision4 ,with no word of congratulation he handed ,jack a blue ribbon and ,ernest a red one1 and ushered them out of the ring4 ,the ,remus dog has the best head and most shapely body1 was all that he said4 ,but the spectators clapped and showered congratulations upon the boys1 and they were very happy4 ,i knew it1 ,i knew it6 cried ,jack in an ecstasy of triumph4 ,nose doesn't count in the show ring1 and ,remus is1 in every other way1 the best dog in the world4 ,i told you he'd have his day4 ,good old ,remus6 ,and right before all those people he leaned down and hugged his dog and kissed him on the silky ear4 ,but that was only the beginning4 ,remus also took first in the open class1 which was more than ,mr4 ,hartshorn had hoped for1 and ,romulus took third4 ,and when it came to the final contest of the winners1 ,remus won reserve to ,ch4 ,the ,marquis1 a dog that had won his spurs in the biggest shows in the country4 ,he was the only dog in this bunch that could beat ,remus1 and there were those who affirmed that in another year ,remus would defeat him4 ,ernest showed himself to be a good sport and was glad that ,remus had won4 ,jack communicated his high spirits to the other boys1 and by the time the afternoon was over they were in a hilarious mood and eager to bring their trophies back to ,boytown4 ,they forgot their weariness1 and as the spectators began to leave the grounds1 and it was proper to release the dogs1 they started off pell-mell1 across the central oval of the race track1 boys and dogs together1 shouting and barking in a gladsome chorus4 ,it was a goodly sight for some of the grown-ups to see1 and they paused to watch the frolic4 ,i'm so glad ,remus won1 said ,mrs4 ,hartshorn1 smiling upon them all4 ,yes1 responded her husband1 ,jacky deserved it4 ,he has stood by his dog through thick and thin4 ,as the boys and dogs came romping back1 ,mrs4 ,hartshorn observed1 ,youth is a wonderful thing4 ,sometimes1 said her husband1 ,i think it is a greater thing than wisdom4 ,perhaps a vision of her own youth came back to her1 for she leaned against her husband's arm and softly quoted3 ,when all the world is young1 lad1 ,and all the fields are green1 ,and every goose a swan1 lad1 ,and every lass a queen2 ,then hey1 for boot and horse1 lad6 ,around the world away6 ,young blood must have its course1 lad1 ,and every dog his day4 ,,chapter ,,xviii ,,on ,,hulse',s ,,pond ,a week or so after the ,massatucket ,show1 when ,ernest ,whipple's kennel paper arrived1 he and ,jack scrutinized it eagerly for the account of the show4 ,the man who reported it had a great deal to say1 in more or less technical terms1 about a good many of the dogs4 ,he seemed to pride himself on his ability to pick future winners and he was rather free with his predictions4 ,romulus he mentioned favorably in passing1 referring to his enviable field-trial record4 ,but to ,remus he devoted an entire paragraph4 ,this dog1 he wrote1 owned by ,master ,jack ,whipple1 is a twin brother to the afore-mentioned ,romulus4 ,barring a slight weakness in the loins and a look of wispiness about the stern1 he was set down in good shape and easily defeated the other novices4 ,he has the classic type of ,laverack head1 and this had much to do with his being placed reserve to ,ch4 ,the ,marquis in the winners class4 ,he is a young dog1 and with proper treatment he should figure in the primary contests of next winter4 ,we predict a bright future on the bench for this ,remus4 ,incidentally the boys were pleased to learn that ,tippecanoe and ,tyler ,too had won the prize for the best brace of beagles in the show1 besides some individual honors1 and they rejoiced for their bright-faced little acquaintances of the baggage car4 ,the triumph of ,remus was not short-lived4 ,the residents of ,boytown learned through the local papers what had happened1 and began to look with a new interest upon these boys and their dogs as they passed along the streets4 ,romulus came to be pointed out to strangers as a coming field-trial champion1 and ,remus as a famous bench-show winner4 ,such dogs were something for the citizens of any town to be proud of4 ,and there were not a few persons who gained thereby a new interest in dogs1 to the lasting betterment of their characters4 ,as the autumn days came on1 ,ernest began to feel the call of the woods and fields1 and begged to be allowed to have a gun and go hunting with ,sam ,bumpus4 ,he was now a tall1 good-looking lad of fifteen1 and he felt himself quite old enough to become a hunter4 ,besides1 what is the use of owning a fine bird dog if you don't hunt with him8 ,mrs4 ,whipple strongly objected1 for she was afraid of guns1 and at last a compromise was reached4 ,ernest was to be allowed to go hunting with ,sam provided he would not ask to own or use a gun until he was sixteen1 and reluctantly he consented to this arrangement4 ,jack1 who was still only twelve1 had not yet caught the hunting fever1 and since he owned a dog that could not hunt anyway1 he was content to remain at home1 while ,ernest spent his ,saturdays afield with ,sam4 ,sam ,bumpus1 during the past three years1 had grown to be a less lonely man4 ,through the boys he had made friends in town1 and people began to look upon him as less queer and to recognize his sterling virtues4 ,and all that made him happier4 ,it was a lucky day for me1 he once said1 when ,i brought those puppies down in my pockets4 ,it was a luckier day for us1 responded ,ernest with warmth4 ,now1 tramping together 'cross country with their dogs1 they became even closer friends1 and there was implanted in ,ernest's character a certain honesty and a love of nature that never left him4 ,and withal1 it was great fun4 ,then came another winter1 and one day1 during the ,christmas vacation1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn invited the whole crowd of boys up to his house to enjoy an indoor campfire4 ,mrs4 ,hartshorn1 as usual1 spread her table with a wealth of good things to eat1 and after the dinner they all gathered in the big living-room1 where huge logs were blazing and crackling in the fireplace4 ,i only wish1 said ,ernest ,whipple1 that there were more breeds of dogs for you to tell us about1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,i always enjoyed those talks so much4 ,do you think you know all about all the breeds now8 asked ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 with a smile4 ,well1 no1 confessed ,ernest1 but ,i know something about them all1 and ,i have one or two good books to refer to4 ,i guess there's always more to be learned about everything4 ,that is true1 said their host1 and fortunately there are always good things being written about dogs by men who know them4 ,i never let a chance go by to add to my own fund of dog lore4 ,alfred ,hammond and ,horace ,ames1 who were home from college for the holidays1 were present at the campfire1 and ,alfred was now loudly called upon for a dog story1 ,mr4 ,hartshorn insisting that he had told every one he knew4 ,finally ,alfred acceded to the demand4 ,i ran across two anecdotes the other day which may fill the bill1 said he4 ,i think they are both about collies1 but ,i am not sure4 ,the first is about a ,scotchman and his dog ,brutus4 ,the ,scotchman1 having gone far out of his way in a storm1 stopped at a lonely house and asked for a shelter for the night4 ,the owner of the house admitted him and showed him to a chamber1 and the ,scotchman1 being very weary1 prepared to go to bed4 ,brutus1 however1 was not so readily satisfied with his strange surroundings and proceeded to investigate4 ,at length he returned to his master and began tugging at the bedclothes4 ,the ,scotchman was at last sufficiently aroused to follow the dog out of the room and down the stairs1 and ,brutus led him to the door of a closed room and sniffed at it very cautiously4 ,light which made its way through the cracks indicated that the room was occupied4 ,the ,scotchman could find no hole to peep through1 but much to his surprise he heard several voices1 for he thought that he and his host were alone in the house4 ,he placed his ear to the door and heard enough to make him believe that his life was in danger4 ,he was a brave man1 and prompt action seemed necessary4 ,suddenly he pushed open the door and rushed in1 surprising half a dozen men4 ,they reached for their weapons1 but the traveler was ready first4 ,with his pistol he shot his host and cracked another over the head4 ,brutus1 meanwhile1 attacked so vigorously and to such good purpose that the man and his dog were able to escape uninjured4 ,he afterwards learned that the house where he had sought hospitality was the resort of a gang of highwaymen4 ,the other story is rather tragic1 but ,i guess ,i'll tell it1 as it's the only one ,i have left4 ,a traveling merchant in ,england was riding along on horseback1 when he dropped a bag containing all his money4 ,he was quite unconscious of his loss1 but his dog had seen the bag fall4 ,the dog began to run in front of the horse's head1 barking1 and dashing back along the road1 but the merchant1 who must have been uncommonly stupid1 ,i think1 did not understand the meaning of his strange actions4 ,the dog became more insistent1 as the man urged his horse ahead1 barking in an unusual tone and snapping at the horse's feet4 ,the merchant1 who apparently did not know dogs very well1 began to fear that he was going mad4 ',mad dogs will not drink1' he reflected4 ',at the next ford ,i will watch1 and if he does not drink ,i must shoot him4' ,of course1 the dog was much too anxious and excited to drink at the next ford1 and his master shot him4 ,after riding on a little way the man began to be troubled with doubts and misgivings1 and he turned his horse about4 ,when he reached the ford again1 the dog was not there1 but the man traced him back along the road by the marks of his blood4 ,the merchant found his dog at last1 lying beside the money-bag1 protecting his master's property with his last gasp4 ,remorsefully the merchant stooped down and begged the dog's forgiveness4 ,the faithful animal licked his hand and looked up at him with eyes that seemed to say1 ',it's all right1 my master4 ,you didn't understand4' ,no more stories being forthcoming1 the talk soon drifted to other things4 ,the boys vied with one another in telling of instances which illustrated the superior courage1 intelligence1 and faithfulness of their own dogs1 and then fell into reminiscence4 ,they talked of the awakening of interest in the dogs of ,boytown and what it had meant to each of them1 of the activities of the ,boytown ,humane ,society1 of the ,boytown ,dog ,show in ,morton's barn1 of the days at ,camp ,britches and the death of beloved ,rags1 of the ,eastern ,connecticut field trials and the winning of ,romulus1 of the ,massatucket ,dog ,show and the triumph of ,remus1 and of all the good times the boys and their dogs had had together4 ,they quoted ,sam ,bumpus's quaint sayings and ,tom ,poultice's good advice about the care of dogs1 and they told dog stories that they had read4 ,i don't see how anybody can help loving dogs1 said ,elliot ,garfield4 ,there are men who hate them1 though1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,american sheep growers1 for example1 are bitterly opposed to dogs1 and many of them would like to see the canine race annihilated4 ,and it must be admitted that the dog forms the greatest obstacle in the path of increasing the important sheep-raising industry in the ,united ,states4 ,dogs do kill sheep1 and there's no denying it4 ,i thought there were laws to protect the sheep1 said ,ernest ,whipple4 ,there are1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,some of them are good and some of them are bad4 ,some of them place it in the sheep man's power to take the law into his own hands and act as judge1 jury1 and executioner on the spot1 which of course is all wrong4 ,but unfortunately the best of the laws do not protect the sheep4 ,the state may pay damages1 but that does not restore the slain sheep4 ,i don't see what can be done1 then1 said ,theron ,hammond1 dolefully4 ,for one thing1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 more study should be put on these laws before they are passed4 ,they should not be drawn up by either partisans of the dog or of the sheep4 ,they should aim to eliminate ownerless dogs and to make all owners responsible for the acts of their dogs4 ,on the other hand1 the sheep owners should not be allowed to collect damages unless they can show that they have taken due precautions on their own part1 such as the erection of dog-tight fences4 ,a man has to keep up his fences to keep his neighbor's cows out of his corn1 or he has no redress4 ,why shouldn't a sheep owner be compelled to do likewise8 ,but the real cure for the menace of the sheep-killing dog is more dog4 ,the ,american sheep men don't seem to have learned the lesson that the past has tried to teach them4 ,for centuries the trained shepherd dog has been the protection of the flock in all sheep-raising countries1 and is so to-day in ,great ,britain1 ,europe1 and ,australia4 ,i don't believe there are a dozen first-class trained shepherd dogs in this country1 except in the ,far ,west4 ,in ,scotland there are more dogs to the square mile than there are in the ,united ,states1 yet the ,scotch don't try to legislate the dog out of existence4 ,the ,scotch shepherd never thinks of taking out his flock without his trained collie1 and the result is that few sheep are killed either by stray dogs or wild animals4 ,when the ,american sheep growers learn their lesson from the shepherds of other countries1 overcome their prejudice against the dog1 and adopt the method that has been successfully employed for centuries in other countries1 they will solve this problem1 and not until then4 ,i hope to see the day come when the sheep man is numbered among the dog's best friends here as he is in ,scotland4 ,a lively discussion followed1 and then1 still talking dogs1 the boys trudged home in the moonlight1 over the crisp snow4 ,a few days later the whole crowd was out skating on ,hulse's ,pond4 ,a week of clear1 cold weather following a thaw had made ideal skating1 and ,boytown was making the most of it4 ,there were a number of young men and girls out and a few older devotees of the sport1 but the boys and their dogs had full possession of one end of the pond4 ,here a game of hockey was in progress1 which was somewhat interfered with by the activities of ,tatters1 who had grown into a fine1 lively1 sport-loving dog4 ,he seemed to think the game was arranged for his special benefit1 and he chased the puck to and fro across the ice wherever it went4 ,another general favorite was ,rover1 who never tired of racing with the skaters and particularly enjoyed pulling the younger children about on their sleds4 ,these small children had another name for him--,santa ,claus--and he indeed looked the part4 ,others of the dogs were enjoying the sport1 too1 though ,romulus and ,remus showed a tendency to leave the ice and go scouting off on imaginary trails in the neighborhood4 ,suddenly1 while the fun was at its height1 a sharp cry arose from the upper end of the pond where the brook ran in4 ,it was different from the other shouts and cries that rang out over the ice2 there was terror in it4 ,the loud1 insistent barking of ,tatters immediately followed4 ,the hockey game was interrupted1 and everyone looked toward that end of the pond to see what could be the matter4 ,tatters was running excitedly about the edge of a hole where the ice had broken in1 and in the black water appeared the head and shoulders of little ,eddie ,greene1 who had ventured too near a dangerous spot and had broken through the thin ice4 ,the sounds of merrymaking suddenly ceased1 and there was a general rush in that direction4 ,the bigger boys threw themselves flat on the ice and tried to reach out to ,eddie with their hands1 but the ice cracked alarmingly beneath the weight of so many of them1 and they dared not approach too close4 ,get back1 boys1 get back6 cried ,theron ,hammond1 who was always a leader4 ,get back1 or we'll all go in4 ,they saw that such a catastrophe would only make bad matters worse and obeyed the command4 ,only ,theron and ,harry ,barton remained to try to reach the frightened little fellow1 and they could not get near him4 ,the water was deep1 and ,eddie was struggling wildly to keep from going under the ice1 which broke off wherever he grasped it4 ,keep calm1 ,eddie1 called ,theron1 but ,eddie was terrified and could not keep calm4 ,his head went under once1 and he seemed to be weakening4 ,meanwhile ,ernest ,whipple and one or two of the others had kicked off their skates and had run off in search of boards or fence rails to throw across the hole1 but there seemed to be none near by and help was a long time coming4 ,it began to look as though they would be too late4 ,it was a tense moment4 ,some of the little girls had begun to cry1 and there was one young lady who gave way to hysterics4 ,no one seemed to know what to do4 ,it was awful to stand there and watch the little fellow drown before their eyes4 ,then there came a sudden rush and a plunge and the black and white head of ,remus appeared beside that of the drowning boy4 ,though an aristocrat of the bench show1 this good dog had a brain that worked quickly and a heart that knew no fear4 ,it was a good thing that ,remus had learned to be such a good swimmer in days gone by2 he had need of all his strength and skill now4 ,he seized the boy's collar in his teeth and struggled to drag him out4 ,but it could not be done4 ,the ice broke repeatedly under the dog's paws1 and it was all he could do to keep the boy's head and his own above water4 ,he could only struggle bravely and cast imploring looks toward the helpless humans4 ,the water was ice-cold1 of course1 and it sapped the good dog's strength4 ,his efforts weakened and he tried no more to climb out1 but he never relaxed his hold4 ,he would have gone down to his death with the boy before he would have done that4 ,both heads went below the surface and came up again1 and the dogged1 imploring look deepened in ,remus's eyes4 ,jack ,whipple called words of encouragement1 and it was pitiful to watch the noble dog's efforts to respond4 ,it was wonderful the way he held out1 and in the end he won4 ,when it seemed as though the last atom of his strength must have been spent1 ,ernest ,whipple came running up with a plank which he threw across the hole4 ,remus rested his paws on this and so was able to keep from going under1 but he had no strength left to drag himself and the boy out4 ,eddie was now unconscious1 and could not help himself4 ,then ,elliot ,garfield and two other boys arrived with boards and fence rails1 and with these they built a sort of bridge across the dangerous gap4 ,theron crawled cautiously out upon this1 with ,harry ,barton holding to his feet4 ,he grasped ,remus's collar1 and with ,harry's help dragged the boy and the dog to firm ice4 ,eddie was seized in friendly arms and was rubbed and rolled until he revived4 ,remus fell1 faint and trembling1 to the ice1 and ,jack ,whipple1 unconscious of his own sobs1 gathered the heroic dog to his breast4 ,,chapter ,,xix ,,every ,,dog ,,his ,,day ,eddie ,greene was hurried home and put to bed1 and a doctor was called4 ,for a day or so he was watched over with tender solicitude by his mother1 but he soon insisted on getting up1 and the doctor said that the danger was past4 ,his healthy young body recuperated rapidly and he suffered no serious effects from his harrowing experience4 ,in a few days he was running about as well as ever1 and his parents1 watching him1 had good reason to bless the brave dog that had saved their boy's life4 ,but with ,remus it was different4 ,almost immediately he showed signs of having contracted a severe cold4 ,weakened as he was by exposure and exhausted by his almost superhuman struggles in the water1 he was in no condition to combat the malady1 and pneumonia set in4 ,for days he lay dangerously ill on his bed in ,rome1 while ,jack hoped and prayed in vain for a noticeable turn for the better4 ,tom ,poultice came down and diagnosed the case and left some medicine1 but still ,remus failed to show much improvement4 ,sam ,bumpus came1 too1 and did what he could1 but he was forced to confess that the case was beyond his powers4 ,remus was very weak and seemed unable to rally4 ,jack ,whipple was beside himself with anxiety4 ,when ,remus had distemper he received visits from a good many of the boys in town1 but that was nothing to the interest that was now displayed in him4 ,the boys of the ,humane ,society hung about the ,whipple gates at all hours of the day1 vainly wishing that they might be of some help4 ,mr4 ,morton1 ,mr4 ,pierson1 and other prominent citizens telephoned their inquiries4 ,mr4 ,fellowes came every day1 and total strangers rang the doorbell to ask how the sick dog was getting on4 ,all ,boytown did its best to show honor and sympathy for the hero1 but1 alas1 that brought no relief to the poor dog suffering on his bed in ,rome4 ,for some time now ,mrs4 ,whipple had been unconsciously displaying a different attitude toward the dogs4 ,she never petted them2 she was not yet ready to go quite so far4 ,but she never said anything against dogs any more1 and she had not concealed her pleasure and pride in the triumphs that had been won by both ,romulus and ,remus4 ,and now that ,remus was sick she made no attempt to conceal her anxiety1 and answered all the inquiries patiently4 ,one day ,mr4 ,whipple observed her stealing out to ,rome with a dish of warm broth1 while the boys were in school1 and he couldn't help smiling a little4 ,the mother's heart had been won over at last4 ,there came a day when ,remus seemed to be getting worse instead of better1 and ,tom ,poultice was sent for again4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn himself brought ,tom over in the car from ,thornboro4 ,tom tested the sick dog's temperature and general condition and shook his head solemnly4 ,i'm afraid it's come to a crisis1 said he4 ,nothing more you can do8 asked ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,i'm afraid not1 sir1 said ,tom4 ,then there's no time to be lost1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,we must send for ,dr4 ,runkle4 ,i ought to have done it before4 ,they jumped into the car and drove down to the telegraph office4 ,the next day ,dr4 ,runkle appeared with ,tom and ,mr4 ,hartshorn4 ,he was the ,bridgeport veterinary surgeon that had come too late to save poor ,rags4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn considered him the best veterinarian in the state4 ,with gentle1 skilful hands he made a thorough examination4 ,a bad case of pneumonia1 said he4 ,the first thing to do is to get him into a warmer place4 ,this barn is all right for most things1 but he needs some artificial heat now4 ,mrs4 ,whipple was standing near1 and ,jack looked at her doubtfully4 ,she did not hesitate4 ,apparently she had forgotten all about her vow never to allow the dogs into the house4 ,bring him right into the house1 said she4 ,jack1 you go and get some of that burlap from the storeroom1 and we'll make a bed for him in the kitchen4 ,tom picked ,remus up in his strong arms1 and the little procession made its way up to the house4 ,bringing up the rear came ,romulus1 a subdued dog these last anxious days4 ,his big eyes questioned the faces of his human friends for the meaning of it all4 ,he could not speak1 but no one showed a more genuine sympathy4 ,never before had ,romulus attempted to enter the house4 ,now he seemed to understand that the ban had been lifted4 ,he followed quietly in through the door1 and no one said him nay4 ,but ,i am happy to say that this story is not going to end sadly4 ,i don't believe ,i could tell it if it did4 ,dr4 ,runkle stayed at ,willowdale for three days1 and each day he came down to attend his patient4 ,at last his skill and knowledge and the constant careful nursing won the battle1 and gradually ,remus fought his way back to health4 ,his splendid constitution and stout heart stood him in good stead1 and once the crisis was passed1 recovery was rapid and certain4 ,and that is really the end of the story1 though by no means the end of ,romulus and ,remus4 ,they were destined to live to a ripe old age1 much honored in ,boytown1 and to win many triumphs on field and bench4 ,i need not tell you how happy ,jack ,whipple was to have his beloved dog restored to health and strength again4 ,the rest of the family were hardly less so1 and all ,boytown rejoiced4 ,i will only tell what a few of the people said and did1 because ,remus1 you will agree1 deserved all the honors and all the love that could be heaped upon him4 ,the first day that ,jack was allowed to take ,remus out into the sunshine for a little airing1 there was one who watched them from the kitchen window4 ,it was ,irish ,delia1 who had objected so strenuously when the puppies had first been brought into her kitchen4 ,when ,jack1 smiling happily1 brought the dog in again1 and ,remus1 whose legs were still a bit unsteady1 walked over to his dish for a drink of water1 ,delia could restrain herself no longer4 ,she flopped down on her knees beside him1 and putting her arms about him1 sobbed unrestrainedly into his soft coat4 ,ach1 ,remus1 dear1 she cried1 ye niver knew it1 but ,i loved ye like me own brother4 ,and what did ,tom ,poultice say after the danger was over8 ,he placed a kindly hand on ,jack's shoulder and said1 ,i read a book once called ',the ,mill on the ,floss1' and there was a chap in it named ,bob ,jakin--just a hordinary chap like me4 ,one day 'e says to a lady1 'e says1 ',hev a dog1 ,miss4 ,they're better friends nor any ,christian4' ,i've always thought 'e was right1 ,jacky1 and ,i think so now more than ever4 ,mr4 ,hartshorn didn't say much4 ,he was not the demonstrative kind1 but everyone knew what he thought4 ,one day he told the boys that he had just received a letter from a cousin of his in the ,west who was a sheep man4 ,he hates dogs1 said ,mr4 ,hartshorn1 worse than coyotes4 ,he always makes fun of my sentimentality1 as he calls it1 and can't say too much against an animal that can furnish neither eggs1 milk1 wool1 nor meat4 ,he calls the dog a useless creature4 ,i sat down and wrote him what ,remus did on ,hulse's ,pond1 and asked him if he had ever heard of a sheep that had saved a human life4 ,i guess that will hold him for awhile4 ,sam ,bumpus didn't say much1 either4 ,he just stroked ,remus's head and patted his flank1 and then remarked1 ,i've sometimes thought life was a pretty tough proposition1 but ,i reckon so long as there's boys an' dogs in the world1 we can manage to stagger along an' bear up under it4 ,what other people said didn't matter so much as what they did4 ,mr4 ,morton quietly started a little affair of his own1 and after he had made numerous calls on business acquaintances of his1 a little ceremony took place in the ,whipple yard1 just outside of ,rome4 ,a committee called1 consisting of ,mr4 ,morton1 ,mr4 ,pierson1 and ,mr4 ,fellowes1 and after a short speech was made by the banker1 a bronze medal was presented to ,remus4 ,it isn't to be hidden away in a drawer somewhere1 explained ,mr4 ,morton4 ,he's to wear it on his collar1 and if he loses it1 we'll get him another one4 ,one side of the medal bore the words1 ,presented to ,remus by the citizens of ,boytown4 ,on the other side was a setter's head and the words1 ,for heroism in saving human life4 ,april came again to ,boytown1 and with it the bluebirds and robins1 the pussy willows and red maple blossoms1 and the green buds of the dogwoods that watched over the resting-place of ,rags on the hill4 ,with it1 too1 came strength to the graceful limbs of ,remus4 ,there were warm1 sunny days1 when it was good for dogs and boys to be out of doors1 and there were crisp1 cool evenings1 when a crackling fire on the hearth was pleasant4 ,let us bid farewell to our friends as they sit before their open fires1 ,sam ,bumpus in his lonely shack1 but not unhappy any more1 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,hartshorn side by side in the big house at ,willowdale1 and the ,whipples in their pleasant sitting-room on ,washburn ,street4 ,at one side of the table sits ,mrs4 ,whipple1 sewing1 with a look of contentment on her face1 mingled with pride as she watches the two fine young fellows who are her sons4 ,at the other side of the table ,mr4 ,whipple is reading aloud from that wonderful story1 ,greyfriars ,bobby4 ,remus lies comfortably stretched out on one side of the hearth and ,romulus on the other1 for they are no longer banished to ,rome4 ,the house is none too good for them4 ,and about each happy dog's neck are entwined a loving master's arms4 ,,the ,,end ,,the ,,more ,,important ,,breeds ,,of ,,dogs ,i4 ,,non-,,sporting ,,and ,,utility4 ,a4 ,,large ,,dogs4 ,,page ,st4 ,bernard4 7#aji7 ,st4 ,bernard ,rough and smooth varieties4 ,colors1 red1 orange1 or brindle with white markings1 or white with patches of these colors4 ,height1 #cj to #ci inches4 ,weight1 #afj to #aij pounds or more4 ,mastiff4 7#aaa7 ,colors1 fawn or brindle1 with black on the head4 ,coat1 short4 ,height1 #bh inches average4 ,weight1 #agj pounds average4 ,newfoundland4 7#aaa-aab7 ,colors1 jet black1 black and white1 or brown and white4 ,height1 #be to #bi inches4 ,weight1 #aaj to #aej pounds4 ,coat1 long4 ,great ,dane4 7#aae7 ,colors1 brindle1 fawn1 blue1 black1 and harlequin4 ,height1 #bh inches up4 ,weight1 #ij pounds up4 ,coat1 short4 ,b4 ,,smaller ,,dogs4 ,english 7#eg-eh1 ,colors varying from pure white to dark ,bulldog4 #aae-aaf7 brindle4 ,weight1 #dj to #ej pounds 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,weight1 #de to #fj pounds4 ,boston4 7#fi7 ,color1 brindle and white4 ,weight1 #ag to #bg pounds4 ,smooth ,fox 7#fi-gj7 ,color1 white1 with black1 sometimes tan1 markings4 ,weight1 #bj pounds maximum4 ,doberman ,pinscher4 7#gj7 ,color1 black and tan4 ,height1 #bb to #bf inches4 ,weight1 #dj to #dh pounds4 ,b4 ,,wire-,,haired4 ,wire-,haired 7#ga7 ,same as the smooth variety except for ,fox ,terrier4 the coat4 ,airedale4 7#fd-fe1 #ga7 ,color1 tan1 with black or dark grizzled body or saddle4 ,weight1 #dj to #de pounds4 ,larger ones not approved4 ,bedlington4 7#ga7 ,coat1 mixture of soft and wiry4 ,colors1 dark blue1 blue and tan1 liver1 liver and tan1 sandy1 and sandy and tan4 ,height #ae to #af inches4 ,weight1 #bb to #bd pounds4 ,irish4 7#ga7 ,colors1 red or red wheaten4 ,weight1 #bb to #bd pounds4 ,welsh4 7#ga7 ,colors1 black and tan1 or black1 grizzle1 and tan4 ,height1 #af inches average4 ,weight1 #bb pounds average4 ,scottish4 7#gb7 ,colors1 steel or iron gray1 brindle or grizzle1 black1 sandy1 and wheaton4 ,height1 #i to #ab inches4 ,weight1 #af to #bj pounds4 ,west ,highland 7#gb7 ,color1 pure white4 ,height1 #h to #ab ,white4 inches4 ,weight1 #ab to #ah pounds4 ,cairn4 7#ga-gb7 ,colors1 red sandy1 gray1 brindle1 or nearly black4 ,weight1 #aa to #ae pounds4 ,dandie ,dinmont4 7#gb-gc7 ,the colors are gray1 known as pepper1 and fawn1 known as mustard4 ,height1 #h to #aa inches4 ,weight1 #ad to #bd pounds4 ,sealyham4 7#gc7 ,color1 white1 or white with black or brown markings1 or both4 ,weight1 #ab to #ag pounds4 ,c4 ,,long-,,haired4 ,skye4 7#gc-gd7 ,colors1 dark or light blue or gray1 or fawn with black points4 ,height1 #h to #i inches4 ,weight1 #ad to #bj pounds4 ,clydesdale4 7#gd7 ,color1 steel blue and golden tan4 ,weight1 #ah pounds maximum4 ,yorkshire4 7#gd7 ,color1 dark steel blue with tan markings4 ,weight1 #e to #ab pounds4 ,,iv4 ,,toy ,,dogs4 ,a4 ,,smooth-,,coated4 ,italian 7#hb1 #bfj7 ,colors1 all shades of fawn1 red1 mouse1 ,greyhound4 blue1 cream1 and white2 also black1 brindle1 and pied4 ,weight1 #h pounds average4 ,pug4 7#hb7 ,colors1 black1 silver fawn1 or apricot fawn1 with black mask and trace4 ,weight1 #ab to #af pounds4 ,toy ,manchester4 7#hb7 ,same as large ,manchester1 but weighing only #d to #g pounds4 ,toy ,bull ,terrier4 7#hb7 ,pure white preferred1 brindle allowed4 ,weight1 #c to #ae pounds4 ,miniature ,bulldog4 7#hb7 ,same as the large ,english bulldog1 but weighing less than #bj pounds4 ,chihuahua4 7#hc7 ,colors1 fawn1 black1 chocolate1 cream1 and white4 ,weight1 #bc ounces to #d pounds4 ,b4 ,,wire-,,haired4 ,brussels ,griffon4 7#he7 ,colors1 reddish1 black and tan1 gray1 or fawn4 ,weight1 #f to #aj pounds4 ,c4 ,,long-,,haired4 ,pomeranian4 7#hc7 ,colors1 white1 black1 blue1 gray1 brown1 sable1 red1 orange1 fawn1 or parti-colored4 ,weight1 #e to #ab pounds4 ,english ,toy 7#hc-hd7 ,the four recognized varieties are the ,spaniel4 ,blenheim1 pure white with bright red1 orange1 or chestnut markings2 the ruby1 a chestnut red2 the black and tan2 the tri-color1 black1 white1 and tan4 ,weight1 #i to #ab pounds4 ,pekingese ,spaniel4 7#hd7 ,colors1 red1 fawn1 black1 tan1 brindle1 sable1 white1 and parti-colored4 ,weight1 #ah pounds maximum4 ,japanese ,spaniel4 7#hd-he7 ,colors1 black and white or red and white1 the red including sable1 brindle1 lemon1 and orange4 ,weight1 #g pounds average4 ,maltese4 7#he7 ,color1 pure white with black points4 ,weight1 #aj pounds maximum4 ,toy ,poodle4 7#he7 ,colors1 all black1 red1 white1 or blue2 white preferred4 ,weight1 #d to #aj pounds4 ,v4 ,,arctic ,,and ,,sub-,,arctic ,,breeds4 ,eskimo4 7#bfi7 ,coat1 hard and dense4 ,color1 grizzled black or gray4 ,weight1 #ge to #ajj pounds4 ,husky4 7#bfi7 ,color1 variable4 ,weight1 #abe pounds up4 ,samoyede4 7#bfh7 ,coat1 medium long4 ,color1 usually white2 also black1 black and white1 brown1 and fawn4 ,spitz4 7#bfh7 ,coat1 long4 ,color1 white or wolfish gray4 ,norwegian 7#bfh-bfi7 ,coat1 thick and coarse4 ,color1 grizzled ,elkhound4 brown or black4 ,height1 #bj inches average4 ,,things ,,to ,,know ,,about ,,dogs ,bench shows1 #aeg-aei1 #bde et seq4 ,championship1 how won1 #aeh ,convulsions1 #ia1 #ic ,discipline1 #bb-bc ,distemper1 #hh et seq4 ,eczema1 #ajd-aje ,feeding1 #ci1 #ec-ee ,field trials1 #bah-bba1 #bcj et seq4 ,fleas1 #abg-abh ,gun-shy dogs1 #bd ,how to approach a dog1 #bfg ,judging show dogs1 #agd-age ,medicine1 how to administer1 #ea-eb ,puppies1 care of1 #ci1 #ec ,sheep1 dogs used with1 #bhf-bhh ,skin troubles1 #ajd-aje ,teeth1 #abj-aba1 #abc-abd ,training bird dogs1 #ba-bd1 #acg-ach1 #adj-ada1 #adb1 #add ,worms1 #ej-ea ,,companion ,,stories ,,of ,,country ,,life ,,for ,,boys ,by ,,charles ,p4 ,,burton ,,the ,,boys ,,of ,,bob',s ,,hill ,illustrated by ,,george ,a4 ,,williams1 #abmo4 #a4cj net4 ,a lively story of a party of boys in a small ,new ,england town4 ,a first-rate juvenile 444 a real story for the live human boy--any boy will read it eagerly to the end 444 quite thrilling adventures4--,chicago ,record-,herald4 ,tom ,sawyer would have been a worthy member of the ,bob's ,hill crowd and shared their good times and thrilling adventures with uncommon relish4444 ,a jolly group of youngsters as nearly true to the real thing in boy nature as one can ever expect to find between covers4--,christian ,register4 ,,the ,,bob',s ,,cave ,,boys ,illustrated by ,,victor ,,perard4 #a4cj net4 ,it would be hard to find anything better in the literature of ,new ,england boy life4 ,healthy1 red-blooded1 human boys1 full of fun1 into trouble and out again1 but frank1 honest1 and clean4--,the ,congregationalist4 ,,the ,,bob',s ,,hill ,,braves ,illustrated by ,h4 ,s4 ,,delay4 #abmo4 #a4cj net4 ,the ,bob's ,hill band spend a vacation in ,illinois1 where they play at being ,indians1 hear thrilling tales of real ,indians1 and learn much frontier history4 ,a history of especial interest to ,boy ,scouts4 ,merry youngsters4 ,capital4 ,thrilling tales of the red men and explorers4 ,these healthy red-blooded1 ,new ,england boys4--,philadelphia ,press4 ,,the ,,boy ,,scouts ,,of ,,bob',s ,,hill ,illustrated by ,,gordon ,,grant1 #abmo4 #a4cj net4 ,the ,bob's ,hill band organizes a ,boy ,scouts band and have many adventures4 ,mr4 ,burton brings in tales told around a campfire of ,la ,salle1 ,joliet1 the ,louisiana ,purchase1 and the ,northwestern ,reservation4 ,,camp ,,bob',s ,,hill ,illustrated by ,,gordon ,,grant4 #a4cj net4 ,a tale of ,boy ,scouts on their summer vacation4 ,,henry ,,holt ,,and ,,company ,,publishers ,,new ,,york ,,by ,,alfred ,,bishop ,,mason ,,tom ,,strong1 ,,washington',s ,,scout ,illustrated4 #a4cj net4 ,a story of adventure4 ,the principal characters1 a boy and a trapper1 are in the ,revolutionary army from the defeat at ,brooklyn to the victory at ,yorktown4 ,the most important events of the ,revolution and much general historical information are woven into this interesting and very well constructed story of ,tom and a trapper1 who serve their country bravely and well4 ,historical details are correctly given4--,american ,library ,association ,booklet4 ,,tom ,,strong1 ,,boy-,,captain ,illustrated4 #a4cj net4 ,tom ,strong and a sturdy old trapper take part in such stirring events following the ,revolution as the ,indian raid with ,crawford and a flat-boat voyage from ,pittsburgh to ,new ,orleans1 etc4 ,,tom ,,strong1 ,,junior ,illustrated4 #a4cj net4 ,the story of the son of ,tom ,strong in the young ,united ,states4 ,tom sees the duel between ,alexander ,hamilton and ,aaron ,burr2 is in ,washington during the presidency of ,jefferson2 is on board of the ,clermont on its first trip1 and serves in the ,united ,states ,navy during the ,war of #ahab4 ,,tom ,,strong1 ,,third ,illustrated4 #a4cj net4 ,tom ,strong1 ,junior's son helps his father build the first railroad in the ,united ,states and then goes with ,kit ,carson on the ,lewis and ,clarke ,expedition4 ,,henry ,,holt ,,and ,,company ,,publishers ,,new ,,york ,,the ,,home ,,book ,,of ,,verse ,,for ,,young ,,folks ,compiled by ,,burton ,e4 ,,stevenson1 ,editor of ,the ,home ,book of ,verse4 ,with cover1 and illustrations in color and black and white by ,,willy ,,pogany4 ,over #ejj pages1 large #abmo4 #b4jj net4 ,not a rambling1 hap-hazard collection but a vade-mecum for youth from the ages of six or seven to sixteen or seventeen4 ,it opens with ,nursery ,rhymes and lullabies1 progresses through child rhymes and jingles to more mature nonsense verse2 then come fairy verses and ,christmas poems2 then nature verse and favorite rhymed stories2 then through the trumpet and drum period 7where an attempt is made to teach true patriotism7 to the final appeal of ,life ,lessons and ,a ,garland of ,gold 7the great poems for all ages74 ,this arrangement secures sequence of sentiment and a sort of cumulative appeal4 ,nearly all the children's classics are included1 and along with them a body of verse not so well known but almost equally deserving4 ,there are many real finds1 most of which have never before appeared in any anthology4 ,mr4 ,stevenson has banished doleful and pessimistic verse1 and has dwelt on hope1 courage1 cheerfulness and helpfulness4 ,the book should serve1 too1 as an introduction to the greater poems1 informing taste for them and appreciation of them1 against the time when the boy or girl1 grown into youth and maiden1 is ready to swim out into the full current of ,english poetry4 ,,henry ,,holt ,,and ,,company ,,publishers ,,new ,,york ,,by ,,alice ,,calhoun ,,haines ,for ,young ,folks from #i to #af ,years old4 ,,partners ,,for ,,fair ,with illustrations by ,,faith ,,avery4 #a4ce net ,a story full of action1 not untinged by pathos1 of a boy and his faithful dog and their wanderings after the poor-house burns down4 ,they have interesting experiences with a traveling circus2 the boy is thrown from a moving train1 and has a lively time with the ,mexican ,insurrectos1 from whom he is rescued by our troops4 ,,the ,,luck ,,of ,,the ,,dudley ,,grahams ,illustrated by ,,francis ,,day4 #cjj pp41 #abmo4 #a4ce net4 ,a family story of city life4 ,lightened by humor and an airship4 ,among the very best of books for young folks4 ,appeals especially to girls4--,wisconsin ,list for ,township ,libraries4 ,promises to be perennially popular4 ,a family of happy1 healthy1 inventive1 bright children make the best of restricted conditions and prove themselves masters of circumstances4--,christian ,register4 ,sparkles with cleverness and humor4--,brooklyn ,eagle4 ,,cock-,a-,,doodle ,,hill ,a sequel to the above4 ,illustrated by ,,francis ,,day4 #bif pp41 #abmo4 #a4ce net4 ,cockle-a-doodle ,hill is where the ,dudley ,graham family went to live when they left ,new ,york1 and here ,ernie started her chicken-farm1 with one solitary fowl1 ,hennerietta4 ,the pictures of country scenes and the adventures and experiences of this household of young people are very life-like4 ,no better book for young people than ',the ,luck of the ,dudley ,grahams' was offered last year4 ',cock-a-,doodle ,hill' is another of similar qualities4--,philadelphia ,press4 ,,henry ,,holt ,,and ,,company ,,publishers 7,,viii'#ab7 ,,new ,,york