THIS LITTLE SKETCH
Is dedicated
TO ALL WHO HAVE EVER LOVED ONE OF THOSE FAITHFUL
CREATURES OF WHOM WE, IN OUR IGNORANCE
AND VANITY, ARE WONT TO SPEAK AS
"THE LOWER ANIMALS."
B. S. D.

CONTENTS

PAGE
Chapter I[1]
Chapter II[9]
Chapter III[14]
Chapter IV[23]
Chapter V[30]
Chapter VI[34]
Chapter VII[41]
Chapter VIII[46]
Chapter IX[54]
Chapter X[62]
Chapter XI[70]
Chapter XII[76]
Chapter XIII[82]
Chapter XIV[91]
Chapter XV[98]
Chapter XVI[104]
Chapter XVII[108]
Chapter XVIII[114]

ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Old City Gates, St. Augustine[Frontispiece.]
"I fell on my knees to hug him"Page[25]
"He was hissing at Bruno""[62]
Chasing Crabs and Sea-Birds"[111]

BRUNO
CHAPTER I