Yes, we had a good time the rest of the summer, and then we had to part; for of course the man had his dog back again.
How I have wished I might see the brave fellow once more. I think he will never be forsaken again.
They went away from the coast a little earlier than we did. The children all bade me good-by, and Hercules’ master invited me to go with them. We had a long visit the night before they went, and both of us felt very sorry to part company; but some way people do not think that we dogs have much heart, or ever mourn for absent friends. There, excuse that tear, but it always makes me feel badly to talk of Hercules, and that delightful summer by the sea.
R.
FLY-LEAF WISDOM FOUND IN AN OLD BOOK.
READ slowly, pause frequently,
Think seriously,
Keep cleanly, return daily,
With the corners of the leaves