116 CAROLINE.
Jasper concludes to go home. His adventures at the farm-house.

“ He concluded that since he was going home, it would
be best for the horse to go with him; so he took up the
bridle in his mouth, and pulling gently, led the horse to
the path. Mr. Woodman had taught him to lead the
horse about in this manner, and had taught the horse to
obey him. So the horse went along where Jasper led the
way, and thus in about three quarters of an hour, the
horse and the dog arrived safely together at the farm.

“Jasper knew very well, that the place for the horse
was in a stall, in one corner of the barn. So he led him
to the barn door. The door was shut. Jasper went
around and clambered in through a small square hole
which there was in the side of the barn, and then being
on the inside, he pushed the door open. ‘The horse went
in, and walked directly into his stall.

“ Jasper knew very well that the saddle and bridle ought
to be taken off, and he looked up at the horse a moment,
as he stood in the stall, to see if- he could contrive any
way of doing it. But he could not, and so he left the
horse in the stall with the saddle and bridle on and went
to the house.

“'The door of the house was shut, but the window was
open, and: Jasper jumped in.

“‘ He first looked about the room to see whether all was
safe. ‘There was but one room in the house you must
know, with a sort of step ladder m the back part of it,
leading to a little garret above. Jasper found that every
thing was as they had left it in the morning. He then
went under the table and brought out a basket which was
kept there, one in which he was accustomed to convey
Mr. Woodman’s luncheon to him, when he was at work
in the field. This basket he carried out into the middle of