DAISY’S DOGS.

When they grew older they became very spry, and could leap over any
common fence at one bound, and they never again tried to crawl through a
hole too small for them. The mistake they made at the garden gate taught
them a good lesson.

They became very wonderful dogs as they grew older. Daisy’s father kept a
store, and Dusky learned the value of money. If a coin was dropped upon the
floor he would pick it up and put it in the money drawer. He would also beg
money of the patrons of the store, and with it go out to the butcher or baker
and buy himself a piece of meat or a doughnut. He never forgot a kindness,
and when ever a man entered the store who had once given him a penny, he
would run to greet him, and express his affection by jumping and wagging his
tail.

Silky could be sent on errands to the market. He would carry a letter in
his mouth to the merchant, and bring home a basket of provisions. If other
dogs came out to play with him he would not stop to notice them till his
errands were done.

The following is one of the most interesting incidents in the lives of these
wonderful dogs. One day they were sent to the railroad station to give
a letter to the mail-agent. After this was done they went into an open freight-
car which was standing upon a side track. Here they laid down and went to
sleep. The brakeman, not knowing they were there, closed the door. Soon
the car was attached to the engine, and they were carried rapidly to the next
station, ten miles away.

When the car was opened they seemed to understand their unlucky situa-
tion. They rushed out, and for a while looked around as if wishing to find
some friend to guide them. At length: they turned to the track, and, setting
their faces homeward, started back at full speed, leaping from sleeper to
sleeper. They did not slacken their speed till they reached home.

Daisy had missed them, and in her winter hat and fur-trimmed cloak had
gone out to look for them. When they saw her they were so full of joy that
they sprang upon her with such force that it nearly threw her down. She was
as glad as they; and casting aside her muff and mittens, she threw her arms
around them and actually cried for joy. :

They were both very tired and hungry, and after they had taken their supper
they both went to sleep at the foot of Daisy’s bed.