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. “THE TWO FUNNY LITTLE TROTS.”

     
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    

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T exclaimed.

Poor. Gip had doubtless been having de-
lightful dreams; it was very hard on him to
“be waked up so startlingly. He blinked his
eyes, and tried to see the imaginary cat; no
doubt he thought it was his own fault he
‘did not succeed, for he was the most hum-
ble-minded and unpresuming of little dogs,
and his faith in me was unbounded. He
could not see a cat, but he took it for granted
that 7 did; so he set to work barking vigor-
ously. That was just what I wanted. The
trots heard the noise, and both turned round;
then they let go their nurse’s hands, and made
a little journey round her skirts till they

 

met.

x “Dot,” said one, “ pretty doggie.”

oe “Doll,” said the other, both speaking at
oe once, you understand, “pretty doggie.”
2] I don’t mean to say that I heard what they

“G said; I only saw it. But afterwards, when I
had heard their voices, I felt sure that was