TWIN BABIES. 53

seemed to have something to do in the
house.

In a month the babies, big babies now,
were sleek and fat. It is amazing how these
creatures will eat after a short nap of a
few months, like that. And their cunning
tricks, now! And their kindness to their
master! Ah! their glossy black coats and
their brilliant black eyes!

And now three men came. Two of these
men were Italians from San Francisco.
The third man was also from that city,
but he had an amazing big nose and re-
fused to eat bear meat. He thought it was
pork.

They took tremendous interest in the big
black twins, and stayed all night and till
late next day, seeing them perform.

“Seventy-five dollars,” said one big nose
to the other big nose, back in a corner
where they thought the boy did not hear.

“One hundred and fifty. You see, I'll
have to give my friends fifty each. Yes,
it’s true I’ve took care of ’em all winter,