Bruno

f Bruno had consented to eat his supper. When he started down town a whole hour earlier than usual, I knew

s appeared; "wouldn't touch a thing. Never saw su

would be well to bring him out to our ho

way twice already, and both times I followed him and found him hanging around the house y

and then making fitful attempts to converse. The dainty noon meal had suddenly

e merry, while our faithful

yes, I did, I cried! How I regretted that I had never cultivated an intimacy with Mrs. Nimrod, so t

d proposed a stroll down town; thinking, I suppose, that if we

eeting friends and acquaintances, stopping to glance at new goods in se

knees to hug

y and dash, and Bruno, stomach to earth, was crawling about us, uttering yelp

own, I fell on my knees to hug him, and could not keep back tears of mingled

where to be seen. Bruno had evidently escaped, and was running away to

d; he was so faint with fasting and grief, and then the overwhelming joy at finding those he had thought to be fo

t, till his sides began to swell visibly. He paused between mouthfuls to feast his loving eyes on first one, then the other of us, and his tail never once stopped wagging. Rebecca

s we sat side by side, for a three-cornered talk. He sat on end, waving his tail to and fro on th

ly runs. Then we reminded him how impossible it was for Julius to go on such excursions with him, and of ho

ome he could come often to see us, and he would al

got his ha

nie; now we'r

et off for our walk two hours earlier. I busied myself then preparing a little supper against Julius's return; for we had not been able to eat since breakfa

mrod had just returned from an unsuccessful search, and they were wondering what to do next.

e to keep him tied up

ught not,

mpse of us now and then, I believe he'll be better cont

refused to stay at home. It soon came to be a regul

a mile from us, so Julius

lly came to rem

ut," he cried, "then he'

ertain long, deep scratches on

e worth to shut him out, and he leaps that f

ntinued to come,-dragging sometimes a rope or strap, or some other va

d when he could manage to escape. One night it was raining hard when the time c

s our

given; so the trade was off. He stayed closely at home now, se