. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. JOSEPHINE. A TRUE STORY. OuE beautiful pet was called Josephine. She was a collie, with soft brown eyes, and had a great deal of sense. She seemed to understand whatever was said to her, and to have many thoughts of her own besides. One day we were going to send off some of her pretty pup- pies on the train. Josephine went with us to the express office, and saw the lit- tle creatures in the box ready to set out. She came home with us, but we soon missed her. We found that she had gone back alon


. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. JOSEPHINE. A TRUE STORY. OuE beautiful pet was called Josephine. She was a collie, with soft brown eyes, and had a great deal of sense. She seemed to understand whatever was said to her, and to have many thoughts of her own besides. One day we were going to send off some of her pretty pup- pies on the train. Josephine went with us to the express office, and saw the lit- tle creatures in the box ready to set out. She came home with us, but we soon missed her. We found that she had gone back alone to take leave of her puppies. Poor Jose- phine came to us one evening in great agony. She lay at our feet with her soft brown eyes raised, as if pleading for help. We did everything we could for our pet. A cruel man had given her poison. For three days she suffered the greatest pain, and then died. We buried her as a friend, and covered her grave with green turf and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Boston, Estes and Lauriat


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