Memories . e mustpass. I can see now his first bumble downthat wide, back-water of a street, how con-tinually and suddenly he sat down to make sureof his own legs, how continually he lost ourheels. He showed us then in full perfection 9 MEMORIES what was afterwards to be an inconvenient—if endearing—characteristic: at any call orwhistle he would look in precisely the oppositedirection. How many times all through hislife have I not seen him, at my whistle, startviolently and turn his tail to me, then, withnose thrown searchingly from side to side,begin to canter toward the horizon ! In that fir
Memories . e mustpass. I can see now his first bumble downthat wide, back-water of a street, how con-tinually and suddenly he sat down to make sureof his own legs, how continually he lost ourheels. He showed us then in full perfection 9 MEMORIES what was afterwards to be an inconvenient—if endearing—characteristic: at any call orwhistle he would look in precisely the oppositedirection. How many times all through hislife have I not seen him, at my whistle, startviolently and turn his tail to me, then, withnose thrown searchingly from side to side,begin to canter toward the horizon ! In that first walk, we met, fortunately, butone vehicle, a brewers dray; he chose thatmoment to attend to the more serious affairs oflife, sitting quietly before the horses feet andrequiring to be moved by hand. From thebeginning he had his dignity, and was extremelydifficult to lift, owing to the length of hismiddle distance. What strange feelings must have stirred inhis little white soul when he first smelled lO.
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