. Pierrot, dog of Belgium . family showered upon him. Onlyon the last day his eyes followed Granpereabout with dumb pleading in them; and whenGranpere at last knelt beside him, Luppepainfully dragged himself up into the oldmans arms, and, with a great sigh, died. Mere Marie and Henri and Lisa all wept,Lisa the loudest, and Granpere and PereJean were both very quiet and sober. It isnot fitting that a man should mourn a dog ashe mourns a brother or even a cross old uncle,but sometimes a dying dog leaves just asdeep a feeling of loss. Luppe, with all hislittle faults, had been one of the family f
. Pierrot, dog of Belgium . family showered upon him. Onlyon the last day his eyes followed Granpereabout with dumb pleading in them; and whenGranpere at last knelt beside him, Luppepainfully dragged himself up into the oldmans arms, and, with a great sigh, died. Mere Marie and Henri and Lisa all wept,Lisa the loudest, and Granpere and PereJean were both very quiet and sober. It isnot fitting that a man should mourn a dog ashe mourns a brother or even a cross old uncle,but sometimes a dying dog leaves just asdeep a feeling of loss. Luppe, with all hislittle faults, had been one of the family for solong that home would never seem quite thesame again without him. They buried him under the grapevine, in a PIERROT, DOG OF BELGIUM 41 sheltered spot, and many a human grave hasbeen watered by less genuine tears. ThenLisa brought blue cornflowers and red poppiesand laid them on the little mound, and theyall went silently back to the house. Thus was old Luppe gathered to his fathersand young Pierrot reigned in his
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