. Pierrot, dog of Belgium . shoulders to it, and the hogshead began togather momentum. At first Pierrot pulled jerkily, with hisforefeet scratching and his tongue hanging PIERROT, DOG OF BELGIUM 23 out; he wanted to run with it. But Luppegrowled at him and soon he settled down tothe steady pull that counts. Granpere be-gan thrusting the rollers beneath the hogs-head, Mere Marie spoke shrill words of en-couragement, and foot by foot the two bigdogs dragged the ponderous load to the otherside of the dairy. Pierrot was panting and his tongue wasdripping when the work was done, but helooked up ver
. Pierrot, dog of Belgium . shoulders to it, and the hogshead began togather momentum. At first Pierrot pulled jerkily, with hisforefeet scratching and his tongue hanging PIERROT, DOG OF BELGIUM 23 out; he wanted to run with it. But Luppegrowled at him and soon he settled down tothe steady pull that counts. Granpere be-gan thrusting the rollers beneath the hogs-head, Mere Marie spoke shrill words of en-couragement, and foot by foot the two bigdogs dragged the ponderous load to the otherside of the dairy. Pierrot was panting and his tongue wasdripping when the work was done, but helooked up very proudly at Mere Marie, asGranpere unharnessed him, and wagged hisstump tail violently as she spoke the expectedword of praise. Old Luppe said nothing, butstalked off stolidly to his piece of carpet andlay down with a thump. Then Pere Jean went over to Pierrot andfelt up and down his legs and pinched his backand shoulders. Hell do, said Pere Jean. I think youmight take him to town to-morrow withLuppe. Pierrot had grown II Pierrots first trip to Brussels was filledwith wonderful experiences. Mere Marie,very brisk and fresh-looking, routed him outbefore daybreak. The polished copper cans,filled with last nights creamy milk, she tookfrom the cool water in which they stood andwiped them carefully. Then she broughtup the low cart, with its two stout wheels andthe framework slanting out from the sides,and set the cans in neatly with a roundcheese and a firkin of butter. Luppe cameup quietly, and Mere Marie fastened on hisgirth and collar, to which the reins wereattached, and placing him between the shaftssnapped on the traces. All this, of course, Pierrot had observedmany times before, but he was somewhatastonished when Mere Marie took down his 24 PIERROT, DOG OF BELGIUM 25 own harness from its peg and buckled it onhim. Then she led him over beside Luppeand hitched him outside the left-hand shaft,snapping the traces into a ring Granperehad bolted to the front of the cart. Itsud
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