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had been swimming hoiae when we picked him

up. As the distance is nearly twenty miles this

theory hardly seems credible, but the fact

remains, that the dog must have been in the

water a very long time trying to return home.
Last season there came a Sear little baby of

tlie third generation to the old cabin, and Jet

took the infant under his especial care from the

first. He would watch while it slept with
untiring patience, jog the cradle if it stirred, and

caU the nurse if it cried or needed attention.

Nothing pleased him more than to be left alone

with the little one, and, in the course of the
summer, his faithful cave wag rewarded by

responsive affection. The baby learned to love

him, and would crow and coo to him every morn­

ing with unmistakable delight. She learned to

stand on her feet aad take her first steps by cling­
ing to his neek, and h's name, Det, was the first

word ever she spoke,

One evening, late in August, we were all
assembled outside on the lawn as usual after

supper, enjoying thecoul twilight. The servants