er where stood a large
currant-bush.

I looked under the bush, and saw Caesar digging
a hole, into which he put the slipper, and then
covered it up with earth. Upon digging under
this bush, I found all the things that had been
missed.

A neighbor's dog, called "Dr. Wiseman," was
Caesar's particular friend. One day we heard a
loud scratching at the front-door; and, when we
opened it, in walked Caesar and Dr. Wiseman.
Caesar took the Doctor by the ear, and led him
up to each of the family, just as if he were
introducing him, and then led him into the
garden, and treated him to a bone.

Although Caesar did many naughty things, we all
loved him; for he was quite affectionate as
well as intelligent: but our neighbors
complained of him because he chased their
chickens, bit their pigs, and scared their
horses. A farmer who came to our house one day
with a load of potatoes took a great fancy to
him. He wanted him for a watch-dog on his farm,
which was only four miles from our house.

As he promised to treat him kindly, my mother
thought it was best to let him have the dog;
and I finally consented, although I believe I
cried a good deal about it.

So Caesar was put into the farmer's wagon, much
against his will; and off he went into the
country. About three months afterwards, when
there was a foot of snow on the ground, there
came a great scratching at the front-door of
our house, early in the morning, before I was
up; and, when the servant opened the door, in
bounded Caesar with a rope around his neck, and
a large chunk of wood fastened to the other end
of it.

He ran by the servant, and up the stairs, with
the piece of wood going bump, bump, all the
way, dashed into my room, jumped right up on my
bed, and began licking my face.

I was very glad to see my dog again. He staid
with us several days; and, when the farmer came
for him, he lay down on the floor, closed his
eyes, and pretended to be dead; but the farmer
took him back to the farm in his wagon.

About a year and a half after that, when I came
home for a vacation, we all went