in
the tent."

Ben then explained to him that, after his work was done that night, he
would not be expected to report for duty until the time for starting on
Sunday night, and concluded his remarks by saying:

"Now you know what your rights are, an don't you let Job impose on you
in any way. I'll be round here after you get through work, an' we'll
bunk in somewhere together."

The arrival of Messrs. Lord and Jacobs put a stop to the conversation,
and was the signal for Toby's time of trial. It seemed to him, and with
good reason, that the chief delight these men had in life was to torment
him, for neither ever spoke a pleasant word to him; and when one was not
giving him some difficult work to do, or finding fault in some way, the
other would be sure to do so; and Toby had very little comfort from the
time he began work in the morning until he stopped at night.

It was not until after the evening performance was over that Toby had a
chance to speak with Mr. Stubbs, and then he was so tired that he simply
took the old monkey from the cage, nestled him under his jacket, and lay
down with him to sleep in the place which Old Ben had selected.

When the morning came Mr. Stubbs aroused his young master at a much
'earlier hour than he would have awakened had he been left to himself,
and the two went out for a short walk before breakfast. They went
instinctively toward the woods; and when the shade of the trees was once
reached, how the two reveled in their freedom! Mr. Stubbs climbed into
the trees, swung himself from one to the other by means of his tail,
gathered half ripe nuts, which he threw at his master, tried to catch
the birds, and had a good time generally.

Toby, stretched at full length on the mossy bank, watched the antics of
his pet, laughing boisterously at times as Mr. Stubbs would do some one
thing more comical than usual, and forgot there was in this world such
a thing as a circus or such a man as Job Lord. It was to Toby a morning
without a flaw, and he took no heed of the time, until the sound of the
church bells warned him of the lateness of the hour, reminding him at
the same time of where he should be--where he would be, if he were at
home with Uncle Daniel.

In the mean time the old monkey had been trying to attract his young
master's attention, and, failing in his efforts, he came down from the
tree, crept softly up to Toby, and nestled his head under the boy's arm.

This little act of devotio