Show y iraha nv b bonnar WK BILLY BUGLERS SWIM it rny friends dont mind said billy bugler I 1 must tea them about the swim I 1 had today it was such a nice swim and I 1 feel po greatly refreshed by it that I 1 want to talk about it 1 I dont believe in talking about things just when they re ant I 1 dont like grumbling I 1 would rather talk about pleasant things so tell you about my swim it ou dont mind threw sticks you ee OM we had to go up to the tov n from the seashore usual ly when my miss goes to town a lad who loves me lery dearly roe to visit her but this time mi blasy was going to be gone quite a little while so she took me along with her t or she never w ants me to te aw ay from her for long and I 1 never want to be away from her a moment longer than I 1 have to I 1 but that time I 1 went up with my missy I 1 had a basket taken along for me so I 1 could ride in the subway for a little distance have ou ever been in the subway any of ou its a tooliah place ander the ground lou can t dig the earth down there either never know it was underground for it Is all full of trains and people and lights and all uch things but there an place tor air real air and a dog cant gallop along or run for sticks iso 1 much use for the subway but at times my missy davs that it Is necessary to go in it well before I 1 went up to town 1 was so hot and panting so hard that my missy let me have a little swim my but it was nice and it was just like my thoughtful alsy to do such a thing she knew I 1 was all hot and tired with the great heat there was that day some people have taken a little wet dog along but she would she thought of my comfort and she knew I 1 possibly take cold in such heat well I 1 had a nice cooling swim and the memory of it stayed with me all the stayed in the city chent when we came back last night the one thing I 1 thought of w as the swim id have today and I 1 biad it oh es indeed I 1 had a most glorious swim I 1 went right into the water and my missy threw sticks in for me I 1 loved the little waves and I 1 swam right over them 1 I like great great big waves and breakers which would go over my head but nice little waves I 1 love I 1 d catch the tick after I 1 had gone out a distance for it and id bring it in to my missy in my mouth 1 I d put it on the beach for her and wait for her to throw it for me again oh what a fine number of swims I 1 had I 1 had a good number of swims and a lot of exercise too 1 I blinked my eyes at times as some of the w atar got into them w hen I 1 was picking up the sticks but I 1 know I 1 looked happy and that my little bull dog face was full of a boston bull dogs smiles when I 1 got home I 1 had such a good supper of spinach and potatoes and lamb and beane 0 h 11 j was such a de 1 aa dinner and after dinner I 1 sat up in rov s lap lien if I 1 am a aig dog I 1 like to e patted and loved so much and I 1 talked to her 1 I scald and papa 1 when she told me to of course you might say it dlan t sound just talked to her like theof words but it was the best I 1 could do and ft hen my missy asked me a question I 1 answered in my own tunny voice les we had a regular talk like tint and she was verv proud to show folks what I 1 could do 1 I have a lot of different growls friendly sociable growls for my words and so folks won t cv er think I 1 m an gr when I 1 in having one of these talks with my missy I 1 let my tall wag almost all of the time just to show what a good time im having but I 1 thank 3 ou for letting me tell my friends about my swim it s nothing unusual for n dog to go in swimming but I 1 think when it Is terribly bt the best tiling to being in the water Is to talk about cool waves dont you |