Show the faithful shepherd hog dog dr dio lewis was tm traveling in theowest the and bad come to a ranch whereon was a shepherds shephen ls dog that the owner would not sell bell for M she bad at the time four young puppies while the visitor was admiring the little mother and her babies the assistant herder reported twenty sheep missing two d dogs og 4 each larger than the little Inot mother ber were standing about but the herder said neither tom nor dick would find the missing sheep flora must go in vain did the assistant urge that her feet were sore she had been hard nt at work all day and was nearly won worn out and must in any case attend to the wants of 0 her pup puppies ples the master insisted the I 1 sun un was setting and there was no time to I 1 lose flora was called and told for the lost sheep her master pointing to the forest on whose edge the shack kwas waa situated she raised her head but seemed loath to leave leav her babies the master called sharply t to her she rose looked tired and broken hearted and with head bead and tail down trotted wearily oft toward the forest shell be right back sites lightning on stray sheep next morning the doctor rode over to learn whether flora had found the strays As he alighted from the saddle the dog returned driving the sheep florand flora Flo raUd did notra not raise lse her head bead or wag her tall tail even when spoken to but crawled to her puppies and lay down by them she had been out all night and scarcely able to notice her babies fell asleep what a scene it if one can but picture it the vast gloomy forest and that little creature will with sore feet and heart yearning for her puppies limping and creeping about in the wild canyon all through the night gathering in the lost sheep american stockman |