| Show 1 5 will an sy MARY GRAHAM B P BENNIE THE DOG rose had been invited to visit tier her cousins cousin a she was so excited she thought the trip would be wonderful she bile had never been so far away from home before a two hours trip on the train was the longest she had ever taken and this was to be much more of a trip th then en ishall I 1 shall accept for you tier lier mother naked asked oh please please id adore going rose said her mother went to her desk took a pen in her hand and began to write the letter the letter was finished just at that moment roses little fox for terrier dog bennie came in ile he saw the letter and wagged his tall ta 11 as he h e barked ba ked den behnle rde use used d to take letters in his hi mouth and carry them out to the postman when he would hear bear hla his whistle bennie wants to take this letter roses mother said bennie barked that was what ho he wanted to do oh mother said rose yes tes dear answered her mother as she handed the letter to bennie walt wait a moment bennie said rose bennie turned halt half around and waited 1 11 I had forgotten all about him for a moment said rose feeling unhappy and ashamed slie she knew that ben ale never forgot about her adother mother A continued rose hose Is den ben ale going too bennies Benn les ears bristled ire he wondered where they were going pery bennie was sent off with the letter haps a walk over the hills 1 maybo maybe a visit to tho the nearest pond and a game with sticks but no it seem ns as though he ha were going to be taken anywhere he Ire looked sad and his ears drooped no they dont like dogs there said roses mother when they come here it Is different if bennie scratches our furniture a little or gets on a cushion we wont mind but they think a dog Is 13 a trouble and are always afraid he will do some harm to something rose decided she would go on the trip but she was sad she could not take bennie bennie was off with the letter and roses mother promised to take the best of care of him while her little girl giri was away but rose was sad at the thought of leaving bennie still it would not be for long and she knew she would have a good time when roses trunk or rather her daddys daddes trunk which she was borrowing borro w was brought down from the attic next day bennie sat by the trunk and cried ire he want to move away all day long ile he want to play or scamper rose kissed his little black spotted ears and she cried to too 0 but silo she felt atwould It would be all right in a tittle while the next nest day she started to leave but how far do you suppose she got only to the gate of the front yard she simply leave her little log dog I 1 |
