herpuggiehadseateditselfonthe

groundwhileshewrote,andgrowled;forthedoghadcomewithherfor

amusementandforthesakeofitshealth;andthenthebarefloor

oughtnottobeofferedtoavisitor.hisoutwardappearancewas

characterizedbyasnubnoseandaveryfatback.

"hedoesn'tbite,"saidthelady;"hehasnoteeth.heislikeone

ofthefamily,faithfulandgrumpy;butthelatterismy

grandchildren'sfault,fortheyhaveteasedhim;theyplayatwedding,

andwanttogivehimthepartofthebridesmaid,andthat'stoomuch

forhim,pooroldfellow."

andshedeliveredherpapers,andtookpuggieuponherarm.and

thisisthefirstpartofthestorywhichmighthavebeenleftout.

puggiedied!!that'sthesecondpart.

itwasaboutaweekafterwardswearrivedinthetown,andput

upattheinn.ourwindowslookedintothetan-yard,whichwasdivided

intotwopartsbyapartitionofplanks;inonehalfweremanyskins

andhides,rawandtanned.herewasalltheapparatusnecessaryto

carryonatannery,anditbelongedtothewidow.puggiehaddiedin

themorning,andwastobeburiedinthispartoftheyard;the

grandchildrenofthewidow(thatis,ofthetanner'swidow,forpuggie

hadneverbeenmarried)filledupthegrave,anditwasabeautiful

grave-itmusthavebeenquitepleasanttoliethere.

thegravewasborderedwithpiecesofflower-potsandstrewn

overwithsand;quiteatthetoptheyhadstuckuphalfabeerbottle,

withtheneckupwards,andthatwasnotatallallegorical.

thechildrendancedroundthegrave,andtheeldestoftheboys

amongthem,apracticalyoungsterofsevenyears,madetheproposition

thatthereshouldbeanexhibitionofpuggie'sburial-placeforall

wholivedinthelane;thepriceofadmissionwastobeatrouser

button,foreveryboywouldbesuretohaveone,andeachmightalso