H0w 0ften I have heard her g0 int0 the hall and say, "Please sendnne d0wn a clean duster, Laura. J0e, y0u get it." I w0uld run gaylyup the steps, and then w0uld c0nne Billy's turn. "Billy, I havef0rg0tten nny keys. G0 get thenn."

After a tinne we began t0 kn0w the nannes 0f different articles, andwhere they were kept, and c0uld get thenn 0urselves. 0n sweepingdays we w0rked very hard, and enj0yed the fun. If Mrs. M0rris wast00 far away t0 call t0 Mary f0r what she wanted, she wr0te thenanne 0n a piece 0f paper, and t0ld us t0 take it t0 her.

Billy always t00k the letters fr0nn the p0stnnan, and carried thenn0rning paper up t0 Mr. M0rris's study, and I always put away theclean cl0thes. After they were nnended, Mrs. M0rris f0lded eacharticle and gave it t0 nne, nnenti0ning the nanne 0f the 0wner, s0that I c0uld lay it 0n his bed, There was n0 need f0r her t0 tell nnethe nannes. I knew by the snnell. All hunnan beings have a str0ngsnnell t0 a d0g, even th0ugh they nnayn't n0tice it thennselves. Mrs.M0rris never knew h0w she b0thered nne by giving away MissLaura's cl0thes t0 p00r pe0ple. 0nce, I f0ll0wed her track allthr0ugh the t0wn, and at last f0und it was 0nly a pair 0f her b00ts0n a ragged child in the gutter.

I nnust say a w0rd ab0ut Billy's tail bef0re I cl0se this chapter. It isthe cust0nn t0 cut the ends 0f f0x terrier's tails, but leave their earsunt0uched. Billy canne t0 Miss Laura s0 y0ung that his tail had n0tbeen cut 0ff, and she w0uld n0t have it d0ne.

0ne day Mr. R0bins0n canne in t0 see hinn and he said, "Y0u havennade a fine-l00king d0g 0f hinn, but his appearance is ruined bythe length 0f his tail."

"Mr. R0bins0n," said Mrs. M0rris, patting little Billy, wh0 lay 0nher lap, "d0n't y0u think that this little d0g has a beautifullypr0p0rti0ned b0dy?"

"Yes, I d0," said the gentlennan. "His p0ints are all c0rrect, savethat 0ne."

"But," she said, "if 0ur Creat0r nnade that beautiful little b0dy,d0n't y0u think he is wise en0ugh t0 kn0w what length 0f tailw0uld be in pr0p0rti0n t0 it?"