Presently he said, "You won't need to have
that colt stuffed now he's dead, Dobson."
"What do you mean? Why do you say that?" asked the boy, peevishly.
"Because you stuffed him while he was alive," said Jack, saucily.
Then we had to run for all we were worth, for the Dobson boy was after
us, and as he was a big fellow he would have whipped Jack soundly.
I must not forget to say that Billy was washed regularly--once a week
with nice-smelling soap and once a month with strong-smelling,
disagreeable, carbolic soap. He had his own towels and wash cloths, and
after being rubbed and scrubbed, he was rolled in a blanket and put by
the fire to dry. Miss Laura said that a little dog that has been petted
and kept in the house, and has become tender, should never be washed and
allowed to run about with a wet coat, unless the weather was very warm,
for he would be sure to take cold.
Jim and I were more hardy than Billy, and we took our baths in the sea.
Every few days the boys took us down to the shore and we went in
swimming with them.
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CHAPTER VII
TRAINING A PUPPY
"Ned, dear," said Miss Laura one day, "I wish you would train Billy to
follow and retrieve.
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