MARCH 3: The Homesick Puppy
Daddy had a story about a little dog that he knew would please both the children.
“Would you like to hear of a little dog who was homesick?” he asked.
“Yes,” said Evelyn, “we would love to hear about it—that is, if he didn’t die of homesickness.”
“No, indeed,” said daddy, “this little dog didn’t die of homesickness, for he was sent home again and then was perfectly happy.
“He was the pet puppy of his mother, and he had told the man who had sold him to a little girl that he didn’t want to go.
“The man who sold him thought that the little girl would give him such a nice home, and so she did, but the little puppy wanted more than just a nice home. He wanted his mother.
“Of course the little girl hadn’t hesitated a moment about buying him, for he was a beautiful little Boston bull, and she promised him that she would make him happy.
“Now, when the little girl reached home with her puppy she gave him a great big bowl of the most delicious warm milk and a good puppy biscuit. But the puppy wouldn’t touch the milk and biscuit.
“At bedtime the little girl showed the puppy his basket, which was nice and soft and comfortable. She thought that after a good night’s rest he would be hungry for his breakfast and feel better.
“But morning came, and the puppy still refused to eat. And, would you believe it, hours passed, and the puppy still would not eat.
“Then the little girl decided that the only thing to be done was to take her beautiful puppy back to his mother.
“She ordered her pony cart to be ready for a certain hour, and off she started, holding the puppy by her side.
“When the puppy came near his home and began to see familiar sights it was all she could do to keep him in the cart, and when they were right by his home she could not hold him, for with a bound he was out and frisked and jumped over his mother, and she did the same, looking as if they would almost kill each other with joy.
“‘I guess he had better stay home,’ said the man.
“‘Yes,’ answered the little girl, ‘this is where he belongs.’”