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that dog is lovin' much mit him.""Well, now, perhaps you could teach Rover to walk on his hind legs, and carry things inhis mouth," suggested Teacher; "and as for this new little Christian friend of yours——""I don't know be he a Krisht," Morris admitted with reluctant candor; "he ain't saidnothin' over it to me. On'y a Irisher lady what lives by our house, she says mine friend isa Irisher.""Very well, dear; then of course he's a Christian," Miss Bailey assured him, "and I shan'tinterfere with you to-morrow—you may stay at home and play with him. But we can't letit go on, you know. This kind of thing never would do when your mother comes backfrom the hospital. She might not want your friend in the house. Have you thought of thatat all, Morris? You must make your friend understand it.""I tells him," Morris promised; "I don't know can he understand. He's pretty little, onlythat's how I tells him all times.""Then tell him once again, honey," Miss Bailey advised, "and make him understand thathe must go back to his own people as soon as your mother is well. Where are his ownpeople? I can't understand how any one so little could be wandering about with no one totake care of him."