watchful, and noth-ing could be disturbed whilehe was there. Shep has avery good time usually. He wa favorite with every one, forwas very handsome and intelligent. Shep was like some boys : be likedto be where there was noise, and noth-ing delighted him more than to bewhere guns were fired; and he… … hand, prancing and giving short and excited yelps of joy. He wouldgo quite up to the cannon, and watch for the sparks as they flewfrom its mouth. But finally Shep went too close, so that his headwas directly under the piece when it was fired. The loud report stunned him, and made him entirely deaf.…
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