Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 423
wned on him, he got up, placedhis forepaws forcibly on the edge of the jar, tiltedit over on its side, and deliberately drove out themouse and dispatched him without more ado. Itshould be said that Dick, unless under greatpressure of hunger, never ate a mouse. His waswhat may be called an educated… … precisely as a base-ball player would. Havingeaten the ball, he would come back and lookeagerly for another ; but under no circumstancesdid he ever eat bread as a portion of his provender.To eat the ball was to him a part of the game. Sometimes, when longing for human society,Richard would come up…
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