OBSERVATIONS OF JAY (A Dog), AND OTHER STORIES - 1 9 0 0 - AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED TO MARY FITCH WATKINS A CHILD WHO UNDERSTANDS THIS SIMPLE TRIBUTE OF LOVE AND WHO SENDS BACK TO ME ACROSS THE GREAT LAND A PRICELESS TREASURE IN RETURN CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. PAGE OBSERVATIONS OF JAY UPON THE FIVE GREAT WAGS I I CHAPTER 11. WORDS UPON THE SMELL OF MYSTERY - - - 23 CHAPTER III. THE REVOLT OF BARBARA - - - - - - - 3 7 CHAPTER IV. THE STORY OF A HORSE AND BARBARA CHAPTER V., - - - 49 WHAT BETSY DID - - - - - - - - - S9 CHAPTER VI. A DREAM, PERHAPS - - - - - - - - - 71 CHAPTER VII. SOME WORDS ABOUT COLORS, SMELLS, AND MOONLIGHT 85 CHAPTER VIII. ANTIPATHY, CONTEMPT, A GOAT, AND SOME OTHERS I03 CHAPTER IX. THE HEART OF A BOY - - - - - - - - 121 OBSERVATIONS OF JAY UPON THE FIVE GREAT WAGS. THE BEST FRIENDS OF CHIL- DREN AND MEN. CHAPTER I. OBSERVATIONS OF JAY UPON THE FIVE GREAT WAGS. ARE the closest friends of chil- dren and men. Children come first for a dogs love, because of their understanding, and because dogs and children can but poorly tell of all that is in their hearts. Dogs have no words, and children but few. The Boy has asked me to tell of some The Wish adventure in my life. But when I come to of the B O . put the words down, I seem to think of no adventure which I care to speak of for I am full of more serious matters. Besides, to tell of any of my great doings would take too much time. I do not want you to think I I that my life has been without strange and The Will of wonderful doings that is not so-for it is the Dog. crowded every day with many things worth telling. But I feel more like first letting you know of a dogs nature- his thoughts, pleasures, and feelings. I will do thisand some day I will speak of my Great Fight with Uglymug, or my Long Watch at the Door, or cc How I Saved Boy, or The Terrible Cat - Killing. I was blood wild when I got into the last so my good side shames me now. These are a few of many adventures I have had. If the children really want me to, I will tell of any one, or all, some time. To-day I hear the wind blowing from the dear south into the tree-tops, the flies are making a singing sound, the sun is hot in spots on the ground, and many heavy smells come to my nose, each one with tempting I2