When he
tried to jump up and put his paws on Bunny's shoulders the little boy
cried:
"Down! Down, Tramp!" and at once the dog sank down and wagged his tail
so hard that Sue said afterward she thought it would almost wag off.
The dog seemed to like Bunny and Sue, running about them, giving little
barks of joy and licking their hands.
"I like him," said Sue. "He's 'most as good as our dog. How did you come
to name him Tramp?"
"Well, he looked like a tramp when he came to me," said the ragged man,
who seemed to be clean enough, though his clothes were in tatters. "He
was all stuck up with burrs from the woods, one foot was cut and he was
covered with mud and water. I took him in, washed him, bound up his paw,
which had been cut on a piece of broken glass, and gave him something to
eat. He has been with me ever since."
"I should think he _would_ stay with you," said Bunny. "You were kind to
him."
"Well, I like animals," said the man. "But what are you children doing
off here in the woods. Do you want more milk?"
"Not this time, thank you," said Bunny.
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