Белая птичка

           Davidrefusedtopardonhimunlesshepromisedonwoodnevertolookinthatwayatthedogagain,butJoeysaidpromiseswerenothingtohimwhenhewasshortofsausages,andsohiswisestcoursewouldbetopresentthedogtoDavid.Oh,thejoyofDavidwhenheunderstoodthatthelittledoghehadsavedwashisveryown!IcantellyouhewasnowinahurrytobeoffbeforeJoeyhadtimetochangehismind.

           “AllIaskofyou,”Joeysaidwithabreakinhisvoice,“istocallhimafterme,andalwaystogivehimasausage,sonny,ofaSaturdaynight.”

           TherewasaquietdignityaboutJoeyattheend,whichshowedthathemighthaverisentohighdistinctionbutforhisfatalpassion.

           Thelastwesawofhimwasfromthestreet.Hewaswavinghistongueatusinhisattractive,foolishway,andJosywaspoisedonJoeykin’shandlikeabutterflythathadalightedonaflower.WecouldnotexactlyseeoldJoey,butwesawhisfeet,andsofearedtheworst.Ofcoursetheyarenoteverythingtheyshouldbe,butonecan’thelplikingthem.