IwouldliketobelievethatthereisaParadisewhereoneisalwaysyoungandfull-bladdered； hereallthedayonedilliesanddallieswithanamorousmultitudeofhouris， beautifullyspotted； wherejack-rabbitsthatrunfastbutnottoofast (likethehouris) areasthesandsofthedesert； whereeachblissfulhourismealtime； whereinlongeveningsthereareamillionfireplaceswithlogsforeverburningandonecurlsoneselfupandblinksintotheflamesandnodsanddreams， rememberingtheoldbravedaysonearth， andtheloveofone'sMasterandMistress.
， atleast， ， ， afterall， thisisbest.
， "."
NowIwouldaskher， forloveofme， .
WhatIwouldliketofeelisthat， havingoncehadmeinthefamily， nowshecannotlivewithoutadog？ (andonecat， theblackoneIhavepermittedtosharetheliving-roomrugduringtheevenings， whoseaffectionIhavetoleratedinakindlyspirit， andinraresentimentalmoods， evenreciprocatedatrifle).Somedogs， ofcourse， ， naturally， aseveryoneknows， arebest.
-bred， ， Iamsure， ， ， walkingaroundthePlaceVendome， orlateralongParkAvenue， alleyesfixedonmeinadmiration； butagainIamsurehewilldohisutmostnottoappearameregaucheprovincialdog.
Hereontheranch， hemayprovehimselfquiteworthyofcomparison， ， Ipresume， ， forallhisfaults， IherebywishhimthehappinessIknowwillbehisinmyoldhome.
Onelastwordoffarewell， dearMasterandMistress.
Wheneveryouvisitmygrave， saytoyourselveswithregretbutalsowithhappinessinyourheartsattheremembranceofmylonghappylifewithyou："Hereliesonewholovedusandwhomweloved."
NomatterhowdeepmysleepIshallhearyou， andnotallthepowerofdeathcankeepmyspiritfromwaggingagratefultail.
