The boys got a plate of nice, warm meat for him and a bowl of milk, and carried them out, and afterward he went to sleep.

Jim's kennel was a very snug one.

Being a spaniel, he was not a very large dog, but his kennel was as roomy as if he was a great Dane.
He told me that Mr.Morris and the boys made it, and he liked it very much, because it was large enough for him to get up in the night and stretch himself, when he got tired of lying in one position.
It was raised a little from the ground, and it had a thick layer of straw over the floor.

Above was a broad shelf, wide enough for him to lie on, and covered with an old catskin sleigh robe.

Jim always slept here in cold weather, because it was farther away from the ground.
To return to this December evening.