I said, Boy,
It’s a shame that people all over the world can’t have that kind of love in their hearts, he said. There would be no wars, slaughter, or murder; no greed or selfishness. It would be the kind of world...
Flouncing
Mama, I asked, do you think God made a heaven for all good dogs? Yes, she said, I’m sure He did.
I wanted so much to step over and pick them up. Several times I tried to move my feet, but they seemed to be nailed to the floor. I knew the pups were mine, all mine, yet I couldn't move. My heart sta...
No, Billy, not every time. He only answers the ones that are said from the heart. You have to be sincere and believe in Him.
When I saw my little sister kneeling in the center of that snow-white circle, and that old crutch laying on the ground beside her, I forgot about ponies and .22s. I wanted my little sister to get that...
His
Some time in the night I got up, tiptoed to my window, and looked out at my doghouse. It looked so lonely and empty sitting there in the moonlight. I could see that the door was slightly ajar. I thoug...
There is a little good in all evil.
Than anyone in the country. I didn’t care how many deals Grandpa cooked up. He was still the best grandpa in the whole wide world. What have you got? I asked. Come over to the store, he said, and I’ll...
People have been trying to understand dogs ever since the beginning of time. One never knows what they'll do. You can read every day where a dog saved the life of a drowning child, or lay down his lif...
It's strange indeed how memories can lie dormant in a man's mind for so many years. Yet those memories can be awakened and brought forth fresh and new, just by something you've seen, or something you'...
Country
I was still a boy when I left the Ozarks, only sixteen years old. Since that day, I’ve left my footprints in many lands: the frozen wastelands of the Arctic, the bush country of Old Mexico, and the st...
I suppose there's a time in practically every young boy's life when he's affected by that wonderful disease of puppy love. I don't mean the kind a boy has for the pretty little girl that lives down th...
After the last shovel of dirt was patted in place, I sat down and let my mind drift back through the years. I thought of the old K. C. Baking Powder can, and the first time I saw my pups in the box at...
Didn’t know why I was holding my breath because I knew that the old saying of how you could hold your breath and nothing would sting you was pure hogwash. I had tried that before and it hadn’t worked...
Begrudgingly, they
Daisy smiled and said, Jay Berry, you won’t die. You may think you will, but you won’t. In a day or two, you’ll be as good as new, I hope. You’re just saying that because you heard Papa say it, I said...
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