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IaskmyMasteraoremembermealways,butnottogrieveformetoolong.Iriedtobeaintimeofsorrow,andareasonforaddedjoyintheirhappiispainfulformetothinkthatevehIshouldcausethempain.
&hemrememberthatwhilenodoghaseverhadahappierlife(andthisIowetotheirloveande),nowthatIhavegrownblindanddeafandlame,andevenmysenseofsmellfailsmesothatarabbitchtundermynoseandImightnotknow,mypridehassunktoasick,bewilderedhumiliation.Ifeellifeistauhhavingeredmywele.ItistimeIsaidgoodbye,beforeIbeetoosickaburdenonmyselfandonthosewholoveme.
Itwillbesorrowtoleavethem,butnotasorrowtodie.Dogsdohasmeitasapartoflife,notassomethierriblewhichdestroyslife.Whatmayeafterdeath,ouldliketobelievethatthereisaParadisewhereoneisalwaysyoungandfull-bladdered;hereallthedayonedilliesahanamorousmultitudeofhouris,beautifullyspotted;wherejack-rabbitsthatrunfastbutnottoofast(likethehouris)areasthesa;whereeachblissfulhourismealtime;whereihereareamillionfireplaceswithlogsfandoneeselfupandblinksintotheflamesandnodsanddreams,rememberingtheoldbravedaysoh,andtheloveofoerandMistress.
Iamafraidthisistoomuchforevensutoexpect.Butpeace,atleast,is.Peagrestforwearyoldheartandheadandlimbs,aerheearthIhavelovedsos,afterall,thisisbest.OIearlymake.IhaveheardmyMistresssay,“WhenBlemiedieswemustherdog.IlovehimsomuchIeverloveanotherone.”
NowIwouldaskher,forloveofme,tohaveaoortributetomymemoryohaveadogagain.
WhatIwouldliketofeelisthat,havingohefamily,livewithoutadog!
Ihaveneverhadanarroirit.Ihavealwaysheldthatmostdood(aheblaeIhavepermittedtosharetheliving-rtheeveniioedinakindlyspirit,aimentalmoods,eveedatrifle)。
Somedogs,ofcourse,arebetterthaians,naturally,aseveryonek.
SoIsuggestaDalmatianasmysuccessor.Hehardlybeaswell-bred,oraswell-manneredorasdistinguishedandhandsomeasIrime.MyMasteranotasktheimpossible.Buthewilldohisbest,Iamsure,andeveabledefectswillhelpbyparisontokeepmymemreen.TohimIbequeathmydleashaandraioorderin1929atHermesinParis.HeeverwearthemwiththedistinIdid,walkingaroundthePlae,ParkAvenue,alleyesfixedonmeinadmiration;butagainIamsurehewilldohisutmostnottaucialdog.
&heranch,hemayprovehimselfquiteworthyoferespects.Hewill,Ipresume,eclosertojack-rabbitsthanIhavebeeoiyears.And,forallhisfaults,IherebywishhimthehappinessIknowwillbehisinmyoldhome.
&wordoffarewell,dearMasterandMistress.
Wheneveryouvisitmygrave,saytoyourselveswithregretbutalsoinessiheremembranylonghappylifewithyou:“Hereliesonewholovedusandwhomweloved.”
NomatterhowdeepmysleepIshallhearyou,andnotallthepowerofdeathkeepmyspiritfromwaggiail.
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