human
I didn't mean to shelter them for an hour yet, exclaimed the lad, when his master blamed him for driving them to the fold so early;
gpt
We must kill that fellow if he does much more mischief,
human
It speaks well for Isaac's knowledge of Scripture, remarked Mr. Lee, archly,
gpt
O! He goes to mother for that, was the ready answer;
human
Isaac says little Abner is a thief,
gpt
So he is, and steals his supper from the ewes whenever he can get it, at the expense of many a poor lamb.
human
I saw Minnie again, mother, and I knew her in a minute.
gpt
You'd make a capital shepherdess, added Mr. Sullivan;
human
That is the way you do,
gpt
Well, there is no other way. Sometimes they are rather provoking; but I always feel ashamed of myself when I lose my temper with a brute. There is nothing like kindness to conquer even the most obstinate animal. Last winter, I had a man to help me. He was giving one of the ewes a dose of medicine, and she struggled so hard to get away that she threw over the cup three successive times. I found he could do nothing with her, and so I myself undertook the job. The poor creature was by that time so frightened, that when I forced the spoon between her teeth, she bit my finger to the bone. I said nothing of the pain until I had accomplished my object--
human
And then you came near fainting, interrupted his mother.
gpt
The finger was a long time in healing.
human
The man was terribly angry, added the shepherd,
gpt
O, I do love sheep, and I wish we lived on a farm!