Lonely Dog

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="044785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>TerSans Ranches and Kennels </B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TerSans Ranches and Kennels "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="045d2b03.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Short Stories"><U><B>Short Stories</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>                                            A LONELY DOG</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  I wish someone would tell me what is it that I've done wrong. Why do I have to stay chained up and be left alone so long? </div> <bR> <div> They seemed so glad to have me when I came here as a pup. There were so many things we'd do while I was growing up. The Master said he'd train me as a companion and a friend. The Mistress said she'd never fear to be left alone again. The children said they'd feed me and brush me every day. They'd play with me and walk me if I would only stay.</div> <bR> <div>  But now the Master hasn't time, the Mistress says I shed. She doesn't want me in the house, not even to be fed. The Children never walk me; they always say, "Not now" </div> <bR> <div> I wish that I could please them. Won't someone tell me how?</div> <bR> <div>  All I had, you see, was love.</div> <bR> <div>  I wish they would explain Why they said they wanted mine, And then left it on a chain. </div> <bR> <div>                </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> -Author Unknown-</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>