August 6th, 1916.
Did you ever have a sore hock? I have one now, and Cruickshank puts
bandages on my leg. He also washed my white socks for me. I am glad you
got my picture. My master is well, and the girls tell me I am looking
well, too. The ones I like best give me biscuits and sugar, and
sometimes flowers. One of them did not want to give me some mignonette
the other day because she said it would make me sick. It did not make me
sick. Another one sends me bags of carrots. If you don't know how to eat
carrots, tops and all, you had better learn, but I suppose you are just
a boy, and do not know how good oats are.
BONFIRE His * Mark.
* Here and later, this mark is that of a horse-shoe. A. L., 1995.