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this is the true story of a dog who

lived almost a century ago his Monument

stands in Scotland's capital city of

Edinburgh to this day commemorating his

Devotion to an old man whom he loved in

life and guarded for 14 years after

death had parted them he made happier

the lives of a whole generation of

children who knew him this is his

story e

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Jo where's Bobbie will you listen to his

Maring good morning to you master Bob's

in the bar and hunting rats

Elsie go and get him Elsie and take him

into the house he'll not come for

anybody but your J father he'll come for

me

BBY don't

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Bobby you come to me as if you belong to

me but he know well is yours Elsie if

you take a we bit of trouble with them

ah Bobby boy shall I give you some

breakfast E I do that

lzy well J are you ready to go now I I

have my

things it wasn't a bad year for the

laming master I can say that no and

young Master what you has learned the

way of it now

I taught him well

enough Elsie take Bobby into the house

will you joing me way to Edinburgh to

the

market pleas ready you're not coming

this time go to your mistress and hold

your

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noise yeah up there whaty open up the

gate will you come

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on Elie put him in jock old seat in the

corner maybe he'll keep quiet and stop

his

grieving mother why did old J know take

Bobby to the market with

him give him a bowl of broth keep him

quiet is Bobby really my own dog now to

do it I like with hi he's yours and all

will not mind it

Bobby come

back Bobby where you go Bobby come back

Bobby Bobby come back Bobby Bobby Wy

stop him stop him

wty Bobby come back Bobby you're not eat

on come back

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Jo I'm no happy about you going from

call BR you know

that I'm not happy myself Mister well

well times are very hard Jo I just can

he afford you that's all I'm no blaming

you mister I've been a Shepherd now for

60

years it wouldn't be so far to find

another

I didn't he tell the bear and you

wouldn't he be coming home with

me I couldn't he tell them

no it would serve no

purpose get

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hello

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there I'm a minute slow by gun time how

do you folk here ever get used to the

crack of it my he nearly jumped off my

neck I'd like to pay you for two weeks

Jo

I'll not take a hearing I haven't

earned well if you

won't there's no more to be

said thank you I'll be going on my way

I goodbye

l good luck you

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Y come on and boy

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you little imp come on get down there

get down get out of here

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you didn't have to glare at me Mr Trail

clear at the dog jumping on my lap and

howling like a banshee you're in his

master's usual place for dinner on

Market

Day what's wrong Bobby you're usually

here bang on time with a 1:00 gun and

you're all muddy and panting laddy

where's old jock no old Jock's not here

Bobby go find

him I'd take my hand to the weed dog for

Dutty and me like

that if I put my hand to everyone that

duct is up the place I'd have my work

cut out I'm

thinking have you seen any of you the

old Shepherd body from C BR old jock in

the market today oh

just after time gun but I hav seen him

since it's the first time in years he

has not come to me for his

dinner yet his weed dog was here

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Boby how did you get

here you shouldn't have be with

me you should be

home you should be home at C

BR you'll have The wec Grieving for

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you we

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sounds like

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Bobby I am

coming I'm not staying in the kard yet

just give me a chance to get my bread

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you're as great a c as the wife I never

had is that you

Bobby here what is it Bobby did you

find so you found him all right ly I'm

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coming shook shook M what is you man

you're sick and you're wet through here

come on come over to my give me your

arm come on Jo take off your coat and

plan and sit down here by the P here

give me the

bag

here I am

waet it's a misty night Misty it's

raining like a torrent and you call it

Misty I'm telling you if Noah himself

had been a l and Scott he' to set the

delu flooding the world was

just just fear wet and was not the

delage fair weake Mr

tra have you had your supper yet man no

no yet but don't bother yourself Mr

Trail I'm bothered as it is so didn't

make it worse by arguing and you Bobby

stop that I'm no need of a shower in the

house thank you nor yet a pattern of

dirty

feet he's talking to you here now eat

you were always a hospitable man Mr

Trail and pre how many Market Days have

you spent your six eating here I'm

thinking of nothing more than to warm

you up so you'll be coming here again

now didn't you thank me for

that you're fortunate that that's a very

intelligent we dog you have he was here

at the time gun searching for

you man you're

ill you're very ill

now you stay here and eat your food I'll

go and get a doctor for you no I'll not

see a

doctor man you're in need of a dose of

physic and a bed in the infirmary for a

day or two until you're right again

no the infirmary is for poor people that

are

dying no man leaves the infirmary alive

Jo that's not true I go there if I so

much as cut my finger and let any

student Lady B it up for me that only

proves yourself but not me

all right all right now calm

yourself nobody's going to meet you do

what you don't

wish I'll eat your

broth

Bobby Bobby come here Bobby where are

you ah he's over at my library in the

corner there is he so smart he likes to

read no he can't read Mr Trail I can't

read myself that's a lot of books you've

got there Mr Trail you must be a very

serious man I I am that and books are

wife and bar to me and as good company

is not we Beast is to yourself here

Bobby I'm thinking you've not had very

much to eat today yourself L here

there he's a good wee beastless Bobby of

yours you must be very proud of him I

but he's not my own dog it's not mine at

all man he's Fair fond of you when a dog

chooses his own Master but he can't

choose he's got to go home I can't say

that it won't be sad paring but he's got

to

go I must get where to call

BR so they can come and take him

home Bobby now you lie still there and

mind old CH I have to fext the doctor to

him I'm all right I'm quite well

don't let a doctor see

me you're very sick chck it's the only

thing now you stay

here you not take me to the

infirmary come on booby

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what am I to do with your

laddy I can get a lodging in

here but the old woman that runs it will

not take a

dog what's that you're

saying you're a canny weed dog you're

right I've carried newborn Lambs in the

pocket of my play this why not you

eh very well in your

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go I want a bed for the night if you

have one free free is it none know I

didn't mean it that

way I've been here before you know so

you have so you have I mind you you're

the one they call Old

jock here's the money for my

bed and the F for the

light is the front room at the very top

of the stairs got anybody in it no no

nobody in there

that cough you have if you're waiting

your neighbors weight you'll need to

fight it out for

yourself I know all about that

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wait no laddy you may well smell rats in

here

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but we're above the old city smell up

here it was worth the clim me Bobby I

left a we something here a few months

back

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hi it's here

yet a py of hether L and not

dead you can almost smell the m in

it can you

not what do you say Bobby well we

pretend we're out there

now come on then pay for your supper at

sit good

L don't know

don't

boy good good die for your country Die

For Your Country

Now a that's a good l

who's got dug in

there what's all the noise

about I thought I heard a dog

myself why you

out in the devil's name hold your and F

the conable here I know he fighting in

no hold your own

you see what an old fool old joke

is I have a Bible for my comfort and I

cannot

read my father gave it to me when he D

in his

craft it's the only thing I've got a

book I cannot read

a full dog that's not my

own must get to sleep

now and you too

ly like quite no

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good day Mr tra good D did any of you

find anything out about that old

Shepherd yet he hasn't been found and

taken to the infirmary or to the lockup

I know for S I didn't understand it he

kind of have gone far and I'm Fair

worried about him but I tell you if you

see a wee bit of a sky terer running

loose the old man will not be far away

so keep your eyes open I've got better

things to do I and so about

and I pay my taxes where your wages come

from so mind your manners ah yes come on

Mr good morning L here just a minute if

you see a weer a we a cowgate or the

market come and tell me and I'll give

both a penny a penny a whole Penny

each but off you go see what you can

find

here how many more is there up

there is there one of yourself sking up

there we didn't forget I can charge you

the whole day if you're still there at

the time

gun do you know hear

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me are you in

there oh

J oh

J can you know hear

me are you that sick

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hey some of you doing there any of you

go and get the police r with you run go

on run

he dies of pneumonia and of being old

and just plain worn out you see old man

dies a natural death nobody's harmed

him's not even been robbed hold your

nice

woman it's something strange to find a

decent Old Country body in a foul place

like this this is a clean respectable

house who was he oh J he'd no name but

that his name was John Gray

well there's enough here to give him a

decent burial he'll know have a popa's

grave right I see to it there's no

enough to hire a carriage or even a car

so he have to rest in the kirkyard that

was nearest now clear out this room all

of you uh not you

Campbell what's that dog doing

here whose dog is it the old man's no no

he didn't have a dog I he did so I heard

the dog barking in the night well that's

true there was a dog do barking then

it's my duty to take him to the police

station he's got no collar and for all I

know no

license come here now lady

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is

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I am the resurrection and the life said

the Lord he that believeth in me though

he were dead yet shall he live who

soever liveth and believeth in me shall

never

die we therefore commit his body to the

ground Earth to Earth ashes to ashes

dust to dust which thy wellbeloved son

shall then pronounce on all that love

and fear thee saying Come Ye blessed of

my father inherit the Kingdom prepared

for you from the foundation of the world

Grant this we beseech thee Oh merciful

F through Jesus Christ Our mediator and

Redeemer amen

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amen good night to you both good night

it's p time for locking

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up what are you doing there be off here

where

home I yard's no place for a

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dog H now how are we home out of here do

in a card Ryan where are we

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El what is it there's the weed dog Mr

T's looking for where

there come on and catch him and we'll

get the penny

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there he is ell run going to lose your

no ell

run thank you thank you I hope you

enjoyed it thank

you what do you think you're

doing Mr TR Mr TR we found the we dog

Where Have You Been Bobby did the time

gun bring you for your dinner where's

old Dr l

what have you done with

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him wished Bobby

wished what is it then is it old J well

where is he oh Mr TR do we not get the

penny later child later didn't bother me

now what's a dog doing in here anyway

throw him out he's shaking we are

sickness no man is hungry and an old

customer which is more than you are

yourself out you go come on now get out

here BBY come on now what about it

he did you get the penny ear no no

Penny I wish I knew where you came from

Bobby and where you left your

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master now then Bobby be a good dog and

let's go and find old jockey

ly here Bobby wait

here you want to lead me through the old

card

L

wait the gate's not locked yet it's only

latched who's that at the gate

Mr Trail what in the world are you doing

prowling about the cyard it's time for

locking up I followed a we dog here Mr

Brown Dog there's no dog here it isn't

permitted I just let him in myself you

let a dog in the card he then I'll have

the law on you you're supposed to be

such a learned man can you know read the

regul

ations those regulations are know the

law of the land James Brown and well you

know it you made up those rules yourself

I'll have no dog in gra fr's cyard you

know that yours or anybody else's the

dog isn't

mine but I make a bargain we I'll take

him home with me and you can keep your

regulations uh and I will too I caught

and put out one dog last night and he's

not been back

and I'll catch this one too mind you

come

on now then you go that way and I'll go

here here dog here where are you come

here dog

here here

now come here who's

there Mr TR it's you the we dog that was

at my place and Tammy and me chased him

there and he didn't give us our Penny we

gayy listen to me a minute for a penny

I'll listen for a silver Shilling Liston

a shilling if you see the we dog

again and he's no far away I'm thinking

call him Bobby and fetch him to me you

or any of you BS and the one that brings

him will'll get a silver Shilling have

you taken leave of your

senses now I'll have every be in the

neighborhood climb climbing all over my

cyard and half of them are like wild

beasters as it is no with me they're not

no because you're s with I'm no soft we

a loving thing a Baron's like a dog in

many ways you take a stick to one or the

other and you'll misbehave the worse the

be around here are poor and neglected

but they're no vicious you get on the

right side of them man and you'll live

Easier wait a minute you see there was a

dog here yesterday h we are funeral and

creeping about here

afterwards whose funeral an old man

named John Gray dead of neumonia in a

lodging house at Kate

pneumonia I that' be it and carried here

but such a bunch of jail birds as you

never did see and no

MERS John Gray you say his name

was and you were as old

CH and if the we dog was with him he had

a war all right

poor old man I drove him to his death

what are you saying man he came to me

sick and I told him he should be in the

infirmary and went for a doctor to make

him go but he went away an old sick man

in the

rain where is he buried over

here that's where they laid him down

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what's

that you know

Bobby here lad come

here come out now I'll

fight ah you have him

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huh that's the dog I put out before I

the old man was his master be that as it

may the dog's no staying in my cyard and

might I remind you it's pass time for

locking up can he no bide here till he's

claimed no he cannot it's against the

regulations then you put him out you and

your

regulations for I

can good night to you Mr Brown

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there now he's

out I'm good night and good riddens to

the

per Jamie what on Earth are you doing

out there in the dark man administering

the law and what James Brown says in gr

Fryer's cyard is the law now what are we

going to do ly you can get in there now

it's locked you might as well face up to

the fact you can to get in why don't you

come home with me ly I'm not a bad man

to live with will you know

come what's all the disturbance about

quiet Qui wish M wished Mr tra have you

taken to a dog at your time of life I

would if he'd only take then keep him in

order how do you expect my uh customers

to read enough to satisfy their

examiners if they're disturbed by all

this baring you'll stop fat dog's noise

or I'll send for the

police Jordy Ross yes Mr tro Jordy I

have a problem would you like to earn a

Sixpence a Sixpence I I would but it's

yours if you know way to smuggle this we

dog into the kirkyard Yonder and never

mind why well there might be a way and

you're the man who knows how hi give me

the

six you like me now you're getting your

way don't you

here and Jordy if you see a word about

this to anyone I'll give you good lck oh

I will not tell Mr Trail I'll be very

discreet

and that's the whole

story here n dog will be permitted in

gra Fryer's cyard as long as I'm caraker

here

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well good afternoon Mister there's no

much left to eat I'm afraid it's after

2:30 I've had my dinner I'm uh I'm

looking for a dog and I was directed

here a dog I am from cury and the dog

belongs to my beer I ran away to follow

an old shepher buddy that used to work

for me old jock ah you know him well

where is he it wasn't right of him to

win that dog away from a be old Jock's

dead

Mister dead I have pneumonia and buried

these four days since in old gray frer

cyard gray

friers that's our grand for a shepher

buddy isn't it all but no s Grand as

Heaven eh oh poor old

Joker I shouldn't have let him go but I

had no choice I didn't realize he was

that sick Mis of I had known well he's

dead maybe there's others to blame the

we dog's been here every day since he's

over in the corner there sleeping off

his dinner

oh that's Bobby all right and here

that's Jo's PL sleeping on I bought it

from The Keeper of the lodging house he

died in he looks well fed

too you've been very good to him Mister

if you think I was aiming to keep oh you

could M if it was up to me but my be's

grieving her heart over for

him well as busty should go in any case

you'll have none of me oh he eats here

but he lives in the old kirkyard where

is not permitted but that hard to

catch I'll take him away I'll take him

you'll have a home you better hold him

close he'll no like going come on Bobby

it's me it's

me thank

you

here WRA him in the py we'll hold him

fir him and keep him quiet

and take him now I'm

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busy hi Wy hi yep on you find Bobby

father I I've got him here in the

car oh

my take him away Wy right father

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just you settle down in here ly that's

fine now make him a bed out of that

straw see that's right underneath there

po Bobby but B here and I'll come for

you in the morning I and you'll have to

feed him and lead him on a rope for a we

well but just leave him in here until

he's used to it eh now come on Lassie

bye-bye Bobby

now you've got Bobby back away your

bed here

ly take Jessie with you off you go now

go on good night father good night

mother did you find him with old jock

no old Jo is

dead dead hi dead of pneumonia poor

also and you know what he's buried in

Gray friers itself no J among the ls and

ladies that's over Grand for him well

he's Graves now to the M's monument and

you know we Bobby there sleping it every

night and hi from the caretaker too for

it's strictly forbidden oh he's got near

respect for the law that

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you for

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the

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it's that dog and how did he get

back I'll put a stop to this John TR

told me a wicked lie Mr tra he did he

said the dog had been took

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away so there you are so you're back and

how did you get back and don't be

looking so pleased with yourself you're

breaking the law of

trespass you hear me and look at him all

mud and tangled hair like an old fish

wife from cowgate itself and just as

useless no useless Jamie see what he's

done four great rats he's killed you're

a brave weed dog oh ly look at that he's

going out and staying out if I have to

take him to the police myself he's

killed his own wait in verman look here

and over there too and you know well how

they pass to the Kirk I'm no saying he's

not bunny fighter but he's still

breaking the law and there's only one

thing to do with him I there is only one

thing to do and we'll do it right now

we'll give him a good wash a good wash

have you taken leave of your senses

woman I'll do no sh

thing and when he's dry Jamie Brown

he'll be needing his breakfast he looks

Fair soon breakfast now is it a bit of

Del and such like no doubt on a serving

M to wait H him ah hold your grumbling

man I'll get him some

scraps there now stop your

struggling a trespasser that's what you

are no dogs permitted that's the rule

mind you that huh you no be guy on me

because doggy you're going out out

that's where you're going he's a bonny

we thing you cannot deny that that

jimie I was wishing you didn't have to

send him away I have my duty to the

minister and the Kirk authorities and I

will not discuss the matter a there's no

rule against his living here with us

with

us woman I'll have no dog in my house

he'd be company for me for us

Jamie oh man you used to say yourself

years ago that a dog can be as much

company as a bed all right and make just

is much

noise now then bbby come here I have

work to

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do Ark you're not beguiling

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me now then there you are rat killing a

no look now no dogs permitted is the

rule so where you go how are we

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you run along how are we

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you come along girls and this girls is

gray fr's kirkyard the last resting

place of many distinguished people who

have helped to shape the history of

Scotland open the gates caretaker and

mind girls not to tread on the grass all

right back a wee bit

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then and good

riddens Jesse hey where you going

come quickly what is it it's the weed

dog ah it's him I think he looks very

clean and brushed but it's him all right

it won't be very easy to catch when Mr

Browns around no we'll never catch him

who all of you Mr turl gives a shilling

if we do now remember he told Al so

listen here to me I'll go to the front

gate and keep Mr Brown talking while you

all climb the wall and catch the we

dog thank you

care good day good

a good morning Mr

Brown what do you want I was wondering

why the gates are closed today no look

but closed to keep out bands and dogs

that make a disturbance

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I don't know what you're up to but

dinner hanger on my Gates I want no BS

from the tournaments in my kirkyard and

will have them ah you can see that

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CCH of

here out of here all of you how did that

get in here come on I not

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this I never

H you a lot of

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blackards Come Away in and isn't it

lock we brought you through we dark Mr

Trail I we caught him but where did you

find him he was sitting in the cyard he

wasn't hiding he was sitting there on a

stone like was living there you told

Ellie to bring him here how did you get

back Bobby and when and man you're all

clean and brushed

can it be you're no hungry shall we see

you get the Shing Mr

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tra Mr sh must be very very rich toy

here Bobby now Bobby come on

here

there I said a shilling for finding

him and a shilling it is amongst six of

here it's to

each he's getting the weog chicken

toat we

chicken we

dog Haley go unlock the street doors hey

look them I am no open for customers yet

I was going to have my own dinner first

and as I can't eat alone have picnic

what's a picnic is not some kind of a

cake no l it's well when you have a

whole lot to eat and you share it

picnics are for summer when youat outd

doors no Tammy it's like I said you can

have a picnic at any time at all here

I'll show

you oh I forgot yours here there you are

go on enter the kitchen

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don't stand there with your mouths open

serve six dishes of the chicken stew on

the corner table

there Mr tr's got so much dinner he can

e tell himself come on now set

yourselves

down and mind your manners come on Tony

any pass the

bread chicken jings I I've never eaten

it Bobby you finished you're just in

time to join the

picnic Malcolm I said mind your

manners Tommy see

grace what we about rece Lord than for I

didn't hear you I wasn't speaking to

you

eat

Telly it's just like the tails you make

up in your head ah it is does he make up

Tails I and he can read too can he now I

and he mixes up taals all the time like

how he saves the queen from drowning and

we all get invited to a great banquet

with to Castle B mall and I'll stop it

will you it's just foolishness Mr

Trail I and about of having grown two

new legs to run about on foolishness

like that Tammy we should love to take

you to the infirmary I have many good

friends there doctors that eat here if

they kind to give you new legs they can

give you a pair of clutches that are the

next best thing and no like these hey

puppy

come on Bubby we are no wanted

here get on with your

work have you ever breed that soft like

this and not

hard I'm glad you came back Bobby though

I don't know how you did it and I Wish

You'd Stay With Me I'm not a bad man to

live

with and I'm sick and tired of living

alone I even Envy old

job for having someone to grieve over

his

going you think I'm a fool don't you

well everybody knows that

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that's not so

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bad you're something foolish yourself L

he's not coming he's not coming anymore

I'm no heing

you you're a fool

dog you have good fire and good company

and it's bitter cold out

there stop that noise down

there all right all right

but you're a pest of a

dog now I'll have to go we to the

kirkyard you'll no get in there now it's

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locked so you've come back H you can wag

your fool tail keeping me waiting here

in the

cold oh

arwell come in you wee

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fool good evening Mr Brown I thought

there was a strict regulation against

dogs in the

kard there is and the dog will sleep in

my house the night if that concerns you

he'll not sleep in anybody's house

knowing yours maybe but my wife gen has

taken a fancy to the dog and he to

us huh ah we found him this morning all

covered with mud and tired out we washed

him and he's grateful and I feed him and

you bring him back into the kirkyard at

night in the cold and against the

law the weed dog is sleeping in my house

the night and every night and you no

need to bother feeding him anymore Mr TR

the we dog has turned to us so good

night to you

here way off to come here

boy ah so there you

are now you'll come to my house or out

you

go you cannot be leaving there I told

you

that if you come into the house you can

sleep before the fire but you kind of

sleep here

ly you see I lose my job a thank you

Bobby that's a good boy because I want

you to come to the

house whis whis hold your

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tongue uh you never know who your

friends

are man or

dog Jamie are you there

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has the we dog come back uh he's come

back but no to us

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come on bubby

that's a good

boy is there no one of you B can leave

my dog alone he's not your dog Mr Brown

he lives here he said Mr tril's as much

as here and don't play with us even more

than that Bob he's a very independent

dog ah more big words is it they tell me

that you're now at hot's Grand School a

boy like you from the tournaments a Mr

tril's persuaded the master there have

to take me Mr Trail does a mighty lot of

interfering into other people's Affairs

if you ask me why would he want to get a

bar like you into such a fine school

well he said My legs will never be any

good so have to learn to make a living

with my

head

well well then don't waste your time

playing with dogs be off for

you m out to play I I'll bring

him this is a kirkyard have you no

respect you young heathen just go Mr

Brown

and remember I don't want you bringing

that dog back covered with mud to foul

my kitchen did you hear

me there's

Bobby are you

coming what with Trail and the BS the

dog belongs to nobody huh good Ritt to

him are you talking to me Mr Brown no I

was not I was talking about Yan we dog I

I've been watching that dog running

about the streets here for a long time

but he's too quick I've never been able

to catch him catch him for what why is

he your dog are you keeping a dog in the

cyard Mr Brown he's know my dog but why

would you want to catch him he's got no

collar maybe he's got no license and

that's against the law he and we all

know that the Lord of Scotland couldn't

last another day without you Mr

mlan if he's no your dog who's is

he I wouldn't

know but uh why don't you ask Mr

Trail he seems to know everything about

everybody here in Gra friers

hey ask

him Mr

tra good afternoon dear

Davey and how are

you finish we your tables Lassie he's no

come for you so you got a we dog here

now John eh how didn't they know well

maybe there's still a few things you

don't know D the E dog's a customer of

am I I'm not here for jokes we man don't

be a pompus I'm here in the line of duty

are you Mr John

Trail what is is you man you know my

name as well as you know your own the

formality of the law to make you admit

your identity here's a bit paper for

you you're summoned to appear before the

magistrate of the barot

tomorrow to answer a charge of owning or

harboring one dog upon which you have

not paid the license tax of seven

shellings mind you if the seven

shellings were to be paid in before

tomorrow the charge would not be pursued

who says I own a h dog I can use my eyes

caner can you use your head yes I can

I've been watching that dog for a long

long time and now just this week There's

new rules about dogs in the city you

think you'll force me to pay the license

for him don't you and I think I know

who's behind all this that old fool in

the cyard James

Brown I'll see to this right away so you

can take yourself

off you mean you'll pay no then you'll

present yourself to the court

tomorrow Mr TR what does it mean is it

no joke no it's no joke at all Lassie

the Municipal Court of Edinburgh is very

important important the Lord provest

himself sits on the bench there when

it's his turn to do so it's a serious

matter now I have cause to make you and

the L do your work while I'm

away Bobby you come with

me Mrs Brown I I wish have a word with

your

husband on a matter of business I'm

afraid he is not very well today Mr tra

and he's sleeping in his bed can I give

him a

message no it's a very particular

matter I'll attend to it

myself hadn't you better take your dog

inside

Bobby Bobby my wee my

wee case against John

tra Mr Trail in court I'm

here John tril you are the landlord of

Trail's dining rooms in gry fr's place I

certainly am and everybody here knows I

am you are required merely to admit your

identity read the

charge you have been summoned here to

answer the charge that you John Trail

are harboring a dog unlicensed and stray

in contravention of the new orders and

Powers invested in the bar police to

apprehend such animals do you plead

guilty or not guilty not guilty very

well call Sergeant mlan

I swear by I might have go to tell the

truth the whole truth nothing but the

truth swel M God Sergeant mlan the

deposition you made to this court is

correct in every particular yes

sir I followed the said dog into Mr

Trail's place and saw the said dog

eating there and being sheltered by the

accused who did not deny the presence of

the said dog there's an a lot have said

about this we dog did he know say

anything to

you

order you will confine your observations

to the

bench now then are you denying the

sergeant statement I'm no denying the

fact that he saw that we dog on my

premise is your honor a that's what I've

heard the dog is not my dog I'm know his

master he does not sleep under my roof

then who is his master and where does he

sleep His Master's in his grave in Old

gra fr's cyard these many months and the

the dog sleeps on the mound Jim wake up

this might be a story do you mean to

tell this court that a dog could sleep

out in the open all through the winter

in a graveyard this one has your honor

he's a sky Terrier with a coat on him as

thick as the touch on a roof have you

any witnesses to prove such a ridiculous

Story the caretaker of the kirkyard like

myself has been a sort of friend of the

we dog and the doubt would be pleased to

tell your honor so but for The

Misfortune he's so sick he can leave his

house but no doubt if necessary his

deposition could be taken did the great

R authorities know about this I've been

to inform the minister Dr Lee your honor

but he's no in Edinburgh he's away in

France for his health would seem to be

no Witnesses who are not in poor hell I

your honor half hundred children in the

tenaments there seem every day and have

made a great pet of the Weg if you

regard them as confident Witnesses

though most of them are over Young Mr

Trail are you being impertinent

certainly not he asked me for witnesses

that Bobby sleeps in the kirkyard Mr

Trail I don't know if you've consulted a

lawyer about this charge of harboring

the dog I think I have a good enough

tongue in my head to be my own

lawyer the tongue is certainly long

enough Mr

Trail if this dog is ownerless and

unlicensed it will have to be taken up

by the police that doesn't seem fair to

me Fair sir fair that is the law

masterless dogs have become a perfect

nuisance in this time down unless this

dog's license is paid it will have to be

put away and that'll be the end of the

matter now sir are you prepared to pay

or am I to make out an order for this

dog to be taken it's not a matter of

seven Shillings for a dog's license your

honor this is a matter of principal

principal what principal I canot be

responsible for what is not my own the

dog is nor with me for more than 2 hours

out to the 24 the rest of the time is in

the kirkyard sleeping and working

working I working he's employed in the

yard killing Vermin and the like that

the hardworking caretaker Mr Brown is

now able to do for

himself

or Mr TR you refuse to pay this license

on a matter of kindly don't

interrupt quite apart from the question

of the license there is something else

according to the law you are guilty of

harboring a stray without deporting the

fact to the police for that the minimum

fine of five Shillings will be imposed

and if I pay the license against my

principles the fine will no be imposed

that is so in that case your honor I

shall appeal against your decision to

the Lord provest and all the other

magistrates and then to the court of

sessions Mr tra the high Judiciary have

more important business than reviewing

small matters of this kind it's no small

matter for me to be entered into the bar

Court's records as a law

breaker if I refuse to pay the license

but continue to feed the we dog as I

always have you'll hold me in contempt

of court if you are asking for

information I'm no asking for anything

I'm making plain my own line of conduct

but you're asking me to let a we dog

starve for a legal

technicality all

sence Mr Trail are you defying this

court certainly not your honor you deny

ownership of this wretched dog yet you

bring no witnesses to support your story

no witness is your honor but by your

leave I'd like to say this Davey the

next time you near my din

rooms come in and let the we dog your

persecuting GE lesson in manners and

morals Bobby at least has never bit the

hand that feeds him but you have

Davy and you've had many a free meal

from

me

silence Mr Trail on your own admission

you are guilty of harboring a stray

without reporting it as such you will

therefore present yourself here and

bring the dog with you at half 8: the

for this court goes into session have I

know a chance to appeal your honor Half

8 the here tomorrow morning step down if

you please Mr tril

did you ever give a a we dog a good wash

you mean puppy Mr Trail no but tamy

sometimes watched him for Mr Brown and

he says it's no difficult

matter Mr Brown's in poor health I'm

told so there's no chance of Bobby

getting washed again until the

sicknesses all

gone but I want him washed he's serious

business ahead of him he has very

serious see you bring him here clean and

brushed at 8:00 in the morning are you

taking him somewhere Mr Trail is this a

picnic I I'm taking him somewh lass but

it's no a

picnic it's a serious

matter a

principal but you've done your to work

off you go now Get Away Home

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we're right on time Mr TR and wash him

clean and comb in my G SCB he here looks

a picture here here's a penny for each

of you El you can give Tommy some of the

porridge cooking on the fire but what

you taking Bobby Mr Trail to see someone

of importance

ly but I will not take you tide Bobby

here there's me boy come on come on now

there's a boy hello you're uh working

for Mr Trail now are you I for a whole

week now did uh Mr Trail tell you about

the butter cour yesterday about him and

the we dog no why he's justess taking

Bobby room now I to see someone of

importance oh that's just his way of

putting it he's taking Bobby to stand

before the butter Court as he was

ordered to take Bobby why well if a dog

has no master to pay for his license the

police take him up and put him out of

the way what I and Mr chair will not pay

the license because Bob's know his dog

how much did he want for the license

then seven Shillings

seven

Shillings that's a fortune

hi but I cannot stop here talking I'm

over late for

work seven chilling to allow one we dog

to live not anybody not even Mr Tri ever

had seven Shillings all at

once I have the penny Mr tra just gave

me how much of you

tamy seven Shillings is 84

pennies 168 H pennies and 336

farings but there's more folk around the

old cyard than farings and seven

Shillings yes ell but they're over poor

but Tammy we have to get it Mr tra is

gone to give him up he was wearing all

his good clothes and a long face to go

to bobb's burial not if we can get the

money first tell everybody Ellie

everybody you can find and I will too

every B and G i and

run have you any money to save the we

dog's life I'm looking for the man Trail

the case with the dog have you seen him

you can go in there until the court is

in session at 9:00 I'm a member of the

that's my order sir from the Lord

provest

himself well the Lord provest isn't

listed to be here

today I think I better wait there's many

would say this is no much of a case for

the Lord provis to bother his head about

your worship I must be the judge of that

Mr

tra Sergeant mlan has the prisoner in

custody I see

now Mr TR the points of this you are

very simple do you give food and shelter

to this dog and do you own him let's

take the first point first I logic uh

I've always fed the we dog ever

since well I've always fed him and I'm

no denying it why did you if he is not

your own well at first to ease my

conscience because I blame myself in

part for the death of the we dog's

Master you said it first what

then oh of course courted the we terer

for a long long time since then because

of nobody of my

own but he'll hear none of me except

he's friendly and

polite he just Grieves for the old man

that's dead the law says the dog must

have a nut and I can claim to be that

your lordship because it's no

true but I kind of believe the Lord

would make a man abandon his principles

and lie

or take the life of a wee dog for a

matter of a few Shillings on a piece of

paper the law deals with facts not with

emotions Mr Tale the dog is

ownerless and

unlicensed is there a case about a we

dog in there you can to go in there you

see Genie I told you that wishm my

husband and I are important Witnesses in

the case is it in there

here can you go in

there we are the dog's owners

sir begging your pardon your lordship

but that's right that's right James

Brown you're telling a lie he's the

caretaker of the cyard G lordship that's

so sick at home in bed conable let these

two witnesses in and no one else you

stay outside

your

name James Brown your lordship you claim

ownership of the dog I we do and we've

come to pay the license for him he my

wife has the money here in a p we just

heard about the dog being taken up and I

thought the yes yes Mr Brown you're

claiming

ownership in that case it's no the case

of call your lordship James Brown is not

the owner of the dog if I pay for him I

am you have no legal right to Bobby any

more than I Mr

Brown does the dog sleep under your

roof

will no your lordship no at night no I

canot say that he sleeps in the kirkyard

with The Minister's permission of

course

well know your lordship uh can I say

that oh this is but a weed dog that

holds its gab and it's very respectful

and he's only been there such a short

time lordship for some months Mr Brown

the minister told me that

himself the minister knows he told your

lordship he was told by the Bible reader

at the funeral then by the minister at

colb where the dog once lived and might

live now if you had not fed him every

day to keep him here the folks at CBRE

you didn't license him your lordship

well there' be no charge for the lack of

it I'm paying for Bobby's license myself

John tril you'll do no such thing James

Brown in all my life I've never

surrendered a principal before the

lordship but the charge is on me and

I'll I'll pay it I feel I must point out

to you both that the dog sleeps under

neither of your roofs so belongs no more

to one than to the other I was summons

to license him and be his

owner and I will but I ask first perhaps

both of you are thinking more of winning

an argument on winning the

dog a dog needs a

home but it needs love

too that more than anything your

lordship do you think he does not get

that because he most certainly does not

only from me and my wife but from every

child in gra friers they feel he's one

of them your lordship don't not send

them away from the cyard for many of the

be in Gray fryers Bobby is the only love

they

know what are you be doing in here come

on out of it go on Bloody Out Mr Mr

we're looking for Griff's Bobby I and Mr

tril that brought him here are you going

out to know young Savages in the bur

Court have you taken me your senses

look

look you watch you silence close the

door look he's not

dead will it be all right now Mr TR I've

got the money for a license in my Bon it

Mr

TR is it you I pay

Mister it's seven Shillings if you wish

to count but where did your parents get

all this money from and how everybody R

the Cy gave it to pay the place not to M

Bobby did I give for father Mr tra I

everybody we asked I give a penny

everybody gave something yes

we wish have you no respect for we are

in the greatek bar Court wish Mr tril

Hand the dog up

here answer me this any of

you do you know what it means to be

given the freedom of the city Tammy

would know sir he's a Scholar's har at

school now it's when the queen comes

mister and you gear the keys to the bar

Gates that are not here anymore right

ladyy the gates and walls are down but

we still give the keys to visitors who

are Grand or wise or just useful out of

the ordinary like the dukee of

Wellington and Miss Florence Nightingale

yes the Brave and faithful now here's a

we dog that's been faithful out of the

orary for a dead man he loved he's gone

home hungry and been cold he has never

forgotten

him or left his side by night and do the

police now have to take him if he's made

free of the city he can wander where he

likes what would Bobby do with keys

great Fri Bobby from the Lord proest

license hey just the Lord proved himself

and I called him

Mister if dozens of children who know

him will bring seven Shillings in

farings and pennies for

him they buy the right for the dog to

live in care of them all in the kard of

G

Friar but you must have a

collar so that all the police will know

him and never take him up for a

masterless

dog he belongs to all of

you and all of you are responsible for

him

now you're free we man

off you

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go wa wait for me

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get me puppy get

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me is the we dog the regimental mascot

oh that's great R Bobby he belongs to

the city have you not heard of him why

of course

so that's

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him hello Bobby how you doing hello

Bobby how are

you I'm sorry the door wasn't open but I

had my hands

full come on

come here

here good night to you

Bobby Bobby almost shut you

out I must never do that again

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will you know come

in what for or to have a weed dram with

Genie and

Mel

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come good night to you

Bobby good night Bobby

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good night Bobby good night dear Bobby

I'll see you in the morning good night

Bobby good night sleep well y play with

you in the morning good night

Bobby good

night good

night night night

oh

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