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My I rish Setter Dogs By PERCIVAL P. BAXTER Governor of Maine )N recalling the events of my life from the time I was a small boy until now I am deeply impressed with the fact that the story of my I rish Setter dogs is inseparably connected with my own life story. For thirty-seven years my setters have been my constant companions, and all of them have come from the same Elcho strain. My father gave me my first dog when I was but nine years of age. The day this little tenweeks-old, tawny-colored pup was brought in a crate to my home always will be remembered by me. As the precious package was placed upon the grass, the tiny inmate poked her nose through the slats and lapped the hand of the one she was ready to acknowledge as her master. She knew little but loved much. The Price of Dogs In those days the price of dogs like other prices, whether of luxuries or of necessities, was not unreasonable. The modest sum of three dollars was all that my father paid for the pup, while I voluntarily contributed from my own savings what to me was the large sum of eighty-five cents to cover the express charges from Rockland toP
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