Me too. Penny On Aug 17, 2008, at 4:39 PM, Peggy wrote: > Thank you, Penny, for sharing the poem. Since moving here, I > haven't found all my books...some are probably still not unpacked > (there really are too many, if that's possible)...so I don't know > where my copy of Beautiful Joe is...but I'm sure it's here > somewhere... I have read it probably 15 or 20 times since the > first time........just not lately. > That is the poem, however...and I agree with it! > always did! > Peggy > > Peggy, > My third grade teacher, Mrs Birdsall read us Beautiful Joe (and also > The Secret Garden). I have the book too! Here's part of the poem > (copied verbatim): > "Do doggies gang to heaven, Dad? > Will oor auld Donal gang? > For noo to tak' him, father. wi' us, > Wad be maist awfu' wrang. > > ..."Oor Donald's no like ither dogs, > He'll no be lockit oot, > If Donald's no let into heaven > I'll no gang there one foot." > (This is obviously some kind of Scottish dialect, but I think you get > the idea of the poem.) I read Beautiful Joe about once a year--what a > great book! > Penny ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================