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<DIV>Dis Brudder Elwood. I be a bit on de downunner sidez todey, da Momma she
all nerbs agin and she watchin de Brudder wif all de eyeballz. Why da Brudder he
not ebbin in de yard to do de business wif outz her, why dere just nuffin
privatez here nowz. So den she a shobin all da pills in de brudder, and dey meke
de brudder berry sleepy. I snooze. </DIV>
<DIV>Den it happin.</DIV>
<DIV>Dat specul noise happinz and Brudder Elwood, he goez to de door. Momma she
comin down de stepz and Brudder Elwood he use de big boy bark at de man. Da man
why he lookie berry offisulz. He seyz to da Momma, he be da mailman. Momma seyz
okey, He seyz he gotz da mail, but all dis stuffz be fur Brudder Elwood, and He
seyz he no know whut a brudder Elwood be. Well I lookie at him an seyz why I be
da Brudder Elwood, He seyz no you be da dog. Dis not meke da brudder berry
happies, and da brudder he gots nuff drugs in da bodie to roll da eyeballz rite
ober. Momma seyz the dog is da Brudder Elwood. He seyz why he ain't nebber
deliber da mails to de dog beforez. So he seyz dat he gib Momma da mail and he
go, seyin dat da dog he git more mailz den da peoplez. </DIV>
<DIV>Brudder Elwood he yell at de man, ask if he deliber to da Nigel yet,
Brudder Elwood he waitin to hearz, he seyz brudder elwood be nuts.</DIV>
<DIV>Oh, an den we git da package, oh why Brudder Elwood he not believin
dis, he gots a blankie, It be from PW Pawcasso Blossom an Annie Belle. Why dis
be so nice, Brudder Elwood he gib it da sniffy, and it in me bed. Why we gib so
many fanks for de nice blanket. And Elder Clara she best be a leabin it. It be
mine.</DIV>
<DIV>Den we git da specul cards, da Momma she gotz da waterz all ober da face,
and she readz da mail to de Brudder. we git da cards from da doggies, Sally and
Tanner--dat nice picsure--why lookie dem earz!!Den we git more ob de cards, from
Ben and Charlie, Miss Jackie she sendz de card wif all da houndies--my dat be a
bunch of drool dere! Den Junior, Taz, Bernard, and da Momma- Roscoe, Niles,
Hercules, and da Momma,, Lucy and Susie and da Momma, and Miss Molly an her
Momma Connie and Daddy Roger-why dat berry nice card, I lookie at the picture ob
de houndie, and den Momma Maddy and Emmett and Gracie sendz de specul card, she
lookie at dis card and seyz why Miss Maddy she send Brudder Elwood money. Momma
all snortin and a cryin and seyz she no believes dis, she seyz she gonna do
summfin berry specul wif dis. She lookie into da brudder Eyeballz and seyz we
send de money to Miss Leanne at de BellyRubs fur da dogs like me. Dey not as
lucky as de brudder and it go to help de houndz. Brudder Elwood he gib Momma a
big snooter kiss for dis.</DIV>
<DIV>Brudder Elwood he just whelmed. Here de brudder go frum de homeless hound
to hound dat hab friendz and a home. How do we fank youz all enuff???</DIV>
<DIV>Brudder Elwood, he gotz a plan--he write more stories, meke da peeplez
laff. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Momma here, I am astounded-I never knew the complete power of Drool until
this happened. Isn't it amazing how near tragedy have made us take a look at our
wonderful hounds and give them a huge hug.</DIV>
<DIV>We Thank You all, </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Debbie
Winchester<BR>Official Food Slave and Drool Mop Queen to<BR>Bob, Casey, Elder
Clara, Daisy, and<BR>Brudder Elwood OEBE <BR>Instigator of Evil Deeds
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