He could do it, too, in such a plausible and seemingly innocent way, that it was difficult to believe he was deceiving you.
His falsehoods, in this instance, were readily believed; and as all the other children denied having any knowledge of the affair, it was the general conclusion that Tiger must have obtained admittance to the chamber accidentally and unperceived.
When Mr.Preston came home to tea, and saw what the dog had done, he was very angry with poor Tiger, and told Oscar he must sell him or give him away, for he would not have such a mischievous animal about the house another day.

A day or two after, Mrs.Preston replaced the articles belonging to her mother that had been injured, and the excitement about the dog soon died away.

Oscar did not try to get rid of his pet; but he was careful not to let him stay in the house much of the time especially when his father was at home.
"Oscar," said his grandmother a day or two after as he came into the kitchen with Tiger, "I thought your father told you he would n't have that dog around here any more." "O, he did n't mean so," replied Oscar; "he was mad when he said that, but he 's got over it now.

Besides, I don't let Tige stay in the house much." "A good dale ye cares for what yer father says," remarked Bridget, who was never backward about putting in a word, when Oscar's delinquencies were the subject of conversation.
"You shut up, Bridget,--nobody spoke to you," replied Oscar.
"Shet up, did ye say?
Faith, if ye don't git shet up yerself where ye won't git out in a hurry, afore ye 're many years older, it 'll be because ye don't git yer desarts.

Ye 're a bad b'y, that ye are, an'-- " "There, there, Biddy," interrupted Mrs.Lee, "I would n't say anything more--it only aggravates him, and does no good.