The corn was accordingly divided among the other children, and thus George, in trying to get more than his share, actually got less than the others did.
It was about this time that Oscar came into possession of the pup which Alfred Walton had promised him two or three weeks before.

He at first had some difficulty in obtaining the consent of his mother to bring it home.

She thought it would be troublesome, and tried to dissuade him from taking it; but Oscar's heart was so strongly set upon the dog, that she at length reluctantly assented to its being admitted as an inmate of the family.
Fastening a string to the neck of the dog, Oscar led him to his new home, where he received every attention from the younger members of the family.

Quite a grave discussion at once ensued, as to what the name of the new-comer should be.

Each of the children had a favorite name to propose, but Oscar rejected them all, and said the dog should be called "Tiger;" and so that became his name, but it was usually abbreviated to "Tige." [Illustration: Tiger's Countenance.] Tiger had grown very rapidly, and was now about twice as large as he was when Alfred promised Oscar one of his litter of pups.