Hi All Y’all,
This be, like, my second time of ritin to yooz, and imma tryin’ to get the hang of it all, but, like, it dunna come easy.
Anywayz, there’s bin lotz of gud stuff happnin over the last feu weeks. Andrew … the guy imma sposed 2 call ‘Father’ Andrew wen I rite in here … has bin takin me 2 the vet coz I am havin treatment n, like, other stuff. The vet lady says imma doin fine, like, imma getting’ better, wich iz reely gud, I have 2 say coz, like, imma feelin better 2, wich iz supprizin coz, like, I reely dint feel 2 gud.
I wish I cud stop feelin so hungry tho … I keep pestrin Vern and I keep getting in his way, like tredin on hiz feets. But even tho I annoy him he still gives me treets n stuff. An I cant wurk that out coz, like, why wud he still give me gud stuff if I get in his way????
Anywayz, I’m kinda likin’ this new place. I can sit werr I want and nobody sez nuthin. I even get special treets wen they goez out. I dont like it wen they goez out coz, like, I think imma gonna b left alone again. But they keep coming back! Still, I cant help feel they wont one day.
(ed: remember me, Humphrey? ‘Ed’ – I’m here to tell you that we will always come home. You’ve just got to learn to trust us.)
I hear wot u sayin’ but … I dunno … yoove evry raison 2 leave me. I mean, havnt u?
(ed: No, Humphrey. We’ve every reason to come back to you, because you make our house a home. I love coming home to your wagging tail and your expectation that I’ll give you a treat.)
Well, I must admit, I do like that 2. Itz gud to see u 2. An I like our walkz.
(ed: so do I, Humphrey, although I must admit I’m not used to getting up QUITE so early!)
I likes it wen itz cool.
Anywayz. I’ve bin doin’ sum reedin and itz bin hard coz, like, I reeliz my speelin iznt gud. But imma gonna get the hang of it, coz I like sum ov the suff iv bin reedin.
‘Father’ Andrew telz me that at this time ov the yr u church-goin’ folk get all sad n excitid at the same time coz, like, this guy dies but he duznt die for all the time. Somehow heez connected 2 god, but I dont think god iz reel, but then ‘Father’ Andrew
(ed: you can just write ‘Fr. Andrew’ without the quotes – it’ll be easier)
Oh … ok … anywayz, him sed that if I reed more about the guy hoo died then imma gonna find out more about how reel god iz.
But, hey, iv god iz reel then how cud a guy die? Imeen god cud have – shud have – stopped all the hurt from happenin. So y dozent he?
(ed: If you escaped from the house and got hurt, would it be my fault, Humphrey?)
Spoze not.
(ed: or if you played with other dogs and one of them bit you, would it be my fault?)
Naw – I don’t think so. But then ur not god n god is spozed 2 luv us, don’t he?
(ed: He does love us, but He doesn’t force His love on us, neither does he force us to love Him. It wouldn’t really be love if it were like that, would it?)
No. I can see that. I can tell that you care 4 me even though I’m a bit ov a stranger. You don’t force anythin on me tho. But I thought god wuz different. Ammi wrong?
(ed: and if I do that – and if Vern does that, even when you stand on his feet, don’t you think that maybe God would want to love you and want you to be safe and at home with Him even more?)
Oh. So, maybe … I dunno. I need 2 think on this, so imma goin. Hope u all have a gud sad n excitin time. N I hope imma gonna see all y’all soon!
H.
