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I should n't care for a family of that size myself , but somehow it 's just right for Tony . She 'd love to show them to you . ' On my way East I broke my journey at Hastings , in Nebraska , and set off with an open buggy and a fairly good livery team to find the Cuzak farm . At a little past midday , I knew I must be nearing my destination . Set back on a swell of land at my right , I saw a wide farm-house , with a red barn and an ash grove , and cattle-yards in front that sloped down to the highroad . I drew up my horses and was wondering whether I should drive in here , when I heard low voices . Ahead of me , in a plum thicket beside the road , I saw two boys bending over a dead dog .