READING: "Colonel Charles Young, Leader and Builder." What is the author's MAIN purpose in this text?​

Baltus van tassel is known to be a miser. true or false

Read the passage: canines may not be the deepest thinkers in the world. but perhaps that's for the best. the life of a dog—sitting alone all day, waiting for everyone to come home—can be pretty boring. super-smart animals would probably get totally stressed out, says university of pennsylvania researcher james serpell. look at it this way: if dogs were any smarter, they probably wouldn't choose to hang around with us. which best describes the tone of the passage?

Does any one read this story "when mr. came to dine". in 9th grade. plz i need with one question about this story?