St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-04-16

he departed. After some thirty miEutc
the last ten OF which she was sfandin
with her sim, delicate head in my Ial
while | braided her foretop and cornbr
out her silken name, | lifted her hca,
and, patting her softly on either cheek
told her that She must 20 | ncntl
pushed Ecr head out of the window IN
closed IT, and then, holding up nv han,
with the palm turned toward her, char.
eel her, making the approf riatc motior
TO 90 away right straight back to he
stable. For a moment she stood look
ing steadily AT me, with an indescribabl
expression OF hesitation in her clear Ii
quid eyes, and then, turningI iugcringly
walked slowly out of the yard.
"Twice day for nearly month
while lay in the hospital, did Guluar,
visit me. At the appointed hour TIN
groom would slip her head-tal. and
without word OF command, She woul,
dart ont of the stable, and. with her lon"
ieopard-llke lope, 20 sweeping down tn,
street and come da>hing into the ho~pi
tai yard, checking herself with the sam,
glad ncIgiI at my window nor dill sll,
ever once fail, at the closing of the sash
to return directly To her stall The groom
informed me that every morning anI
evening, when the time of her vi~-
II drew near, she would hcgin tc
rhaIc and worry, and, 10y paving and
pulling at the halter, advertise him that
1t wa, time for her TO be released.
"liut OF all exhibitions Of happiness.
either 10y beast OF man, hers Wa, the
most positive on that afternoon when.
racing into the ward, she found me lean
ny ON 4 crutch outside the hospital
building. The Whole corps OF nurses
came to the doors, and all the poor TEL
lows that could move them-clyr>.-tor
C'uInarr had become IN universal favor
Itr, and the boys locked tor her daily
visits nearly, If not quite, a. arIcutly a.
| did, -crawljuL to the windows to sec
her. What gladnr,s was expressed in
every movement She would come
Prancing toward mr, head and tail erect.
and, pau~inG, ruh hrr head a.aiu-l IN,
shoulder. whI!r patted her glossy neck
then suddenly, with SIDEWAYS -pr.u-.
she would break away, and with h.r
long tail elevated until her ma.uitir,u,
brush. tine ami >l.krn Is the golden ha.r
ot Il blond, fell in q great spray on either
Hank, and her head curved To Ir~ proud
- arch, p2cr around me with that hiGh
lrtI'n and >prIn2In- step peculiar t. the
thoroughbred" i''u, like u iit-h. drop
PM her brush and laying back her ears
nd stretching her nose straight cut. she
would speed away wiki that quick, urr-
'on-. low-IyIng action which marks thr
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