, 1874-06-27

lts pointed, inoffonslvo nose. and recovering
itaolf always. after those involuntary nomer-
BnuIts with tha gravout aHtoNisllment. To add
to Its prapohtoroitH appaaraucu, onn or It's hind
foot waa adornbd by slloa OF Sylyoator'a,
into which It had accidentally and inoxtricablv
pulss to ily. Il turned to ma; aud thor, possibly
recognizing In tho stranger tho same Bpeoon aH
It's naator 1t paused. Presently 1t slowly raisod
ilKolf OH its hlnd-legs. and vaguely aud deplo-
hooks of stnel. t,ok The paw mud shook 1t
grRvely. From that moment no wsra frionds.
The little affair Of Tho serape vas forgotten.
Nevertheless, / wan wiso enough to cement
tesy. roilowinr tl,e d! lection ~ Of
fudlng, op shof near lilo ridge.poie ti!o sugar
box and tho square Jumps OF wlllte, sugar Tint
even tho poorost minor Ia never without. While
ha was eating then had time to examine him
moro cloaoly. His body was q slky. dsrR. but
sxautsttely -modulatad gray, doopenlng to blaok
in his paws aud nlltzzlo. His fur was excessively
long, thick, and al soft aa eldor-tiown tt,e
ssa so 10
that the palms Of hi1 haf-hunan loot
vera still tender o. babv'a. Except fur
tho brsht-bluo, eseey hooks. lalf fshoatled In lts
little toos ,tnere waa not slngle l,arsh outnn or
angler as ono Of Ledaa offspring. Your catesa-
ing hand sank away III his fur aud 1i eamy Ian
guor. To look ut him oug was Il, intoxicaLion
Of the sensea; to pat him was wild doliriam; ;
to embrace him, an utter Generalization OF tho
lutelioctuai faculties.
When be had hnlshed the sugar, lle rolled out
Of tho, door with = half-thilldons, haf-inviting
lock- In bin eye, 80 hs expected mo to
snorsing |o Of tho @ ksenseontsa pcppoao la IN
Of his former terror, but decided me- to take an-
other direction. After moments heAitation,
he concluded to so With me, although AM
satisfied from \ ceila impish look in hs eye,
frixut OF pomposo. As he rolled aloliE at my
eide, with gait not unlike q drunken Ratlor, I
Uncovered that hiB long hair concealed leather
collar around bis mock, which bore Tor ita lego'd
the single word, Daoyl" recalled tho , 1nys-
then, was tic "baby" with whom / was to
"plsy."
HOW WE "pLA1Ep;"
how Baby allowed me to roll him
down hill, crawling and pulling up again
each tlmo, with perfect good hnnaor; how he
which I'D "shiode " into % one of the topnost
branches; how, after getting 1t, ho refused to
tletcend until II suited h,s pleasure; how, when
lie did come down. hs persisted in walking about
on three legs. carving, NY bat, crushed a,'d ~
remaining one; how I missed him at last,
aud finally discovered him seatcd on 4
table IN one OF the tcnautlosa oabfnB, With
. bottlo OF strip between lis pnws, yainy
aud other details Of that aventful day ahall moi
weary the reader with now. Enough that, When
Dick bylvestor returned. I was pratty we'll tagged
out, and the baby was rollod up, an immense
bolster at tie foot Of the oouch aHletp. Syl.
voBtor'B first words after our greating we're:
"Isn't he deliolouB? 2"
"perfect)y. Where did you get him ?"
"LYiug ul,dor his dead mother, i've miles from
horo," said Dick, lighting his ripe. "Knockcd
her oycr Mt 6fty yards perfectly oloau stot,-
scared but unhu,t. She must have been carry
Ing him IN hor mouth. aud dropped linn whoa
she faced mo, for he was not ln.re than three
days old and not steady OH hia pins. He takoR
the only milk that comos to the settlement
brought up; py Adams E1press at O'Clock oyer1
morning. They .ay ho looks like me-. Do you
think 20 7" ask9d D.ok with perfect gravity
strokiug ts hny-colorod moustuchios, md syi
| lontly assuming bis best expression.
took loave of the baby carly the next morn.
pompoao's feelings. rode by without any POSTSCRIPT
Of expression. But the night boforo mud mads
| Sylvester aolomuly swear TINT, in tha event o
| any separation be:woen himself and Baby,
II SHOULD REVERT TO NE.
"At the sauae time" he had added, 'sits onl,
fair to aay that don't think Of dying Just yet
! old fellow, and I don't know OF any tluK elss
that would part tue cub and me-"
Two months after this conversation, as 1 VA
| turning over the mornings mil ut my ollce ii
| San Francisco, noticed lettos bea,ing Sylyes
ter's familiar hand. But It was poat-market
| ''Btockton," and opened 1t with Bona auxiet
1t once. tn contents moro as follows:
oFxAvx Don't you remember what we agyee'
| upon ansnt the baby7 We'll, consider me ioad 10
tuY nest .tx 1nonths, or gons wners cuba caut foos
nss,|faas: ,s, xn"w you tofs ths DAILY; n pas 40 yo
somid H. f.thsS h. ~ nnn,i,oe w M. wo Van ~
you}Sin 1houvatl,ss. waIl.mesnjna enough: hut dnr
you tsks upon yourac ihe functions Of guide ganius
or guardian, to ono 20 young aud Builslets Gou
you he tho @sntor to tasu Teien'aclu* Think Of tL
tsmpt*noas o. = mesfeponA .Lt,n Look a. tne 9 aaes
, .as III. ac. ,a ho! tc},g .yr ~, m ~; ~
row III ths hoo!-yard. md rstti,nE hts chain liz
nssuiaa, Lst ms know bY telegraph Il once.
| SYLVESTER.
Ps.-of course he's grown little, aud doc4ns Tux
thugs Always quietly u bs did. liz droppea ratle
hoavly On two Of W4tsou'a purf* hst week an'
enaseaea o!a wilson a.Gse! . na!d.aeaaeo' aor n.ef
s T. tna,. xrrx ,s ~ ern. ." ~,
srs YOU a1rd ror be.ra On siontaonsary strsotI ne.
In rsaarI to corrsls sud tbings7 q,
| P. F. s.-Hos got sonlx ues tricks. rho boys h4y
been teaching bin to put up hta hands with them. u
slngt IN ugly lott. ..
I am afraid that my desrs to poasess myself o
| Baby o.eroaue al other considerations. aud
| telegrarhed an affirmative at once to Sylvester
| When reached my lodgings lste that hfternoop