The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-08

"Cauthe it'll horwid 2" asked Maybe.
looking suspiciously from the long brown
stick to the bit of pink cinnamon Steady
had just tasted.
"P'raps it's nemmntic. Let's carry
it to grandma" said Steady. "Oh,
grandpa, look at the kitties I"
| They were passing cottage, in the
door of which basked an old gray cat.
with three tiny kittens beside her; as
many more half-grown ones are frisking
about the yard, and one little Maltese
beauty lay curled up on the gate-post.
" 1t must be kitten. factory, grandpa.
Won't you buy one--just one little
one2" f IAF Ft g.
Buy buthel, ECHOED Maybe.
Grandpa stopped, and presently came
back, bringing the little Maltese.
Some bits of peanut candy reconciled
Kitty to her strange position, and while
grandpa was transacting his business mt
the tannery, the three had a merry frolic,
Sorrel, meanwhile, nodding drowsily at
his post.
81 could attend to it to-day as well as
not, if it wasn't for the children" said
grandpa, coming out of the office door.
II declare, I've good mind to send
them home. I'd trust sorrel to go alone
any day. Here, Steady, take the reins
SO, one in each hand. You mustn't move
them at all, only hold ON tight. Mind
now.
eyes, Steady was going to mind.
Even Aunt Maria said that.
" And you, little bumblebee, keep fast
hold of the seat don't let go once.
Oh. tho kitten-how shall we manage
that 2" .slo
The good-natured tanner ran for a
basket, pulled a string from his pocket,
and soon had Kitty slowed away in front
of the children.
Grandpa looked over the harness care
fully, gave Sorrel, an encouraging pat,
and started him toward home. Oh!
but how straight Steady sat up! Poor
little Maybe had to make an obtuse an
gle of herself; the seat was so wide her
fat little legs couldn't bend at ALL
Sorrel logged quietly along, and would
probably have done so to the end of my
story, if two gentlemen, driving up be-
hind, had not tried to pass.
No sooner was the white nose of the
strange horse alongside the buggy, than
Sorrel struck into strong, steady trot,
which kept the white nose at exactly the
same distance, despite the utmost efforts
of its owners.
Faster and faster they went. Maybe
clapped her hands gleefully, slid half
way off the seat, and then, with sudden
clutch, righted herself, overturning the
basket as she did so.
The little hole through which Kitty
had been slowly forcing her head, opened
accommodatingly; out came Kitty, up
over the seat, into the top, and then
down to the ground.
Maybe's sunbonnet futtered little,
but Steady kept her position unfinch-
inely.
There was roar of laughter from the
two gentlemen as they discovered the
size of the winning party, and then
Whitenose was suffered to drop quietly
behind, Sorrel at once subsi ling into
his former jog.
Whoa !" screamed Steady, at the
OPP of her voice, as he turned into the
ate and stopped beside the piazza.
Grandma auntie mamma 1 drived
home-I did !"
"Bless my soul and body! What
has that msn been and done now9"
cried grandma, as the whole family
rushed to the door.
eff there's any harem-scarem thing to
be done trust man to think of it, said
Aunt Maria.
Mamma only clasped her two babies a
little closer.
"We buyed kitty" said Maybe, but
her hathn't coined, 'cauthe-'cauthe -
"She couldn't keep up" finished
Steady, grandly. 1--WE rided right out
from under her. Nice old Sorrel-horse!
1 s'pose now we'd better undress him,
grandma.