Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-11-23

me off her hands for fow menths. She
was in need OF q companion young,
clover person, who could read to her,
make her ten, and frill her caps. She
hOd had several young persons ms COM
panions, but they always got ridiculous
notions into their heads about getting
married, Catharine seemed sensible
ghl, with no such folly Shout her. Cath
rine seemed to have dislike 60 men, and
would probably not marry. In that case
she (aunt RacheD was willing to take her
of her parents hands, and would see
that she was provided for in her will. or
course, mamma, with so many children
to bring up, could not object to giving up
one, in consideration OF her being well
provided for.
Mamma smiled and sighed, and an
swered quietly that she would refer the
matter to me we'll knowing, of course,
what my answer would be. But aunt
said she was in no haste. She would
give us n month to consider this question,
before she stopped again with us on her
return from the Springs.
That afternoon was SO lovely that aunt
Rachel proposed stroll amid the bearti
fu fields at the back of the village,
overlooked by our house. She accord
inglv arrayed herselt in the big leghoru
bonnet, n red Shetland shawl, and the
everlasting umbrella.
We strolled turther than we had mten
ded ; and then as she was somewhat ia
tiguol, rested considerable time under
the beeches by tho pretty rock spliug, SO
that it was sunset rs We returned home.
Aunt Rachel stalkcd onward, hougish
ing her umbrella, and ordering the child
rem to keep together and 60 before oyory
now and then, giving one or another a
poke To increase .hyir pce. suddenly
she stopped short.
"Catharine," .ald she sharply, "therc's
that man again ~
| looked to whore her umbrella was
pointed, and bcbeld Harry sauntcrIng
along the road, bordering tho meadow
Dear, provoking bundering fellow he
had missed me again at tho hour fixed
upon for our ,igna's and had followed as
out hero. 1t vns uuc he was staring up
Mt the sNl, with pyddou, ignoring OF
our existence, hnd even heorda faint
echo of whistle, but was neve tbe.e-s
rather alarmed.
"That man is following us," said aunt
Rachel, decidedly. "lIe means some
thing. Let us turn off here md cross the
meadow, SO "a to uvoid him"
"But the meadow is wet,uuut Rachel, :"
said BeS 10.
"Nou,onse 1t can't be wet, or even
damp, in such dry weather. However,
you girls and boys may goon before, and
look for the damp places, while l keep an
eye on that man. Keep closo together,
/ girls, and walk fast"
Halfway across the meadow sudden
/ ~ stopped \ low, rumbling sound had
caught nay ear. / turned, aud saw what
caused M heart TO leap into my throat
with alright. There was Mr.. Maean's
4 great, black bull, coming from behind "a
thicket, belowing, paving the ground
and slowly making toward us
1t was no time for words. A shriek in
wild chorus, and we all set of at our best
speed, while the terrible nuimal, with
hend and tail erect, advanced upon u.s.
ran to the nearest fence, scrambled
over, and, turning, assisted hantically
in pulling over Bessie, aud the Others. 49,
Far behind, aunt Racho's tall figure
strobe over the uneven ground, while the
bull, with threatening below, was max
ing straight towaed her,
"Ruu run, aunt Rachel !" we shrek
ed, in frantic cheer. But it was too late
The fearful animal, with swift rush
was upon her. She saw the danger,
/ paused, and, rs he dashed forward, in
siinctively ilourished her umbrella 10 hIs
face. The next moment she WAS tossed
aside into marshy pool, and the euolny,
making II swift circuit, prepared for
another charge.
At that momont-oh, how my heat
! beat II saw Harry, my own Harry,
spring ever tbs fence, fly across the field
and meet the enraged bull in his mad
career toward the PROSTATE woman. llo
stood steadily in his way, with arm up
lifted and as the bull bent his head
with his short, sharp horns presented, he
sprang quickly aside, and with light
rattan which he carried, gave HIM a
stinging blow on the nose. Again tho
beast dartcd of, and caresrcd madly
around the field.
Harry turned quickly to aunt Rachel,
who had risen, and catching hold Of his
cont tails was .bolteung herseif behind
him. lie tore OF tie rcd Shetland shawl
and aaurished 1t over bis head in sght OF
the bull, while he cried to aunt Rachel 10
run, as he had the bulls attention al
tracied.
But the terrified woman dared not give
up her faucied security. She held on
hrmly TO the skirts OF her champions
ceat, while he, with the grace and skin
of Spanish matadore, in one hand the
ensanguined ensign which had first arous-
ed tho bulls fury, and with the other
struck swift aud well aimed blows at the
beasts nose, aunt Rachel, wet, muddy,
with crushed bonnet on her head, all the
while dancing and dodging behind him,
in sort of gallop.
Frightened as | was, | had, even at
that moment, sense OF the exceeding
ludicrousness Of the scene; while Bob,
who had come TO meet us, and arrived m
time to behold this and tho anal Of the
rout Of ths bull, threw himself on the