The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-09-27

OF his bushy tail. Mustn't Halter, my
dear. Good gracious What's that :?
Bow, WOW, wowl" and springing from
the veranda he disappeared around the
corner of the house.
The disturbance was caused by the
rafting of the butchers car up to the
front door. The butcher had his dog
with him, an immense, fierce, low-bred
brute; and when Jerry (for that was the
little yellow dogs name) ran up to him
in a friendly way this miserable brute
sprung Mt him, and, catching his leg be-
tween his ugly jaws, gave it terrible
bite. Poor jerry With yelp of pain
he managed by quick movement to
slip away, and then ran for his life, fol-
lowed by his enemy.
"Bow, wow" said the butchers dog,
as they came near the veranda, if there
isn't a cat I'll crack every bone in her
little body, sure's my name is Stumpy
Gibbs!" and, gnashing his teeth, he
rushed at our poor kitten, who, trem-
bling all over, from her pretty white
ears to the tip of her slim tail, was too
frightened to move.
"Sheu be killed." thought Jerry, eff
/ can't save her. Now or never" Max
ing a desperate bound, he seized the
poor thing in his mouth and fled. If
the butchers dog was angry before, he
was furious now; close on behind he
came. What a race it was Over the
fence they went, past the woodshed,
around the well-house, up the garden
steps toward the barn, where Jerry
hoped that he might find refuge. Alas,
for him the door was shut!
"Ill try the other side," he thought,
land, if the henhole is stopped up, we're
done for" Oh, what joy it was open !;
one more bound and they were safe
in the hen-house, while the enraged
Stumpy Gibbs was bowling and jump
ing on the other side of the narrow
opening.
The sudden disturbance of their quiet
life caused great commotion among the
hens; at first they were frightened, and
all flew up on the roost-even the lord
ly chanticleer, who was always Boosting
of his bravery. But when they saw the
little kitten lying on the ground in n
dead faint, and the kind-hearted Jerry
trying to restore her by tenderly lick
iiS uCl lttC, NChtuItu w COllC
down one by one, and offer their SER
vices, many of them with tears of SYM
pathy in their eyes. The rooster was
the last to descend. The good hens
dropped water from their bills upon the
kittens face, famed her with their
wings, and did everything they could
think of to bring back her senses; so,
after while, she "opened first one eye
and then the other" like Mr.. Pickwick's
wounded friend and presently was able
to sit up, and with many grateful tears
to thank the brave Jerry for saving her
life.
After they had rested in the hen
house for some time, and the butcher
and his wicked dog were gone, the kit
ten felt strong enough to walk down to
the house. She went at once to her
mother, whom she found much re-
freshed by her nap, and told the whole
of her thrilling story, at the close of
which the cat, weeping and embracing
her daughter, said:
"Take me to this wonderful dog, that
/ may thank him for his brave deed"
Going in search of Jerry, they dis
covered him on cushion in the dining
room, his leg having been nicely bathed
and bandaged by Sue, who had found
him suffering on her return from school.
The kitten introduced him to her mother
by saying:
Mother, behold the preserver of
your child the very words which oc-
Cured in book that she had heard
Sue reading aloud to Rob.
From this time the cat, the kitten and
the dog lived together in the greatest
peace and happiness.-Ne,c York Trib-
me.