The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-30

had started off in the direction she had
acknowledgements the spot where the
children were stationed. 1t went like
the wind-wildly as if the very hounds
were after it.
The boy and girl heard Aunt Louis
| shout of "Look out! there's pulk
running your way" and she heard
their indistinct ordinations in re-
Spouse.
She tore through the bushes quicker
than she had ever been before, so that
she might see the young hunters when
they saw the game.
Taking shorter cut, she gained the
open space of the pasture Just where
she could see them, and she wished she
could linn in perpetual brightness the
picture they made. They were both
uader a young pine tree whose low
growing branches half embraced them.
Roland was on one knee peering
through the huckleberry bushes, his
eyes dilated and burning with the in
tensity of expectation, his sling forgot
ten on the ground. Bertha was behind,
leaning on his shoulder, her face glow
ing, her long hair blown. back, her hat
on her shoulders, and from both their
hats trai4ed long ferns which she had
put in.
AT that instant, the strange, bristly
green thing which Aunt Lou had
started from its lair sprang into sight
and dashed along within yard of the
children. They started as if electrified,
then with wild screams of ''there it is!
pulk! a pulkr' they both went strug-
Cling and tloundering through the
sweet fern and huckleberry, and Aunt
Lou after them calling out: Be sure
you keep it in sight!' feeling tolerably
sure which way the animal would 90.
And it justified her expectations; for it
flew down toward the lane, the children
after it, looking as if they would plunge
heels oyer head, but keeping their foot
ing in some miraculous way, and
breathless crying out some inarticulate
exclamation as they went 1t required
all Aunt Louis 'nimbleness to keep near
them.
Now they were in the lane, the green
animal ahead gaining rapidly; and now
Roger, tied to the fence down by the
house, set up vociferous barking,
which grew louder as he saw the game.
In a minute more the creature had
gained the barn-yard, and was crouched
up in corner at an angle of the WALL
and they all came up painting and hot.
1t was queer looking sight, thick,
short, bristling, green thing, heaving
with its quick-coming breath. Two
tips Of ears were visible, and two eyes
like balls of green fire. Whatever it
was, it evidently was not going to run
any more now, and it did not seem
afraid either. The children stood in
front of it, looking with all their eyes;
then they crept nearer and nearer, while
Aunt Lou sat on the wall and famed
herself with her hat. .......-.
The animal did not stir; it was APP
parently fast becoming tame.
Suddenly Role, who had gone still
nearer, cried out sharply: ....
1T purrsr' ....-....
WHAT exclaimed Bertha, flingiue
herself down quite recklessly beside the
thing. Do pulks purr? Oh! oh!''
These last two CALCULATIONS were
caused by Bertha's putting out her
hand and the creatures rising to its
feet and revealing that it had white,
soft legs, and then both the children
screamed:
Its Kitty White! It's our kitten!
1t isn't pulk at all! See the burs on
itr'
They were now sitting down on the
grass, eagerly picking the burs from
the cat, who seemed grateful to them.
"Aunt LOU" said Roland, reproach-
fully, after kitty was Invested of her
strange garments; "Aunt Lou, did you
put those burs on poor Kitty White?'
She felt that if she had done so she
would indeed deserve the reproach in
his face and voice.
"No, had no idea she was to have
them on. | was as much surprised as
you to see them. | gave the kitten to
| Tim little while before we started for
the pasture, and thought he was going
to disguise her in some colored rags,
Just enough for fun. You know how
| she likes frolic herself, and / knew
we'd have a good chase down the lane,
and not do her any harm either. But
Tim stuck the burs all over her, so that
| hardly knew her myself; and was
sure that, as she ran, you'd not recog-
nize her at all. And, sure enough, it
took you m ute after she was still to
know her. Let s. give her some milk
now, and see if the chase has spoiled
her appetite"
While Kitty White Tapped milk and
purred contentedly, Role said:
Aunt Lou, is there such thing as
pulk?"
"In all my extensive researches in
natural history" was the reply, 81
have never seen one mentioned;
still
"Well, then, What do they call that
pulk-hole forP" questioned Bertha, " if
pulks don't live therep"
well, in the alluvial period" be-
gan Aunt Lou, but Roland caught
Bertha's hand, and as they went off ire
said: ....... -.' ......... ......
"It's no use, when she gets to her
big words, as l told you. Now, Kitty
White, ito the kitten in his arms, =
you've had another adventure, haven't
youP" Marie Louisa Pool, in Sunday
afternoon. t.... ......f S.. -.
THE Supreme Court of Indiana has
decided that smoking by attorneys in
court, under the permission of the
Judge, is not good ground for granting