Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02

TDJ os0nS A1Io ~ the month OF
June, to take possession If his pleasant
home. Everything looked bright and
new, and clean and pleasant; and as Mr..
Blodgett smoked his cigar hat evening
, upon the lawn and saw the moon rise in
sllvery majesty above the hill opposite
his house, he Rugged himself with de-
light at the thought of the happiness he
was about to taste.
I've made good bargain here.' he
thought, as he glanced around the small
kingdom. Unhappy wretchl He little
dreamed of Mrs. General Marrowfat and
her pets.
Sunday passed off pleasantly ard we'll,
and he made the acquaintance of several
OF his new neighbors at the village church.
One and all wished him JOY Of his pur-
| chase, and in the faces of one and all
lurked a queer expression as the wish
was uttered: that puzzled him at the
time: but which he understood only too
well in after days.
Monday came, and EMr. Blodgett was
up bright and early, ordering two stout
men about the garden and grounds.
Ihree weeks made a great difference in
the looks of the place, and Mr.. Blodgett
was IN an ecstacy of delight. At the end
OF the third week another cottage, stand
Ing IN Its own grounds, not very far from
his, was opened. "Mrs. General Marrow
tat had arrived from the city to spend
the summer at her country
seat. She was widomand very wealthy,
so rumor said.
On the Monday after the fair lady's ar
| rival great outcrv from the kitchen
drew Mr.. Blodgett that way in tie most
undignifed haste. The housekeeper met
him at the door with two of his beautiful
white Bantams In her hand. "a beast of
dog" SO said the housekeeper, chad
chased and killed them, and then ran
home to Mrs. General Marrowfat's house."
Len minutes passed, and over came Mrs.
Generals servant with dainty pink
note of apology for the mischief that
Cario, poor thoughtless pet" had done,
ana MI: Blodgett, as gentleman. could
mourn his pets no more.
On Tuesday there was another uproar.
MI. Blodgett looked out from his study
window, and saw playful goat and kid,
White as snow, dancing and capering
among his early peas. MIR. Blodgett seized
ms cane and ran out. only to see eight
da1nty hoofs finging defiance at him as
they whlsked over the low fence that
separated his grounds from those of Mrs.
General Marrowfat The next day the
playful nannies came again, and had
girdled all the young fruit trees before
they were discovered. Again Mr..
Blodgett chased and missed them, and
finally sent his housekeeper over to the
nelghboring cottage to enter complaint
Another pink note was the result, promis-
ing that the playful pets" should be
tethered on the lawn in future and kept
at home. On Thursday Mrs. General
Marrowfat's pet cat paid them visit, and
carried off Mr. BIodgett's canary in her
claws. On Friday frolic some heifer
belonging to Mrs. General N1arrowfat
broke bounds, and waltzed all over Mr..
Blodgett's moving followed by two
carriage horses and the great Newfound-
land dog. While the greom and coach
man from Marrowfat Manor were blund-
ering about, trampling the long grass
down in their efforts to secure
them, the goats came careering
over the wall, to join in the fun, bringing
their chains with them Mr. Biodgett
Undertook 20 catch them by the novel ex-
Ipedient of running violently after them,
and then finging himself violently down
at full length upon TIE trailing cham. In
consequence of which maneuvre he and
the kid went rolling over and over down
a side hill, in perfect tangle of chain,
horns and hoofs, till they cast anchor at
last in bed of nettles and a running
brook; and there Madame Nanny, think
ing her offspring in danger, ran to the
rescue, and danced on Mr.. Blodgett and
prodded and pronged him with her sharp
horns, till he was nothing but mass of
bruises, nettles and slime. Rescued from
her polite atten tions Dy the men. he went
dolefully to bed. And the housekeeper
brought up pink note with his Cruel
that evening, expressing Mrs. General
Marrowfat's "grieved surprise at the ter
rible conduct of all her naughty pets"
| On Saturday Mr.. Blodgett sat, sick and
sorry. by his dressing room window: and
looking out into the garden, he saw
sight--a little snow-white pig, with blue
ribbon around his neck, devouring the last
of the peas, the early vegetables and the
strawberry vines with the greatest gusto,
looking up at the window, now and then,
with twinkling black eye and a satisfied
grunt, as it to express his approval of the
meal. 1t was too much for Mr. Blodgett.
| III as he was he dressed himself and set
out for Marrowfat Manor, prepared to
threaten its owner with imprisonment or
the stocks if she did not turn over new
leaf from that day, and keep her ''pets''
at home.
A trim little maid-servant ushered him
into the parlor Of the manor. 1t was
pretty room, with French windows open
ing to the floor, and books, pictures, del
icate china and freshly gathered flowers
all around. rhe goats lay on the lawn
outside the window, chewing their cud
complacently. and old Nanny set up
''mew" at seeing him, as if she would
like to dance upon him again. The cat
was there, the dog was there, and the
heifer and the two horses looked on
sleepily from the paddock just beyond
the lawn.
At the window, sitting before an in
laid desk, and writing another pink note,
was little woman in wrapper of India
muslin, 1rllled with delicate lace, and
with blue ribbons at her throat and
waist and wrists-a little woman with
great blue eyes and golden hair, and
regular features, and an infantine express
SIGN, who came forward with two little
hands held out towards him, and such
look, and such a smilel
My dear Mr.. Blodgett, am so glad
to see you," said silveiy voice. II was
just writing to ask after you. That
wicked, naughty pet of a Nanny! What
shall I do to her, Mr.. Blodgett, to make
her sorry for her sins2"
Old Nanny. hearing this. set nm annth.