The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-03-05

1oitiaSe horses ana the great NewfOund
land dog. While the groom and coach
man from Marrowfat Manor were blund
erlng about, trampling the long gras
down in their efforts to secur
them, the goats came careerin,
over the wall, to join in the fun, bringin,
their chains with them. Mr.. Blodget
Undertook TO catch them by the novel ex
pedient of running violently after them
and then finging himself violently dow1
at 1ull length upon the trailing chain. II
consequence Of which maneuvre he anG
the KID went rolling over and over down
side hill, in perfect tangle of chain
horns and hoofs, till they cast anchor al
last IN bed of nettles and running
orook 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'attentions by 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
rlble 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 a
slght--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 satisfied
tgrunt, as if to express his approval of the
meal. 1t was too much for Mr.. Blodgett.
I'll 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 a new
leaf from that day, and keep her 'pets"
at home.
A trim little maid-servant ushered him
into the parlor Of the manor. It was
pretty room, with French windows open
ing to the floor, and books, pictures, del
icate china and freshly gathered flowers
all around. The 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
helter 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 q little woman in wrapper of India
muslin, 1rllled with delicate lace, and
with blue ribbons at her throat and
waist and WRISTS 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 a
look, and such smile!
My dear Mr.. Blodgett, am so glad
to see you," said silvely voice. Il was
just writing to ask after you. That
wicked, naughty pet of Nanny! What
shall do to her, Mr.. Biodgett. to make
her sorry for her sins?"
Old Nanny, hearing this, set up anoth-
defiant 'mew," and the kid answered
back something like "walla, balla," and
the heifer lowed, and the dog and
cat rubbed against their mistress dress
while the blue:ribooned pig came trct-
ting happily homeward over the lawn,
with the last spray of Mr.. Blodgett's
strawberry vines hanging out of his
What was she to do with them? What
was she to do with him2 That was the
question. From that moment he was
her captive.
The boundary fence is down now be-
tween those two cottages, and happy
pair live in che or the other of the houses
as they may choose. Mrs. General Mar
rowtat is now plain Mrs. Nlcodemus,
Blodgett; and if there is place on earth
where animals have 9 small paradise of
their own, it is within the domain that
calls Mr.. Blodgett its master, and where
ne is first and foremost among Mrs. Gen.
eral Marrowfat's pets.