Litchfield enquirer., 1880-05-06
AN 1MPUDENT PUPPY.

AN IMPUDENT PUPPY.
 "Where IS Kitty9" inquired Mrs. Caring ton, entering the room where her two elder daughters were employed the one in reading, the other with bit of fancy work.
 sI really don't know mamma" answered Dora, looking up from her work. 'I have had scarcely glimpse of Kitty since we came to the country. She appears to have taken to an GI fresc0 life, and is never in the house ex- cept at night"
 Il saw her about two hours ago on her way to the orchard.' remarked Corneia ''She said she was going to feed the pigs, and would afterward take lesson in milking
 Il wish l could find her." remarked MT. Darlington Il am certain that either Judge Bolton or his son will call this afternoon, and it is proper that Kitty should be present. She did not appear on their former visits i"
 '.She will shock the judge by her hoy denisb manners, and as to his SOB, hardly think he will particularly admire her. He doesn't fancy female society, Eve heard, and prefers his dogs and horses. And wasn't he little wild at college, nlamma?"
 "A little too fond of what is called fun nothing more that ever heard. He is a clever young man, will be wealthy, and is, next to his father, the best match in the eighborhood-though, as you say, he don't appear to care particularly for ladies' society fancied he looked rather bored while talk ing to this stately Miss Abbott, clever and handsome as she is. And then he must know that ali the girls are trying to secure him, which naturally makes him shy of them." These remarks were clearly intended as hiats to her daughter, for Mrs. Darlington was genuine match-maker, and had already married off two daughters advantageously Finding that the remaining elder daughters had failed to make the desired impression on either Judge Bolton or his son, she had be- thought herself of producing Kitty, hitherto, as the youngest, and prettest, carefully kept in the background.
 But meanwhile where was Kitty? Kitty, having filled basket with apples for the pigs, strolled around the orchard ad- mring tue trees and the fruit, and climbed a low peach tree, in order to gather one espec- ially fine peach for her father. In this posi- tion her eye was caught by a low line of green willows, bordering the sloping meadows beyond the orchard.
 ''It looks as though stream was there" she thought; land do so love water Idare say it is lovely under those willows. Come Rolla," calling to little half grown terrier, ''you and l will go on an exploring expedition | together" Rolla, after some coaxing, rather sulkly obeyed. He was ugly, little, crooked leg hairy muzzled pup, which Kitty had, on her arrival at the farm begged of the farmer for a pet. Yet, Rolla, despite all the betting, did not take to his pretty young mistress, but persisted in evincing a decided preference for the barn and kitchen, and low life in gen. eral.
 Kitty was not disappointed in her expecta- tion. She found clear, shallow stream which ran rippling and murmuring pleasantly beneath the willows between thickcts of wild roses and blossoming elder. She seated her. self on the grassy bank, and took off first her hat, and then her shoes and stockings, and all lowed the cool nipples to dance about her white feet. Then she became interested in Watoh- ing some insect life on the surface of the wa ter and when satisfied with this resumed her shoes and stockings and lay back on the cool turf, dreamily repeating snatches of poetry A stray sunbeam glinted on her rippling brown hair, and the eyes that looked up through the waving foliage were as deeply blue and clear as the sunny sky overhead. Pity that there was nc stray artist to gaze upon the picture.
 Suddenly, Kitty awoke to the fact that Rolla had disappeared He had been smel- ing about the bushes, and had now stolen off on the track of some scent, perceptible only to hls own keen olfactories. Kitty lifted up her voice, and called in her sweet, clear, girlish tones: 'Rolia! Rolla ]" In answer, there was presently rustling amid the elder bushes, and forth stepped, not the culprit, Rolla, but very handsome young man, equipped with gun and bird-bag.
 Kitty sprang up. Each stared for an in- stant at each other, then the gentleman, grace fully lifting his cap, said:
 May inquire, Miss, what you want with me|
 "Want with you?" repeated she, in sur- prise "
 "Yes; l was crossing the field wonder, when I heard you call me-" he replied, with a slightly demure expression about hls mouth and eyes.
 q called you ?" said Kitty, indignantly.
 'Yes, you called Rolla very distinctly and earnestly" replied he, biting the corner of his summons, and am at your service. My name is Roland, or Rolla, as am familiarly call ed"
 Kitty surveyed him from head to foot.
 'Oh," she said, very coolly, ''it was mis- take on your part It was not you. but the other puppy was calling. His name is also Rolla"
 "Indeed! Where is he?" inquired the gen. tleman, looking around with great expression of interest.
 ''He's run away from me"
 Il wonder at him. In fact, l really don't see how he could have done it, said he, look ing at Kitty, and slowly stroking his nous tache.
 She drew herself up, with a great assump- ton Of dignity.
 ''If you try, sir, you will find how it can be done" said she, loftily.
 And if don't want to try 7"
 ''rhen the other puppy must make you Here he is, just in time. Here, Rolla, good dog Hi, at him sir !'
 And Kitty clapped her white handstogether, and tried to whistle, as she had seen her papa do, to the great amusement of the gen. tleman. sp 8s .f z-.F '
 But instead of gallantly rushing to the at- tack, at the command of his mistress, Rolla frisked up to the stranger with extravagant demonstrations of delight. a'N
 "Oh, he knows you!" said Kitty, contempt ously, land so you didn't run. ?
 'Yes, Rolla knows his friends. In fact, he's my namesake-an honor conferred upon me by the admiring partiality of Farmer Hawes."
 ''He belongs to me now, and mean to change his nalne," said Kitty, positively. -
 ''Pray don't You have no idea of how musically it sounded across the field I fan cied some wood-nymph-or dryad-was call ing me. Belongs to you now, does he? Hap py dog!" And he stopped and patted Rolla's head.
 Kitty turned sharply.
 Are you going away, sir, or shall F" she demanded. '.s ''Oh, would not for the world incommode you! And beg you to remember that came only because fancied you wera calling me, having probably seen me passing. saw you from the bank above. Pray excuse the mis- take and allow me to wish you a good even ing" ,af s..... among the bushes s-s.... . Kitty stood looking indignantly after him until he disappeared. .l...... s'The impudent puppy" she murmured. ttI never heard of s1ch assllranca n