Litchfield enquirer., 1880-05-06
turned and ignomiDiously fled.

turned and ignomiDiousy fled. n... ..-. .. Kitty strove in vain to follow his example,; her limbs felt paralyzed, and she turned faint and sick i |" .'i ..3 -i" '" The bull came slowly onward, now lower ing his head. uplifting it, and staring fercely | and threateningly, at the figure in the centre ! of the field.
 Suddenly voice shouted: Don't be afraid Throw away your red shawl! Now, run-run to the nearest fence while keep him off !''
 The assurance of, help at hand inspired | her. She tore off the light, scarlet zephyr shawl which had attracted the attention of the 1 bull, and ran as fast as her trembling limbs would carry her.
 How she got over the high fence she never knew. Indeed, she knew nothing distinctly | until the gentleman whom she had character { ized as an ''impudent puppy" lightly leaplng | the fence, threw himself rather breathlessly l and heated, on the grass near where she had sunk the moment she had found herself in safety. ..-s .,-....., .s. ..... .f. ''Oh, said Kitty, half sobbing, II am so glad you came! That awful creature would | have killed me-" t T fortunately heard his believing, and, remembering you, came just in time to keep him off," Ir '.S- Weren't you afraid?" 'Oh, no! used when, a boy, to bait these | animals for my own amusement. But you see can be of more use to you than the other | puppy Where is he ?"
 'Gone, deserted me in my hour of need" | she replied, smiling faintly, as she dried her tears. But I've had enough of him. I'll give him away, and get a better and bigger dog to accompany me on my walks, if they | are to be as dangerous as this one" Am lbig enough ?" inqired the gentleman. | ''pll take the best care of you. :" i 'Oh, don't know you, you see! I will ask papa" she answered demurely. >
 'Certanly-by all means ask papa!" said he, eagerly.
 Kitty blushed. with strong inclination to smile, which she repressed, as beneath her dignity.
 ''Pm going now," she said, rising. ''Won't you permit me to see you safe There may be more wild cattle about, to say nothing of snakes and owls!'' | ''Well, think you may come, though we are near home now. l can see papa sitting on the piazza reading and there, in the or chard, is my basket of apples, which I gather ed for the pigs. If you won't mind, I'll feed them now, and carry the basket back to Mrs. | Hawes."
 F shall enjoy it of all things" he asserted. Lifting the basket, he carried 1t for her to l the fruit, one by one, to the eager, pushing crowd within.
 'So you take an interest in these poetic an- | imals?'' remarked her companion, as he stood curiously looking on.
 Il feel sorry for them-they are so ugly and l dirty. Nature seems to have treated them un- l justly, poor things, in making them so inferior to other animals. But then, the little ones, with their pink noses and funny eyes, do look so chubby and so innocent"
 She tossed some apples to the little ones and looked thoughtful. -. -.....
 "They remind me of picture which I saw lateiy-Circe, surrounded by herd of swine into winch she had transformed her admirers And you would never have imagined how l much expression there was in the way that they wriggled and groveled at her feet"
 ''I see that picture now, at least something like it," the gentleman remarked, looking from Kitty to the pigs. a...,a.
 And again Kitty repeated to herself, "What an impudent puppy:!" as she dropped more apples into the sty.
 And this was the spectacle which greeted 1 the mortified gaze of Mrs Darlington as she stepped on the piazza where her husband was reading aud looked across the lawn to the orchard. The tea-table was ready, and she was expecting Kitty. . ..., .,-..' Mercy on me- she gasped "Why, Mir. Darlington, only look There is actually Kitty with Judge Boltons son, Jeediaag the pigs" Mir. Darlington chuckled.
 | Well, my dear, don't see the harm of it, if they like it. Though where she could have picked hlm up can't imagine" . ,. Meanwhile Kitty and her companion lei surely crossed the orchard and the lawn.
 ''Now Pll introduce you to papa" she said | "Only l don't know your last name." | "Oh, perhaps he knows it and will introduce me to you. Meantime, call me anything you like" .@ '."|".r ''
 So Kitty walked straight up to her father and putting her hand on his shoulder, said: .....
 ''Papa. I've had an awful fright I was chased by raging mad bull, and my puppy Rolla, ran away from me, and another, with brought him home with me, nodding in an introductory manner toward the guest.
 ''Eh p said papa looking up; and catching 1 the expression of the two faces before him, he l fell into the humOr, and so he rose, and sald with wave of his hand toward the waiting tea-table, "Very well, my dear, we'll feed l him. .s. I.
 So MT. Roland Bolton sat down to the table with the family, and with an utter absence ot that unpleasant constraint which Mrs. Caring ton had remarked in his intercourse with Miss Abbott, and, despite Der vexation at Kitty, the meal passed off most agreeably. t
 Of course this was not MT. Bottoms last visit to the Carrington's. Of course there were frequent subsequent calls with walks and rides, iH all ot which he fulfilled his prom ise of taking the very best care of Kitty; and I when, at length, he asked ths privilege of talk ing care of her through life, she, did not say ! him nay. Lately, when Mir. Bolton was boasting that his wife had accepted him on their very first interview, by referring him to papa, Kitty looked around and said: -,7y ..5 5. --
 "You were an impudensi puppy that day, Rolla, as you are still' Ia y. -r.t -.tag