Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-17
WASHINGTON
TWO DREAMS.

has a long braid hanging down her
back. Sometimes she brings me salt,
or pieces Of sugar, and lets me eat out
Of her hand. Salt is good and sugar is
good, and Trudie is good TO give them
to me, but can'thelpteasing her some
times.
One day, when she went to the hen
house 70 look for eggs, / danced up
behind her very softly. She didn't hear
me at first, but all at once she looked
around and saw me stepping along be-
hind her on my hind feet, with my fore
feet paving the air and almost touch
ing her shoulders. was only trying
70 walk as she did, but, oh, my good
ness, how she jumped and run! She
went in that hen-hOuse as quick as a
flash. ! couldn't get in with her
more's the pity-but ] paved at the
door, and ran around and around the
place until / got 50 tired had to 90
away and let the poor thing come out.
Did you say it was mean Of me?
Well, may be it was. little. But she
needn't have been 50 scared /
wouldn't have hurt her for anything.
One afternoon Trudie came out into
the orchard to give me some salt; at
least, that is what ! supposed she came
for. But there was a young man with
her who persisted in taking all her at
tention away from me. She didn't say
MUCH Of anything TO me, Just gave me
a few grains of salt and then seemed to
forget all about me. She utterly ignor-
ed me, in fact, and turned her back
upon me, although she knew | was dy-
ing 10 have nice little chat and frolic
with her.
Now, if there is anything trying to
the nerves OF sOciable and sensitive
colt, it is such conduct as this. | as
sure you it was not to be endured. 1
thought / would give her a hint, just to
let her know that | was not altogether
insensible to her rudeness. So / softly
stepped up behind her and caught her
long braid in my teeth, and tried to pull
her away with me. Oh, deaIl What a
squealing and protesting she did set up!
But it was fun to see her dance around.
Then that stupid fellow who was the
first cause Of all the trouble set himself
up to interfere, and he took the braid
away from me. He didn't get the rib
bon, though. 1t was a fresh, creamy
one, and / chewed it well. | don't
think Trudie ever cared to wear it
again.
1t was not long before l paid the fel-
low for his impertinence. One even
ing found his carriage standing in the
yard, and | served the curtains as / did
Trudie's ribbon. Wasn't it good for
him? And such fun
The next time l went to the porch
after some salt Trudie said l didn't de-
serve any. l am sure / don't know
why. heard her tell her mother that
that carriage had to have an entire set
of new curtains. | am glad of it. /
like new things, and l will have taste
of those new curtains yet, see if
don't.
Oh, how are youP l am so glad. to
see you. What a time it is since we
have had talk And such changes!
I've scarcely the courage to speak to
you now that we have met.
solate? Well, so am, and no wonder.
But you can see what has happened.
They have put me into this field, all
alone by myself; away from my mother,
away from everything that makes life
worth living.
heard those people say that 1 had
got to be a regular nuisance, and my
pranks were beyond endurance. Think
Of it! Me nuisance! How could they
say such a thingP They knew l thought
al the world of them, and liked nothing
better than to be with them. And yet
they have banished me to this dreary
place. How could they have the heart
TO do itP There's plenty of grass here,
20 be sure; but what is grassP can't
zee my mother. There's no house to
visit, no clothes to pull of the line, no
title trees to rub over, no rose bushes
% trample down, no chickens to scare,
10 hair to pull, Notwithstanding.
think it is a regular shame. Helen
Herbert, in NJ y Tribune.