Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-05
lowering his head, then uplifting IT,, and
staring ilorcoly and Overwhelmingly at tho
figure in tho centor Of the fold.

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figure In tho center Of tho fold. y
Suddenly q voice shouted:
Don't DO afraid Throw away your
red shawl Now run---run TO tho nearest
fenco--while ! keep him OFF,
Tho assurance Of help at hand inspired
her. Sho tore of tho light zephyr shawl,
which had attracted tho attention Of tho
bull, aud ran AZ fast as her trembling
limbs would carry hor.
How sho got over the fence she never
knew. Indeed, she knew nothing dis
tinctly until tho gentleman whom she
had characterized az an "impudent pup.
py,' lightly loaping tho fence, threw him
self, rather breathless and heated, on Tho
ground near whore she had sunk tho mo.
mont shc had found herself In safety.
OH said Sue, half sobbing, 4 am no
glad, you came! That awful creature
would have killed mev
4 fortunately heard his believing,
and, remembering you, came just In
time to keep him off,
'Worcut you afraidr
oh, no! used whom boy to bait
these anima(s for my own amusement.
But you 500 con 10 Of more use TO you
than tho other puppy Where is he''
Gone. Deserted mo In my hour Of
need she replied, smiling family, ~ she
dried her tears. But Two had enough Of
him. rllgivo him away and got . bot
ror and bigger dog to accompany INC OH
my walks, II tlloy arc TO be NJ dangerous
~ this one.'
Am l big enough = inquired tho geu-
| tlemau. I'll take tho very host caro- Of
YOU
oh, l don't know you yet. you see. !
will ask papa, she answered demurcly.
'Cortainly-by all means, ask pppa 7
said l,e, eagerly.
Sue blnshed, with n strong inclina.
ticn 10 smile, which She rcpressod, M
beneath her dignity.
I'm going homo now she said, rnis-
ing.
Won't you permit me to 500 you safe I
There may be more cattle around, to
say nothing Of snakes aud owls
We'll, l think you may como, though
we are near home now. can sec papa
sitting on tho vcrandah, reading; and
there, in tho orchard, is my basket Of
apples, which gathered for tho pigs. II
you don't mind, I'll feed them now, aud
carry tho basket back
'rll enjoy it Of oil things,' no rotortod.
Lifting tho basket he carried IL for
her to Tho stye, whore sho amused her.
solf with tossing tho fruit, ono by one,
to tho eager, pushing crowd within.
| so you tako an interest in those
poetic animAlsr remarked hor compan-
ion, as no stood curiouSly looking on.
4 feel sorry for them, they are 90 ugly
aud dirty. Nature seems TO have treat
cd them upjaStly, poor things, III max
ing thom 80 inferior to other animals
But, then, tho little ones, with thoii
pink noses and funny eyes, do look q
chubby and Innocent
She tossed some apples TO tho little
ones, and looked thoughtfully:
| They romind me Of q picture l saw
lately--Circe, surrounded by herd O
swine, into which she had transformed
hor admirers, and would never have
imagined how much expression there
was in tho way that they wrjggled ant
groveled at her feet
4 500 that picture now, ut least some
thing like it, the gentleman remarked
looking from Sue to tho pigs.
And again Sue repeated TO herself
What IN inpudent puppyF % OH
dropped more apples into tho stye.
And this was tho spectacle which
greeted tho Mortified gaze Of Mrs. Mol
lington as she stepped on the veran
dab where her husband was reading
aud looked across the lawn to the or
chard. The tea table was ready sn'
she was expecting Sue.
Mercy on mel she gasped. why
Mr.. Wellington, only look! There il
actually Sue, with Col. Hanley's son
feeding the pigsv
Mr.. Wellington chuckled.
We'll, my dear, l don't see the harn
of it, if they like it. Though wher
she could have picked him up l can
Imagine
Mean while, Sue and her compan 10
y leisurely crossed tho orchard and th
lawn.
Nov, III introduce you to papa sh
said. Only l dou't know your name
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