The Osceola times., 1880-11-27

| iHc lHpuueHt pupp.! sne muir
murei; 81 never heard of such assur.
ance."
And then a slow smile ripped over
her face which was remorselessly
checked by biting the corner of her un-
der lip.
Come, Rolla," she called, in sub
dued voice, come sir, and 60 home;
and see how you get into scrapes
again."
She climbed the bank into the
meadow, the dog followed with sub
dued and culprit-like mien, but sud-
denly he gave a short, sharp bark, and
at the some moment another and strong
er sound smote upon Sues ear. 1t was a
| low, hoarse, sobbing murmur, which
seemed to swell into an angry roar.
III / we're in Africa, should fancy
that lions roar" thought Sue, curiously
looking around
In an instant her cheek became deadly
| pale, and she stood breathless and trans
fixed, as a huge animal, with lowered
head, and eyes cleaning through shaggy
| forelocks, emerged from thicket ut
some distance, and came slowly toward
her, tearing up the earth with hools and
| horns.
Rolla af,er q burst OF obsterperous
barking, turned and then ignomaniously
fed.
She strove in vain to follow his exam
pie. Her limbs felt paralyzed, and she
turned faint and sick.
The bull came slowly onward, now
lowering his head, then uplifting it, and
staring tiercely and threateningly at the
htn in ba &c ha Enl
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 in
spired her She tore oil the light zephyr
shaw, which had attracted the attention
of the bull, and ran as fast as her trem-
bling limbs would carry her.
How she got over the fence SIZE never
knew. Indeed, she knew nothing dis
tinctly until the gentleman she had
characterized as an "impudent puppy"
lightly leaping the fence, threw himself,
rather breathlessly and heated, on the
ground near where she had sunk the
moment she had found herself in
safety.
Oh" said Sue, half sobbing, 81 am
glad you came! That awful creature
would have killed me!'
81 fnrtunstely heard him believing,
and, remembering you, came just IN time
to keep him off,
weren't you afraid?"
"Oh, no! | used when boy TO bait
these animals tor NV own amusement.
But you cen 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 family, as
she dried her tears. But Pve had
enough of HIM. III give him away and
get better and bigger deg to accompany
LIE walks, if they are to be US dangerous
a. this one"
Am / big enough2' inquired the
gentleman. "l'll take the best care OF
you."
"Oh, don't know you yet, you see.
| will ask papa" she answered de-
murely.
"Certainly-by all means ask papa"
said he eagerly.
"l'm going home now" she said, ris-
ing
"Won't you permit me to see you
safe? There may be more cattle around,
to saw nothing Of snakes and owls"
We'll, | think you may come, though
we are near home now. l can see papa
sitting on the verandah, reading, and
there in the orchard is my basket of ap-
Piles, which gathered TOR the pigs. II
you won't mind, III feed them now, and
carry the basket back
"l'll enjoy it of all things" he u.s.
serted.
Lifting the basket he carried it for her
to the slye, where she amused herself
with tossing the fruit, one by one, to the
eager, pushing crowd within.
80 you take an interest in those poetic
animaIs?" remarked her companion, as
he stood curiously looking on.
81 feel sorry for them, they are so
ugly and dirty. Nature seems to have
treated them uniusily, 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 innocent"
She tossed some apples to the little
ones, and looked thoughtfully.
They remind me of picture | saw
lately-Circe, sorrounded by a herd of
swine, into which she had transformed
her admirers. and would never have
imagined how much expression there
was in the way that they wrigeled and
groveed at her feet"
81 see that picture now, at least some
thing like it," the gentleman remarked
looking from Sue to the pigs.
And again Sue repeated to herself.
"What an impudent puppy" as she
dropped more apples into the stye.
And this was the spectacle which
greeted the Mortified gaze OF Mrs. Mel
lington as she stepped upon the veranda
where her husband was reading, and
looked across the lawn to the orchard.
The tea table was ready and she was
expecting Sue.
"Mercy on mel" she gasped. "Wby,
Mr.. Wellington only lookl There is
actually Sue with Col. Hanley's son feed
ing the pigs.
MIR. Wellington chuckled.
"Well, my dear,I don't see the harm
of it, If they like it. Though where she
could have picked him up l can't i'm
agine."
Meanwhile, Sue and her companion
leisurely crossed the orchard and the
lawn.
Now, I'll introduce you to papa"
she said. Only don't know your
name" -
"Oh, perhaps he knows it, and will
introduce me to you. Meantime, call
me anything you like"
So Sue walked straight up to her
iather, and, putting her hand on his
shoulder, sai6:
"Papa, I've had an awful fright. l
was chased by raging mad bull, and
my puppy ran away fnom me, and an.
other with the very same name, saved