Daily Republican., 1881-07-29
Didn't you know that the thing OVER

ltihooH. Den toiu me, IhlNk. H. =
ways seemed rather Interesting, som,
how but ! never took the trouble t
60 inside before. They haven't used
tor years, believe, but it will make
very good retreat, till you c, me back
just as good as il wasa cow" An
aughing gayly, though with bro.
twi,te'l by pain, Kitty hoped acros
the road, and into the small walled in
closure opposite. 'rhere. that is beau
tiIul,' she de Jared dropping into
coirer. "This wall makes n good Dacl
for me to lean againsr. aud no one bu
you will suspect that am here. Don
run and don't heat yourself Ditha, O.
you II have headache tomorrow. Tn
doing vnry nicely, and don't mind wait
ing bit. Take your time
win this injunction, Judith depart,
ed For few moments her footstaps
We're audible on the stony road; ther
they died away and periect quiet took
possession of the hilltop and the Old
l'ollhd, broken only by the drowsy
chirr of grass hoppers in the soft vel.
low grass. So silent was it that when
u dying bird skinned across the wall
with sharp cry 10 it's mae, Kitty
quite started in Ler corner About he,
stretched Il carpet of low aromati
Srowths-blossomed immortelles, with
here and there Il tall spike of col len.
rod Haunting its yellow flag. The sun
was nearing the horizon now. Grim
son tints flushed the soft VALLEY dis
lance, aud little fleets of roses and
purple eloudl'ts began to necil
lhe pure sky overhead. a fter Will,
Kitty heard the rattle of the stage
wheels and the snap Of its driver 4
whip, as it cr'snched by on the steep
road. Then ra'ne sil' nee agaln, bro
koh little later, hyt SCUM: Of dis
'aht voices which sho guessed to be
"f people on the lower cross roads: but
they d,d NOT come near her retreat: nor
was she startled when a soft ,huh ""ot
foots dire" near, till a loud "Hav."
clo~e to he: ear, maze her Jump, aal at
'he same moment % big red COW vaul-
ted into the Pound with a bounce aud .
clatter. There was u rattle Of bars, A
dance Of 10, ish boots on the road, and
before Kitty coild realize the situation,
and, scream it was too late. The boots
We're far down the hill and there was
,ile. kltty Roaeh, sDnt-yes, actually
shut into tat old Teverton Pound with
= red Ayrshire-sile, who.e horror from
had been u COW; TO whom
Ihe learot q lion was aS notfil z in
Comparison. 1t was TOO terrible.
Fright, no less than lie. ,!bled an
Sle, kept her perfectly motionless. Even
had She been abe to stir, nothing would
laVe induced her to reduce the distance
~ an ;nch which lay between herself
snd the terrific creature which was
low cropping the jnmortelles in the
neiglborhood OF the gate.
way Frozen by fear, she sat, her one
rope being that Judith might return
soon, when suddenly the sound ofnaany
otsfeps on the road restored her lacul.
hes OF speech, or rather OF srrecch, and,
NNl wild and desperate energy, she
screamed, "oh please come here who
Yer you are
Come where ," asked Ii voice; and
lhovc the wall, Close, very close, to
\itty's corner arpoajel head--a well
Known, determined, head, with thick,
savy aburn hair a,l bearl whose elnls
Melted into W&rlnpr color still-thr
'ea', in short, of Ben Hazard, the very
en.alnin whom kitty was proposing
. run away from the next day save |
ne. Poor Kitty, Running was the last
hing possible now.
"Whv, what does this mean ?' he de-
handed, while Kitty, flushed and half
rying, between pain, veAatiun and |
larln, fa.ter,l forth Il lame explana-
ion.
so Judith went to get Mr.. Barrett
nd the carry ALL, )" she concluded. "Aud |
came in here to lie out OF the way, |
nj then soinr one turned that drea,ltul |
Nv III, and, oh, please, won't you drive |
er ont? am SO afraid of cows and [ |
m expecting every minute that she
ill discover | am here, and turn upon
10 -
Had Ben Hazzarl had tie good for
me to be born decade or so earlier in
le century, he wonld probably have
lade d valuable addition to that large
'rce OF Generals which shed such lus-
Q on our Union arms, so rapid was his
rasp of the strattEcHl situation, and
Is assumption of its key.
81 think that would hardly be right,
said. 1T would be an interference
18th the town authorities, and might
axe trouble. Bur III tell you what
II do'-artfulIy; 'I'll sit here on tn"
all close beside you, and if the animal {
axes the l";lat attempt at violence, {
Ill Jump over and protect yon, even if !,
costs me the last drop Of my blood ~
"lien, don't be absurd. would
nch rather have the COW turned out, I
be helped out myself" {
at wonld never do trust me, il I
ould never d." persisted the audaci- ,
IS lover. And yon know you may )
el perfectly safe when you have mc |
IT. IN foot Of you. | AM not all !
raid OF cows" j
Within foot! Ben might well say
He was leaning over the wall now,
ID the bright hazel Eyes were very
ar indeed to Kiuy's downcaat bruw,il
shes II
Nov tell me-" proceeded Pen, drop =
ns the bantcring toLe for one much a
ore tcnder-''leil me-, Kitty dear, h
ares Kitty. what did You mean by Q
aiming to 90 away, day after to NOR =
W, WithouC Sayil. IL word anouo it to
90 !
'How did you krow 2" :,
Mrs. Burnttr gave me u hiLt; sne h
t sorry for me, suppose; but n
Duld have known somehow if sh. q
dn't. How could yun do 50? Why 81
1 you, drar?' q
'l' II, tn r".i tnI5" said Kitty, witt, b,
lden re>U!u'iui. 81 was-I .Yas te
ng awH" m4'tIi5" i'm ifr"ih 70 STAY =,
lr yo't ANY h''g"r j'irt now, Cont 81
oW ny "tH mini. Im afraid oi n
,king . ItG-'pnt hc
: iir It i.'.nr u' -lyinE no to me-" ~
%" 'y"' !'!' t~Ith is, yon hem itch ~
Som hu" a""4 I au with yun. | It,
- jui ','or.J ~ :, bow it is. | waat --
nrk N'"'y a 'rc ming, to anri,te r
/ r'tti"r'@ ur-p't, ., "'.hi in n matter =
cnrSt Vv'i,- = h,tty, there i>
hi, Z r.rt,val ,h,t,; IN y. | don't II,
II, yen io I.rlN" "a hat WAY. Il, 1
d", "ji = ~, |uH AZ, How cruel