The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-15

| grateful for my narrow escape, and
thanking you for your efforts to make
something of me, will resume my old
occupation of hunting in the hope that
| | may achieve sufficient success to be
able to obtain turkey to present my
hostess on my return tonight" And
picking up his gun, he strobe away into
the woods, and Pat picked up the AK
and attacked the tree that had been
mutilated by his pupil.
A few days subsequent to the events
lust narrated, Carrie, as had been her
custom VIII enever she could be spared
from labor at the house, went out into
the woods to search for new specimens
for her herbarium.
Julian was busily employed to accom-
pany her, and as she had become so
well acquainted with the woods for
some distance around that she had no
fears of getting lost, she usually went
alone now, or rather attended only by
the faithful dog Towser.
Pat had informed her that at dis
lance of about mile from the house,
in a northerly direction, he had discov-
cred different flower from any he had
before seen, and Carrie determined to
secure specimens of them.
With her basket for holding speci-
mems upon her arm she tripped away
into the woods, menily singing snatches
Of lively songs and listening to the birds
caroling their hymns of praise and
thanksgiving to their Creator.
The dog followed closely by her side,
occasionally springing away few steps
in chase of rabbit that quickly leaped
out of sight among the trees and bushes,
when he would return and take his
position beside his mistress as if lie
knew it was his business to act the part
of escort and protector toward her.
In this way they travelled along until
they reached the place designated by
Pat, where the strange flowers grew;
and then Carrie found herself amplyre-
paid for her walk, in the beautiful
specimens which here presented them
selves to her view. 1t was a species Of
lily, but more gorgeous IN its colOrs than
any she had yet discovered: and when
she proceeded to examine one of them
with the aid of a magnifying glass she
carried with her, she discovered IN the
arrangement of its organs, its hectares
and its various parts, still enhanced
beauties.
She searched her botany to find the
name given it by botanists, but the
most careful search was unrewarded by
the discovery of any description in her
books Of the plant before her.
She realized that she had made dis
covery, and like all dabblers III science
she felt no little elation on account of
this discovery. She carefully examined
several individual flowers, noting in her
note book every peculiarly Of the plant
and placed several specimens of flower,
leaf, stalk and root in her basket to
take home with her for further study.
She found a few stalks from which
the blossoms had fallen, and in their
places were ripened seeds. These she
gathered and placed in the pocket of
her dress, intending to plant them in
her flower garden at home.
She had noticed that for some time
the dog manifested signs of uneasineSS.
He would run about, shutting the air,
then with his nose to the ground, would
dart off into the woods, only to return
a minute or two later and throw HIM
self upon the ground at her side, where
he would remain but few moments,
and then with a low growl would spring
to his feet, snuff the air, place his nose
to the ground and dart off into the
woods again, only to return as before
and repeat the same performance.
"Why, Towser! What is the matter,
old fellow? What makes you act 50
Strangely" asked Carrie, patting the
dogs head when for the third or fourth
time he had thrown himself down by
her side, and with bristles erect, was
gazing keenly into the woods. AS she
spoke, he turned his head, with a low
whine looked up into her face and wag-
ged his tail. Then he sprang up, and
with low growl, darted away again
She called him back, and as he sat down
close to her side, his eyes fixed upon
some point in the forest, his limbs trem'
bling with excitement, Carrie knew
that his actions denoted something un
usual.
"What is the matter, good TowserE