Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-23
meadow yonder needs ditch, and you may

meadow yonder needs ditch, and you may
put by Latin and try that
T This seemed delightful change. an6
! to A'e meadow | went. But soon found
| ditchh.,g harder than Latin, and the frsi
| forenoon was the longest bad ever expe-
| rienced. 7. at day ate the bread of labor.
! and right glao was l when night came on.
| That night / maze some comparisons be-
tween Latin and aitching, but said not a
! word about it. I duA next forenoon, and
wanted to return to LaNn at dinner; but
| It was humilisting, and GOULD not do it.
At night toll conquered pride and though
1t was one OF the severest trials ! ever hsd
IN my life, told my father that if he
chose would go back to Latin grammar
He was glad of it; and if have since
gained any distinction, it has been owing
to two days labor i'll that abominable
ditch"
THE CAT AND THE RA rrLTsSAKB.
One day poor half-frozen kitten came
to Birdie Changers house. Birdie had no
brothers or sisters to play with, go she
look the starved little gray cat in and
made 1t welcome. She warmed it, and fed
and gave 1t good bed to sleep in. Under
such kind care, the stranger grew fat and
sleek. By the time it was grown, it be-
came most wonderful cat Birdie
named her pet Marble, because it purred
SO loud.
Marble and Birdie were inseparable
friends
The cat followed Birdie everywhere. 1t
was very large and strong-as big as a
small dog For cat, it was astonishing
how intelligent Marble was 1t had many
cunning ways, and BRIDES papa taught it |
to perform tricks like q dog Papa would !
clasp his hands and put his arms out in |
front OF the cat as it stood upon the rug ,
Then he would say, Jump, Warbler
And Marble would jump through his !
arms and over his hands as if it under |
stood just what was meant, which, to be |
sure, 1t did. If Marble was watching for |
u mouse at hole, and anybody came near,
1t was accustomed to raise its paw as q sign |
to the person to keep back and not make a
noise.
One day Marble did Birdie g service
which she will never forget as long as she
lives
1t was a summer morning, and Birdie
took puss's dish of milk out beside the gar
den wall, as usual. She called Marble and
heard a low new Just beside crevce in
the stones. MARBLE was watching for some
mouse, Birdie thought He lifted
his paw to warn his little mistress to keep
back. But she went on, and said
Come, Marble, this rich new milk is
better than mouse. Come and lap it."
Suddenly Marbles eyes cleaned like two
balls of fire. He waved bis tail back and
forth in fury. He looked like tiger about
TO spring. He raised his paw again to warn
Birdie Oft. But she was determined to see
what was disturbing her cat so, and took
several steps forward, She heard a rafting
in the grass. MARBLE ieaped into the air at
the same moment and came down upon the
spot where she heard the rafting. There
was more rafting, and a tremendous hiss
ing and lashing and noise. The girl was
and screamed aloud.
Her mother and grandmother ran 10 her
N an instant. They saw, with horror. the
AT dragging rattlesnake out of the grass.
The child had been almost upon it. War
Die had set his strong, sharp teeth into the
pack of the reptiles neck and broken its
Examiner.