The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-18
CARA S PETS.

home in Kentucky pretty little Cara
stood watching something SO intently
that her aunt, Miss Dunleath, put by her
work and came out to see what it was.
Cara was Judge Dunlesth's only child,
and the JOY of his life.
/ what can Ezra have in that box?'' she
wondered.
Ezra Trail, the hunter, just then
knocked the Stats off the big box he had
brought in his wagon, and the next
moment two little fawns stood on the
rich blue grass.
"Oh, you darlings" screamed Cara,
running down the walk and clasping her
arms about the surprised young strang-
ers. "Paps, oh, pspap she cried, "please
buy these dear little fawns for me. See
how pretty they arer'
$50 they are," said her father, who had
just appeared on the scene. "Where did
you get them, Ezra?"
"You see, sir" said the man, II went
a-hunting yesterday, and shot deer. I
was about to drag her to my cabin, when
here come these little fellows out of the
bushes, lookin' sort O. wild like. Then /
seed he'd killed their mother. l was
sorry, but 1 must hev meat, you know.
Well, didn't see how was to catch the
young ones; but when started with the
mother, they followed as kind as calves.
So brought 'em down, thinking maybe
you'd like 'em for the little miss"
"Poor little darlingsp exclaimed Cara;
"to think they have no mother Mayn't
have them, papa?"
Indeed" said her father. "And what
is to become of my cabbage bed?"
ooh, never mind, sir" said the hunter;
"they can't bother that for long time to
come" And Ezra went away with a
crisp new ten-dollar bill in his pocket
book.
"Oh, thank you, papal" said the de-
lighted girl. Then with the chestnuts
Ezra bad brought Cara fed them and
coaxed them to the house. She named
them Mamie and Billie. They were
lovely pets, with soft, bright eyes, and
glossy coats of reddish-brown thickly
marked with white spots, while under
meath the color was all white.
Mamie was very gentle, but Billie was
full of cunning antics, and Miss Dun
leath did not think him altogether lovely.
One day she stroked him behind the
shoulders, when he reared up with a flash
in his eye, and startled the lady. He was
willing to be patted only on the head.
Mamie could be touched anywhere, and
Cara said that that child was great
comfort to her. They wandered about
as they pleased. and the pat, pat OF tiny
hoofs on the veraDda usually announced
that Mamie was coming for drink of
water out of her young mistress's basin
the only way she would take it. Billie
was not SO particular, but would drink
anywhere. AS for eating, although his
favorite food was chestnuts and rose
bush leaves, he didn't mind trying to
chew up his tin plate; and one day Judge
Dunleath took the chain of his gold re-
peater from the little scamp's mouth
Billie found it on table, and wanted to
see if it tasted as good as it looked.
"But he's so cunning, papal" pleaded
Cara; and Billie would lick her face and
hair and hands, and look pitiful with his
great brown eyes.
One day, after the usual chase among
the trees and rocks, poor little Mamie
was found with her right fore.leg doubled
under her. The bone was broken, and
hanging by shred of skin. Cara was
nearly beside herself with grief, and did
all she could for her suffering pet. She
sent hurriedly for the kind doctor she
had known from babyhood. He came at
once, and prepared to bind up the
broken leg.
"Oh, doctor, must she die?" cried Cara.
"Not at ALL" was the reply. "It you
are brave girl, do just what tell you,
and she will soon be all right"
So Cara became little woman at once,
and was ready to help.
The servant-men held the patient in a
firm but kind grasp while the doctor
placed the leg in splints of strong paste
board strips, and wound around them a
linen bandsge wet with common starch.
This soon hardened and became as stiff
as bone itself; but while it was still fresh
and wet Mamie was released, and lmped
away ON three legs, evidently feeling
much better. Billie looked on at the
operation with wide, curious eyes.
Cara was pale and trembling, but the
doctor patted her cheek, and promised
that Mamie would soon be well again.
And so she would, for she learned to chase
Billie upon three legs, but one night a
dreadful fate awaited the poor little
creature. While playing by moonlight
with her big brother Billie some vicious
sheep dogs jumped over the low white
fence and chased the fawns. They were
such pretty, dainty preyl Billie got out
of their way with his long legs, but
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