Daily Republican., 1888-11-13
FROLIO AEDFAY.
ny EUaENIA DUNLAP.

Oh, mother, Just seel Two dog,
How nice Of Brother Johnl Aren
they pretty2" And Nellie Gree
clapped her hands for Joy, while N
man tugged at the big box on a cart 4
the door.
Two noses were pohing through tn
bars, and the little girl got peep nov
and then at q coat OF brown fur,
but they were not dogs. he
brother had said he would send he
two pets, and here they were, tw,
lovely little fawns, from the noun
tains, where the hunters had shot tbei
mother and dressed her for venIson
The poor orphans looked hard at ia,
strange faces when the box wa
opened. Then the larger one sklppe,
about, as playful as kitten,
"See how he lrolics, mother" sait
Nellie. "Just like those at the Cen
tral Park. Let's call him Frolic
Here Frolic, Frolicp' cried the de
lighted child, and he came al once ant
licked her hand.
Brother John had also cent a boz o
chestnuts, and Frolic ate them, hull,
and all, as fast as he could get them
He had light brown fur, and pair O
large, soft brown eyes that looked a,
II he meant 10 speak.
His little sister was smaller, and hel
coat had white spots on the brown
Her gentle eyes were too timid to dc
moro than steal look at her young
mistress. Such pretty petl
ISN'T she little fairy, motherp'
said Nellie.
"We'll call her Fay" said Mrs,
Green. "Do you like the nameY''
"Oh, yes-just the name for the
darlingF' was the happy chlld's an.
Nellie coaxed her with a chestnut.
but Fay could not eat the hull; so after
she had taken some that were opened,
they gave her pan OF warm milk, and
she ran to IL as fast as she could.
The lawns soon knew all the
grounds, and chased each other from
morning till night, Nellie had only
to go TO the front piazza and call, when
up popped their heads from the shrub.
berry, and then they came bounding
toward her. Frolic was full OF mis-
chiei, aud poked his long nose into
everything. lie would not let any one
touch him behind the shoulders But
Nellie stroked bis head, and let him
lick her hair, and this was what he
liked.
Fay would not drink water except
from Nellic's basin. Her little hoofs
came tapping over the floor till she
reached tho washstand, where she
stopped and looked up as If saying
won't you please give me a
dIfhk?"
Nellie was fond and proud of her
pets. No one else in town had a
tawn.
One day dreadful thing happened.
Fay had been romping with Frolic on
the nag stones near the kitchen, when
she fell and broke her fore leg. Nellie
found her lying on tho grass in agony.
Frolic was butting at her side as ii to
say:
Get up aud play some more"
Nellie screamed till the family were
Bill there.
ooh, let's have the doctorp she
cried. Poor dear little petI What
shall we dori
"Better shoot her, miss" said gruff
jim; ''she's bound 10 die"
"No, no." said the child. "Please,
Jim, go for the doctor" And she
caught the mans rough hand.
Go, said Mrs. Green; che may do
"
And while the man was gone the
mother comforted her distressed little
girl as best she could.
The doctor soon came and bound the
limb in stiff pasteboards wrapped with
Itarched linen, while they held the
,entle creature.
Fay did not die, but soon learned to
un on three legs. Several weeks
'assed, when one dark night some
'ruel dogs got into the lawn and
,hased the taWns. Jim heard the
ioise, but 1t was too windy to carry a
aptern, and he could find nothing.
Next morning Frolic was all right, !
'ut crippled little Fay could not run
asst, and the dogs had hurt her very
much. This time the doctor could do |
iothing, All day Nellie visited her
With tender rose leaves and warm
milk. AT four O'Clock the little suf. |
eror stretched herself out, and they |
leld a sponge wet with chlorolorm
lnder her nostrlls till all was still
This was done to ease her pain. The |
lOctor took the bandage from the
'roken leg and found that 1t was heal
ng perfectly, and would have been as
ound as ever in time.
"What a pity she diedl" he said.
Sorrowiul Nellie thought SO too.
Jim kindly dug a grave, and Nellie's
riends all came TO the funeral. They
lad a sad procession. Frolic looked
n with big solemn eyes, and seemed
Dst for few days.
At last he grew so large and trouble
ONE that he spoiled all the cabbage
leads and young trees. Nellie gave
i'm to a minister who had large
ark fenced in. They coaGed him
nto another box, and he was carted
way. The last she heard of him he
Tas running races with tall gray
ound named Swift.
Nellie has no pet now, but Brother
ohm is going to bring her milk
'hlte Indian pony on her next birth.
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