The Arizona sentinel., 1888-04-14
LlLY'S ADVENTURE.
Her Experience as "Laplander'-A
 Sensible Cat.

l Her Experience as "Laplanuor'-A
 Sensible Cat.
 The snow fell thiskly. and in the morning there was nothing but white to be seen. Two days passed; more snow came, but then the weather cleared; and Lily. putting on her thickest boots and warmest clothes, went into the garden with her brothers to make 'the biggest snow ball that ever was seenm Of course Tim, the cat. looked on. Nothing can be done unless Tim has share in the fun of this happy family. Perhaps as it turned out, it was good thing that Tim UGs looking on.
 The children kept rolling the snow about until the ball hal got much bigger than Lily herself They were seooping it out Ill the middle 10 make It into house when dinner-time came, and the children went indoors with such red hands and faces, and looking as we'll as possible.
 After dinner the boys went out walking. Lily kept quite quiet for a while thinking. Soon she crcpt down stairs and out into the garden to see her big snow-bal1. and to play at being a Laplander. She had heard that taplanders lived in cold countries in snow-houses; so she was Lap" She dug out more snow. until the hole vas large enough here to get in and sit comfortably down. Lily was very hot as she crept in and piled the snow by degrees in front of her; her gloves got very wet, and her hands burned when she struck them together. At last she got drowsy and fell asleep.
 Tea=tine came. "Where is Miss Lily?" asked nurse. No one could tell. No one had seen her since din- ner. except the parlor-maid. who said: Perhaps she is in the garden. 1.-The nurse looked out. It was then getting dark. She put on her rubberS and walked all around the garden seeking Lily. She looked at the snow-ball. No Lily was there; she could sec noth- ing but the snow-mass. Then she be- cane frightened; where could Lily be? There were no marks in the snow to show that she. had gone out into the road. Perhaps she had gone with her brothers to see the sliderS on the com- mon.
 Eve O clock. NJ Lily. Now it was dark. Father and mother would b e home soon. The nurse. cook and parlor-maid searched all over the house-up-stairs, downstairs. But no Lily. AS they were searching a knock came to the door Father and mother had come home. In few minutes the two boys came in, too, but without Lily.
 Their mother at once noticed the pale and frightened face of the parlor- maid. but said no; hing until she reach ed the nursery. when she saw the nurse just as frightened. and even paler.
 "What is the matter?" cried Mrs. Smith. 'Is any thing wrong? You and Fanny are both looking as fright ened as if there had been thieves in the house. What has happened? Speakr'
 70 ma am, Miss Lily-is-lostr'
 Il )str' screamed Mes. s mith. Lost. and you sit here quietly? Have you searchedP Did you send for the police? Where was she lost?"
 The poor mothers alarm and dis tress were terrible to see. She was so fond of all her children that she was nearly distracted; she rushed into every room, flashing the cupbOards and pro sses open, and unlocking the trunks; she looked into the cistern. into great sofabox in the bedroom, under all the beds.
 Willie and Ernest also searched. Mir. Smith went off to the police sta ton to describe the little girl and to inquire. Poor little Lily was lost perhaps dead. and no one could think where the child had got 10! The garden was searched with lanterns; and when the boys with their father were look around for the last time. up came Tim, the cat, and mewed.
 T believe Tim misses Lily" said Ernst.
 Tim mewed again. turned around. walked down the garden. and made dreadful noise.
 Then. to the astonishment of all, the cat leaped on the big snow-bau and scratched ati
 II do believe Lily's buried in the snow. father," cried Willie. Come along, let's see.
 MT, Smith said nothing. but with a tremendous shove turned the bau over. The boys clutched 1t, and there in the center lay Lily-insepsible or esleep, but alive certainly,