Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-07-24
LEFT A SCAR.

Kitty was in distress, for In one
short hour grandma was going to leave
them: she was going away from Kitty's
house, to make long visit in New
York.
Seems If you never were coming
back, grandma" she sobbed, as she
lay, little heap of trouble, in grand
mas lap; land think Uncle Frank is
terrible to take you away"
"Only two months, Kitty dear" said
grandma, kissing the mournful little
face on her shoulder, land then think
how delighted VIC will bel but look up,
Kitty. Beautiful Dandy is giving jim
great deal of trouble"
Kitty sat up Immediately; she was al
ways interested in Dandy's capers.
Dandy was beautiful horse, and he
never looked more beautiful than when
dancing about as now.
"Jim is too small boy to lead him."
said grandma. Henry should not al
low him to do 1t; your papa was very
badly hurt, when he was a boy, by a
horse"
"Tell me about it," begged Kitty;
''p'raps it will be lots of years before
you tell me any more Stories grandma"
"Of course l will tell you" said
grandma.
lyon see, Kitty, we were all staying
on farm in the country one summer,
and the farmer allowed the boys to do
just about as they pleased. Henry had
always been fond of horses, and that
summer he was with them almost con-
stantly. He had learned to harness;
and one very warm day he made up his
mind that he would have ride all by
himself.
$50 he went to the pasture and caught
old Badly, the horse that he liked best,
and led him TO the barn. 1t was very
warm day, as have said, and the flies
were troublesome. Badly, as a general
thing, was easy to manage; but to-day
he kept stamping and tlinging up his
head in very restless manner, and
making his young master great deal
of trouble.
Keep still, Badly said Henry,
keep quiet, sirN but just then large
fly gave poor Badly a savage bite and
he flung his head higher than ever, and
| this time when it came down, one of his
great teeth struck poor Henry with
force, directly on the top of his head,
making a big cash. In moment the
blood came streaming down his face,
and such n sight as he was when he
came running to me. OF course l was
frightened at first, but when / had
washed the wound | found that it was
nothing serious; but even after all these
years the scar is still to be distinctly
| seem"
where is it?" asked Kitty, eagerly.
Fright on top" said grandma, smil'
ing; where the hair has grown little
thin you will find narrow white seam
about an inch long. Have you never
seen it?"
"Ill go and look this minute" said
Kitty, and she slipped from grandma's
lap and ran to the sofa where papa was
taking nap; and grandma went away
to put on her things.
Kitty pushed stool to the head OF
the sofa, and when she stood on it she
found that she could look directly down
on papa's head. There on top, as grand
ma had said, was thin spot in the soft
brown hair; and showing quite dis
tinctly through it was the scar. Kitty
touched it softly with her little fingers
then she stopped over and kissed it, ant
said, gently; poor papa, I'm so sorryP
Papa opened his eyes, and pulled
Kitty around into his arms and asked
why she called him poor papa" ant
he laughed when she told him, and sale
that he remembered all about Badly
and that the blow from his tooth hac
hurt pretty much"
But now, Kitty" he said, sit i
time for Grandma and papa to start
and you must try to be very brav
girl, and not cry any more, lest yo'
make poor grandma cry too"
So Kitty did try her very best ant
she did manage to smile, but it was
very showery little smile.
Grandma's smile was showery, too
Annie L. Hannah, In Little Men AM
Women.