San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-09

needed a deal of bundling in chilly
weather, and let the little wooden hood
called fascinator fall off her back hair.
Over this she had tied lace scarf She
had brought with her a glass of clear
red currant jelly.
Its for Mr.. Rand" said she, putting
it down on the table. ~ thought it
might relish in this dry time between
hay and grass.
so it will" said Hannah, and then
she added after moments pause, as
she shipped away with the shears. Il
should like to send your sister Jane one
Of my fresh apple pies The Joke of it
is there amt a mite of apple in il. It's
made Of soaked cracker and lime Juice,
but you can't hardly tell the difference"
Hannah put by her work. and step
ping into the pantry brought forth
nice haky pie, which she slipped off the
plate and pinned in clean towel.
You needn't be So proud, said Ruby,
with a little flush, las to think brought
in the jel hoping for Il return"
oh, | know You didn't" said Han
nah; but you must remember it's blessed
to give as we'll Us TO receive. Things
| ought not to be all on ore side"
Il guess do look kind of crooked out
Of my eyes today" said Ruby with
sigh. The awful wickedneSs of this
world seems 10 weigh on me like a
mountain ! was walking up Spirits
hill yesterday afternoon, where they are
mending the road, and there was p bur
| ly lrisAman with Il poor old rackabones
| Of horse harnessed to heavy cart,
| loaded down with dirt and stone, and he
had got into hole, and the old horse
was trying to pull out; and, oh, il was
pitifni to see how he Strengthened him
self like a string, and painted and tugged
| till his knees bent under him, while that
| brute of man laid on the blows TO
make him draw what he couldn't no.
way draw. SO stopped, and looked aw-
full, | know / did, and pointed my UNI
brel straight at him. and says solemn
as ever could, Have you got soul?
He took off his old cap and scratched
his head and kind of gfinned Says he,
4 dunno. Well says l. If you had
you'd blush for shame for yoar cruelty
to that poor old horse Then ne grinned
again and pretended to beawfully polite.
Why. mum, says he, do yOu call that
| boss old? He's one Of ihe finest bosses in
LittleiieId. and he amt half ~ old as
you be. -"
Hannah gave little spasmodic laugh
as she bent over Dicks trousers. then
checked herself suddenly. 1T was
shameful, downright shameful. Ruby.
But what did you DO: You certainly
would not allow that brute of man to
go unpunished?"
III went straight to the selectmen sit
ting there in the town hail." said Miss
Ruby severely. and laid the case before
them, and | asked them if this was a
civilized, enlightened Christian coun-
try and if there wasn't any redress. |
| told them, too, how the boys come nights
and mewed round our house like sick
cats, dressed up in white sheets to pre-
tend they're ghosts, and asked for pro-
lection; and all the men they seemed
suddenly to be taken with corSh;3g ct,
and | thought they were all coming
down with the grip.
And that fat old Dr. BuSiirk was
more polite, but, says he, Miss Ruby we
haven't any jurisdiction in these cases
unless you can bring witnesses. So [
walked home without getting any salts
faction, and found said Ruby, with a
| sob in her voice, that Our big tortoise
| shell Crumpet that creature We had
| in, wall l,P,,,py,+
as he had been. had caught little young
sparrow in the cherry tree and was eat
ing it ON our very doorstep. Oh. then
Mis- Fearing, did feel that the whole
earth groaneth and travaileth together;
all things turned black before my eyes.
But when ! reflected on the way cats are
treated in this town how they are
starved and chased and shot at by wick
ed boys, | couldn't wonder that Crum-
pets morals had become corrupted
"And do you know, Hannah, " she went
on, 81 mean to leave what little money |
die possessed OF. if Jane goes before Inc,
to kind OF cats hospital. I'm going
to give our house for it, and have little
graveyard in back where the garden
patch is 50 that they may be buried de-
Gently Wouldn't you like to join So
ciety for the protection of cats and sick
kittens. and perhaps we might do some
thing for old. vermont horses.
IL don't bel:&S | should said Han
nah slowly, rs she drew ont long
thread Il know there's brutes that
abuse dumb creatures and abhor
their cruelty, but | guess, Ruby, if we
protected cats the town would be over
run and there would be no sleeping at
night. AS long rs there's ignorant folks
that long for teachin', and poor children
that can't get it, and miserable babies