Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-06
1T KNEW NO FEAR.
Tho story % Brief Acquaintance WITH
a Friendly YounE Monso.

Friendly YouuE Mousc.
We first became acquainted on
rainy night in October ! was sitting
nt my fire when heard faint rus,ling
In some paper that had dropped bo-
side my chair, and CHANGING down I
saw the bright Dyes Of a u,tlo mouse.
say little mouse, for this one was
20 small that IL was evidently not fully
grown, and, rs soon saw, was not yet
afraid Of man.
II sat quietly watching me for n full
minute, when quietly extending my
arm caught II In my hand. Preached
for the plate Of cakes at my elbow,
crumblod a morsol and put II before
my tiny captive. Il was trembling a
little, but presently, treasured, II began
10 nlbble at the cake, pausing every
now and then 10 glance at me with ts
bright, dark eyes
Then, having further refreshed Il 10y
drop Of water proiTcrcd on a large
pens point. placed my little prisoner
In n temporary stronghold formed Of
sln inkstand, papcrweight aud n
stamp box, from which II sat watching
me without tho slightest appearance Of
uncaslncss or desire 10 escape.
Ny Loneliness checrcd even by tho
presence Of this scrap OF lie, resumed
my writing, pausinR every now and
then TO nod and speak TO my guest.
Il was with real regret that felt !
must release tho little creature when
my work was finished and Il had an
other feast Of cake. heard the clocks
warning that II grew late. With part
ing smooth Of IL saiiny skin with my
finger, put Il on the floor rand watched
Il steal away under the wainscoung Of
the room, and saw what had escaped
my observation before, that the mouse
was lame In ono limb.
OF course never expected TO sec Il
again. but on the following night was
glad to see It come cropping back about
my feet, when placed Il once more on
my table. This time, feeling rather
ashamed that | had offered Il the in
dignity before, made no attempt to
hold Il In prison, but allowed II to
wander about the books and papers M
Il would, which It did In 40 gentle and
unobtrusivc way ~ not to disturb mo
or the articles with which tho table
was strown
My pen seemed 10 greatly excite its
wonder and rs Il hurried over the pn.
per, jamie, az named my mouse.
would slt close 10 the sheet watching
the letters from beneath the mystori.
ious, swiftly travelling engine.
All that winter jamie and kept each
other company every night, two boon
companions who never bored each
other with conversation, and yet were
the better for tho coinpanlonship w,
had many a jolly midnight feast to
gcthcr, when jamie sat upon tho cdg,
Of my plate, accepting such morsols ~
profioed her, but never guilty Of tho
rudeness Of appropriating even n cruint
unlimited
Poor little Janlel Her fate Is un
known To me. One night In early sprinl
l looked for her In vain, and man!
nights after would glance up from m!
writing at the faintest rustic In tn
room, only to find that tho wind wa
the cause, or tho falling Of an ombo
from my fire. She came no more, ant
though had no particular cause e
suspect him, conceived an aversion &
the household cat and always locke,
away whenever no rat and licked hi
chops before me. Philadelphia Times