The morning call., 1893-11-05

such an expression of outraged innocenc ce
as would have melted heart of stone. "It
is cruel shame TO strike her like that"
Kate said. AS for me [ said nothing, my
self-re proach wa g too great.
A few days later. having procured a
bit and saddle, ! essayed to ride Mrs.
Giddygaddy. She went off like four
legged angel. and l rode through town
happy and triumphant, thinking of The
many pleasures IN store for me On the
pOny's back. In the little square that the
village Fathers dignifed by the name of
the plaza some of the boys had put up a
set of parallel bars, and were won't to ex-
ercse thereon. Straight for them the
pony made. They were just high enough
to admit of her passing under. and she did
so, scra ping me ign onin iously off. [ slid
down over her tail, and sat in the dust
gazing at her. She wheeled and returned
my gaze with one of innocent wonder, un-
til crowd began to gather, whereupon /
arose and led her home.
Next morning Mrs. GiddYgaddy was
missing. We sought her all about the
premises, but in vain, and Kate walked to
the station. it was two days before the
poundmaster sent me word that the mare
had been brought in from some ones
wheatfield, and would please come down,
pay charges and take her away. / did So
Subsequently l called upon the owner of
the held and paid for the damage Mrs.
Giddygaddy had done. There did not ap-
pear to be square foot in the whole ten
acre patch where she had not lain down
and rolled.
Gus Kate aud l after the first week had
engaged the services of boy to attend
her. This lad came in one morning as we
were about sitting down to breakfast, and.
pale and agitated, invited US out to see
Mrs. Giddygaddy. Hurrying forth to the
little stable we were frightened almost to
death al the apparition of the mare gazing
down at US from tbs open door Of the hay
loft. Seeing us she retired. only t. reappear
an instant later holding 10 her teeth an
almost empty grain sack, which she shook,
payfully, before US. She'll have fOun-
dered herself, sure" said tie boy Inves-
tigaton revealed the fact that the creature
had united herself in the night and
ascended the steep, narrow stairs to the
second floor If the barn and was unable to
get down. We were obliged to have an in
clined way built up to the loft door before
Mrs. Gddygaddy could be got once more
upon terra firma.
The months wore on. Kate and | were
getting thin and careworD, but Mrs. Giddy-
gaddy waxed fat, betimes, and lazy. She
got into the storeroom one day and ate uD
a loaf of cake. two pies and box of
apples. Another time she entered the
cOalhouse. 1t was too narrow TO allow
her to turn around, the door shut behind
her and she was prisoner until she re-
leased herself by the simple process of
kicking the door down.
You feed that mare too much grain,"
some one said to me one day. "She'll fill
up with fat and die" So we cut off her
grain allowance, whereupon she grew lean
and ribby, albeit puffy looking ''You
give her too much hay" another authority
said. She's getting potbellied."
han innI ha6t 70, BOD - -,
nicknamed her the nightmare. partly be-
cause Of her nocturnal escapad S. partly
because of the falling off in her looks.
We had become accnSt med to her sloth,
and had formed habit of always starting
early when we wished to reach place at
any particular time. This plan worked
very well. and with padlocks on the gar
den gates we succeeded 10 preserving few
vegetables from Mrs. Giddygaddy's all
devourIng nav. The summer had passed,
the rainy season had come and gone; we
were in the midst OF a delightful spring
time, luxurlating in climate. fresh vegeta-
bes and flowers. Not for the world, Kate
declared, would she return TO town-even
though to reach the office she had 10 ride
Mrs. Giddygaddy to the city every day.
Speaking of Mrs. Giddygaddy," l
said. reaching for another roll. ''she
HASN'T gotten into scrape for some time.
/ wonder il, after sll. she has turned over
new leaf P'
Before Kate could reply johnnie came to
the door.
"If you would just come to the barn." he
said; "lhe mare"
"Herew cried Kate, "why did you saw
anything, when she has behaved so we'll
lately? Well, let US go and see what she
| has been up to now" For johnnie had
disappeared.
Down to the stable we went, and found
Mrs. Giddygaddy eating hay. She beamed
upon us benevolently, and stepped to one
side that We might have good view of a
| tottering. doddering little mule colt tina,
stood balancing on its stilt-llke legs beside
| her.
| Kate gave a faint shrek and turned
| away. As for me, l was 50 divided be.
| tween anger, CONSERVATION and amaz4-
ment that could find nothing to say, even
| when. few hours later. johnnie having
spread the news over the countryside. a
| burly farmer came down from up the road
and offered TO buy the foal and take it off
| our hands.
let him take tina voung creatura and