The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-07-13
a WHITE KITTEN.
Tho Important Part It Played In I
Pretty Romance.

~ INC psetn xnelr 8pey fragrance
scented the air, and she plucked one and
stuck It In her belt
IS AssAs reaehed the gate, . man passed
carrying . basket from which issued
faint mewing sounds. He looked aside
hastily, and rs for Miss Lucia, she cast
her eyes quite the other way. He went
by, and entered the iron gate next door,
shutting it with clang Miss Lucia
looked after him with i scornful sniff
Of her small nose. .,..=55..ss.s +
HE could as we'll have gone round
the other way instead Of coming past
here, /" she said. - I. 2 ,z5. z=fs-S.'. s
A shrin new came over the fence, an
other and then another wall.
Come, kitty" she heard him call.
''Here, kitty. kitty -
Miss Lucia was listening intently.
Tho calling ceased. and she. heard
the sound of his footsteps walking
briskly on the planl<s laid around the
house. - ~ - e5E
II suppose twas cat he had, she
unused. "And what will he do with q
cat?'' &.&t:. ~. -
Miss Lucia picked up her skirts daint-
lily and tripped down the street to her
grandmothers, giving her neighbor,.
Reuben Spohord, and his new pet not
another thought.
1t was evident that Miss Lucia Marsh
and Reuben Sponord were not the best
of neighborA The ill-feeling dated
back to her fathers time and his ia
TIERS time, and now both fathers were
dead, and Miss Luciass mother, also, yet
still there was no cessation of HOSTILE
ties. Miss Lucia remained In the old
homestead quite slone save for the two
old servants, Martha Spinks and her
husband. Reuben Sponord's sole liv-
ing relative was an invalid aunt whom
he cared for rs gently rs if she had
been his mother. And If Reuben Spot
ford had been asked the cause of the
unneighborliness on each side Of the
high division fence, or if the same ques-
ton had been propounded to Miss Lucia
Marsh, they would have looked at you
In wonderment; for the cause Of the
feud was an old tale.
Miss Lucia was not especial " young.
She was younger than Reuben Spot
ford. and they both had been children
when the courthouse was built. But
they had never played together, and
there were no merry cries across the
high division wall, no games of ball
nor blackberrying together like other
neighbors' children; And they grew
up in this fashion, and had been girl
and boy, and now were maid and man,
yet the division fence was as high and
uncOmprOmisinu "a ever -
When Miss Lucia stood at the kitchen
door next morning she was humming q
snatch of hymn and shaking the
Aunt Martha stood laughing in the
yard.
Does yer see him, honey?'' she said.
..Jes' look at DAFT" She pointed to the
fence, which was running overswith gay
morning glories, their blue and pink
and white cups spread like trumpets.
And likewise running along the fence,
and balancing himself by the tangle Of
vines, was 9 ,Foly-poly white ball of q
kitten. He grabbed one blossom after
smother in his sharp claws and doomed
it to destruction. To and fro he scamp
cred, sometimes tum bling, anon catch-
ing ms 1eet unaW ares ana nearly gong
headlong. rs.
Hes running my vines, !" cried Miss
Lucia. 'sOh, Martha, how can you? Do
chase him away-horrid little creaturel
Hurry, Martha!' Miss Lucia wrung her
hands, .
''Shoo. he can't hurt en- Martha
answered, laughing: But I'll chase
him. Seat, you--scat! q
She waddled toward the fence, her
fat sides shaking, and away went the
5..Now that's bad said Miss Lucia.
Hes going to be nuisance.
The white kitten seemed to regard
that fence % his special playground.
He enjoyed the vines very much. and
finally destroyed their beauty COM
pletely. Then he began making short
sorties into the enemy's camp, + e.,
scampering across Miss Lucia's back