Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

il was even worse than the cold. He did
not make any complaint. for was not he
going to be a Galloway herd, and tramp
over the moOTs with two cOliieS, knitting
a stocking and smoking n pipe all
at the same time. just like John Scott
me herd? He must. therefore. learn TO
he manly. So he worked IN such Il way
a. to deserve and receive the commenda-
ti0n OF Aicck.
Ven do" said that worthy emahat-
icaily. and his tone was equal 10 the
Victoria Cross in Walters estimation.
The sheep came Shouldering and push
ng along the tr0ughS: some stood stolid-
Is feeding AT one place till all within
their reach was exhausted. Others kept
noSing their neighbors, drawing them
selves ont Of the poverty stricken locali-
ties, and driving themselves weige-llke
into places which looked more promising.
Donald. the pet. had come along to- help.
He did not think much Of turuips. hut
he liked to pose among the other sheep
of iow degree as the Gar of all the tur-
nip fields, OWING equal sway over black
face and croSS-brcd. Donald was Moth
ing if not pugnaciouS He would put his
stubborn head down. and. drawing hinl-
self off half bowShot charge hlindly
home. clearing whole side at one Swoop.
He was the Rupert of the turnip trough.
ON returning In the homestead they
had breakfast together. Walter going
hen the hose" to have it with his moth
or, Saunders and Mary. The eyes of the
master and mistress OF Drumquhat met
over the table with Il glance OF under
standing and sympathy. Then they
locked at the face of their house soionrn-
or with look of great compassion 1t
was still and peaceful as hill tarn. She
knew nothing of the fearsome thing that
had gone round the house and round the
house and which would have come with.
1n I1flt fttt h t,lt -
the dcSpiSed Rah. Rab himself came
down with a headache that was some
thing I" boast of; hut then they did not
boast of headaches mt DrumQuhat on
make invalid capital out of them. They
were ashamed of them. 80 Rab said moth
ing about his Only he occasionally felt
his skull cautiously all over when no one
was looking, to see if he could find any
hole in it. He was not successful. Sc
| he went out To the ward and stuck it IN
Il snow bank To cool it. This went much
better While he was doing so Alecb
came out, and, seeing his brother in this
most peculiar position. and remembering
the SNOWFALL which Rab had put into hi,
mouth the night before. he hastily com
| pacted Il dense globe of snow. and caused
| il 10 take effect on Rab's broad cordu
! roys with the sound of Il paper bag burst
| Ing at Il soirec. Rab instantly withdrew
| his head in pain and anger He had
| stood good deal the night before, and
| he was not going to stand any more IL
! the morning. He saw no one but Wal
! ter. who was laughing and chuckling al
| the far corner of the milkhouSe. Aeck
had dropped fiat into one of the deer
snow passages. Rab was not to bt
hnllcd of his revenge on somebody, and
without stopping to reflect that ii was
! impossible for Walter to throw 50 we'll
considered Il ball half that distance, h,
let fly Il missile which took effect smart
ly on the child'S cheek. and caused him
to retire rapidly ON his reserves in the
Ing to the butter.
Continued Next Week.