The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-10

and patter OF their feet, and then they
came In sight-ffteen or twenty OF
them. They were not much more than
skin and bones, and they looked as II
they had not eaten anything for a
week. But they thought that they
were going TO have a grand feast now.
| Their mouths were open and their
tongues were hanging out and you
should have seen their eyes gllsten."
The Kittens own eyes were big and
round, and he was listening with all
his ears.
The wolf, who had been there be.
| fore, our VOLTS uncle. came first, lead.
| ing the pack. but when he reached the
foot OF the tree and saw that the deer
| was gone, he stopped short and stood
perfectly still. His head and tail
dropped, and he seemed to shrivel up
and grow smaller. For minute there
wasn't sound. Then he gave a howl.
and In all my life ] never heard an
other howl like that. II was fear and
shame and despair. 1t was the end Of
everything for him, for he knew that
In another minute the pack would set
on him and kill him. DO you remem-
Der how that man cried when he was
caught in the bear trap the other
dayp
Yes, the Kitten remembered, and 1t
made him shudder. even now.
well, IL was worse than that. II
made me tremble so that / almost fell
out of the tree, and / hid my face In
my paws and held on with all my
might. I'm sorry for the Chipmunk,
when you had hold of him, If he felt
the way that wolf did"
The Kitten looked guilty. They both
glanced toward the hole, and caught
the top OF his head. He had been
listening, too; but he disappeared as
quick as a wink when he saw that
they were looking at him.
What became Of the wolfT" asked
the Kitten. Did they kill hlm?"
mo-" said the Lynx. THE whole
pack gave a howl Of disappointment
and rage and when / looked down
again they were all ready to spring
upon him. but just then there came an.
other rife shot, the lone wolf dropped
dead, and all the rest scattered and
stepped out Of the bushes, and heard
one of them say, We'll, | never saw
anything like that before Neither did
l., said the other, and | don't want
10 see anything like 1t again, or hear
L, either. / believe III have night |
mare for a week They skinned the
wolf and pulled the dead deer out Of |
The water, and in a few minutes they !
were gone.
well, | learned two lessons that day. |
One was not to boast until l was
sure"
And what was the other" asked
he Kitten, for his mother had stopped
alking.
IL don't like to kill things as well as
did when | was young" said she,
speaking rather hesitatingly, as If
he was half ashamed of it. II have to
10 IL sometimes. to get enough for you
md your brothers and sisters to eat,
lut l don't enjoy it the way / used
o."
"Do you think you'll remembers"
he asked, after a minute.
Yes, ma'am," said the Kitten, very
neekly.
You'll be careful about boasting
Ifter thisY'
Yes, ma'am"
And you won't touch the Chipmunk
n any one else who belongs to the
ClubT
mo, ma'am."
Then run along home. It's almost
ime for supper. I'll come in min
te."
The Kitten scampered away through
he woods and the old Lynx followed
nore slowly. The Chipmunk came
ut Of his hole and climbed up onto his
Dg once more. The sun was getting
Dw in the west, but the light still
anne soft and warm between the trees.
The Chipmunk felt very safe and
cry comfortable as he curled himself
p on bunch of moss and went TO
leep again.-William ID. Hubert, in
he Chicago Record Herald.