The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-06
JAMES TRUST.

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Flora had two babies. They looked
like little yellow balls curled up be-
side her on the old coat in the barn.
One had one black ear and one yellow
ear, the other two yellow ears and a
black spot on the end of his stump of
a tail. How jamie laughed when they
stuck up their little back wet noses
and made a funny yipping noise.
He went TO the barn Il dozen times a
day to see the puppies. He wanted to
take them some meat, but mamma said
they were too little to eat meat yet.
Once when Flora had left them for Il
minute Jamie carried them to the back
porch to play with them.
They cried and went shifting around
the porch on their weak legs as if look
ing for their mother. Flora heard them
and came running to the porch. How
they came tumbling to her when they
heard her whine She poked them
with her nose and licked them with her
tongue. Then she seized one by the
nap of its neck and lifted it from the
porch.
Jamie was terrified. Mamma! man,
MAJ he screamed, Flora is eating her
puppies"
mo, 10. she wants to take them to
the barn"
One morning papa said: Il will have
to take Flora to-day. l need her to
watch the wagon"
He whiStled and Flora came bound
ing from the barn. When she saw
Prince hitched to the wagon she knew
what was expected of her. She cow
cred at her masters feet and whined
piteously. Come, girl, up with you,"
said papa.
Instead Of jumping into the wagon
she raced away to the barn. In mo-
meat she returned, whining and bark
ing. No amount of urging would make
her get into the wagon.
ITS her puppies; she doesn't want
to leave them," said mamma.
'I'll watch 'em for you," said Jamie,
running into the barn with the dog.
Flora seemed to understand. She
went to the old coat, and, taking
puppy up, laid it at Jamie's feet. Then
she brought the other. Reaching up
she gave Jamie lap in the face with
her tongue, as much as to say: "Be
good to my babies" and, in moment
more, leaped into her place on the
wagon.
How carefully Jamie watched Flora's
puppies during that long summer day.
He fed them milk from a saucer. He
brought them out under the apple tree
and made them bed in the grass
The puppies seemed to like it. They
rolled around on the grass and snapped
at the flies that lit on the red clover
blossoms. Once one of them crawled
up into Jamie's lap and went to sleep.
"It's nearly time for papa to come"
said mamma late in the afternoon.
"Are Flora's puppies all right"
"Yes, mamma, but l think they are
tired"
"You had better sit down and let
them rest"
So jamie brought his little red chair
to a shady spot at tie side Of the house
near the nasturtium bed. He took the
puppies up in his arms and sat down
to wait. Before very long Princes
head appeared above the hill top.
Flora saw Jamie while the wagon was
still far up the road. Leaping from the
seat she ran on ahead. How the pup
pies whined and barked when they
saw their mother! Flora Immediately
started for the barn with one in her
mouth. jamie followed her and laid
the other puppy on the coat.
What a washing those puppies did
get! Jamie certainly though Flora
would wear her great red tongue out.
"She doesn't seem to think you are
very clean nurse" said papa, laughing.
Little Chronicle.