. St. Nicholas [serial]. oxes! Then we were put into ayard and kept there. Therewas no place to run in thisyard. All around us therewas a chicken-yard whichlooked quite we could not get the summer Jilldied. Then I was in de-spair. I tried to burrowa hole in the ground un-derneath the chicken-wire,but the wire went downunderneath the ground. One day I worked, and finally worked my way be- the wire and got out. But some men had seen me, and they chased me. Soon they were joined by more men. Among them was my little master, a man with a gun, a pair of hounds, and a crowd o
. St. Nicholas [serial]. oxes! Then we were put into ayard and kept there. Therewas no place to run in thisyard. All around us therewas a chicken-yard whichlooked quite we could not get the summer Jilldied. Then I was in de-spair. I tried to burrowa hole in the ground un-derneath the chicken-wire,but the wire went downunderneath the ground. One day I worked, and finally worked my way be- the wire and got out. But some men had seen me, and they chased me. Soon they were joined by more men. Among them was my little master, a man with a gun, a pair of hounds, and a crowd of people. There was then a very hot chase. Finally I gave out, as you might expect of a fox soout of practice. The hounds caught me. The gun wasjust going to be shot at me, and I had given myself upfor lost, when my little master called out, Dont shoothim,dont! Hes my fox. Please dont! And he ran infront of the gun, the dogs, and the crowd of people, andhe took me up in his arms and carried me to my I was jgjKjriJfc&^E3Bi2jjfl^-< , Ji ^ m 376 ST. NICHOLAS [Feb A MYSTERIOUS VAL-ENTINE. BY ADRIANA W. VAN HELDEN(AGE 13). I GOT a valentine to-day; I dont quite s just addressed to LittleMay, In a funny sort of hand. It s quite the prettiest I got, All bordered round withhearts,And near a big forget-me-not A Cupid with his darts. All round the edge is paper lace, A beautiful design ;And there the dearest little face Is done in colors fine. , Inside of it a single lineReads : To my little And near by, perched upon a vinThere sits a turtle-dove. »^
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