ight meet a violent death,) I shall very willingly let it
remain with her; for if I should take it, it might breed
questions which would not be quite agreeable. And now let me
conclude this letter with assuring you, that, as I trust you
have sense enough to be sorry for what you have done, I shall
think no more of it, than if it never had happened.

"Isabella Huntley."

This letter was then sent, and Miss Huntley look her leave.

I am now coming to that part of my life which I look back upon
with horror. Nothing particular happened till the time arrived
when young gentlemen leave school, to go and be merry by the
fireside for six weeks. William Eaton had not lost any of his
malice; and therefore, I suppose, thought me as proper an object
to vent it on as he could find. He thought, by killing me, (as I
heard him say,) to end all farther trouble, and put a stop to all
their enquiries, by bringing me home dead. For he had formed such
a design, I shudder when I think of it. I suppose he had bribed
the maid before, for early one morning he was at the door, which
the maid seeing, she took me out of my cage, and gave me to him,
after she had cut off a bit of my tail, to make it appear the cat
had eat me. He took me home, and called his dog into the garden,
where he let me go, and sent the dog after me. The dog presently
caught me, and lucky it was, he did not kill me the first gripe;
for his master (seeing he caught me so soon, as he wanted to have
had some fun, as he termed it) threw a stone at him, which hit
him on the head, and laid him flat on the ground. I seized the
opportunity, and ran up the garden wall, from whence I jumped,
frightened almost out my wits. I continued running till I came to
a very large orchard. I mounted a cherry tree, and eat one or two
cherries, which a little recovered me. After I had been in the
tree a little time, two men entered the orchard with sacks, which
they filled with what fruit came first to hand, and were going
away. The owner of the orchard happened to be riding by the place,
and called to them to know their business. At that instant the men
happened to lift up their eyes, and seeing me, answered, they came
to catch me, and asked if they might not climb the tree for that
purpose.

_Owner._ Yes, after you have emptied your sacks. So empty them
this minute.

The men then turned every thing out of their sacks.

_Owner._ Well, have you caught the squirrel? Hey-day! wer