d walked for a little while just for fun;
and all at once, as they were passing a barn, Alma cried, "Look! Did
you see that cat after the mouse?"

Philip said he didn't; but pretty soon Mrs Pussy came out.

[Illustration]

"You didn't get it, did you?" said Alma. "Well, you're fat enough now;
you don't need to catch mice."

They stopped to eat their lunch under a clump of trees not very far
from a pleasant farm-house. There was a cunning little fat dog lying
in front of the house, and as they watched him, up came a bee and lit
on his nose.

[Illustration]

The little doggy jumped up and barked at the bee; then he sat down and
put up his nose in a friendly way, to see what it was.

[Illustration]

"Look out, sir!" cried Philip. "You'll get hurt!"

But he spoke just a little too late, for puppy-dog found out his
mistake, and the next minute he was running away and yelping at the
top of his voice.

[Illustration]

"The poor little thing!" said Alma. "Wasn't that too bad?"

"Yes," said Philip, "but he'll get over it pretty quick, and I can't
help laughing, it did look so funny."

[Illustration]

When they went back to their auntie's, they told her that was the best
bicycle ride they had ever had.

[Illustration]

--_Fannie E. Ostrander._

[Illustration]

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