64 THE HIGHLAND OAT.

 

worn out in her service, and started
to go. But she found herself too weak,
and she sank upon the floor.

It was just at this moment that she
heard one of the children utter a loud
shout of joy. What could be the cause
of it? She turned toward the child to
see; and there her eyes fell upon a
sight so strange, that she could hardly
believe it was real. It seemed to her
as if she were dreaming. The old family
cat, who had been absent for some time,
had come into the room, when she
opened the door, and brought with him
a large fish, which he had caught in the