| Show missed the towpath there was little girl five years old or so living in an inland town up the state according to the philadelphia ledger near her home there was no river nor in fact any water but the erie canal the child mother made a visit new york and on her return was tell ing of her trip down the bay and of how wonderful the sea had looked to her her little girl was listening eagerly tell me just what the sea Is like mamma she said her mother made an effort there s the beach she said all smooth white sand you stand on it and look out upon the ocean and all ou can see ie water just moving wa ter waves coming in and breaking nothing but water and sky the child sat trying to picture it then ao 10 an awed little whisper asked oh mamma isn t there a tow path |
