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Show ORIGINAL STORY. (!'.y Eva Jensen. Washington School.) j It wis one beautiful day, in thui month of October, when the golden ! leaves were dancing to and fro upon the ground, that a little girl and her mother were sitting on the verai)da of a large stone mansion. A soft breeze was stirring and scenting the; air, with the last bits of fragrance : from the violet covered woods. j Liltle Katharine, age four, was very .unhappy. She was, usually, a (harming liltle girl, with her dark brown hair, her delicate complexion and large brow n eyes; but, today, her lips were puckered out and her rosy cheeUs stained Willi tears. Mie wore a white pinafore with low cut nock and half sleeves which showed the dimples in her plump elbows; her hair was in curls, ancf a butterfly bow of blue ribbon was tied on the top of her well shaped head: her half stockings and sandals were somewhat soiled with dust, from play, and her bonnet was lying in the dust, by her feet. The reason for Katharine's sadness was she felt that she deserved a good whipping; but, as it was, she had not received one yet. Katharine's mother moth-er had. been very busy, preparing dinner, din-ner, and, asking "Katy'' as she called cal-led her little girl to take care of the baby, went about her work, humming a familiar tune. Katy loved her baby sister and had often enjoyed playing with her, but now she stamped her tiny Toot and said: -'Mother, 1 don wan a p:y wis baby, an' 1 won't,, esar!" lint mother was too busy to hear the remark. KatharJne had been given a, large dog, on her fourth birhday, and to this lovable dog she always told her troubles. So, faking tho baby by the hand and calling the dog. she toddled down the, wall; which led to the duck pond. Here she left the baby and (log-while (log-while she ran to catch a bufferlly which was passing "Goo-gool" said I ho baby, and then a splash was heard, for the. baby bail tumbled info the water. Kal har.inc sa w what happened, happen-ed, but did not dare to turn and go back, liefore long Ihe dog sle.ed the baby and brought her to shore. The babv began to cry, which brought the mother out to the rescue, The mot tier ti-er caught' a glimpse of Katharine's dress as she hurried ground the corner, cor-ner, and then she knew what had happened. hap-pened. That' night Kaflicrine came walking, walk-ing, slowly, into the house. The mother called her and gave, her a sound whipping, which she deserved. When all was quiet in the house, a white bundle futiibled put of bed, Just as the moon was peeping into the room, and, stealing over to Hclli's cradle, I. nc.lt there and breathed a pra.u'r Hint I'.clb might' live. NoU mot n-in.r n-in.r 1 1:1 1 v I'.clb was well and bapi |
