Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-05-25
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
A Story for Young Folks.

BY ALICE CAREY
Cousin Sally had come 10 see me. an
we were going to the woods 10 find sil
yer.whi!e hickory nuts. and yellow wa l.
nuts end wild grapes. and so swing. TO
we knew of nice swing in the woods
but we were selfish and did no, wan
my little brother and sister Ollie aud Al
! bert 20 60 with US.
Many times aud ways we tried 10 ge'
away from them. bu. they suspected oul
motives. and kept with US all the time
Now. we said we were going up TO play
in the earret. and asked Ollie to nnd
the doll we had made out Of rags. with
black marks Of coal for its eyes. AMI
without arms or legs, but Ollie said she
dat know where i, was. and could no.
! find it unless could help her
Then we said we knew where there
were ripe pears. and asked Alber, and
Dillie if they didn't want seme-bu.
they said no. not unless we would go
! with them To the tree. Albert was two
years older than /. ten rerpaps at the
time | write Of, snd Ollie was nearly
seven. 5 meek and sweet child os ever
lived. She was never cross. and never
struck me in her life. but whatever |
wanted her to do she almos, always did.
and in pleasing me seemed TO please her
self the best. The remembrance of all
this goodness makes my own selfish con-
duet look so much the worse.
I ran 500 hpv nOvv sbo ,,r.J
look, with pale face and large black
eyes that always seemed mournful. ond
brown thin hnir hanging loose upon her
neck, for it was neither braided nor curl
cd.
remembes the dress she wore thai,
very day-s pale blue calico ,ha, was al
most outgrown. and the pink gingham
bonnet that she held in her hand as ahe
looked q, ss enQuiringly, but said moth
ing.
Albert vas sturdy. independent. DO,
good natuTed enough generally, but with
"a temper that could be aroused.
He would like very mach TO 90 TO the
woods with us. fer cousin Sally was al
ways full Of fun. and he delighted TO be
with her. but he no sooner suspected NE
lidn't wish him 20 go.'' than he call
ed Dillia aside. and said 10 her, you and
| will GO and swing in tho barn. and not
stay with folks that don, wan, us. -
So Dillie put her little sunburncd hand
in his, and looking sorrowfuily towards
us, they went toge ther TO the barn.
We felt quite ashamed when they
were gone. md we were half inclined 20
follow them and play together. and be
friends again, bu. Albert did not once
look back or seem to care where we
went, so we got our bonncts that we
had hidden under some burdock leaves.
and then we set off for the WOODS
laughing and talking as though we were
yery happy. But we we were not happy
at all--indeed, ] think we were both of
US ashamed and sorry for what we had
done.
1t was in the fall. and already the
yellow leaves were dropping from the
walnut trees; the water was all dried
away from the runs. and there was only
the hard baked clay. and the loose stones
where the silver water had been. The
branches were almos! bare and the ma
plies had here & there limb of scarlet or
orange. Along the edge OF the woods
where the pretty moses had been so
bright all the summer. there were now
dry leaves drifting and surging in tho
wind. We stopped to listen. for at
least 70 me. it had never made so 6irge-
like n sound.
As we waded through the dead leaves
and over the mounds which you have all
noticed il you have been much in the
woods. Sally snid that Indians were burr
Of other dead people beside Indians. and
instead OF making merry we became sor-
rowful enough. Often while we walked
TO and fro over the mounds. | looked to-
wards the barn-for il was in full view
saw the door oper and the cattle stand
ing about il. and knew that Albert and
Ollie were there.
After while we went deeper into the
woods and gathered grapes end walnuts.
and swung till we were tired. but oil
the time we kept thinking the woods
would no, be so lonesome if we were nll
together; so. long before we had propos-
ed 20 do so, we set out for home, intend
ing to go straight TO the barn and make
amends for our bad conduct in the morn
ing. We were nearly there. when. all
at once. we heard n cry. as if some ac-
cident had CHANGED. tried TO run but
was so much frightened that could not
get along al all. go dear" said Sally.
10 DEAR" and looking up. I saw Albert
carrying Dillie towards the house, her
hend falling backward aud her feet drag
ging. for Albert was so much frightened
that he could not carry her. and when he
saw US. ne let her fall on the ground.
and began to wiring his hand and cry.
Poor little Dillie. she had been walk.
ing on beam fifteen feet from the floor,