The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-03
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There were three of us--kate, An.
.nette and myself, and we .wert going Tito
the old woods to hunt Strawberries, Oh,
lit was such a delicious day hi June
The birds sang till tho air Was Eaifly7vo-.
cal with their music, and all the green
trees nodded their heads in appreciation.
tThc very brook caught the general in$pi.
ration, and danced along through the
meadows as if keeping time toyai quick
step of the faIrics. .-rr -.r..ft... .-..-
Anpette Summers and had been in
yited to spend the half-holiday with our
schoolmate Kate Harrington. Deacon
Harringtoa's old-fashioned brown house
tronted towards the South. Behind it
stretched broad green meadow, aud still
further back WAS wooded ACTIVITY, I'd
NOUS for Howers and berries in the geog-
raphy of every child in Rtefeld. j used
to love to hook at Deacon Ikarringtoa's.
old Brown house, even il those. early
days when had not single Wcil-dcfin-
ed notion Of artistic taste III my curly
head | know it combined to an emil
nemt degree the elements Of the pictIr-
esquc The low roof which sloped back
ward nearly to the ground was grey with
moss. Ivy crept about the windows,
and over the rustic. porch had twined
climbing roses, along with heavy clusters
Of trunlpct-crcepers ....Ha
There was rude seat at The doorway,
made Of tie little boughs of the white
pirch, twisted together in a fantastic
manner, and Grandmother Harrington
was wont to sit there with her grey wooi9
en- knitting work Oh. what a traat
we used to think it to spend Il haif-hoH-
day with * Katc harrington.
Il wish | were YOU, Kate, exclaimed
Annette after we had spent half the long
summer afternoon chasing butterflies, and
arranging a vegetable baby house, with
hollyhocks for our ladies parasols, and
tca-pots, manufactured out Of Tcritablc
poppy-pods, Il wish | were YOU and then
4 could be happy all day long with notlr-
ing to trouble nie. # <sa.. ~ .s.
You could, could you z" and Hates
cheeks flushed, US she put away from
them her heavy bands Of Black hair,
q you think so, and that 5 ali you know
ABOUT it. ] have tiloEsaDd things to
yex me. Ihere,s Rose, for inst2Ece.-
! Mother expects me to be constantly tax
ing care OF her, and shes the greatest
little torment you ever saw By the way,
! lets start after those Strawberries in the
woods now she's out OF sight fora moment,
SO she won't tease to go with US ~
We were just halfway across the
meadow, when We heard sweet voice,
saying, .5H|..a
/ = Please sister Kate, Rose wants to
90 too" a.. .ea.r wis
/ |. turned around, I remember, and
thought how beautiful was the little
creature coming toward us. She was
very unlike her sister Kate Kate was
brunette, bat the little white-fobed fg-
urc coming towards US had a pale, spirit
ual face, and long curls Of golden hair
falling to her tiny waist There was 4
flush on her check, and a look Of eager,
I beseeehing interest-ili laeE largehlae eyes,
and She kept crying in her earnestness
( Ga" Please girls wait for Rose. " eai u
4 A look Of vezation crossed kases face
and she called cut il tone OF extreme
I irritAbiiity s Ae.Hal iE
.o'" 60 back, Rose you're too little to
come. Go back =. s H n.r
Kate always had a way of being mind
ed AID the littlo one put her fingers TO
/ her eyes, and silently turned towards that
house. We hurried on il the direction
Of tLe wood, without giving a single
glance backward. i Think kato's coa-
science reproached her forher seltishnesss,
and know my pleasure was spoiled FOR
the afternoon. We found plenty OF
Strawberries, red and ripe, among their