Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-19
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The Journeys We are TakIng.


Little Johnny ran in quite out OF
breath his face pink and glowing With
the cold
ooh, Miss Agnes you ought to have
seen me and Nelly and Charley come
lickatysplit down the bill, all on one sled!
I don't believe the cars could begin 10
keep up. And you never saw such /
crust as there is; il is strong enough 70
bear an elephant, ] guess--any way it +
bears Ponfo, and be il very heavy for a
dog; father says so r. said he
The fact was Johnny had been coast /
ing down the bin behind Mr. Avery
house, with his elder brother and sister
and the cold, getting tbs better Of his
manhood and his new boots, had sent
him 10 to warm at Agness stove.
~ wish had cent; and then / wish
a gingerbread cart would go By, said
johnny presently, when. the red blood
was dancing again at the very tips Oh MS
fingers and toes.
Agnes laughed "Wouldn't bread and
butter do as well?' she said, bringing
him a slice.
Thank you, said Johnny, bowling
something ike duck. " didn't ask
for anything, dbl? Mother says it is
not polite"
Agnes laughed again, telling him,
ooh, no, indeed" Then che admired,
to bis entire satisfaction, The red tippet
and mittens his grandmother had sent
him on Christmas, and listened with
great interest to q story Of the wonder
full whistle which came to the baby from
the same kind soul At the same time.
II Is just as cunning as can bel Il
looks like q little teeny, twenty mite OF
teapot, and you must take and fill II
With water and blow in the spout, then
il sounds exactly ike canary bird
singing; and the baby can whistle j
some her own self, exclaimed Johnny
When Nelly came 10 TO take hin
home Agnes was in the midst Of Mrs
Sherwoods story Of "The Little Wood
man and bis Dog Cesar" Johnny al
ways asked to hear this delightful stpr
whenever he came to Mr.. Avery's, an
could no doubt have told ii himself Wit
tolerable correctnessi bit it was non
the less interesting 10 him, 50 he said
s. No / can 20 yet, Nelly Miss Agne
has just got to The place where fou
ways met in the forest, and | want t
hear how CBsaF guawed bis rope an
ran after William, and how be came
his grandmother house, and plea
ant voice cried. "Come inl
Nelly also was quito willing to hel
the story out, aud even then was not vi
ling to 90.
am really sorry you cant Goa
and skate, Miss Agnes" said she, ear
estly.
1t would be very pleasant if eouli
but as / cannot the next best thing
seeing you and tho others enjoy them
muehg Agnes replied, eheerfuily
Bat should think you would
awful lonesome 10 have to stay right
thisroom all the time, and not 90 ava
any" PERSISTED Nelly looking arour
the dull room with pitifnI face.
" take long journeys every day.
have been a million OF miles since yG
terday," returned Agnes
" A million Of miles" Nelly open
both her eyes and mouth, aud thong
about old stories Of witches riding up
broomsticks through the air, for 8
could not imagine what Agnes meai
Isn't millioa more than ten
asked johnny, seeing there was som
thing TO be surprised at. He eou
count % far as ten, with some help.
"Oh, yes 1t is more than hundrt
and a thousand / expect MILL
would be as many as all the apples
our cellar, wouldn' il, Miss AgnesP
piled Nelly, little afraid she was ext
gerating
But Agnes reassured her do
think you have million apples. III
would be a great many
els ii a million miles to Boston
asked Johnny, still intent on the purs
of knowledge
"Oh, no | not hall, nor quarter, so
as that, replied his wise little sist
But please, Miss Agnes, what did '
mean9 always SCI you right here VII
! come
Agnes put her arm around the chi
and looked into her eyes, as she sal
The earth is all the time upon a loi
long journey around the sun and,
though it goes more than o million mi
every day, the way is so long it j
wbole year in getting around.
Nelly pondered for moment az
the last thought, which has puzz
wiser heads than hers. Then, "
makes everything look the same as
did Yesterday" asked she.
Because, my dear, everything mo
with us; even the stars move too; o
the sun stays IN the same place; but
earth keeps turning over every day,
that makes the sun seem to rise and
when it is all ourselves which me
after all
"That is real queerl | should tn
We should all get dizzy and fall q
said Nelly. Then she remembered
FIRST question, and repeated it
Miss Agnes, if you have been mil
of miles, you don't see anything n
These are Just the same chairs and
clock you have always had TO look a
Well, | have all these wonde
things to think about, and it is not ne
sary TO keep the mind always in
small room if the body has to
here"
Nelly went home with her thou,
full Of this great discovery, and job
counted ten the best be could over
over, asking every time, " Is il mil
now2" until at last he got discoura
at hearing Nelly say, "Why, no
doesn't beginl" and was quite read
give up trying, when Ponto came
ming to meet them with good natr
kink to his tail aud gruff bark of
come