St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-02-16

I'evs, Was no more afraid than the
fence, only was trying to act cityfed.
"Pooh! don't he goose, AIarg, but
come along if that is all," returned
Kate, who has BY no means the fear Of
the flesh, be it city or country bred, be.
fore her eyes.
Such heartless indifference seemed
to produce a soothing effect, for Mar.
earetta stopped screaming, and although
she and the COW continued to eye each
other suspiciously as long as we remain.
ed in sight Of the pasture, and she kept
US all between her and the danger (as
though it would be a pleasure to US to
be gored,) she came on without trying
to play of any more OF the fine lady =;
and presently, being down the hill be-
yo"d the oak tree, quite out Of sight,
she grew as brave and gay as any of US
After going down hill, across rude
bridge over complaining, lo~-spiritcd
brook, up hill and through 40 apple
orchard, VIC came to group Of chest
nut-tree', in the edge Of a dark bit Of
woodland, where We stopped.
"lt will rain. l know it is going to
rain" croaked Amy, looking pinched
and blue.
20 no it wont rain it has looked
this way all day. asserted Kate, who
has way Of making statements direct.
ly opposite to the evidence of all the
senses, and then r.aking us believe
them. This time, however, she failed
misc,ably in such kind Of craft.
"Why it does rain this very minute
just felt drop on my nose-and only
see how it pours over on the noun.
tain,' persisted Amy, piteously.
THAT is only a shower. 1t won't
conc here. Besides it does We can
get under q pine tree, and it will be all
the more fun" returned Kate, rattling
a couple Of chestnuts into her pail, and
oowise disconnected by the great drops
which came FLASHING down upon US
with no more respect than as though
we had been so many ducks.
Arc you expecting that "Philip'
came along at this point with an um-
brc'la and an irresistible manner, which
took my affections captive upon the
spot? Not at all, my friend: Moth
ing Of the sort. On the contrary, af.
ter We had brav@d the pelting rain un-
til VIC had come off second best in the
combat, We began to look about for the
pine tree Kate had oblisingly p.omis-
cd. Just like her, to speak so coa6.
IDENTIFY too, when there was not pine
within the radius Of = mile. However
We found = wide-branchod hemlock
which answered the purpose we'll
enough, and there We stood chattcrins,
and giggling, and trying to make our.
selves believe VIC were having a good
time.
When the rain was over-for it real
" proved to be nothing but very vet
shower-we came out from under ou,
shelter and began to stir about the
dagsled leaves and prickly burs in
search Of the expected nuts.
81 wouldn't: spend any more time
under that oak if 1 were you, jane -
called out Kate after a time.
1 threw down, without any formal
leave-taking, the stick with which
had been deity turaing the sodden OAK
leaves hither and thither, so actively
that my arm was lame for two days
and plodded back to where 1 found
chestnut burs. again murmurins to my
self that I thought it strange 1 had
gone so long without any thorn prick,
And here, not to make short stor,
long, 1 will briefly say that, BY keep
ling faithfully in the wake OF my siste,
Kate, finally succeeded 10 finding 6v,
mouldy acorns, two withered chestnuts
a shabby: bird, nest, a squirrel. hole
> smoke ball, = pink toedstool, snai
shell, ! worm, and . cold-besidcs bur
pricks to keep me in needlc.work for .
whole week. The others were, I think
similarly fortuuate-always excepting
KITE, Who would, 1 dare say, have
managed somehow to gil her pail with
ehestnuts if she had been under LON.
hardy poplar, for she is capable rer.
! son, who has always that sort Of luck.
II will tell you what, girls, the boy,
have evidently been ravaging around
and stolen the nuts from these trees.
Lots 60 over tha brook to the trees on
the plain; those nuts are larger, at any
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