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

the nut orchard Of . mandarin over II
China, without ,oying, "ah, yea, or no.
I should have followed on in resigned
despair. So also would Amy and 40
she did, though she snuffed dismally .s
she slipped her little painted India"
basket o" to her arm and wrapped her
water proof more closely around her.
think the other girls felt as We did,
but being young and silly, perhaps they
liked it.
Any way We al! tusevd on after Kate
as best wc might in the face If the sui
len. chilling wind, through t.ugle Of
underbrush, where tore both my gown
and my shoe. And now c,me the
time for Amy to distinguish herself in
her usual manner.
Crossing the brook upon the stepping
stones she must needs step upon round
stone { should think she might have
known better, but it was just like herr
and in an instant it had rolled over and
left her in the depths of the brook
Kate, who was first to see the accident,
sprans to her help; and then the luck
less child must needs clutch at Kate's
pail instead of her outstretched hand,
and managed to overturn it, spilli"g cv-
cry chestnut into the stream. Howev-
er, Kate did not mind this cpi.ode at
all, but was The very cream Of Kindness
aud sympathy for poor Auy, who va.
ready to cry at such a elimination Of
disaster. This, by the way, is the Pc
culiar institution If my sister Hates
character. Let any one, no matter who
come to griet, or even disgrace, and
call upon her for comfort, and be, she,
or it, may rely she will never fail in the
time Of need.
So Amy was drawn out, condoled
with, aud made much Of, becoming
suddenly person OF transccndant i'm
portance.
1--WE will go home at once. Amy
must not stay out with wet feet,' .u-
nounced our autocrat.
"Oh, no, you needn't. l can e"
home alone. and l don't want you to
lose your chcstnuts," protested Amy,
family.
Il bavc gone as far as l care to, for
my part. 1t is altogether too late for
chestnuts. The boys and tho squirrels
have gathered them all long ago. and
We can h"ve As many As We like from
Georges pile, without breaking our
backs picking them this wet day even
it there were any to pick" returned
Kate, As coolly as though she had not
star. ed the excursion, and pretended
to enjoy it up to this time a. coolly
and as generously.
That Is her way; she can change
her n'lnd all in a minute, and then
nearly make you believe in spite Of
yourself she never thought any differ
emily.
SO we turned about and picked our
way over the brook where Milly Green
dropped her pocket handkerchief.
across swamp where Indiana Hamil.
ton lost off her India rubber, aud
through the brush where tore my
gown again. .<"
1--WE won't 60 home around by the
lane. 1t il nearer over across by the
spice-applc tree" said Kate, taking the
lead, as usual.
"A,en't there any animals tIat way
VIC shall be likely to come in contact I
with p quericd Miss MargarettA d.int-
lily. >--.
II dare say, whole drove. If there
are, l hope you wont set up another
scream and frighten them out of their
senses" " returned Kate, loftily.
SO We crossed the meadow, and al.
though We did not meet with COW xe
did with fence. Now [ regard climb.
ing fences as a mere jokc-anywhere,
excepting upon the Western Reserve,
will admit eight rails are triae high
even for me. That is, if l am upon my
ow" responsibility when any Of our
legal protectors are about, Of eourse l
can mince aud stumble over two rails
with the most helpless. ... ,..s
At this point dare say a common
place story teller would certainly drag
up Philip in season to catch just .
glimpse ofs foot 80 delicate and tiny
my foot is small when it isn't clothed
in two stockings anda Polish boo.) that
he is attracted TO look ut once upon the
face accompanying such . fairy foot