The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-11-24
By LOUISE DUPEE.

"Who ever saw such splendid
rainbow % said Nan. "And 0 jack,
it is so plainl Who knows but we
might find the pot of gold and the
, pot of honey, after all, if we should
try ?"
"But its wet, and mamma wont let
us 90 out" said Jack, looking with
bright, longing eyes over TO where
the rainbow was lost in the woods.
s'But only see! it ends right there BY
that tallest pine tree we could find
it just as easy as nothing Tom says
that lie doesn't believe there is a pot
of gold and a pot of honey there if
we could find the end of rainbow:
he says its only one of Bridget's sto
ries."
"Well Tom DOM know quite SO
much as he thinks he does" said Nan
tossing her head with infinite con
tempt ''Bridget doesn't tell stories,
and she knew somebody in Ireland
who. found the end of it, and found
the honey and the gold too o, such
lot of gold enough to make him
US rich as Il king al the rest of his
life, and the sweetest honey ever was
tasted. What lots of toys and candy
a pot of gold would buy ?"
Jacks eyes danced at the delight
full prospect, and Nan hurried away
to ask her mother if they might go
out Of doors to play.
1t wasn't wet, she thought, and if
was they could put on their rub
''Yes," said she, eff it is quite done
raining"
Nan thought it had, but there were
a few bright drops falling in the sun
shine, though not enough to hurt any
one, however, and how could they
wait when every moment they expect
ed the rainbow TO melt away =? SO
they put on their things as quickly as
possible and hurried out and away
towards the woods in great glee.
Ii icas the most splendid rainbow
that ever was seen. Every color inn
aginahle in it, orange, and blue, and
purple, and green, and crimson, and
it was arched over the whole sky, one
end looking as if it were fastened be-
hind some far blue hills, the other
dropping into the woods where Nan
and Jack were so sure they should
find il. 1t had been raining a perfect
flood, AID the fields sparkled as if it
had rained diamonds. The wet bees
were beginning to fly ont of the dai-
sizes again, the buttercups fiaunted
Jewels in their satin ears, and The
wild roses hlushed their brightest af
ter their fresh morning bath, and o,
how the bobolinks sang over the reedy
meadows!
"U Jack" said Nan, -"wont it be
splendid if we find a whole pot full of
gold"
Eyes, and the honey; to-" said
Jack, who was by no means destitute
of sweet tooth, and if he could have
had but one would have chosen the
honey, l verify believe.
''But you know, jack said Nan, |
very gravely," how much good the
money would do mamma. 1 have
been thinking about it, and have con-
cluded that l shan spend any of it
myself, because | heard mamma talk
ing with Uncle John, last night, and
she didn't know how in the world she
should pay the interest on the mort
gage that was coming due next week,
and that she was fruid we should lose !
the hoTse and farm at last, Only
think OF it I don't know what a
mortgage is, but suppose it is some
thing about the house that isn't paid |
for Don't you see how pale and !
worried mamma looks ?"
Yes" said Jack, ''but if we find |
so much gold as that we can take a
little for candy, can't We? Mr.. Jones
has got some splendid chocolate
creams ?"
~ shall give all mine to mamma"
said Nan "but only see how fast the I
rainbow is fading away! We must
hurry"
They reached the foot of the tall
pine tree, al last, but alasl there
was no sign of the end of the rainbow
overhead, only just little shadow of
crimson and orange trembling over
the sunshiny sky.
90 dearl" said Nan, ready to cry
Now we have lost it! Why didn't
We hurry faster! we ight have
Known that the rainbow would only !;
ast for a few moments. n-.--