The Lincoln County herald., 1869-12-16
CAtSySos'ess's Corner.
EHS WAY IxAYA AND ALICE

100 Wal I'd i ANV ALICE
"NADE UP" -,
ruRor tsvsral nassiogs Mrs. Merton hs'
Aetiosd tAat ssusthing vent vresg viii
her little. Nay. She seemed happy q
,ssusl = Ne breakfast ssble; bss whs'
school tine drew sear, she bscsss rest
jsss., 0Ae got her bat and ssps long b.
"S6rs 'tAs hour, and statiessd herself a
The widow, looking Up the street % i
waiting for the time /; yet, when IL came
she went rsIuesss,Iy, - II she had o,
heart 70 80. ..r,
~ ."Why don, yos start, May, IL you Or,
oil ready r ssksd her mother, one morn
Ing, whes shis performance had been re
peated 70 many times % to awaken hel
curiosity. F'i ,
/ n don't want 70 60 yet," was the 70.
fpay. "rsfhsps Alice Barnes will call fos
me-" .,... .......
But when there were only ten minutes
lsft, May hastencd along with troubled
face. She came home a noon sadder
thsn she went.
"what does grievo tho little girl ?"
asked her mother as she came into the
room looking the picture Of despair. /,
10 mother |" said May, crying outrigh.
at kind word, "you don't know +"
"Yes, but I want to, sa,d Mrs. Nor.
ton. "Perhaps 7 can help you"
mo ma'am," said May; nobody can
help ,no. Alice Barnes and Two havo
always been such friends and she's mad
With me-"
"What makes you think 90 ?" asked
her mother.
"Oh, know sol she always used to
call for me mornings, aud wc wero always
together at recess and everywhere. I
wouldn't believe is for the longest while
but il 10 . whole week since sho has
called for me, aud she keeps away from
me all the time"
"Now I know what Alice has done,
dear; can you think Of anything you
did ?"
"Why, mother, no. indeed don't
need to think. l haven't done thing.
! thought too much of Alice" Nay
cried again at the bare idea.
"There, dear, don't cry. Perhaps you
haven't. but you must not be discouraged
I'LL you have asked her why she keeps
sway. Very likely there is some little
lhing thut you never thought Off"
II don't want to ask her, mother. 1t
ID her fault, and she ought to come to
ne."-
"Ahi theu," replied Mrs. Morton, 81
'oar that your pride is stronger than your
owe to Alice" She was brushing Mays
hair a. she spoke; aud she stopped to
Kiss her forehead with motherly kiss,
Ind then went to sec about dinner. 1t
Wns not long till scbool.time came. But
i seems that May know her mother was
right; for she went straight up to Alice
when she saw her on the sidewalk after
school, and said:
"Alice Barnes; what makes you mai
With me ?"
~ shouldn't think you'd ask me, May
Norton" replied Alice, "when you have
said such unkind things about me-"
mo such thing" said May indignantly.
"May Morton" said Alice, looking as
solemn as her round, rosy face would let
her. "didn't I hear you, with my own
EARS. telling Bessy Potter that l was the
most mischiovous little thing you ever
saw ?"
"When'" demanded May, feeling as
strange and helpless as if she we're iu o
nightmare. /
"Last week, on Thursday, in your
scat" said Alice, "just before the bell
rang for school to begin"
May looked blank for q moment, and
then burst into . laugh. Alice turned
angrily away but May caught her laugh.
tor as fast as possible, and said:
"Alice, don't you know I named my
new canary bird Alice, after you'll Ivas
telling Bessy Potter about her, aud how
she tore her paper to pieces, and scat.
'erod her seed oil over the aoor." |,
Alice stared and drew . long breath
Nays eyes twinkled again; and both
little girls forgot their grievances 10 q
peal Of hearty laughter, ending iu an
affsctionate shake aud hug. |.
"Thsrs, Alice" said May afterwards,