The Lincoln County herald., 1870-05-19
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WsP, u you iOok TOT u ever 30 iuUg, "so
pat your graudfather's spectaclss on to
help you into the bargain ! Pink vat
blue. eyed, with yellow, glossy curls, and
tiny white teeth, like pearls but Prissy
was not pretty to look at, although she
had good, kind little heart Of her own
Their father was = soldier, who had
marched away to 6ght the battles Of some
crazy headed Emperor, who fancisd hs
hadn't got something that he wanted, o,
hsd got something he didu't want, no
body on earth knew which but, at oil
sveuts, 1t was necessary that hundred
thousand men should 6ght the matter
cut At once, so poor Caspar Krink was
marched Of with red cap on his head,
and knapsack on his back.
Go of 10 schosl, children-go I" said
Mrs. Krink to Pink and Prissy, a. soon
as they had done crying over their ia.
theirs departure. "snd you needn't come
back home to dinner, for I'm sure don's
know what there is to eat, unless you eat
the green leaves of the trces, and the
spiders webs from the bushes"
"Shsll I stop at the butchers, and tell
Rim to send us home some sausages?' p
ss'a Pink, who was very food Of Bologna
sausages.
"Meat cant be had without money,
ehild," said Mrs Krink, wiping her eyes
with the dish-towel, for she couldn' t
Afford q pocket handkerchief.
II wish had bag Of money" sighed
Prissy.
"You may we'll say that" said Mrs.
Krink. "If we had had little money
your poor, dear sathar needn't have been
marched of to be killed by the enemy's
sword Alack s.day! | don't know
what is to become ef us all T.
So the two little sisters set off, With
very low spiriss. pink said Prissy,
"let us 90 to see If we cant 6ud purse
Of money!
"What fool you are,' said Pink, i'll.
naturedly. Money don't grow on every
tree"
"But If We searched long enough we
might fad the tree it did grow on" sug.
gested Prissy. humbly.
"Oh, fiddle de.dee |" said Pink. "I'm
not going to spoil my complexion, and
blow my hair out Of curl looking for any
such moonshine See! there's an old
womas driving donkey cart, and all her
potatoes arc spillinc out in the road be.
Aind-isnt it fun 2"
II mean to 20 and tell tie old woman
she is losing her potatoes |" said Prissy.
"Don't you do i'll" said Pink, sharply.
II believe you are an idiot as we'll as
fright, and it's none Of your business,
any way. Besides, We can pick up the
potatoes, and carry them home and cook
Them for dinner II
"But they are not oura," said Prissy,
gravely.
"As much ours a. any body else's," said
Pink, who never vert to Sunday school,
and consequently did not know anything
about the Ten Commandments.
But Prissy was too honest to listen to
8er pretty little sister and she ran on,
crying out, "Mrs. Driver! Mrs. Driver |
you arc losing the potatoes out Of your
cart II
The little old woman STOPPED her cart,
su3 fastened up the loose board which
Had done the mischief, thanking Psissy
TIE while.
II must soc If l can't find q present
for two such good little girls, said tho
old woman, opening one Of her big wicker
baskets. "Perhars you would like nice
Ron 70 lay you fresh e-g every morn.
ing?" And she pulled out little black
hen, with yellow eyes, and a .uit Of fea,he
ers on the top Of her head, as if she wore
4 black velvet turban, aud offered it to
Pink; but Pink put both her hands be.
hind her, very rudesy.
"I don't want your ugly old hen" said
she.
"My sister don't mean to hurt your
feelings, good woman" said Prissy, very
much mortified, "only she's rather ab.
rnpt. I'll tako the hen, aud be very
thankful for her,
"Tsko her, then" said the old woman,
laying tho ben carefully in Prissy's out.
stretched arms, land you'll find good
b0Ce RO WtSu uCt' 40 IOI JOu, my uuC
Miss," she said to Pink. who still stood
pouting in tho middle Of the road with
her hsnds behind her. IF you can't take
q goed gift, you may take a bad one |!
Leok at yourself in the 6rst looking
glass you come tor rT
Pink laughed rudely, bu the old woman
drove on without taking any more notice
Of her, while Prissy walked along with
the old len in her arms. Presently they
came 10 . clear brook by the roadside,
and Pink ran down to get drink.
please. Pink, bring . little water 10 a
green leaf for the old hen to drink" said
Prissy. ....
II shau't!" said Pink. "You may wait
on your own old hen T.
But % her face vas reflected in the
smoothe stream, she cried out to see that
tho frown.wrinkles were deeply marked