, 1870-04-17

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The Little Gha who wsu,a NOT Pick

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The Little 1:hawho Wsn,a NOT Pick
up n Pin.
49,. ~: :: :Ftp'~ Our Te,sns Fa,x4
% vs!s %TeIy hl.ei. she taiked mnoh. sal1on
who gaze advscs: Her Age w.a S.
beesse, mid this g11re aunt ono day,
lyon arc stepping over ! pin. A chsld yoafs
Old should how 6ester. L tbe ntsls gilIs ii
Sa e%s sosd i pf5sa s1 up II * 1H dFoppd pins
xonld be ss!ed! 1betss ibe pin"
-. II E1ou It," said Bessie III $50 H. don't
MY child said Aunt Nancy, solemnly,
KArds'
70, pooh!" cried Rcsac; s'who cares for
,h;s Ha,e yoa 4 ,o.gottsq tbs vs1so t.ngh. ron
peat it."
All the day yonT nave good luck;
Sc = ntn and let Il IL.
Come to sor1uW by ald by"
As Hcs4le Eepcatcd khcso lines Ahn skipped
across the room, then through the entry into
The garden and there, In her fsvnrite nook,
SELF and begun 70 make pitcher for little
Nell funny kind Of pitcher, As you VIII
SEQ presently.
Il Hss = quiet summer Afternoon. The
brisk little breeze, that made such stir In the
morning. had Just sighed itself to sleep Not
cloud doated acrosa the aky. The fowers
wete 50 still, tt seemed as II they were holding
their breaths, md even the leaves On the trees
were At rest. The grasehoppera in the field
beyond howeEer, were lively enough, hopping
md chiIping a. il that were their chief hu.i.
uees. Bees, too, vcre coming and going On
! their frusy eTrknds.
I Besde vas seated On her soft moss cushion
| br the fence, and "a sha worked nway 1t her
funny pitcher, listening to the chirp Of tho
E1asshoppeIs, che sang, in q low voice,
Al! ahas i tLs,7 A hummlns-btrd! A
beautiful humning-hId, slipping honey from
the blossoms OF the ayTinga1 Bessis had often
longed to get uear these pretty creatures, and
accord. "neas little thing" she said to her
SELF "Now, il Nell wero ouly here! o don't
! go!r .
Eat away 1t few behind the sysinss, startled,
probably, BY !. nofEy !oung pu1let that came
pretty white punet that wa given 10 Dessie By
cousin who lived si1 miles Oh. 20 Whitley,
Whitley! Do YEN know what you've done =
cried Bessie. "Yon'rc scasod tho bird away.
lsn1 son didn't TSsp ~ so.no no. M MFsIhsps Il
Thing, and watch" And II was while aha sat
thern 80 verg stIl. hardly daring 10 breaihe
lest tho bird should be frightened still farther
away, that she fell asleep and dreamed thla
| curious DREAM.
She dreamed that ahe was sitting on hor
mothers front doorstep, and that : company
Of little girls were hu1IEiog past, III Of whom
wcrc dressed In ehaNla and sun.bonncts,- tho
aun-bonnets turned very far back. Each child
lad basket or pal, and many Of them carried
two.
J "where are you going :" sskod Bessie. But
word.
! They can't stop 70 tail, said MASON,
leaking down from his ladder. lie was cArrg-
ing up { pAil OF mortar.
should like to know, said Bessie, gazing
"what! haven't you heard the news :" hc
asked.
"No, indeed! What neua7"
why, about tho present"
= "Wl,at kind Of prcsent?"
yopve heard nbout tho lady 2"
aNo, haven't. What lady do Jou mean 7"
.s.1ange ron don't know! Why, the lady
But Whist hummcE-house -
Garden, OF course"
J ~ don't know uhare the Great Bose Garden
VII, dent yoa s. and sec asked the
. Do as they do"
NO, NO vill!. d.isd ,,.l Bessie. a Jumping up
II have said, do nj they do, and that Ii
enough. he replied stcrnly. Bessie darto<
0 into The house.
! mo use in going cmpt,y-hsndcd Z w tho ma
q son called after her. :. Tho present viii b.
!. Even n, to the one % WIG bFsngn tho greatest mum
: :" Whitley lays ercamScolored cgg!" c,iot
= Bessie. Now, that is good ri take tn,
b bekkets."
= Then sho dreamed Of finding two great b.a
7 kets under the ras'oF table, and thai she tool
It them and ran into tho garden, and that unde
! every bush there was nest Of eges!
. "tnc, two, three, four, five, Six she count
3, Cd. 1.-Two, four, Eve, gix, eeSen, eight, nine
. aoodie! geodies Q, how nany! Here
3 mother 1% ThS5ea "a snnthcr! s1 Why. nndes eyeE
i eons sre birds eeess. She noSor Lid bird.
+ egEs before! Q, what ! great ono! Til
E. turkey egg. She mover laid turkey egg be
d forc! Here's another! How they FIJI up
.. You 80 IN the bake, md you, and ,Jou, N
,e saow bonnet md shawlN ahe said to be-
ts al get there! Who'll pin my shAwl2 QuIc1
g Somebody Quick, Tn in hurry But 4
=. 10, where has everybody gomez" she csiet
he looking into the different rooms. "Ihor,
ii. bennst is tod Now III pin, my aAaw
of Who'll gi4o mo pin? 0, I know whel
an there's one-on tbs sitting room floor"
ia, No, tho pin was gone. She ran up ataiI
dy and felt On tho toilet<ushiona, but kept u
cd ing hold OF needles or Of steel beads. 'sNhe
.s- are all tho pins she cried, then felt On u
10 waists Of mammals dresses, And Of Aunt Ma
in c.'s, and on the ecntleman'a pin-cushion,
ng (ara'a pocket, but no pin. ''Never mind, !
ID. Fakc daruing needle, It's fust -as good Il
II s1id. 50 pinning her shawl With larnin
ily needle, rho took basket in each hand md I,
I'd down the stairs
N "Tu1n three c0rncre, and then inquire
Dr. shouted the mason after hnr.
on Away she ran. Il seemed aa II her fest b
he wings, they Gcw 30 swiftly over tho gToun
N Seeing at CID arrla WOMAN sitting AZ her sta
ict ehc went up TO her and said, :. Mrs. App
ed woman, viii you tell nc the way to the CIT
cd fosc Gardcn!'
ya- tDettcr usesour eyes no1o and tongueles'
&c esn the apple Eoman~
in Bessie looked up aud saw ! eien-board,
he which Mas painted an enormous band. poi
I'D ing TO TINS incrption:
tu- "rETo 11s GREAT RoaK GAzDEx."
. Only instead Of tho word "Rose," there VA
Ieautifu1 painted rose. Looking down t
esrect, nho saw, far ahead, a few girls VI
aat baskets.
$" "rn coon catch them," ahe ssia, 'sI 50
ide | fart"
DC. Eut al At once hor feet became very hca,
to and could hardly Be made to step ct all;
in air, too, seemed. to !ow thick. which M
The breathing extremely difficult; next, stro
ow out ,of sight: and, in the midst Of I
en-, troubles, tie dasnins needle slipped out, a
,ce her al,Aw1 fell OF.
tho ~ told you so!' said familiar voieo.
lcy Dcseic turned md saw Aunt Nancy passi
de- BY: Her hands were clasped upon her
is acnu, and she walked stialy along, without c
y Oh. Why must wear shawl :" asked I
nd little girl, sobbine,
md Aunt Nancy turned squire A5out and repl
= is stcEnly, Because it ia required. Ii not L
ow 20, do Fve me PIN" cried Bessie, In
, it pitcous ynice.
il in AZ Aunt S.nsy passed r;, on sossing hoF he
n "Ncver mind, " said the little girl. :"
md hold it with my teeth" Ard, taking basl
cre in esch lsand, she held the shawl together u
led her teeth, snd struggled on against the strp
is head wind. Turning corner, she met I
Of policemen, one tan and shin, the other sh
o1t md thick. Both had clubs, aud both "!
lis on their hits.
r. "Ah, here's the thiesm cried the tall poll
les "0f course she stole thcra,r said the 9th
In "1t looks very much Like it," obsevet
IS gentleman In T1fied shirt, who had stopped
in listen.
ri, mo said Beeaio. She dared speak but
, s word, for fear Of 1ettine 60 tho shawl.
cr, Now people began tc collect sround heT-
in "where did you get thcus" ssked the
eix policeman.
in .tGrcw on tho bushes, maybe !" said r
|63, Eed. s1inning Newspaper boy.
ore Under, said Bcsste-
Of "Ihey grow under the bushee," said an
s. rag-pickeS. in . squeahng voice, shAEing