The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-25
KITTY'S TROUBLE.
By CLIO STANLEY.

The sun was shining bright and warm
that morning, and you would have
thought that Kitty's heart ought tc
have been full of sunshine too, but
there was a sad frown on her face.
and her little feet went up the stairs
very slowly, as if it were the hardest
work IN the world to go at all
Kitty was wondering to herself why
she must always do just what she did
not like to do, and why her mother and
Aggie found so many errands for her on
that particular morning.
She had been taught to obey at once
and not to grumble; but though nc
word of complaint left the pretty red
lips, her mind was all in a fret, and sc
the ugly fr0wn grew on the ROSY face.
By and by, when she had wiped the
dishes, found Aggies thimble and
brought down the basket of colored
balls which were to be saved for the
new carpet, her mother called to her
from the kitchen, where she was busy
making pies.
Kitty, she said, 'Fyou may go out
for a little walk now if it is not too
warm
Kitty never thought it too warm fo1
a walk, SO she tied her little straw hat
over her curls and started for the woods.
How delightful 1t was when she reach
ed the cool shadow Of the trees 1t
seemed as If all the tiny wild flowers
were peeping out at her, and she nod
ded mernly to them, laughing to see the
sweet wind shake them and the sweet
sunshine kiss them.
4 & she wont n lono 1he moth still Joo,,
en- INTO the woods, the little birds lifted
their heads from theic nests and watch
Ell her with their bright eyes, and q
gray squirrel ran round and round the
trunk of an old oak tree to look at her.
Kitty stepped very softly, for she did
not want to brighten the robins, but the
gray squirrel was an old acquaintance
Of hers, and she followed him from one
tree to another, quite forgetting that
she had wandered from the path.
Finally the squirrel disappeared in
the hollow trunk Of a tree, and then
Kitty sat down, out of breath with her
eager chase.
1t was coy little nook into which
the squirrel had led her; the moss
looked SO soft and green the flowers
looked SO bright and gay; tiny insects
on gold and silver wings huttered soft
~ III and out the branches, and away
up above the tops of the trees the white
clouds hoated like airy palaces in a sea
Of blue
Kitty thought it would be very pleas
ant to lie down there, with that beauti-
ful green moss for a pillow, and hear
the birds sing lullabies in the branches,
so she nestled down, with her cheek
pressed against the sweet wood violets,
and fell fast asleep.
Lower and lower the sun sank, until
the bright cloud curtains of sunset
dropped round his tent in the sky =,
merry good-niGhts the birds sang to
her; soft aud low the little winds blew.
lifting the sunny curls and cooling the
faint rose flush on her cheek; the busy
flies buzzed fainter and fainter, and
were still and then, when everything
was dark and quiet, Kitty awoke
At first she did not know where she
was she rubbed her eyes and pushed
back the golden hair from her fore
head, and then sprang bewildered to
her feet
I'm lost oh, I'm lost y she cried,
pitifully; but no voice answered her,
and Kitty grew terribly afraid
She started to run, but the bushes
We're in her way; the old roots Of trees
tripped her feet, and she did not know
which way to go.
Oh, mamma, if you only couId find
your little Kitty !" she sobbed q
would never be tired of work again -
And then suddenly lights flashed
about her; she heard the tramp of
mems feet and her fathers voice ring
ing out in a glad shout, and the next
moment she was in his arms.
How happy Kitty was, and how glad
her dear mother felt as she clasped in
her arms the little girl she thought was
lost
Kitty had taken cold sleeping on the
damp ground, and for many days she
was obliged to stay IN bed and let her
mother and Aggie wait on her.
When ut last she did come down
again she was glad to run on number
less errands for her dear mother and
sister. And if she ever was tempted in
her heart to complain, she thought of
the terrible time when she was lost in
the woods and could not see a dear face
or hear dear voice, and 1t was wonder
full to see what a change came over her
face. The rose or the lily, laughing
out OF doors, was not sweeter then than
the cheerful little face which Kitty
lifted to the sunshine