Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-06-28
4 Story for Girls.

way, she was as gentle and quiet ana made
as little trouble as her own Maltese kitten :
but II crossed about anything, she would fly
into terrible passion, and behave very naugh.
~ and very silly. One day she came running
in where her sweet, patient mother was clear
ing away the dinner table, saying, " Can 60
with Nellie Howe and the other girls up to
the flint rock pasture after thimblc berries q"
" les, my dear said mamma run up
stairs and put on your stout boots, and got
your wicker basket, so as to be ready when
they come along
! don't want to change my boots, whi.
ned Winnie Jennie Briggs is going. and she
is from Boston, and she wears splendid but
toned boots, and if can't wear my cloth ga.
ters ! shant 60
Very we'll said her mother gently,
d" you can stay at home and wash the dinner
dishes for me if you wish, and can 60 to
sewing sooner on your new dress. Cloth
boots are not fit to wesr among the rocks aud
briars and if you tear them you will have
none for church
" | never can go dressed as other girls" -"
said Winnie, commencing to cry.
" To be dressed well is to be dressed suita-
bly,, said mamma, so now be a good girl 4"
Winnie ran angrily out Of the door and
round to the side hill back Of the barn, where
there was a little natural arbor, made by a
wild grape vine twiniug over the dropping
limb Of a walnut tree. Il was pretty place,
but Winnie didn't think of that as she threw
herself down on the ground and cried and
kicked and rolled over and over, until she
was very warm and tired Presently she
heard her mothers sweet voice calling Win.
ME Winnie my child have poured out
the dish water and you may come and do the
work up She had often washed the dishes,
and considered it quite a treat to be allowed
to have on big apron and help, and had
taken great pride in her mothers words of
praise but now she was cross so she sat up,
wiped her face, and drawing little further
into her retreat, commenced talking to herself
shan't 60 one step so there hate
to work, and Jenny Briggs says if you don't
work when you are young you will never
have to. hate this old farm and everybody
that lives on it, They wear old dirty clothes,
aud are all tanned up wish could live
in the village and wear pretty dresses, and
that my hands and face were soft and white,
aud that could ride in a carriage and never
walk a step, aud be lady. | have heard
ever so many people say what a handsome
little girl | was, and ! guess look well
enough to be a lady, and | mean to be one
when | get older, so | shan't spoil my hand.
washing dishes for anybody, When | am Q
,ady l Snail dress Just IKE the pictures 10
Mrs. Hills fashion books and | shall 20 Ia
pails ana parties as jennie Briggs says her
mother does ana wear wreath on my head;
ana l. putting up long spires oi ieathery grasses,
innie braided them IN with the tendrlls OF
'ne grape vine. hector Inc great black ana
"hlIe Ne"ioundland Dog spying her out IN
ner hillns place Just then' came bounding to
ngr Me-, sac 20 along Hector / nate you
nen aun 'auy snail nave htue white
,uussy Poou,e uos' WIN p'ue rlopoh rounu
us noVA' unu ! snai' wear "hi'c uress ana
snpPe5S every uay nat 10 you 'hlnS ol
'na' hector Hector showed what he
l"OuEn, VI IL uy cunning c'oser anu putting
H iiIs wi" Ioso ugalus' ner oneeA' DSgone'
,igo'Sli G''Si uo maze you auu sue gave nun
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Not needing him at all, Winnie went on
making her wreath, stll talking irettully to
herseh' ! should thlnK mother would be
ashamed 70 treat me so, and not let me 60
win tne giris put u pay her back. guess
Ier old u'sn water eoid enough BY TINS time.
put l uon care wish l was queen aud
Goulu wear goid crown all the time. guess
! am pretty enough ior queen and iasten'
iuS her wreath together she put II on heI
neau' 'Nhen am iady snail wear dress
WIN along iran IKE tnis'--and taxing OIL her
,one apron sue lleu Iho sleeves around her, al
'owing 'ne skirt 10 drag as she walked with a
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Hector running round and round her. viii.
ming, as if to say, She said she hated me,
but you see | returned good for evil, and
pulled her out of the water
They thought she was dead as tbev strin.
ped off her wet garments rubbed her rmbs
rolled her IN in aapuels and mt her to.bed
The doctor came and brought her bocl 10 ia
at lenoth. but She was verv in for lono time
And when crazy with fever She would trv 10