Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-14
Che family Girtle.
Hen Bright

FL0RESz ami Lou did love to stay at
their grandmotaer SHE was such nice
sort Of old woman. She didn't pet them
much they rather liked that.
One bright afternoon they had played, /
quarrelled, and made mp aga'U. until they
had 10 amusement 70 fall back upon
:. On If G -sy Gay would only come,
sighed Lou. ..I never would touch her
hair once" Poor Lou loved cu-.s and her
own hair was straight as al Indians
Let's send for her and Bobby Brice,
too. I'd let him beat nay drum
Oh it's to far; they'd never get here
till it's time to 20 home. LII tell you.
aud Lou eaped high There's the Irish
ers coming to beg apples wei, give. EN-
to EN- if they y stay and play.
Away they ran Il meet the newcomers,
three boys and two cIrIs, all tatterel and
torn. with bare feet and ragged -unbon-
nets. Fiorenz shouted
Hello weI give EN- 10 you Grand
mother won't care IT'D fin your pockets ~
'' Yes" said Lou. Ill show you a tree
where they're meilowe-t. Florenz and
1 are going 70 play, aud you may play with
US, if you like, said she patroniziugIy.
/ Micky and Jauey pulled flying ray
/ FROM her brothers. arm She says we kin
tay and play,
Sure, an We viii Az, what will it
I be D.
" Soldiers. and ~ be captain, said Lou
promptly And Florenz you can be the
title fellow with q plume, and beat the
drum"
Yes, yes :" cbimel the girls, as they
I looked at L31's white dress AM yellow
I boots.
Away they all flew to the oorn-dcid for
musaets where they armed themselves
with the smooth, shining stocks. The
( lrlsacrs were very Submissive to Lou and
+ F.ore-z. who, having made themselves
captain and d.-n-maior declared Mick
I 6rst lieutenant Lou placed her company
/ into line, and then gave them her orders.
" Now you have to mind every single
/ blessed word the captain says. I'm him.
( If you don't. III. put you iu the guard
house. down in the celier-
/ The company looked as if they thought
. that would be great fun
/ Md when I say single file YOU must
+ .ot in a string, and when 7 say Marx
time you must do This way.
The yellow boots started off at such
rate that the dirt few 10 the company'-
face. aud piece had 70 be dislodged from
private Janey'- nose before the drill could
proceed Al. the while. Fi0renz was prac-
Using very timeiesz march.
u Fioreuz do quit until m through
Now. wherever l 20 sou must follow, Or
you'll go in the vuari-house. All ready
Marx time Left, Iet, ="
Away they went, 10 nC beautifully.
Floreuz didn't keep good time, but then
the company weren't particular Lou
waved the sword with a great flourish.
File this way-ieft left Mollie keep
of JaneyS heels Follow me Here,
, goosey. around the chicken-coop Halt
, Florenz, didn't you hear me 20 Halt stop
beating that drum. Now soldiers. we are
. roing TO meet the enemy There he IS,
: back of the s'ablc-door Every man that
runs away shall IS called q coward, and, |
EXPECT. Will have hise II bored with nee
Idle Now. ready Mark time Left
d eft An with j determined air they
J started for the foe
Now. the enemy was quietly sleeping
behind the stah.e-door-lou great hogs
and six little pigs. sleeping and granting
5 in their beds of mud
Meanwhile the soldiers -teatlily advau-
| ced. When within conyeu.eut distance
+ the captain drew her sword. gave a deaf
euing veil aud d5rted toward the enemy
o The hogs thus rudely awakened. with
e much splashiug and grunting. scrambled
t from the mire, while the mother Of the
pigs showed fight, and started tor the
: troops, who, at this turn Of affairs, most
+, cowardly ran, leaving the captain stuck
! fast 10 the mud {
) Is Help, help Somebody come. quick
t Florenz Mick Ola its coming right at
+ me. Help murder lI be killed Oh
Z oh, Oh Oh :" her voice at each scream
growing louder, and louder and her pref
ty yellow boots sunkcn 70 their tops
Is An what's this noise about An who
is it that's kilt intireIy Och the pig.
an Miss Lou wagin a war" And Den
e mis- appeared through The barn door
b o Dennis. drive it away sobbed
5 Lou
! lie carried her 20 dry land, aud drove
! the hogs away, who were now looking
e calmly on, as victors hey could afordto do
+ 81. It's the Irisbers fault, they ran snd
E left me, and Florenz too"
n NOW, Miss Lou, you'd have run your.
t self, you know you would, if you hadn't
: stuck fast"
= Amt you ashamed to laugh at me
: I'll drive you right off NY grandmother
place"
What fiery thing it is Come
>: now, your shoes are cleaned. Jis play or
j. ike little lady, urged Dennis
i 80 Lou don't spoil all the fun" sale
:, Florenz. Let Mick be captain; he's IL
'. bis bare feet, and can find out all the mud
it dy places first"
e Lou didn't ike to lose her fun either, s,
she dried her eyes, and resigned her com
mission. The company then formed int
line, and all went merry as a marriag
a bell" Aunt Bell smiled at them through
re the window, and the chickens few under
Il the bushes as the army approached, and
e set up a terrible caokling. Pretty sool
y Lou forgot she was no longer captain, and
= when Mick ordered them around the well
pump, Lou insisted on going to the sum
mer house, but Mick was bent on bein.
obeyed.
e " I'm not going that way either wan
is to 90 to the summer house." persisted Lou
. The first lieutenant is MT anybody
+ when the captains here. And 1 tell you
!, to march round the well-pump. Soldiers
file round the well-pump!"