Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-01
ROSY'S REVENGE.

ROSY'S REVENGE.
BERTHE, here's your hat again tossed
down behind the settee on the piazza, in
stead of being hung up on the hat rack
Presently the whole household would
have been called upon to help you look
for it, Come and pick it up; and listen
to what l am going 10 say, for am very
much in earnest. ! am really quite tired
of talking to you on this one subject; and
To make you remember 10 be more care
full, am going to make you stay indoors
all day the next time your hat is out OF
place You know best how you will like
that, and you can choose for yourself.
Now go and hang it up, and remember
Bertie's mother spoke very decidedly,
indeed, and looked as nearly angry rs she
ever could, AS she gave this warning to
her careless little son. And Berthe, has
tly putting the hat in its proper place,
walked OIL little sheepishly, thinking to
himself
IL guess had better try and remember
about the plaguy old thing. Mother
means il she don't often look like that"
He was in the children's room, very
busy painting over pictures with his new
stood by. watching him with admiring
eyes, and giving him the benefit of her
advice rs To the proper tints TO put into
the ladies dresses 1t was very good fun
for ii while, but BERTHE got tired of il by
and by. and leaned back in his chair with
big yawn, thinking what he would do
next.
Presently bright thought struck nm,
and he jumped down from his chair in II
hurry.
Rosy, you put away those things,
won't youy that's . good girl he said.
IL have not got time. must he off right
away"
Where are you going all of sudden"
asked Rosy, beginning to pick UP the
things.
"Oh out with my sled / promised
Jimmy Lane and Ned Wheeler to go over
ing and | forgot ali about it till this min.
ute. expect they're having lots of fun.
Say. yOu'll clear up all that muss, VIII
YOU ! ! wonder where my hat is ~
go BERTHE maynt ! go with you ~
begged Rosy, with eager eyes. "Fll clean
this all up for you | won't be "a minute.
Mamma said might go with you the next
time you went TO the hill, if you'd take
care of me And you will, won't you,
BERTHE "
"No. indeed, not much" answered her
brother, looking round under chairs
and tables for his hat. Dye spose fel-
low wants TO be bothered with II girl to
take care of when he's going in for fun
Where in creation is that plaguy hat "
Il think you might take me, " persisted
Rosy, besecchingly, her pretty eyes begin
ming TO fill '"The other boys take their
sisicrs--it's all the more fun when there
are boys and girls sogether-and | havn't
had single good ride all winter. Please,
Berthe, and I'll help you find your hat ~
"Much obliged I've found it myself,
For wonder, ii was on the hat-rack this
time
And before Rosy could put in another
plea, he had clapped 1t on his head and
was off
Poor Rosy stood looking after him
blankly for moment, and then her little
face grew hot with anger.
Hes a bad, mean, selfish boy" she
said, passonately "and know what I'll
do. I'll have my revenge"
Now, Rosy didn't know in the least
what this terrible threat meant but she
knew it must be something very bad,
because she had heard one of the large
girls at school say il To another one day
when in great passion Rosy was in
great passion now, but II relieved her so
much to utter that fierce speech, that she
began TO grow camcr and by the time
her naughty brother came In TO dinner,
his red cheeks glowing and his black eyes
sparkling with the frosty air and the fun"
together, the good hearted little thing had
quite forgiven him, and, indeed, nearly
forgotten his selfshness. She remember
ed It again the next day, though, when
their mother, coming into the nursery,
said
"Quick, children, get ready Mrs.
Brown has called 10 offer me a sleigh-ride,
and she says there is room enough foryou.
But make haste the horses must MT stand
waiting in the cold"
20, Jolly p cried BERTHE, jumping mp in
high delight, The Browns big sleigh
only think, Rosy Lots o'buHaloes; and
such bells--rny Where in the world is
that hat now p
Rosy was flying round" pulling on her
WOODEN Jacket, tying her tippet getting
out her muf and her mittens, and her
own hat was already snugly tied under
her chin. She was so busy she had not
even heard what her brother was saying,
and he, Disguised at seeing her quite ready
while he was poking round in vain for the
ever missing hat, broke out in loud re-
proach: 49,,
"Yes, that's all you care for, you selfish,
selfish thingr' he cried, almost s0bbing,
big boy as he was. "You're all ready, and
YOU don't care whether have to stay or
not. And havn't had real good sleigh
ride this whole winter-nOw Where is
that hateful old hat 7"
Now, all this brought back to Rosy the
recollection Of yesterday, when she had
begged in vain of him, and the thought
came into her mind
II know where his hat is saw 1t fall
behind the big chest in the garnet, when
we we're up there little while ago. l