The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-12


men to give cm their rights. iond>nhcs
why don't they Jest take thcirright,? Il there
/ is anything that they want 80 do, and can co.
why don't they stop takin and Go il: v 40
| is goin' TO hinder EN-: They're just Ike
Mrs Jones when she want, 10 cross the Held
where the cows are. She'll stand on the fence
and shoe, and swing her work-bag and Hap
her parasol, and cry, Cit out, tlcre' when
the critters are so busy catin' grass that they
never notice her no way, and She might cross
the field a dozen time, if shed mind to do
$50"
And me too; yes, ! think So observed
Miss Becky, counting her stitches.
But then | don't say some folks haven't
as good right to vote as anybody, and more
too, for all know, il they be women pur.
sued Miss Polly, trisking around to the other
side Of her tnb, aud surveying the suds from
that point. Puts me clear out of patience
to hear all this talk about its spilin women
sif We was lot OF eggs that must be kept
cool and no, be shook up much-and calm
Us 'ministcrin angels all the time. Do /
look very much like an angel, Becky Muir
ray"
The resemblance was not very striking as
She stood there with her sleeves rolled up, her
bare arms shimbo, % wet check apron pinned
about her and her nose decorated with a
streak Of bluciug Conscientious Miss Becky
surveyed the stout, rugged form rather doubt
fully,
,Well-to Ic sure, That j., your as good
as the most, Polly-bettcr'n most, Polly; but
then there's the wings and things; they'd
make-wcll, | must say fort considerable
difference to s'posc.' she admitted hcsita
tingly.
Cue. you'll get wings some time, Aunt
Polly Wish | had some now reflected
Billy, with FLASHING of his hand, In the Wa
ter that at once recalled Mi-, Polly 10 things
Mercy. what j, the Young one up 10 now?
Got my best spice box for boat, and punch.
ed hole clear through the bottom OF ii to
stick a mast in, as sure rs I'm alive"
well, Maggie wouldn't tell Inc stories, an
my tops broke, an / didn't know nothin'
else to do" affirmed Billy dctensiycly.
"Nolhin' else: Well, its lucky you didn't
for it would like as anyway have been some
thing worse instead of better! There, there
child" with sottcning light in her cycI
whereby the angc! in her flashed into sight
for an instant all the sp!aShin' in the world
can't make IN ocean in a wash-tub; older
folks than you have tried it. Run ont in the /
,ald and play there's good boy
The June sunshine fell soft and bright up
On the quaint, homcly old garden, and Billy
was quite reconcied to his Punishment the
moment he caught the rustic Of the lilac
leaves, and met the familiar nodding Of the
tall, good-naturcd sUntiOWcrs. He seated
himself On the grass dug his bare toes into
The warm earth Of poppy bed, and leaning
his small elbows upon the patched knees OF
Ms trowscrs, settled his round chin between
MS palms, and dropped into a fit Of childish
meditation. With no past 70 remember no
ares TO make anxious, and small knowledge !
If possibilities to curb him, his dreams and
Ian. had Il wild, free range; and he had
.ui,c decided where he would go when he
anne into possession Of his coveted wings,
esidcS selecting particularly soft tlccCy
loud in the tar-oG blue to serve as his bed
/ night, after it got too dark to fly, when q II
dice interrupted him,
why don't you play with inc, Billy Muir.
n.y. 4 little blue dress wss crushed against h
nc fence, a pair Of tiny hands grasped the
tickets, and from under a white sun,bonnctI
lcrry pretty brown cyos laughed at Little
Cause gucs.-Im thinkin' what III
o. be responded with slow gravity. neither
disturbed or astoni,hcd by her very sudden |,
rCScnCc.
"Whaill you 90 when You're birg know |,
J that now, and guess won't wait TO grow,
ither' ratified the little damscl, her nimblc
'ngac crowding in the words 50 thick and
i,t that she ConlriyCd Ia utter a dozen in the r
mo that Billy would have required 10 utter I
NJ.
"What:" answered Biliy slowly. but with II
n awakening glCam Of curiosity
Keep a tolI-gatC-that's WHAT know all
bout en- Tor me aud papa rode through in {
carriage, and did sec it my own self You 5
ave gate clear across the road, so folks ! /
mt get through, and then they pay you to
,Cn it; and you don't have ANYTHING to do ;
II just live in nice funny little house, and i
3, lots of money!
Billy, blue eyes Frightened, Down from c
, airy heights al the prospect of gaining d
rth'> shining dust, nc came a. readily as 4
ouChAc bad been older In
II eIAss III do that too he announced c
)wly. Ii
e Long of mc3" f
Yes said Billy accepting the partnership t
condcSccndingly a. though thc patent, d
,ht for the Invention had not belonged to "
c other party "
We'll, lets do it now" proposed the viva a
Jus small lady, anxious TO be making her Il
tune n once. II guess lot, OF folks 20 y
ng the road down by the Cnd of the lane. "A
1t if We have II there jhcu thcyll have TO
y uS"
"Gc-," aid Billy, oncomorr, and litnc the
tea Of the gate he slipped out. :
Maggie had ears Tor uuthiB" that morning
It ioot>tcp that did not como, and Aunt
ply was too busy IN looking after the whole "
creation To- pay any special attention tD her d.
IN small corner of it; so there was nobody ia
observe the ncw firm As they trudged Of to i
eek favorable locality for their enterprise. ltc
was no long search however, since The A
'ad at the end of the lane was the only one II
icy knew anything about; moreover it was q
arrow, and well suited for their PURPOSE in he
at way. In
~ don't know how well stop tup, though. - 81
lily remarked, surveying it doubttully But ii
arlic was fertile in cNpcdicniS. Her quick In,
res rested upon an old unused cart standing i
little distance up the lane, and she proposed Ia
at they should draw that down acres, the In,
adj 10 begin with. II was hard work, with N