Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-08-13
"PRIDE MUST HAVE A FALL.o
BY MISS BRONSON.

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BY MISS BRONSON.
Emma and Rosie were playing down
under the big apple tree in the orchard
and an elegant time they were having.
1t was one of the early summer DAYS,
when the whole air was fragrant, and the
D1rds kept up an incessant twitter, and I
| don't think that even the birds, little
patterns OF industry though they are, had
Deen any more busy than these two chill
| dren. A real oldfashioned house clean
ing had been going on in their home, in
consideration of which fact mamma had
consented that dinner should be taken
under the apple-tree. Just think what
| fun 1t seemed to them with this delight
| full prospect ahead that one O'Clock would
never arrive; and when at last Ann the
waitress appeared and deposited tray on
the wooden seat before them, I think that
no dinner had ever before looked so
tempting in their eyes. There were two
nicely Drowned chops, some roasted pota-
toes, little dish OF green peas, and big
orange apiece.
ooh dearr' said Emma, chow do
wish l were an Indian; then [ would live
in tent and eat my meals out of doors
always" Poor Emma, | guess if she
could just once have taken a peep at the
kind OF dinners that Indians eat she
would have been less enthusiastic on the
subject.
Well, all good things must come to an
end sometime; and even the most charm
| Ing of repasts would not last forever
The peas had all disappeared from the
little white dish, the orange pits had all
been planted to make mag nificent grove
at some future day, and nothing but some
wellpicked bones and pile of potato
skins remained Of what had been such q
superb feast Then with renewed strength
and energy the little girls returned to
their work, which was nothing less than
making castle, deer-park, and land
scape. The castle was really very pretty
though not too substantial 1t was made
of moss-covered pieces of bark, and stood
on little eminence in grove of rootless
cedar trees At the foot Of the hill was
looking glass lake, surrounded by wonder
full rock work, and rejecting in it's tran
quill depths the graceful form of tin
duck, which the children always spoke of
as the "white swan of castle All Breeze p
Then came the deer park, where
three wooden deer stood motionless
/ in the high grass, which most beautifully
concealed the fact that they had long ago
lost their legs Absorbed in their occup
ton the children had no idea that the
pleasant day was drawing to its close, till
they heard their brother Tom calling
them loudly. "Hallo! girls" he said,
mother sent me out to tell you that she'd
| gone to Aunt Fanny's to take tea. She's
going to Sunday school lecture afterwards
| and she says if you're not too tired, I'm to
take you round to the lecture room, and
she'll bring you home; but you need not
go if you're too played out"
"Well, must say am tired,'' exclaim-
ed Emma, stretching her arms YEARLY
"Nurse is calling for you like every
thing" continued Tom, 'she says she's
laid all your clean things on the bed in
your room except your hats, and those
you can get for yourselves if you 60"
"Pll go and get ready right away" said
Rosie, and off she ran up the garden
| Tom came on slowly in the rear.
whats up" said Tom, ''that Rosie's in
such hurry to 90 to lecturer"
"I'll tell you," said Emma, eff you
won't tell, she wants to wear her new hat.".
A long whistle from Tom was the only
reply to this communication.
Poor little Rose had one failing which
was only too well known to every mem
| Der of her family. She could never for
get that she was pretty, and nothing else
ever gave her so much pleasure as a new
dress, or a ribbon on pretty new bon
net.
Little did Rosie think as she hurried in,
and took her new bonnet daintily out
| from between it's coverings of tissue pa
per, what dreadful trouble it would be the
| means Of bringing upon her before the
| evening was over. By the time that En-
ma reached the nursery Rosie had already
| begun her toilet, and good-natured Emma
said nothing about her own fatigue for
fear of disappointing her sister.
They reached the lecture-room in good
season, not, however, without remon-
STRANGE from Tom Rosie, in compliment
to her new hat, adopted what she consid-
cred particularly graceful style of walk
ing, the prominent features of which were
sort Of twist of the body and toss of
the head from time to time, which ag-
gravated Tom, who was naturally bash
full, in no ordinary degree, as he felt that
it would certainly attract the attention Of
somebody before they reached their des-
tination. Don't wriggle so, Rosie" he
said, 'every one will laugh at you;" but
Rosie thought differently and continued
to wriggle Tom left them when they
! StOO1,
| and paused moment near the entrance.
| The first person they recognized in seat
near them was one of their Aunt Fanny's
servants, who whispered to them that their
mother had headache, and had sent her
to take care of them.
Don't sit here,' said Rosie, ever mind
| full of the new bonnet, and anxious to put
| it in position where it would be adj
mired, "come up near the front. It's
pleasanter"
"Oh please don't!" exclaimed Emma.
II would rather stay here by Mary" But
remonstrance was useless. Rosie with
firm step walked on up the aisle to the
very front pew in the church, and seating
herself comfortably in the end of the pew,
turned to see what had become Of her Sis
ter; and when she discovered that instead
OF following her she had remained by
Mary's side it must be confessed that her
first feeling was people can see me
great deal better when there is no one else
in the pew" Pretty soon the service be-
| gan; but as the church was not very full,
1t SO happened that two or three peWs I'M
mediately in the vicinity of our young
lady were unoccupied, and she and her
| a Ch ri