Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-11-22

S%eS 1s"Yod did1't scare me much,
AT Willie Moore. You know l.
'spected you, sure. You promised to be
here somewhere by the shipyard gate,
to help, me carry the basket. It's SO
heavy, l am tired out nowI' sd1I
The smile and brilliant color died
away as suddenly as they had appeared.
Katie's lovely childish face grew sad,
and her lip trembled. Her little heart
was not SO stout as her words had been.
did he say anything to you, Katie
dear? p the boy inquired, his voice very
unlike what 1t had been at first. .lt
Sometimes Willie was rough with his
little sister, and teased her, as he saw
some of the other boys tease their sis
tiers. Generally, however, he had the
grace to be ashamed of it afterwards,
and would try, in his boyish way, to
make amends for his fault, by showing
her little extra Kindness.
he was very pleasant said the
child. He told me 1 might have all the
chips wanted. but had better keep
close beside him. and not get i'll the way
of the other men, for some of them were
rough, and might be cross to, me, Or
send me away ~
' Itfrightens me so, Willie, when peo-
pie are cross,' she oadded; after a mo-
ment's pause, stioes it scare ,voa p a-
- Not a bit,' said Willie stoutly, but
they order me out of the yard; then.
you see, can't get the chips. i won't
sneak around as If were going to steal,
Katie; lots OF boys do steal, thongh, and
men, too. III heard the master scoldiug
yesterday. He said half the blocks he
was going to use were stolen the night
before, and everything had to stop till
the men hewed more. They get SO mad
VIXEN they are hindered that way, that
when boy asks for chips right out, in
stead of slipping in while they are not
looking, and dodging about like a rat
among the lnnber-1 won't do that
Katie, II never have a chip-they
think of the stolen block, and won't let
| him in,' a. 4flo "a .=79Beti4ii9 DFif
I1,T But they let me i,,,, said Katie, with
q smile. 81 Isalways ask every time.' -9a.
Il know YOU do, darling, but it's be-
| cause You are a girl, They, are looking
| at your black eyes and your .curls. I
couldn't say no to you 'Katie, even If
/ L Iwasii't your brother, and was big as a
giant Here / am, only eight years old.
| wish sometimes could grow up in u
single night said the boy, rcfectively,
/ as iie rcetei tue Basket upou the end Of
| u watering trough, aud stood kicking
the pebbles which had COLLECTED in the
hollow formed inside it by frequent
| overflow iltgs gsiStssi 'asi9La@fti A-9GI
His boots were much worn, but lie
| was working vigorously away, when
Katie interrupted his exercise.ff sS,
Don't do that, Willie dear; you must
try TO make them last till Christmas.
| Kicking makes them wear out faster,
and the child stopped to examiaie the
shoes upon her own little feet. FHa
A fellow can't, stir without somc-
| things giving away and Willie point
| i tore that today. Mother won't
let me go ragged she wall set up tonight
| to mend 1t. wish ] could earn some-
| thing, I'd buy my own boots and things,
and you should have a new -Edress-a
bright red one. =. l asked nlotherto let
me try, but she said must go to SCHOOL,
81 hate to go to schocl!' he went on,
| his sunbnrnt cheeks turning scarlet,
ali the boys ware talking this afternoon
about what they were going to do to-
morrow. Every one was expecting to
have grand tiue, somewhere. .i Jim
Fielding is going to his grandfather's
| with all his cousins, and they are to have
/ a great dinner, and play gaines--a real
| splendid time. lie asked me What was
| going to have, aud when / didn't ans
| wer, Tom Nolan laughed, and set all the
bows off by telling them that Bill Moore's
folks had sent to Cane Ann for a turkey.
but it hadn't come yet. and so nobody
could say for certain what we would
have for Thanksgiving -.at
| There are plenty of turkeys down
the street, said Katie; we need not
send anywhere
willie bit his lin. lT'uin od
ssI forgot that my sister was such a
little girl he thought. she don't know