Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-01-20
Chr family Circle.
4 Little Girls Story.

Mr. plummcr holding ".JoSephn~. and
Mr.. pummcr ani Grandpa Plumme. and
Hiram take seats in the row AMI play they
ace little children. like tie rest, waiting to
hear the story. Hiram, sometimes called
9. the @rowrr. sits on cricket, his lone
leo rerching across Il breadth and half
OF the carpet Annetta seats herself in
front of the row.
Shall make it up true or 'iictsher' =
She asks.
Annette, : true stories tell ofthinys which
have really happened. The " ictisherS =
.,rc usually one solid mass of giants H.
Fact. her nearer, have had So many and
such very monstrouS giants lately that they
can't stand any more, and asked that An
Meta sha "make it up true this time
though. OF course. what is true can't b,
made up
"Wcil, if | make it up true" says An
Meta. = shall make it up about the jim
myinln-" The Jimmirs who are seated
together in the row, look very smiling n,
Ills All be very quiet" Annetta goes
on "anl keep in the row. Mr.. Growlv
mast not interrupt 50 much rs he does
almost every time, because its every word
true.
"Oncc there were two little twnnes
named the Jcmmyiolln>; inst as old rs
each ether. and Just rs BIG and inSt alike
And. one day. when Joey Moonbcam (thr
lir-c r.tg-haby) WIS going to have Il soap
bubble party. Annettl (mr; bnt | mustn't
say me- Won know Annette. wanted t.
maxi. Il pudding in her little pudding pan,
an her mother cave her some grease so il
needn't stick on, and told her how many
tct-~poontUlS of sugar to take, and milk
and cracker anI twenty currantS, because
rjirrants were Smrll,r than r;tiSinS are and
one cwr WAS too many for such little one
and She couldn't think what to tell about
/ :hat. and Mr.. GroWlv said lumming birds
rrTs WOull tie the right size for such :,
little one, and he asked the Jimmvjohns if
they would chase some hummnT birds
home and get their e~gs. and they said
yes. But he was only flnning with them.
I And he took Il little red box. with white
OH top of it, that used to he Il pill-box, out
Of Ellie, bt~ket->hc let him-for them t.
pm the erg- in when they found any, and
1ut two White >ugar-lumIs in the box. and
their mother said when they found the egg
they could eat the trlunps up and put
The eggs in there.
And first they went behind the syringa
bush; aud when one came they said Sh. =
and began TO crawl out: but Johnny tried
to sop Il sncczc's coming. and so that
snccz" maC!'. :, funny noise i'll his nose and
scared it away.
And first it went to the sweet peas and
then il flew to some wild rose-bu>heS over
the fence and then to some other plac g.
And they chased it everywhere it went.
And then it flew across Il field where there
WAS :, swamp. and when they came to the
swamp they couldn't find it anywhere
And they W a boy there, and that bov
told them maybe it flew over the hills
Then they went over the hills, and it took
them Il great while. And pretty soon there
came along Il little girl, and her name was
Minnie Gray; an She came to pick flow
cr> in 4 basket for another girl that WAS
sick and couldn't 90 outdoors to smell the
sweet flowers And she asked them where
they We're going, and they said t. find
hummng birds eggs for Annctta to put in
her padding. because joey Moonbeam was
Going to have II so,p-bubble parry. And
they asked her if she knew where ham,
mirg-birds laid their eggs. and she said
She uesscd in u lily: and they asked her
where any lilies crew, and she said in her
mothers front yard; and they asked her if