The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-05
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ken our promise, said Amy. Let's begin
again now. Sh-sh-s-h!
Again the scratching of pencils was
heard. Even Hal seemed to have thought
Of something to say.
Amy was the first TO finish. Folding her
paper very carefully she left the room on
tip-toe, in search of aunt Lizzie.
Jack, who couldn't bare to be outdone
by a girl brought his letter to a sudden
close and followed her. Little Hal plod-
ded on, taking extra pains with the trouble
some F's, and when fifteen minutes after
ward, he walked slowly into the sitting
room, he found not only aunt Lizzie and
the children, but the three mothers and his
grandmother there.
What an age you've been exclaimed
Amy. We're all waiting for you Aunt
Lizzie wouldn't let us read ours until you
came. Come and stand over here by us.
Hal went.
Now, said aunt Lizzie, as Amy happens
to be the only girl, think she had better
read first.
And the little maiden, nothing daunted,
unfolded her paper with a flourish, and
commenced:
~ am seven years old, | 90 to school,
and know a great many things. The mea-
oiSo tOOh pihSo Whth was lOuT lthTS Que
didn't have the humps. Alice did. Her
face was dredful. She's got over them
now. 1t was last year. Jimmie Riker
found me once l was lost right back of
our house. / shouldn't have been lost if
I'd known l was there, but / came from
Jimmie's other door, and | couldn't tell
l was n little girl. Jimmie ran out and
found me. When he showed me our house
knew the way we'll enough. /
Here Amy stopped and looked reproach-
fully at Jack, whose mouth was "puckered
up" in the most suspicious manner.
won't read another word until Jacl; le-
HAYES, said she stoutly.
I am behaving, replied Jack, drawing
down his face to an expression of becoming
solemnity. Amy went on:
bought me a dress once-frvm q pat
tern. l went all alone-to Chambers
Jimmie Riker's mother went to the door,
My mother was sick. Mrs. Kicker sat
down on stool because / didn't want her
to help me. The man said was young
"shopist." / had four teeth pulled out.
My father did it. l earned four cents with
them. New teeth came. Once | cut my
hair of. l couldn't have it curled any
more. There wasn't enough. That's all.
That's very nice, indeed, I'm sure. said
grandma, approvingly, while Jack and Hal
clappsd vigorously in token of their appre-
citation.
Now, Jack, said aunt Lizzie, when quiet
was restored.
Let Hal read his next.
No, no! cried Hal. I'm the littlest
Jack was altogether too much of man
to insist, so he unfolded his paper valiantly,
though his face crlmsoned, and his hands
trembled little.
I'm boy named Jack Otis. I'm from
Pennsylvania. We have seen some grass
hoppers, too. l was sick with the fever
once. The people talk different where l
live. Grandpapa Otis says: "How does
thee do, Jackp" He's friend. Friends
all talk SO. My aunt Jane was married
once-she and Uncle Ben. went to the
meeting house. Ever so many people
talked. Aunt Jane and Uncle Ben, they
just got up and took hold of hands. He
said he wanted her for his wife, and she
said she wanted him for u husband, and
Mary Kearney took off her bonnet, and
preached at everybody. Mr.. Josiah Samp-
son read good deal about them from a
long sheet OF paper. The girl at the toll
house has three different colored hairs and
bare feet. | saw a prairie dog at Mr..
Smiths store, in a cage. 1t didn't look like
" uOR. n lhuy CdtUt W Jul HOust ODCt.
She laughed because Mr.. Smith sells mince
meat. He keeps 1t in a stone pot, with
tin dpper. Amy's done, so goodby. |
go to school and learn very fast. Oh our
house is Just Mr.. Petersons almost.
Jack sat down amid shower of APP
plause, 1t was now Halls turn. Poor lit
tie fellow, how he dreaded it ?
81 was in Kansas most all the time.
Grasshoppers can eat corn. Sammy Law
son had the chills, but not me. | didn't
have the chills. Gras,hoppers can eat peas
and rawberries. We escaped into Il hole.
and put kerosene into theLi. Sammy Law
sons medicine is bitter. He gave me some.
DR.. Ramsey gives the best. It's sugar pills
little teenteys. l got my Upper full all
the time-of grasshoppers. Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers can eat wheat and potatoes.
had some of the baby's pills. | didn't
have any sickness. The baby's teeth don't
come yet. She cries with EN-. i came
here IN the steam cars. l came before.
Grasshoppcrs can eat hoe handles and
shirts. They jump all the time MIR.
Krestchman is very poor with the grass
hoppers. Miss Lawson is my teacher
She likes me. Good bye.
Hal looked at Aunt Lizzie as he finished,
| and somehow, he didn't quito know how,
| in halfa minute he found himself in her
arms. tfilu
You've done very well all of you, said
she pleasantly. And now-why what IS
that on the floor, just under graudma's
rockerp .t h
It's a line of sunshine It's line of sun
shine! cried Hal, gloomily. Now we can
do some better things cant we?
Aunt Lizzie nodded, and the happy child