The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18
Freddy's Ride.

- ana, SAID Freddy WdkeHelu,
stamping his foot and looking at his
sister with flashing eyes.
"You did not, replied Lulu.
81 did too. Oh, oh, oh !" and Freddy
was just beginning to lift up his voice
and weep when he caught sight OF his
sister Alice in the nall.
He darted after her, and Selling her
skirts, drew her toward the nursery.
"Didn't /, Alice2" he began, after
glance of defiance at Lulu.
" He did not, Alice, for L saw him all
the time" said Lulu.
"Oh, oh, OH" and Freddy's tears
started again 81 did, 1 did, did. Tell
her did, Alice"
"But, my dears," said Alice, chow
can l say anything l haven't the least
idea what you are talking about. "
eve are talking about, said Freddy,
"the-"
eve are not" said Lulu, bringing
her teeth together with a snap like pair
of scissors.
"You poor little things" said sister
Alice, sitting down and drawing the
children toward her; "what miserable
time you do have, and all because you
won't agree. Why, the happiest days
of my life were those / spent playing
with brother Jack"
"Oh, but Jack is very different from
Freddy" said Lulu.
"And you are not speck like Lulu, !"
cried Freddy "Now you are real good
and never contradict me, for you remem-
Der it is impolite.
''But Jack was little boy once and
was little girl" said Alice, land he
liked his way and l liked mine. Now
how do you suppose we managed it2"
Fought for it, said Freddy; "but
[ tell you what, I'd bet on Jack"
"No," said Alice, "we did something
much better we made bargain"
"Oh," said Freddy, "just what father
makes down town."
"And you make at market" chimed
in Lulu
"What we try to do, yes" said Alice,
smiling. but this is the way we used
to manage 1 would play what l liked
for an hour, and then we would change,
and he would play my favorite games
So You see we both had our turn, and
what splendid times we did have, too. "
Both the children looked interested
"It is q very nice plan" said Lulu ;
"now, Freddy, let us go down stairs,
and you play with me for an hour, and
then-and then We'll see"
"No," sail Freddy, i don't think it
is n nice plan at all we should be all
right as we are, and have splendid times
if Lulu would only play what / tell her
to-"
"Let me tell you, sister Alice, all
about it" began Lulu.
"WeD, hurry my DEAR" said Alice,
"for 1 have only five minutes, and then
/ must start for town. You may have
two and half to tell your side of the
story, and Freddy the rest of the time
for his" "Well,' said Lulu, "he
didn't"
"But l did, sister Alice" chimed in
Freddy.
And then both the children began
talking at once, and jumping up and
down, each one trying to talk faster than
the other, until Alice clapped her hands
over her ears, and ran away as fast as she
could.
AS the door closed Freddy and LULU
stopped talking, and looked at each other
"She didn't hear a word you said,
exclaimed Lulu.
"No," replied Freddy, "nor a wort
you said. "
eff you had only kept quiet she would
have" said Lulu, "but you screamed
right in her ear"
at did not" said Freddy.
/" You are a very tiresome boy" sale
Lulu, beginning to cry. I" / don't Low,
you one bit, and 1 wish you would e
away and never come back any more.
81 don't care" said Freddy, rathe
drearily, as he left the room and started
down stairs for the kitchen, where Mar,
Ann was making cookies.
Freddy soon leased two large one
from her, and with one in each hand So
down upon the back door steps.
Now, thought he, shall enjoy myself
But either something was the matte
with the cookies, or with the door step
or with Mary Ann, for Freddy didn'
enjoy himself in the least. "The cook
les are not at all good" he said to Mar
Ann. 81 am afraid you don't tax
pains.
"Well, if / ever heard the like c
that" cried Mary Ann, turning roun
from the oven with a very hot face
"Dont take pains, indeed them cook
les not good, and they be brown as
berry, and as light as cork. ] shall b
after advising you, Master Freddy, t
try for your cookies somewhere else
.Shool
This last sound was produced wit
such terrible emphasis, and in such
high key that Freddy thought it woul
be rs well to vacate the step, which h
did with more haste than dignity
Looking about for something to do, II
saw Tom, the stable boy, putting til
saddle on one of the horses, and happ
thought struck him. II he could onl
riIe around the garden once, and pass l