Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-06-21

Mrs. Curtis Picnic.

Que day Lena came across the common
/ from the parsonage to see us. NV mamma
| told me ! could stay an hour, and guess
| ! will. If you would like to have me-" said
/ Lena.
Certainly" said Mrs. Brown and
will be glad 10 have you" and went and
brought Willie's little chair for her to sit in.
You have a new hat" said Mrs. Brown.
" Won't you take it off p
DO you think It's pretty p" asked Lena,
Jumping up. a. DO you see the bueriblons p
Yes" we both said, ait is very pretty
and very becoming
Then" said Lena, all smiles and dimples.
guess | will keep it on so you can see il
all the time But have a new round comb
too and you Ought to see that, and so
guess will take off my hat and let you
look at it,"
We admired the comb and her soft brown
hair She put the hat ON again, and settled
back in the chair.
did You know Mrs. Curtis had a picnic
yesterday q she asked, 10y way of entertain
ing us.
No, indeed, we said, " Who was there9"
" We'll, said Lena, grandpa and grandma
and papa and mamma, and Ellen and
Josiah, aud Uncle Lester were going 10 Stat
ford There wasn't room in the carriages
for Pearly aud me, but Mrs. Curtis was real
good, and said we could stay at her home
When they drove away | cried some, cause
all day is a good while for a little girl not
TO see her mamma, You know. And Mrs.
Curtis said if wouldn't cry, we should have
picnic. So ! wiped up my eyes pretty
| quick, and Mrs Curtis said we could help
| her get ready. So Pearly and picked up
! ph nd ba Ere
with Mr.. Curtis to pick peas. We shelled
them all ourselves, And then Mrs Curtis
told Mr., Curtis 10 carry the table out in the
orchard, because we were going to have a
really truly picnic. Pearly and | carried
out the table-cloth and put il on Mrs. Cur.
tbs fastened open the china cupboard door,
and told us we could set the table and put
on just what we wanted to. So we put on
/ lots OF plates, some little ones and some big
ones, and played We were expecting lots Of
folks and We put on some blue bowls, and
there wasn't anything TO eat in them, but
they looked pretty. There was one little
| plate all pink roses, and Pearly and both
wanted to eat on that but Mrs. Curtis said
| could, and Pearly could drink out Of a
| pretty mug we found. And " hen the din
ner was cooked and ready in the dishes we
carried it out Just as careful so rs not to
spill any. Mrs Curtis had a custard pie,
and when we were all ready to begin to eat
there wasn't any knives and forks, so Pearly
scalnpered in and brought some. Aud we
laughed, and Mr.. and Mrs Curtis laughed,
and we had such nice time never ate
such good peas, and the custard pie was
splendid There was a robbin up in the
apple-tree singing all the time; | guess he
liked to have us come out to his house to a
picnic, don't you2 And after dinner we
carried the things all in again Mrs. Cur
It's washed the dishes, and Pearly and put
them up again and just as we had got
everything all done, the folks came back.
1t was all day and we thought it was only a
little while; and Mrs. Curtis said it was be
cause we had been so busy every miuute."-
Annie 4. Preston. IN ITatcAman.