Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-11-09

II sHi10ho5 1 1'tit, NHSIl you yet through
your n oise,'" :, remarked Dolly, calmly
creeping out from a corner of the hay
NOW, her hair full of chaff and her
apron of eggs. 80 Do you want any
thing particular, OF are you just hoz-
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Z" L want something particular, Miss
Goodness, said her big brother Joe.
who stood on the ladder leading to the
NOW, his head on arlevel with hDoHys
feet. Il want to know if anything
will stir you up?' -sa.... .r. -..s
Yes answered Dolly, slowly. q
suppose [ could get very vexed, Joe, if
you leased me hard enough; only you
never do, you know" = .yt.a aHt ~
notmy fault if / don't, you
good little Duck said Joe. remorse-
fully. g I will help you down with
your eggs, for mother wants you to
take care of Poppet while she goes to
Trenton. ''rafrigaua bas uta5 os5Hs
"Well, " said Dolly, serenely. a.afs
She was quite used to taking care of
Poppet, and if you think that was a
small thing to do, [ wish you could
have tried it once ..f. =
He was dear baby brother, but he
would do more mischief in one half
hour than most babies think of in a
month.
Dolly loved him dearly; so when she
had watched her mother and Joe drive
away, she Rugged Poppet, and called
him the best boy in the world. ...
Then she began to wash up the break
fast dishes, and Poppet proceeded to
fill his pinafore from the coal-hod and
drop the contents into the flour barrel,
which his mother had left uncovered in
her haste. .a.r.g..r r.-. y.
80 naughty, naughty!'' said Dolly,
when she spied the mischief, and went
to wash the little black hands. POppet
gurgled a merry laugh, put up his lips
to be kissed, and scrambled away to
catch the kitten and stuff her head-frst
into the jar of yeast which was set to
rise by the stove. g..
Pussy punished that deed by scratch
es that made Poppet roar loud and
long, and refused to be comforted I'M
TIL patient Dolly rocked him to sleep,
singing all the tunes she had ever
learned in her ten years of exist
ence.
" She gave sigh of relief when she
laid him in his trundle-bed, and care
fully covered him with a blanket. ma
" Il wish he would sleep an hour"
she said to herself; only he never
does, so / suppose should be fright
ened if he did now"
Poppet gave his sister no such cause
of alarm, you may be sure. In about
half an hour hewas out in the kitchen,
all pink and warm from his nap, ask
ing for bread and butter. !
Dolly gave him large slice, and
left him to eat it ON his little stool
while she went down cellar to get po-
tatoes for dinner. When she came
back, no Poppet was seen, either in the
bedroom, kitchen or pantry. .;s-f.. i
Dolly called and looked, but only |
when she ran out into the yard did she
espy therunaway. ss32b3 bae 59
There he was, standing on nearly the |
top round of the tall ladder Z Aich |
leaned against the shed. How bis.
baby feet had carried him there, Dolly |
could not imagine; indeed, she could |
not think of anything but Poppet's
danger, and if Joe had seen her white
face and trembling limbs he could not
have called her Miss Goodness
then. .gaaf..o E.,o u o,yru I
One step more, and the little rogue |
stood on the sloping roof, laughing
with delight at his high position.
Dolly dared not call out; if he was
startled he would surely fall. Butshe
ran like deer across the yard, up the
stairs to the shed chamber, up theflad-
der to the trap-dOOrlin the roof, which
she softly pushed open. la ODDS zoH3
Very gently she put her head through
the opening, and said, forcing herself
to smile: go
"Nice Poppeti Good boy to climb
way up. Now come to sister, and get
81 .spfagIaz 4s tHe45 GODS /
That was what Poppet liked, and so
he toddled up the sloping roof, laugh
ing and patting his baby hands togeth-
ar, while Dolly held her breath and
him. 4"5 ~ 3Ff{- = -
At last he was within reach, and
Dolly caught him in her arms and had i
him safe on the shed-chamher floor.