The Osceola times., 1877-08-25
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Cannon In front of tham-


Cannon in front Of them
ratified Charlie, humping in time with
his fist on the table; !" Now Cannon's
a common noun third person
"Oh, let me! l know!" cried Liz,
running around from her side Of the
table, dish.towel In hand" third person,
singular number, neuter gender, nomin-
alive case, T. agree with"
"Go ahead I" jeered Charlie, "you
do know, with vengeance! Look here,
Anna, she wants to know what cannon
agrees with. Pom my work, II she isn't
the stupidest!"
Il wish you'd be quiet" said Anna,
eve actually can't hear ourselves speak
for your nolse."
"Maybe it agrees with girls, under.
stood" persisted Charlie; the kind
that won't 20 up stairs after dark"
Liz felt the scof, and her brown
cheeks flushed; but, not being very
ready with sharp answers, she merely
looked her anger and went back to her
dishes. She was wiping the tea-things
while Anna washed. Anna was their
cousin, though not much of favorite
with either Of the m for Charlie com.
planned that she wouldn't help him with
his lessons, while Liz envied her because
she was grown up and saw company. To
keep these elements in order was Aunt
Janet in her rocking chair on the other
side OF the room.
Aunt Janet and Anna talked, and Liz
wiped away in silence till there came an
other outburst frsm the young student.
Look at this 4" he cried, his eyes fash
ing lust zee what she's done, will you,
| with her smartness land he held up
his Latin exercise, and showed row Of
blisters where unhappy Liz had spat.
tered it with her dripping cups and
saucers.
"Take all your books on your own
side of the table," said Aunt Janet, qui-
etly. "You shouldn't leave them in the
way" Aunt Janet was chary Of her
words, and had, besides, tone in giving
her orders which commanded attention.
So Charlie stopped his fault-fnding,
though he hustled his goods about In a
very sulky way.
Then came another interval of peace,
and conversation threve, and dish.wssh-
ing and wiping were nearly at an end,
when Charlie took his pen and began, In
a large, round hand, TO make his "qrans.
position !" and then Liz, who by that
time had about forgotten the snubbiDg he
had given her as usual must interfere.
"That isn't the way make an f." she
said; al don't curl it around like that
Look herew and seizing another pen, she
dipp. d 1t IN the ink and was about To
show what she could do, when down
came a great blot on the clean, white
paper. Charlie sprang from his chair in
rage.
81 wish you'd mind your own buSi
ness!" he cried. "Just look at that
now What do you suppose ! care how
you writeY ] wish you'd mind your
dishes, and let me alone. You're the
most
"Stop," said Aunt Janet. "Get an
other sheet Of paper. A blot isn't worth
half that noise. And do you, Elizabeth
attend to your work"
Liz returned TO her towel. she hat
been wiping glass saucer or preserve
dish, and, in her haste to display her &C
quirements, had left it wrapped in thu
towel on the sideboard. She seized th,
towel, but alas! forgot the saucer. which
slipped from its hiding-place, fell with ,
crash 10 the floor. Liz shrieked, apf
then stopped for the pieces.
Aunt Janet now approached the scene
The shining bits were scattered over tn,
carpet. Don't take them in you
hands," she said "you will be cut, ant
the splinten might get into your fingers
Get the dustpan and brush" Poo
aunty bore the loss of her saucer yer,
patiently such things were TO be ex
pected whenever Liz undertook 70 b
useful.
i The little girl with many expression
Of sorrow, swept up the glass and thre'
II in the FIRE.
y, !" Now" mid Aunt Janet, give Ann
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