The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-12-11
EUILDREN',S rRfNK,3.


Anstrnijol Capital, and what Sights
we saw, and what adventure. wc
had, and how lovely Marian grew jn
the bracin1 air, and how we loved
her more u,nl more rs the weeks
went ON -nO.--wc didn't
mind her mischief very much, be-
cause you see, she mover lmput TO
DO niSchicvolls, and That makes all
tho difference in tho world. She
generally Thought shc was doing
right--nnd her little pranks were
most always nero errors of iud3..
mont
She wol,,lncvcr have cut of ITur--
rvs long hair, but that she Thought
it would bc moro becoming and
comfortable short. Shc would
ncvor have pinned rcd stripes to
thc shoulders OF my dress coat--
which | woro to Il court reception,
md wasn't aware they were there
until fellow countryman asked nc
II they woro pair Of young
shouldcr-strnps. And I'm sure she
didn't mean any harm whom she rlt
box OF toilet powder into tho hat
of n distinguished United States
officer who cnmo to call on us, and
nc, poor man, who was nothing if
not dicniliod, and not much if no
was, felt ycry angry when his red
face and bald hoad, and black cont
rocolvcd q white shower. We were
very much mortified ut this, and
Aunt Eiinor looked worry severe nnd
said
Marian Marian, why did you do
it? 1t was worry naughty and
thoughtloss !" and tho little lady
roplicd that sho had only hid,lon it
thoro for IL moment from Harry, and
forgotten to talio it out and sho
continued
'It didn't hurt him u bit, and it
wasn't hnlf ns bnd as Harry tlid--for
no stirred up our m,,ciltye~ pot with
tho old gcntlonian's umbrella -han-
dle, and didn't wipo it off again.
Hurry was just going to wipe it off,
whom no camo out Of tho parlor SO
mad about tho powder box and
seized his umbrella right out of
larry's hands botoro wo could toll
him--and--O my didn't it stick TO
his gloves /"
Aunt lilinor groanod, and no
wondor.
And IL looked worry stern, and
said: "Chiluron, I'm surprised,
whom You know I charged you to be
especially good whilo that sontlo~
man was hcro."
"Well, said Marian, boginnin.
to cry, "wc tried to DO good, and
went down into tho courtyard to
kocp out of mischief, and his car.
rmgo WIS thoro, and wo climbed in,
and wo would havo stnid thoro, till
no cnmo down, only tho pins gavo
out"
"Pins-what do you moan p
asked Aunt Elinor.
80 wo had n paper of pins, and
wo stuck thom all into tho car.
riago-cushions, md spolt words
with tho hoads wo wrote 'old boy
with pin hoads way across Tho front
sont, and it looked SO wcll wc left
it for him to 500"
Aunt Iilinor groancd again.
"Anl wo mado u cat on the back
scat, then Harry mado fcnco all
round her to koep hcr in--a lovely
fcnco! Wo lifted up tho linen
covor Of tho soai, anu stuck the pin
point upwards---',nd L hopo no
noticed ii before he sat down"
! didn't wait to hcar more, but
seized my hat and hurried of to tho
Gontlomnn's house, and found linn
looking very flushed and angry, and
ns if he might be just on tho point
Of striking our names of his visiting
list. I did tho bost I could with nm
apology, but tho old gentleman
worked himself into q towering pas.
sion, and said /:
"lts outrageous, sir, outrageous
J. shalt not DO ablo to sit down with
comfort for a week..
I told Marian md Harry what he
said, and both childron looked very
sorry, but surely did tho best they
know how to mond tho injury, fol
whom, q fow days after, l went tt
soarch for my court plastor case
Marian looked guilty, and said worry
bosoochingly:
90, don't be angry with mo, dea,
uAe@e Wi, lj,Il I sent i to Con -