The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-10
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The Little Oregonian.

Yes, dear, by and by. Don't tease mamma
SO, Dolly The team is not ready yet. When
papa comes with Tom and Billy in their nice
new harness Well go, but till then, baby, be
quiet" 3But when will papa tum wild Tom
and Billy, mamma? Addie don't ike to wait
any onder, her don't"
'sBut you mast wait, Birdie. We cannot go
without papa and the team, and papa will not
go until he gets everything in readiness
Mamma wants her little girl to learn to be pa
tient, and wait quietly for an expected pleasure.
An inpatient little girl is very disagreeable
affair" ..,1E
But mamma, when 90 wath, title dirl, and
wanted to do widin veal bad, wath 90 alluth
patlent-alluth, mamma?" The little slip she
had taken up for work while waiting for the
team was laid uneasily aside, and her thoughts
went back to the time when she was in the
habit of stamping her feet, flirting her little
hands when anything threatened to put off all
expected pleasure, and she said, Just as SO
many thoughtless mothers say when not in the
mood to be questioned: Don't bother mamma
with questions Petite" ''Tell AdGie, won't
co. peath, mamma ?" ''Hark! thought heard
papa drive out of the barn just now. Run to
the window and see, Birdie"
For moment she forgot that her question
had not been answered, and her golden ringlets
the window and peered out in the direction of
the barn. But no carriage was visible, and
she turned pOutlng a say and threw herself
sullenly across mammals lap. Mamma kissed
the golden curls as she stroked them tenderly
back from the full, white brow, and gazed into
the beautiful blue eyes she feared had closed
on her forever that dark time when she had
been refused couch on which to lay her suf-
fering charge. But her own poor, aching arms
had taken the place of the coveted couch, and
| the suffering was over at last, and the almost
slShtless eyes were now gazing up at her brim-
full OF life and mischief.
"Wath 90 alluth, alluth pathient, mamma? {"
"What little tease you are, Brdie Mann
ma would like to see if you have forgotten the
name of that round letter she told you about
yesterday. Can't you run and bring the book,
dear?n
eth eth, mamma, De wound hole it'll eth.
Addie memberth all about it, her doeth."
Away went the little feet, and, moment
after, the book went spinning into mammals
lap. E~
"Baby, I don't think you try to remember
what mamma tells you That round letter
look now-is O. The one that's crooked
like snake is S. Do you see how differently
they are formed? You are not listening now;
and your eyes are not on the book at all'
eth, dey be- De wound etter ith eth /"
"'rhe round letter is ., child Don't you
see?"
"Oh, eth; tho it it'll Oar; thaid 'em both,
DEM I..sf
Mamma turned away her face and laughed,
for measles" had adopted most comical ex-
preston of countenance as she said this.
DO you think you can tell me now what the
round letter is?" she said, laying the point of
her pen-knife on the one in question.
eth, mamma, I tell 90 Ith eth, it it'll
amt we dom thOon, mammal"
Tho would bo +oooho, dro,x, In, .,;xr. e.ox>o
her finger, and laid it down upon the book
You see. Birdie, the letter is round. and the
ring is round. Take them both while mamma
goes to see if papa is most ready to go. Now,
remember; the letter that looks like mammals
ring is o. When | come back from the door.
shall ask you what the round letter is. Do you
think that you can remember that the round
letter is OF" ~
ETH, mamma De wound 'etter it'll 100"
The lady stepped out at the open door. and
saw that the team was harnessed and ready to
be hitched before the carriage
"Ium, mamma, ct do, ct do" and the ring
and book went flying across the house, as the
eager feet went pattering away inquest Of the
SUM- bonnet, that had been flung down in some
out-of-the-way place.
"Tell me what the round letter is first?"
Wing, mamma, aoing. Addie wanth to
do widin'. Tum mamma, do tum."
Gall aboard" papa shouted at that moment,
and the restless feet were soon ciambering over
the wheels as papa lifted baby into the carriage
What chatter box you are, Dolly" said
papa, as he drew up the reins and prepared to
guide the horses up the winding mountain pas
sage, for their habitatiOn was situated just at
the base of the foothills that guarded the wild
coast range. What have you learned to-day
Birdie?"
"What the wound letter ith Mammal"
thaid cher tho many timeth it wath wing.
NnvYy 51,onx hnx. %Ia.I S~iA
etter it'll wing And Addie did member it,
didn't her, mamma? On, thee de pothieth!
thee 'em Mayn't Addie dit out and dit thome,
papa ?'Tt 49,. .a-,t 49,. 34 =
aBy'n'-by, Dolly. Sit real still or you may
fall out s7 ~,
The timber was reached, where papa was at
work, and baby aud mamma were lifted out
Measles scampered away after some brilliant
blossoms that nodded temptingly a little way
off, dragging her mother after her in an aban-
d)nment of Joy
.'Dar, now, Addie hath dot enough pothieth.
Eth do to theep, mamma"
And the flowers were emptied from the brinl-
ming apron into mammals lap, for she had
been watching from her seat close by the busy
hands of her baby as they went in and out
among the beautiful bloom until she wondered
not that the htde eyes were heavy and the
limbs needed rest. Down on the mos"y knoll
beside her Measles threw herself, and in mo-
ment more her golden curls were mingling
with the bloom that lay in her lap.
In the meantime papa's ak was making steady
time upon the fallen timber, which he was
chopping and cording up for use in the days
to come. The birds twittered merrily among
the leafy branches, and the soft breeze purred
through the green foliage as it kissed the
brow of the weary child and tossed and fiut-
tered the curls that lay lightly above the gor-
geous bloom. just as the blue eyes were clos
ing in slumber. gray squirrel, whose leafy
domain they had invaded, and who had vent
ured to perch himself on limb that had
dropped down nearly to their heads, gave out
an impatient bark, dancing and chattering VIC
lently in his anger Baby was awake on the
instant, and, in her fright, tumbled headlong
into mammals lap amid the bloom she had
plucked Tate me, mamma, tate me" she
screamed in alright as she cuddled down in
her arms. Ith it dog, mamma, and WILT
eat Addie up?" sNo, birdie, it is only harm
less little squirrel" @But what math it tho
mad, mamma? On, Addie it'll faid, faid
Etsdoto papa wight off, wont 90? Do, NAM
ma, do, do. Tow down de pothieth. Let 'em
do theep adm I don't tare." In her haste she
stumbled and fell headlong, but scrambled up
in a twinkling, and was soon resting in papa's