The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-16
KRIPPY SWEET.

If you had to take care of him nigbtsy"
-DOru Read GOodale, IN st. Nicholas.
KRIPPY SWEET.
Two LITTLE girls were sitting on
the roadside binding a cluster Of au-
tumn flowers together with strips of
grass.
"You do?'' exclaimed the youngest
in tone of surprise.
Eyes, as sure as you live, I mean to;
but you must never tell, for it isn't nice
to have folks say, there is Lilly Day
ton, she's going to be missionary
when she grows up; what shall you be,
Krippy?"
~ don't know, I'm sure,' said she,
with a funny little sigh, and her brown,
curly head perched on one side like a
little bird; II don't know, Lilly; but I
think l shall be woman
"Oh, you silly girl; of course you'll
be woman; girls are always women
unless they die Of diphtheria or Group or
something
81 don't mean a woman like Marty,
who whips her children and wishes
they were dead; but a real woman
woman with small voice like your
aunty's, and kind ways, and pretty, soft
dresses, and time to do things for other
people,
Lilly stared at her companion for a
moment, and then went on weaving her
flowers together.
You are very funny, Krippy," said
she, ''but think it is nice to be mis-
sionary, because some one my father
knows sends him letters, and we have a
picture of their house, with the fun
niest native servants standing about;
you don't have to work much, and the
children are all sent home to be edu-
Gated and the churches pay for it, and
such pretty things as they get you never
saw; those roses in our house were
sent home by papa's friend; don't you
like pretty things from foreign coun-
tries, Krippy?"
"Some things; but mean to go and
see them for myself when earn money
enough
How can you, and you such little
mite? ! am only one year older and see
how tall l ann
Lilly drew herself up, scattering the
flowers about her.
Yes" said Krippy, in her honest
fashion, ''you are tall and real pretty,
too; wish I were.''
Lilly sat down smiling; the smile
vanished, however, when boy in a
sailor suit appeared.
"Come, Lii" he said; s'mother wants
you; hurry up, too, for she has a lot OF
company, and maybe they will stay to
tea
''Oh, dear!' said Lilly, with frown
"it's SO provoking; now Krippy will
get hers done first
"No, won't; I'll wait, - said Krippy,
land if you need me over at the house
you whistle and I'll Gomez
81 won't stay said Lilly; 81 will
see what mother wants and run right
back"
evil you?' asked her brother.
Harold Dayton, you needn't tease
said Lilly; "it's pity you were not a
girl and had to do hateful, mean house.
work"
Lilly went across the meadow with
her pretty face looking very, very stern.
Harold threw himself down on the
soft pine needles and chatted with his
sister, friend.
Harold was fourteen, and did not care
much for girls, but Krippy was SO funny
and so often at the house he did not
mind her much.
"Do you get snappy like that when
John leases you?' he asked.
"He never leases me; perhaps
should if he did,
Harold was silent moment.
"What do you do up there at the
farm all day when you have vacation?''
he asked, determined to entertain or be
entertained by Krippy.
Il am ever so busy said she; ''some.
times 1 wish we had longer days.
have a place where l draw-a sort Of
den."
81 have a den over the she'd" said
Harold, "and Lii leases me when
want to draw. am getting ready fol
prize, you know"
"Why don't Lilly have a den, too?''
"Oh, she can't; she's a girl, you know
and fixed this all up myself it used te
be full of barrels and boxes. Father
said might have it; and have bolt
on the door, and Lii gets raving mad
when won't let her in.''
Krippy dropped her flowers and
looked him in the face.
II think, Harold Dayton she said,
81 would not have such brother as
you for all the world. John would not
treat me so, and he is in college. He
made table all for me, and fitted a
little drawer for my pencils, and we
have lovely times.''
Harold pulled the pine needles to-
gether in a pile, and looked ashamed OF
himself. Krippy was a good little thing,
and he did not enjoy her scorn.
"You might have nice times, too, -
said Krippy, IF you would. know
Lilly gets lonesome and she could keep
your den in order. John says he couldn't
get along without me, and l know
couldn't without him."
Just then a whistle was heard, and
Krippy sprangup, exclaiming, ''There's
John; he didn't stop long at the Post
Office, and now l must go home with
him. Please give these flowers to Lilly
for me, and tell her could not wait -
A young man drove up by the road
side in an open buggy and peered under
the pines.
"Ready, Krippy?' he asked, cor
do you want to visit a little longer, and
let me drive down for you this eve
ning?''
II will go now, john" said Krippy.
"They have company over to Mrs: Day
toms and Lilly was called in. l dare
say the baby is awake and Angie will
need me. Goodbye, Harold; come up
to the farm soon, and l will show you
our dent is the incest place about the
house."
"I'n COME" said Harold.
"Do," said John, "and bring Lilly
with you. Krippy and / have little
spreads now and then for particular
friends
Harold babe them goodbye and
picked up the flowers.
"Krippy is queer" he said to HIM
self, "but like her; she doesn't get cross
very often, and think it's too bad for
her to spend all her vacation tending
Angles baby"