The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-06-03

the turning over q the world.
NO; she did not reason at al. only
grew more frightened while thew talked
about e. Cady must now know Il
Lizzie thought. 80 sho folded her Arm.
on tho desk, making quite 4 comfort
able pillow for her poor little head that
fairly achcd with the amount or knowl-
edge 50 shortly obtained There she
lay, until y was time for the school 10
| dismiss.
TOO tired 70 talk about school To-
night, please" Lizzie replied 10 grand
ma. papa and mamma. when they Dues
toned her. A whole hour before her
bed time Lizzie declared she was
sleepy. and said:
Please, mamma. hear me saw NV
prayers. now" and BY the time she
was fairly tucked up" in her little
bed the blue eyes closed and she never
knew that mamma kissed her good.
night
How long she had been asleep she
did not know, but the first thing she re-
mcmbcrcd when awaking was that tho
earth turned over.
Likely a. not.r Lizzie began 10
conjecture. III begins turning over in
take n All dsv ~ MI over WIN -
course.u shc concluded 80 wnuid
have 20 get turned over BY night time
20 as 70 be al ready % begin new IN the
morning" And what il she should
slide of. Or 4 the bed should turn up
side DOWN."
"Cadyr' she called; .'Cadyr'
But Cady was sound asleep, and the
closed. too What conld ~ Al TIA
more she Thought about Il. ia more
frightened she grew. just then she
remembered that the under drawer 81
the bureau pulled comnleteIv out Il
was bir enough for her 70 ret n and liz
down. = and 'it's SO low she reasoned.
ssthat II the earth rolls over she
wouldn't be smothered. a. she could by
the mattresses and heavy bed-clothes
that would fall on her in case her own
little bed went bottom-side up"
So she pulled out the drawer and
dragged 4 into the middle Of the room.
and. instead Of blankets 70 keep her
warm. she put another night-dress over
the one she already wore, and then but
toned her heavy ulster over All. and
tried TO lie down. But dear me! she
had 20 ''cuddlc al up in little heap"
just like kitty in the basket.
When grandma came in next morn
ing 20 call the little girls she wns very
much alarmed. surprising. Of course.
that Lizzie was forming the habit Of
walking in her sleep.
Before waking her, she called papa
and mamma
What shall we dor" exclaimed the
Higneened motoer.
"Consul6 ON physician g once
papa WAS saying, when me sound q
their voices caused Lizzie 70 open ner
eyes.
90. papal mummay' she said, be-
fore trying % goe out Of the drawer.
''has the world got turned over?"
Each looked e the other in astonish-
ment
tel me. grandma she continued.
reaching her little pink-colored foot
over the edge Il the bureau drawer,
'.has the earth rolled way over?"
s.She Il thinking about the geog-
raphy lesson" Cady laughed. sitting up
in the bed Close BY; Yesterday the
lesson was about the motions Of the
earth --"
"Yes," interrupted Lizzie; ''all about
the earth rolling over and over, and
making folks turn somcrscts.r
How papa laughed! So did mamma,
and grandma laughed and laughed.
Then papa took Lizzie right up in
his strong arms, ard, tossing her o. 20
his shoulder. carried her into the
nursery.
After his merrinrent had subsidized, no
told her that everv evening she repeat
ed her litflo. prayer. and asked God 20
take caro- a. her through the night.
y. Has He not dSae so? papa que3-