The Red Cloud chief., 1881-10-13
HOW Sissy PLANTED HERSELF.


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1; seemed "a poor little Susy she VA
a.way : hearing SOM th.Lgh Aethis. 81,
WAS fond 81 irving Ia 10 exactly WIN,
biz folks did And she got vcry tired
OF being told she MAS too little To d.
this thing. or that thing.
Papa said. You are Tot quite biz
enough o ride the pony yet. dear
Mamma said. When YOU are n little
7 taller you can wafer all the plants on
the stand, Susy."
Auutv said. I'D like To take hcI
with me. but she's 80 little she'd b.
tired la death
Grandma said. That swce,meat i.
entirely too rich for the child; she
hit not 10 touch it
Susy tried everything she had evcr
heard Of To- make little girls grow fast.
She WIS told that going To- bed early
would DO i. and II bright. summer
afternoon she went 90 bed at five
o'clock. IL seemed about a week %
her usual bedtime. and. alter al. when
she looked in the glass in the morning
she could not see that she was one bi
taller.
She hid hoped that when she wen,
down stairs her aunt would raise her
hands and saw:
Dear me, Unjust set the rufles II
Susy's dresses down; she does grow 50
fast
She had heard that rain and sunshine
made the. flowers grow. and she sat on,
.l,n.- EV-f - ma apl thnVn IN sb. 81 hgF
till she cauo near h~avingthe Gro p and
a >unstroke. And still no one ever eN-
claimed How that child does grow
One morning in early summer she
followed her about the garden.
How wonderfully fast this orange
tree grows said Look.
SuSy. n. those fresh shoots: | do believe
they have grown three inches since Yes
jcrday morning"
Susy looked. and a new and delight
ful idea came into her mind. The or.
amgc tree was growing in an earthcu
flower-pot; that must be what made il
grow SD fast.
She said nothing TO mamma. but
waited till h gave the tree = good
spriukling and went into the house.
Then Susy ran To the root-house ant,
picked out a large f'owcr-poi. which she
placed at the end OF the back porch
steps opposite TO which the orange
stood.
I'm be growing ut one end and the
orange at the Other said Susy. With
her little spai e she began digging up
the soft earth. When shehad locsencd
up what she though, enough she took
OF her shoes AMI stocAinI IS and stepped
into the pot. Her plump little ieet
hardly hal room enou n. but she
crowded them in side by side and shoy-
clci some earth on them.
IL was very hard work. She came
near topping over several times-anh
then found she hal not enough earth
dug up. and that she coIld not dig
while standing in the flower-pot. IL
was too bad 10 disturb her feet. but she
hal TO get ont and then begin over
again. by the time that she had filed
i'm nearly 4 her knees and patted the
earth smooth on the top her poor little
back was almost broken.
But she stood straight up. feeling
very proud and happy. and smiled over
at the orange tree.
Now she said. IL must wait for
mamma Ia come and sprinkle me. and
then I shall begin To grow. She will
/ wish she'd hurry
Ii was not easy standing there. Her
feet wers crampcd and aching, and the
sun was getting very hot. The orange
tree did no; seem To mind il at all; its
bright, shining leaves smiled back at
Susy. looking As if they had lived on
sunshine all their lives and liked it.
Ii | only hid something to lean
against said poor Susy. "All the
vines lean against the trellis that's be-
cause they get tired of standing alone.
| wish Twas near \ treHis-bUt plants
can't walk. 1 wish mamma'd come
and sprinkle me-lknow I'd feel better
them She hal been planted only
about half en- hour. but it seemed like
half a day. She wondered how long
she would have 10 s,ay there before she
grew three inches.
IL might sit down, 1 suppose" she
presently said, looking at the step. Il
saw plants sitting down. but ]
know they would if their backs ached
like mine" She almost toppled over
in trying il. hut at last managed to seat
herself and rest her tired little head on
.he step nex above.
More than an hour latter.
began To wonder what kept Susy so
long. and went into the garden to see.
WHY. Susyt" she cried. as she saw
her. "what in the world are you doing.
petr
Susy rubbed her sleepy eyes and
looked around. Then she was wide
awake in 4 minute. and got herself
stright up again As quickly as she could.
I'm growing. mamma. Look. am l
any bigger yet' Am i three inches
bigger'T
Mamma laughed till Susy's head
wilted away down.
'Come. daughter" she said, ~take
your dear little feet out Of that earth;
you'll catch cold"
But l want to grow. mamma I'm
gong to be a plant, and l want You to
sprinkle me-"
Il think you will find it nicer 10 be
little girl. Susy and let God make
yol grow in His own way. It's time to
get ready for dinner. dear
I'D like TO stay here . little longer, !
mamma Couldn't You let Nora
bring me something to eats'
Why, Susy. plants never get any
thing to a but water and sunshine
and earth. you know"
Susy had never thought of this She
vas hungry. She had had quite enough
sunshine already, and thought water
would make . very poor dinner.
q sat down on the step, and. giving
her feet . jerk. was q little girl again in .
moment. anG followed her mamma to
he bath room foHtSss Coznpxsaioa-