The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-08-26

There was 4 picnic in Farmer Blake's
attic. The farmer and his wife had
gone 20 the village. and left little Dick
and Fanny 10 take care Of Baby Ben.
50 the children thought they would
have 4 picnic. II was Doll Dink's birth
dav. Doll Dinks was black baby. six
months old. and he squeaked He had
birthday twice month Doll Midget
had blue eyes and yellow curls. She
was inv ted % the picnic. Dick cot
great miik-pan and filled il full 81 water.
This was boston Bay. The dolls were
they were 70 have lunch The lunch
was large piece Of spice cake and TWO
jam tarts Fudge. the fat kitten. was
invited 10 the picnic too To begin
with. they put her On q small table,
close 70 Boston Bay. 50 that she could
look on There was not room in the
boat for three II Them
The lunch was laid bv in an old wood
box. A. soon Is the boat was ready.
Dol Drinks and Dol; Midget went On
board. The boat was one 81 GRANDPA
Blake's old slippers Then they set
sail. Dick made the wind blow with
the bellows. and Fanny pulled ont her
ROSY cheeks with al her might. But
the trouble Was that Baby ken wanted
10 help with fire shovel. So the chill.
dren told him he hail better be the fairy
godmother. = he fairy godmother a.
ways hid in the wool box. and popped
out at just tine right moment Baby
Ben thought he liked best to blow the
boat with the lire shovel. But Fanny
promised to give him bite OF her share
Of the cake.
This consoled Ben. and they male 4
pla for him In the wood-box. There
he ke i % very still that the children
thought he must have gone 70 sleep.
All AZ once loud splash was heard.
A fearful storm arose in Boston BAY.
and the boat was upset. IL was ali
that fat kitten Fudge. who had fumbled
from the table into the milk-ran.
What an uproar. The dolls hal no
lifc-prescrvcrs. but dix and Fanny
brasely dragged them from the waters.
As for Puige. the children saw the end
OF her tail going down stairs. with Z
stream like small Charles River drip
ping on behind Doll Dinks being
hollow. could f'oat. and he sqneakec as
loud as ever when he was pulled out.
But. after all. poor doll Midget Wa
drowned Her nice. clean clothes were
soaked. and her lovely hair alI came
out Of curl.
'.Now-" said Fanny. Eve must take
Doll Nudge; % the kitchen fire and
dry her. or >hc never will be III 10
come 70 the picnic"
Oh MOI replied Dick. She's
drowned. She's deaf asa As hair
TIN. But I've heard Uncle John tell
that they roll drowned folks M bar
rel. and then blow en- up That rus
ticakes EN-"
(Unrle John sail resuscitate. but this
was too bouncing word for little
Dick.)
Rusticakcs emf" asked Fanny.
Yes. that wha, Inr.c John called
il. Let's ruSt'cake DOL Midget that
wax. Hold ON till ret barrel" But
all he could find was large spoil
Then after Doll Midgets dress was
taken on. She was rolled Dick rolled
her 30 har,l that her sides split open.
Next he put the nose Of the bellows be-
tween her ribs. for he said that her
mouth was not big enough. Then he
blew lust a. hard - he could. The
first thing Fanny knew. a pun Of saw
dust flew out oi Doll Midget ; side into
her eyes. She threw her apron over
her head and began 70 cry. lick gent
shouting. shes rnsficaked' she's
rusticnkedr' But poor Fanny only
cried the harder. 50 Dick proposed %
wake up the fairy godmothcr. anil cat
the picnic. Al this Fanny dried her
ewes. They crept up softly 70 the
wood-box. There lay Baby Ben fast
asleep. sure enough. There were
crumbs az spice cake and jan, tart On
his frock. and Biz Of jam on the end
81 his nose The lunch was I'll gone.
.Oh. you rogue cried Fanny:
Ben opened nis blue eyes and looked
80 cunning that both the children
laughed and forgave himat once. Then
they agreed % put OF the rest 81 the
picnic till the next day. - ioufNs c0p'-
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