St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22
KIND TO OUR OWN.

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"Lina!" $50 away" ''say, Linar
"Rob, go away, want to read IS,
do |. Can't you lend me your book?'
No, L can't. Stop your noise.'' 81
know you can't stop my noise. Yor
told the truth that time. I'll keep still
if you'll play checkers with me-" 81
want to read, tell you. Do go coast
ing and let me alone'' "Sled s
smashed "Then you might 90 with
other boys on a bob-sled.' suppose
prefer to cultivate the society OF my
sweet sister," No answer. Lima,
my dear, it isn't safe for you to be such
book-Worm, for fear YOU will get
stepped on, or some early bird will catch
YOU
Lima having re-read a single sentence
dozen times, at least, gathered her
brow into an impatient frown. go, my."
said Rob, 'your forehead's a regular
roailroad map! There's a grand trunk
line from your bangs to the bridge of
your nose, and ever so many branch
roads and lightning express tracks,
There! have it if you want to- cried
Lima, suddenly springing up and fling
ing the book angrily at Rob. "You are
the plague of my lfe'' II don't want
it, you know | don't; here, take it, an
swered Rob, Selling her sleeve to pre-
vent her leaving the room, and trying
to make the book stay in her unwilling
hands.
But Lima, snatching herself away
from him, was hurrying toward the
door when Rob with: Here, YOU
needn't go, I'm of, vanished with
such haste that the slippers got left be-
hind. Soon after, the outside door was
shut with bang, and Rob, clearing the
fence with whoop and a bound, raced
off down the street. Lima picked up her
book, and putting aside the feeling of
late repentance that came over her as
Rob disappeared, read on without inter-
ruption until her mother entered and
said: Lima, l wish you would 90
down street and get half dozen more
buttons like this one. | can finish Bes-
sizes cloak tonight if I have them.''
Well, suppose I must" answered
Lima, reluctantly, running the remain
ing leaves of her book under her thumb
regretfully.
1t was long walk and Lima was gone
some time, but when she returned and
was hurrying to the sewing room with
The buttons, she was hailed from the
library and entering saw little white
robed figure with green leaves clinging
TO 1t, and scattered about it in great pro-
fusion.
"Why, Bessie! You haven't picked
'hese leaves off the plants have you?''
cried Lima in dismay, seeing the row of
naked geranium stalks in the window.
. Sc the babes in the woods,' replied
he little one, gravely. Il wos mos
overed up when you tame, now IL
: But what are you here all alone for3'
Interrupted Lima, for it was something
unusual for the little mischief of the
lousehold to be left to her own sweet
Will. ''And what in the world are YOU
Ied for"' added Lima, discovering
ord connecting baby to bracket on
ne window-frame. 'Spets auntie's
faid wun way" Bessie answered SOL
mnly. after a Thoughtful glance at the
ord that bound her. She evidently did
ot quite know whether to expect a re-
uke or not, but after careful survey of
dna's puzzled face she continued: ~
ad to tome in here, tause I made
NUTS noise, and, sides. Wob's sit.' ,
Rob's sickn' echoed Lima. Eyes,
awn time ado, nuts week, seems me. (
zen brought him home all white" and t
essie's eyes grew wide and frightened {
the remembrance. {
just then, Aunt Nan. passing the
DOR on her way upstairs, paused, and
lid in a relieved tone of voice: I'm q
lad you've come to look out for Bessie. a
ne was in the way so, | had to tie her s
lere while we were all busy with Rob-" h
"What's happened to Rob, auntie?'' c
ina at last found voice to say: s.He b
1t blow on the head. Abolished ran S
to truck wagon" and staying for no 1
ore words Aunt Nan hurried softly "
'-stairs. and Lima, mechanically re- "
asing Bessie, seated herself in a low p
cker with the child in her lap. \
':Why don't you say somefnt?" tt
hispered the little one, after she had
stled her head down on Lina's
oulder and been quiet for some time. F
no answer, and connecting Ii
I sisters silence and strange ex- a,
ession with her brothers accident, G,
e little creature set about admin Al
ering comfort in her own way. She e.
lde no more direct remarks to Lima, n
t. as if talking solely for her own o,