The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-12-21
HAPPY WGW YEAR.
uNBELIEvIHG VIOLET.

think Violet was the moss unbeliey.
ing little girl that over lived. She did
not believe at all that her dark brown
hood .ras dark brown, but black, until
abe had compared it hcraelf with piece
of black cloth. though her mother had
told her oil along it was brown. And
she didn't believe you could catch q
robin, even IL you did get the salt OH ito
tail. And she didn't believe but what
II you just kept on walking-valkipe-
walking. you would get to the end Of
the world after awhile,-the very edoe
Of the end, where it stopped, and moth.
ing was Loft but air TO step on. She did
not believe that was true ut all, what
the big Cobb girl said, that you couldn't
get TO the end because there wasn't any
end. She said she meant to start to
walking herself some dny and see.
you'll wait until you get through
going to school, won't your asked her
brother Ed. II heard you say the other
day that you won't have Nellio get
ahead of you for anything. But she
will If you don't look out; she'll be
clear through the eighth grade before
you get even hair way to the end Of The
world Maybe she'll be through the
seventh and into the sixth by the time
you get back. And then she'll be two
grades ahead of you nll the rest of your
dayu."
Fiole, could not help feeling rather
worried at this dreadful prophecy Of
Eds.
"perhapa it wouldn't take me az long
all that ~ hn oosl
1t would. But ] gueas III wait, any-
way. IT makes me tired enough 10
walk over to Aunt Nancy's-and OF
course the end or the world ia great
deal farther than that. 90 l rW waii
I'LL then. I'll be stronger then, sup.
pose."
"Yes," said Ed; "and moro senHlbie.
let US hope. BY then perhaps you won't
be guile such goose."
oh, l don't believe that" answored
Violet, quickly.
You see for yourself, don't you, how
unbelieving she waoS Well, this being
60 unbelieving was what got her into
trouble. Up to her very waist in
trouble, as you shall see.
Violet's folks lived in q mining re-.
gion, and about two blocks from her
home there was great space OF ground,
where the miners had been diggfuS for
copper ore. But they had recently aban-
doned this claim, and they left it look.
ing like pond with tho vator all
dipped out of it, pond with very
muddy bottom. The mud was very deep
In some parts, and don't SEQ why un-
deI ihs s;;:: the r:sc. vsn allowed at
al, especially in town where such un.
believing little girls M Violet lived.
But there was rickety old fence around
three sides of it, and ON the other side
was the brook from which the miners
had obtained their water, 90 you zee
there was no danger Of any ono falling
In; and ] suppose the inhabitants Of
that town never dreamed that any one
would deliberately climb the fence and
try to traik on the mud. That very
thing happened, though Violet Swim.
ton tried to walk on that mud size
didn't believe she would sink. You
see, the hot sun shining on the mud, had
caused thick crust to form on the top.
and the heat had also made the crust
crack all over into what Violet called
dead little angles, squares and things,
just like the teacher made on the black.
board"
This is right.angle," she aaid, eau.
tiously stepping between two cracks
near the edge.
"Tbis 10 a CIRCLE" taking another stop,
'cept it ain't round enough this is q
square and this is a.
20 Violetl don't 20 any further"
cried Nellie. who was looking on over
the fence ia great concern. you'll
sink in :ne mud, sure. Ed said this
mornicS It want oafe."
"Oh, psiaw I don't believe it," said
Violet, putting forward her foot TO step
on tangled triangle.
This 10 a-1hat do you call.it-a-
on my! l am sinking l am! Oh!
Oh !! Oh Nellie, come over and pull
me out, quick" !"
Then poor little Nellie, who had done
her best to keep Violet off from the
mud, crawled through the fence, and
tried 70 rescue her friend. But she only
sank Eerself-clesr to the tops of her
shoes. And there was Violet sinking
deeper and deeper. She was in over
her knees already.
Let's scream," cried Nellie, franti-
eally, "let's scream like everythingr"
And then they scredmed. Now, once
In q while, screaming is a very good
thing; this time It was. For the neigh
bors came, before the echo died, almost.
1t was such dreadful scream. And
they pulled out Violet, just - she had
got to her waist in the mud, and Nellie
vriggled heraelf out when she saw them
coming.
And Violet's mother took her home.
and gave her bath, and put her to
bed, and scolded her and kissed her, and
scoided her some more. And after
awhile when Ed came in, Violet conf
ded to him that whether there wss any
end to the world or not, she didn't DO.
iieve there was any bottom to it,
Houth's Gbmpanion.