The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-07-07

Z What's this-you' re crying, sobbing sighingi
What is afniss with youg "a
/ Drops the head curly, " dot up s itrlgr'
Well, clearly that is tFuei.
t7 Oyou criss-cross Baby,
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l4E Nou fretfnl, whining, peevish, pinings
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KIND TO OUR OWN. ~
Linan' SEQ away" Say, Linar'
Rob, go away, 1 want to read. - $50
DO |. Can't you lend me your -book?"
mo, | can't. Stop your noise. y II
Snow you can Z stop my noise You
told the truth that time. III keep still
! Y you'll play checkers with NEE Il
= want TO read II tellayoh. Do goaeoast-s
I ing and let me alone" ..Sled's
smashed 'sThen you might go with.
4 other boys on a bob-sled.'' .'Suppose 1
/ prefer to cultivate the society OF my
sweet sister?' No answer.se - 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 win catch
YOU
Lima having re-reada a single sentence
a dozen times, at least, gathered her
I brow into an impatient frown. 60 mypi-
said Rob, your forehead regular
roailroad map! There's n grand trunk
line from your bangs to the bridge OF
/ your nose, and ever so many branch
froads 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 life. . Il don't want
It, you know | don't; here, take it, . an
swered Rob. seizing 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, yoa
4 needn't 90, Tn 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 a whOop and bound, raced
of down the street. Lima picked up her
book, and putting aside the feeling of
late repentance that came over her rs
, ROB saissppeared. read on without inter-
ruptioB until her mother entered and
sad: Lima, | wish You would 90
down street and get half dozen more
q buttons like this one. | can finish Bes-
3 sie's cloak Tonight if / have them.D
0 "WelL L suppose | must. answered
E Lina, reluctantly, running the remain
} regretfully.
1t wassa long walk. and Lima was gone
somes time, but when she.retumed and
} was hurrsing to thessewing room with
the buttons, she.swa hailed from the
library and entering saw little white
robed figure with green leaves clinging
70 it, and scattered about it in great9ro-
fusion. Il 2
"Why, Bessiet You haven't picked
these 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
the little one, gravel y-S.s = Yos mos
lowered up when you tame, now IL
But what arc you here all alone for2''
4 interrupted Lima, for it was Something
4 unusual for the little mischief of the
/ household4o be left to- her own sweet
will s.sAnd what in the world ) are you
tied for?" addedsLina. discovering a
cord connecting baby to a bracket on
the window-frame ''Spets auntie' s
.slfaid l wun way" Bessie answered sol
temnly, after a thoughful glance at the
cord that bound her-rShe evidently did
-Anot quitesknow whether totexpeciSa re-
81 buke or not, 3 lit aft er q careful surveylof
Lima puzzled face She continued dsaass
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AZ the remem brance, - -
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uoIr on net way. ~ 11,,
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t,,',.L WAGON sn1 ,a,,5 ~.
,1,ore words Amt Nan hurled softIy
mn ~ stairs and lima ,necban;cally, re-
LEASING Ressie.s .eatrd ! herself in . low
\ rocker with the 'cbild IN her Ian,
..Wbv done. Evo,Is s:,t sonnet inter,
Whispered the LITTLE one, after She had
nestled her head down on. Lin:aas
shoulder and been Quiet for some time.
Receiving no answer, and connecting
i her sister $ silence and strange ex-
/ preston with her brothers accident
the little creature set sabout admin
istering comfort in herAown way. She
made no more direct remarks to Lima,
| but. as if talking solely for her own
benefit, said. in a.slow, dreamy under