The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-16


"There, that will do" said /, as like
Aunt Jane as ever 1 could. Ct only
came over here to tell you that we are
going to have your cows put in the
pound, the very next time We find 'em
in our garden.
"Pohp cried out that hop-o' my
thumb of a Sam. Your grandfather
has said SO, lots OF times, but he never
does"
doesn't dare to {" snapped Sarah.
was just boiling mad. The idea of
my being treated so by those low Spi-
Gers
"Dare to?" said /. ct wonder who
you think would be afraid of such poor,
shiftless set?"
And then took Dots hand and just
ran for home so as not to give Sarah
chance to have the last word.
Oh, but don't 'spise her!
Well, that afternoon, Dot and were
in the barn playing with all our might,
when Aunt Jane screamed out:
Mary Jane Mary Jane The cows
are in the garden. Run and drive them
out"
Its too bad p cried Dot. "Those
opiSSAo SOWo spun III OuT luu.
"Pll tell you what" said 1, after 1
had shoo'd them into the road. "I'm
going to drive 'em right up to thepound.
I'll show that Sarah Spicer-"
"Why, Mary Jane Hunt II cried silly
Dot. "Whatn grandpa say 1 won't
CO."
"Say? Why, that he is much obliged
to me-" Dot trotted after me, as meek
as a lamb.
1t wasn't far to the pound but there
was one COW and her calf that wouldn't
hurry, and. besides, we walked very
slowly along the sunny parts of the road
and rested every time We came toa shady
place so it was late in the afternoon
when We left the pound, and turned to
come home.
We came quite distance by the road,
and then through Mr.. Halls corn field
and the woods beyond, and right out in
the Spicers' pasture. Dot and noticed
that there was only one COW lett now in
the pasture.
ct hope Sarah and Sam will have a
good time hunting after the others and
good enough for EN-" said /. per
haps her father is just scolding her now
for letting 'em stray away"
well, he isn't, for there he is now"
Dot pointed, and 1 saw Sarah in the
swing on the butternut tree In front OF
their house, and her father was swinging
her up ever so high.
When she saw us she jumped out and
ran to the fence.
Hope you'll find your cows tonight,
Sarah, said L.
"You had better go for EN-" chimed
in Dot.
"Hope you'll find yours" retorted
Sarah. IF you don't keep EN- out of
our garden, we are going to drive 'em to
the pound"
"Te, he" giggled Sam.
Although we hurried so, it was late
when we got home. We were afraid
that supper would be all over, and Aunt
Jane would scold us for being late. But
though the table was set, and grandpa
was home from work, no one had sat
down to it.
"Been waiting for the milk" said
Aunt Jane, "but, la, it's no use waiting
any longer. I'll use mornings milk.
Eyes" said grandpa, who was wash
ing his hands at the sink. "Do let's
have supper. Children, have you seen
| the cows ?"
"Why, no." answered. "not ours ;
but Dot and drove the Spicers' COWS
up to the pound"
"Those that were in our garden ?"
demanded Aunt Jane, looking straight
at me.
1 nodded.
"Well, of all the little mischief max
ers Those were our cows"
I" My gracious, goodness me !" said
/; "and grandpa's got to pay fine
to get his own COWS out of the pound
Oh dear 1 do hope Sarah Spicer
won't find out about it.
And so Dot and had to go to bed an
hour earlier than usual but Sarah
Spicer doesn't know anything about it.
"A. q. Plimpton's, in 81 Nicholas.