The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-12-23
An Umbrella Story.

An Umbrella Story.
1t was the twins, OF course They al
ways did all the mischief that went on
in that house. If anything was lost,
from Rob's diamond stud down to the
rolling-pin. somebody was sure to say:
"The twins must have had it."iosfeU a..
On this particular afternoon the soft
est OF summer showers had been falling,
and a few bright drops were still COM
ing down through, the leaves and the
sunshine, when they were seized with
such a longing to go out right into the
midst of the shower, that they appeared
at the foot of the stairs. both shouting
coaxing petitions at mamma. '"AT
She looked out of the window at the
few bright drops, and laughed and
said: ...'l
kate, put something around them
and let them run out; they think it will
be something wonderful to go out in the
ran" a..t .f.
Now Kate was a grown-up sister OF
the twins, and she had just come up
stairs after a long mornings work in
the kitchen and dining-room. She
was tired; she hated to go downstairs
again. 'D.' 49, 80 HD' -ih-A '-iH'I
She thought of the little. blue cape
hanging in the hall, and of the old
brown shawl by the door, or on the'hook
by the window, or sOaaeUhgre; she
couldn't remember Just where. What
matter which of these old wraps they
tookp - ...T Hslt n 10 H.tl'u ~
Take anything you can, find, chill
dren,h she called out, "and wrap your
selves up and go" '.iihAi IN
''Oh! ohH' squealed the children in
delight.
Then came the next petition.
MAY we take umbrella?'' TT
YES take any of them from tie
rack"
Well, they obeyed.
Now it happened that the upper front
room OF the twins home belonged to
Miss Stella Pierson, who boarded with
their mother; and it happened that
Miss Alice Fletcher was her very dear
friend, and had just run up the stairs to
Gallon her, leaving her India shawl on
the hook in the hall. 1t was damp, so
she flung it there to dry, leaving her
pearl gold-tipped parasol
standing on the umbrella-raek for the
same reason. t
! How were the twins to know that
anything they could find" did not COW
err Miss Alice's India shawl and pearl
handled parasol? Anyhow, they chose
Just these things and sailed forth, and
were so delighted that they went out of
sight of the house; and the rain, not
being over it's frolc, came suddenly
down in what might have been
called torrents, and brought the wind
with it, and between them and the dust
turned into mud, the twins and the
India shawl and the white lined para
sol came home in sad plight.
1--WE couldn't help it.' they walled
(the twins did, | mean). 1.-THE wind
blew and ble,C, and shocked US so, and
twisted the lumbella wight wound and
wound; and the shawl was too heavy,
and kept dragging and slipping. and
then the lumbella turned itself wight
wrong side outg' sgf n
Mother, they really ought to be
whipped" said the indignant Kate.
"The parasol is simply ruined, and the
India shawl is sight to behold n
Then did the twins cry out: aoivhh
ave couldn' help it! She told us to
take anything we could find; and we lust
I looked them and went. We found en-
we did truLl.'s u ID So sy. s.e.ths tdf J
- don't know" said the grave moth
e., ''if it comes toa question Of pun
ishment, which ought to have it. The
twins, it seems, obeyed Just what was
told them, and it seems their sister Kate
did not. f'7.SThe FdiiSlJ,ai laa41aaq - 70
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-7''You see. my child this TURTLE