The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-06-22
HOW D0RRY WENT MAYING.

The little Pattens had their MAY
baskets all ready. A row of then
adorned the parlor mantel, decked ii
|salisthe colors of the rainbow. Cousin Is:
had sewed the pasteboard frames ant
taught the childen how to cover ant
tournament them. alf
And now they were going Maying.
=" Derry can't go, can She. mothers
Dorry's too little; but Wen bring. hel
some flowers to put in her basket, .
said Alice, coaxingly, seeing her little
sister getting her hat.
Derry must 60! Dorry amt too lit
tle!' said the child.
49, Let's you and 60 into the parlol
and look at the baskets" said the
mother. M asssg sss
She made. q motion to the children as
she left the room which meant: "Be Of
quickly, nowi'' 4sl5
a So they hurried away, and Derry got
SO interested in deciding which basket
was the prettiest that she forgot all
else. Her mother gave her an old col
lar-box and some bright bits of tissue
paper and left her happy in trying to
cover May basket. while she went up
stairs to do some sweeping. But Derry
had not quite forgotten. After a while
she Started up, saying 81
E.sisC Course I'm going! / must want
some towers for my, bastick."
She put on her hat, tied a strip of
calico round her neck, and went out
through the back-door into the orchard.
The old guinea hen was there, and
when she saw Derry she called out
loudly:
aoa Go back Go back! Go back!',
!! 81 slant do back for oor' said Derry,
stoutlY, and trudged on.
Back of the orchard was the railroad.
Derry came to. the gravelly edge, and
stood still and look up towards the
track. ass09 6 J8a a5s3issasstsssss 3sGEl
f Mover said not never go verer' said
she, shaking her head at herself. So
she walked along beside it. After
awhile she saw an opening that ran .un-
der the track. A brookIet ran through
1T, but there was anarrow strip Of ground
beside it where she. could walk.
Guess I'll 60 fro dis door," said
Dorry.is III AssH IA issts sas, -
: When she came out on the other side
she walked on till she came to house
within large yard in which some BRIGHT
yellow flowers were growing. -.
"Oh, here's some bufuf f'owers!''
said she, land hurried in and began to
pull off the. heads of Miss Caroline Bull
lards fine daffodils and croci1ses. she
heaped her little basket with .them,H and
was full of glee, when the door of the
house opened and Miss Caroline came
OUT fFsy1 81 ian ssBof sesgn aeiEs
20 i. on naughty child! You We picked
every flower I had!'' said the lady.
grasping Derry tightly by the wrist, and
looking very stern.
- Dory amt naughty! Dorry nick
May-f,owersr' said the little maid.
She didn't know any BETTER saba
plump old lady, trotting down the walk
alter her daughter, You'll u, have to
forgive her, Car line. It's the Youngest
Patten, isn't itp'' .sflss
se - orfy Patten watts my name-free
years old las Zhane' wary.h t'
Well, Dorothy Patten, you've been
stealing. These are my flowers. Do
you know what is done to folks that
stealP" said Caroline, sternly.
: didn't! | picked May-f owers!''
said Dorry. ~
!. There! Therep' said the. old lady.
" You see she don't know. She's too
little. Come in, deary, and IN give
you a seed-cake. IL suppose you ran
away. You must go right home, or
your mar will think you re lost.''
Dorry went in. looking very amiable
1T the mention of the seed-cake. But
seeing that Caroline still looked dis
pleased, she took one of the flowers ont
Of her basket, and offered it.
dive loo one!n said she.
umphe said Caroline. g You must
mink you re very Kind to give me one of
all.'' 0Ao gu
Cant You sing us songP'' asked
the old lady. :" / hear your folks sinp-
inc most every nipht >.