Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-07-06
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'"Liha!'' SEQ away ..say, Linar'
"Rob, go away, want to read - $50
doL Can'tyou lend,lne your book ?''
mo, I can't. Stop your noise.'' a.. I
| know you can't stop my noise. You
told the truth that time. I'll keep still
if you'll play checkers with me- y al
want to read, / tell you Do 90 coast
ing and let me alone'' .sSled s
smashed "Then you might go with
/ other boys on bob-sled."' s.Suppose
! prefer to cultivate the society of my
sweet sister," No answer. "Lina,
my dear, it isn't safe for you to be such
book-worm, for fear YOU will get
stepped on, or some early bird will catch
| YOU" 7..zT' - IT,
Lima having re-read a single sentence
a dozen times, at least, gathered her
| brow into an impatient frown.A 80, myp'
said Rob, "yorr forehead's regular
| roailroad mapl There's "a grand trunk
line from your bangs to the bridge Of
your nose, and ever SO many branch
roads and lightning express tracks,
80" % There! have it il. you want to- cried
Lima. suddenly springing up and fling
| ing the book angrily at Rob. s'You are
the plague of my life.'' Il don want
it, you know don't; here, take it, an
swered Rob, Selling her sleeve to pre-
vent her leaving the room, and trying
to make the book stay in her unwilling
hands. Id.
from him, was, hurrying toward the
| door when Rob with: Here, you
needn't go, Tn off, vanished with
such haste that the Slippers got left be-
hind. Soon after the outside door was
fence with a whoop and a bound, raced
off down the street. Lima picked up her
book, and putting aside the feeling of
late repentance that came over her as
Rob disappeared, read on without inter-
ruption until her mother entered and
said: Lima, I wish you would go
down street and get half dozen more
buttons like this one.n can finish Bes-
sizes cloak tonight if I have them"
Swell, suppose I must answered
Lima, reluctantly, running the remain
ing leaves of her book under her thumb
regretfully. a..3 gs.se ..fe4,s.@s< ...
1t was long walk and Lima was gone
some, time. but when she returned and
was hurrying to the sewing room with
tIIC OuCtouS, was 1IO1u uiiC
library and entering saw a little white
robed figure with green leaves clinging
to it, and scattered about it in great pro-
fusion. egs s4 45<4y afra 57at so
"Why, Bessie! You haven't picked
these leaves off the plants have your
cried Lima in dismay, seeing the row Of
naked geranium stalks in the window.
Use the babes in the woods replied
the little one, gravely. q wos mos.
lowered up when you tame, now IL.
interrupted Lima, for it was something
household to be left to her own sweet
tied for?' added Lima, discovering a
cord connecting baby to bracket on
'faid I wun way Bessie answered sol
EMMY, after Thoughtful glance at the
cord that bound her. She evidently did
not quite know whether to expect re-
buke or not, but after a careful survey of
Lima puzzled face she continues: 81
had to tome fin here, tause L made
SHUTS noise, and, sides. Wob's sit. -
Rob's sickr', echoed Lima. g Yes,
lawn time ado, nuts week, seems me.
men brought him home all white" and
Bessie's eyes grew wide and frightened
at the remembrance. a..
just then, Aunt Nan. passing the
door on her way upstairs, paused, and
said in relieved tone Of voice: a.r m
glad you've come to look out for Bessie.
She was in the way so. had to tie her
there while we were all busy with Rob."
tpo sWhat,s happened to Rob, auntie?"
: II Z l. k.S>, xpT
got blow on the head. Abolished ran
into a truck wagon, = and staying for no,
more words Aunt Nan hurried softly
upstairs. and Lima, mechanically re-,
leasing Bessie, seated herself in a low
rocker with the child in her lap. g
= ..:.WhY. don't you say somefnt?"
! whispered the little one, after she, had
nestled her head down on Lina's
shoulder and been quiet for some time.
Receiving no answer, and connecting
her sisters silence and strange ex-
preston with her brother s. accident,
the little creature set about admin
istering comfort inner own way.lef y She
made no mores direct remarks to Lima,
but, as If talking solely. for hero
benefit, said. in a slow, dreamy UNDER
tone: Sc been upstairs; Wob spote
to me once, he, did; he smiled wife at
me, and said: 'Halloo, puss.'' same's he
always does. I dess he's detting better,
I do.'' ~ ~ -" lsit' stFl> stas5
After pausing to observe the effect Of
this soliloquy upon Lima, she added:
Yes, / really flint he mus be detting
better.o But the quiet of theshouse, and
the lnHing motion of the rocker,proved
too much for Bessie, and her comfort
ing assurances grew fainter and less FREE,
quent, till at last the white lids were shut
tight and she was fast asleep.
The long night wore away at last, but