Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-13
Wee Little Nora.

Yes, Nora is a bother.
l don't mind taking care of Agnes one
bit, for she runs around and is real good
natured.
But Nora can't walk yet, and l have to
carry her everywhere, and she cries the
whole time.
And the crosser l am the more she cries.
| | know I'm cross, but | don't mean to
be so.
Well, last Saturday Jimmy Jones grand
father promised me ten cents if l picked
cherries enough to fill two pals for him,
and Sam said he would help me to do It,
Sam is my brother. He doesn't often
help me.
We did not want to take Nora with us,
so we slipped out of the back door, me and
Sam and Aggie.
But Nora saw US going and began to cry,
and mamma said l must take care OF her,
because she was going to town.
So logged Nora across the street, while
Aggie carried the pals and Tom went on
ahead, and made fun of me for being 30
slow.
Ny how hot and dusty it YVES
Sam was real good when we got to the
field and went up the tree quick as a flash
and picked lots of cherries.
Aggie was good, too, and helped me
ever SO much, but Nora was as naughty as
could be.
She fretted and cried and swallowed a
cherry stone, and nearly choked to death,
and then she upset the bail that was all
filled
The cherries rolled all over everywhere,
and 1 was SO angry | Just slapped her |!
did!
On dear I am so ashamed when think
about it!
slapped our poor, dear, precious little
baby. that ought to be so good to !
The minute l did it | was so ashamed,
and ran off by myself and began to cry.
was so sorry and some angry, too, that
l cried and | cried till 1 fell asleep.
The irst thing knew great drop OF
rain fell on my nose and woke me up.
| 1t was pouring and laundering and
lightning. and the wind was blowing and
| there was an awful storm.
ran home and never thought OF baby
till saw Aggie in the hall.
How'd you ga home " cried.
"Me ruined, said Aggie; And see,
me fixed your cherries all nice.
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"Dunno," she answered, shaking the
pals"
" But where's SAM"
"DesB he gone to Jimmy Jones grand
fathers garrett to play"
threw off my hat because it was new
one. and ran back to the field, Tor L
thought poor little Nora was all alone out
there In the storm.
1t rained SO hard it seemed as if my
bones must be wet right through my skin.
thought | could hear Nora crying but
she was not there.
I looked under the blackberry bushes
and everywhere, and l called at the top OF
my voice, but nobody answered.
There was big black cow in the past
ure, and l thought perhaps she might have
eaten her. On, do cows ever. ever eat lit
tie girls
Or suppose an eagle had flown away
with her, the way an eagle flew away with
baby in a story read once.
l was awfully frightened.
/ thought Nora was dead and L had
killed her.
What would mamma say?
/ was most crazy.
Then it flashed across me that Sam
might have taken her with him.
He never does take the children any
where, but l thought he might have, this
once.
So rushed over to Jones and up their
garrett without stopping for permission.
The garnet was empty.
AS ran by the stable, saw Sans feet
sticking out at the window in the hay-loit,
and l climed up the ladder, with my heart
going flppIty. flop, SO 1 could hardly
breathe.
And there, oh Joy there was Nora, sit
ting on the hay, as good as a kitten.
Sam says 1 ought to have known he
would take care of the baby Youths
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