The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-14
The COW.Tree.

Mamma" said little Robbie Wood,
one day, at the dinner-table, show does
butter grow ?"
d, "Oh, hol" cried out his brother Harry,
hafQre mamma could answer; "wbat
synse you are, Rob butter doesn't grow"
Mamma looked across the table and
saw little lip quivering, for Robbie hated
to be laughed at. Harry saw it, too, and
was sorry.
"No matter, Rob-" said he; 81 had no
business to laugh at you; but it was such
funny idea;" and Harry had hard work
to keep back another shout.
g. suppose you would think it was very
funny" said mamma, putting some milk
into her cup of tea, if 1 told you that
there is country where the people get
milk from trees"
The great tears in Robbie's eyes forgot
to roll out, and Harry stared at his mother
to see if she was joking.
" 1t is true" said she.
"Now, mamma" said Harry, in very
coaxing tone, "you are going to tell us
about it, arn't you? 1t will make such a
splendid story"
al haven't time now," mamma said {:
"but come to me after supper and you
shall hear it,"
The boys went out to play that after
noon, and perhaps you think they forgot
all about the story but they didn't do
any such thing, and just as soon as the
supper was over, and mamma had taken
her sewing and sat down to the table, the
boys brought their chairs and sat down
in front of her.
"Now, mamma, for the story"
"Well," began mamma. Someway or
other all mammals stories began with
"well." The boys had learned to like it
very much. 1t was like smelling hot gin.
ger-bread when they went into the kitchen
they always knew then that mamma would
give them piece. So when mamma be.
gan story with swell" they knew some.
thing nice was coming.
"Well," said mamma, far away from
here-so tar away that people go in
ships, tossing up and down on the waves
"That must be great fun. I'd like to
CO." said Harry.
Don't talk, Harry" said Robbie, with
his eyes on mammals face.
$50 far away" continued mamma
"that very few travellers go there, there is
acountry very different from ours. There
is never any cold weather, never any snow
or ice. There are wonderful things there
The fishes are of lovely colors, blue anc
yellow and orange and red; you can SET
them shining far down in the clear water
There are sharks, and alligators, anG
crocodiles, too, and they are not lovely al
all"
"Don't they eat people sometimes p
asked Harry.
Sometimes" said mamma.
Bob looked frightened, and mamma hur
ried on.
"But the birds are even more beautiful
than the fishes some of them are az
white as snow, and some of them are az
pink as baby's cheeks, and some of then
have bright red wings some of them are
green and gold, with lovely dropping tail
feathers yard long. One of them has
cry that sounds just like child in troubl,
it would make you sad to hear it; anc
there is one that has spur as sharp al
steel under his wing, 30 he can fight hi
enemies. There are great many littl,
humming-birds that fly in and out among
the trees, and everywhere green and pur
pie dragon-hies dart about in the bushes
"But the plants and trees are theme
wonderful of all. There rs flower calleo
the fever flower, because at certain time
in the day it gives out heat and there il
plant called the pitoher-plant, becsus,
its leaves are folded up into little greer