West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-11-09
BESSIE AND THE JACK o. LAM
TERN.

TERN.
Bcssic's papa and mamma were
spending year an Europe. and BESSIE
was staying with her grandparents i'm
the country. she had been in the
country every Sunmcr of her life, but
never had seen the great bare hills COW
cred with snow, nor walked i'm the pine
woods on a smooth. lev crust with
snow birds twitthriug i'm the lonely still
ness, and the SuNbcams creeping i'm 10
glitter on the icicles that hung like
necklaces on tho bushes before. She
had never been mp before daylight i'm
the morning to go by the light of a
lantern, which somehow seemed like n
glimmer from fairyland, TO the barn.
with Joe TO feed the sleepy COWS and
impatient old Dobbin. The light of the
lantern always started the hens of their
perch, and the ROSTERS would begin to
crow with such delight that one would
think all they cared for i'm the world
was TO have il morning SIZE
never had been tucked away
in great bung with all the chill
dren in the nelghEorhood on a snowy
morning, and carried to school
by. Dobbin-bclls jingling and the boys
shouting all the way. She had never
taken long, delightful rides into the
woods on Joc's oX-sled. nor coastcd
down long, steep hills, nor popped corn
over the Goals in the fireplace, nor
made the kitten play vito the shadows
of the ire-light. nor had she eaten
roasted apple, and hickory and butter
nuts while Abby, the hired Girl, told
fairy stories o. an evening. But now
she was enjoying all these delights, and
wondered why people d dn't 90 into the
country to spend the winter instead OF
the summer.
But sometimes there was q little dull
spot in her existence, and that was ON
evenings when grandpa read his news
paper and would not be cOaNcd TO look
up from 1t, and grandma got drowsv
over her knitting, and Abby and Joe,
who were said to be- counting, though
Bessie didn't know what that meant.
would 60 out early TO spend the evening
with Abby mother. or sit by the kitch-
On fire and talk with each other without
paying any attention TO her. Abby
wasn't always wiling to tell "Cindei'-
ella, or ''Jack, the Giant-Killer." bv
any means Even the kitten, who wa,
n fat, funny little thing. would some
but would curl herself into a little
rousd ball ON the hcarth-rug. and
try to 90 90 sleep. and Carlo.
the great Newfoundland doc.
would good-uaturcdlv 90 through
with all Isis tricks once or twice.
and then subsilc into a mcditativc
mood from which it was impossible To
arouse him Carlo was getting old and
enjoyed meditation more than frolics.
80 all that Bessie could do would be- to
sit and wish thai II was eight o. clock.
which hour was her bed time.
But iu her aunt's house. which was
only little ways around the corner at
the foot of the bin. things were DELIGHT
fully different. There were six children
in the family and such romps a. they
INDUCED i'm before bedtime, Abbv
had taken her there two or three times
IN tine evening, and sometimes She went
by herself in the afternoon and stoned
10 tea, and either Joe or Abby would
come for hcr just before the clock struck
eIghI. Eut Ec.s'c was never WILLING TO
go home a' that time She would play
until m duigh If size were allowed To-
Go -o. and eight o clock would ALWAYS
come ln the midst of some CHARMING
game. or just before the end of one of
'i-in Jennie prctticst stories. and
-lo i'ii like 20 very much abused indi-
No"al when Abby insisted on taking
DER nom" and wI. King her oil to bed.
'ur dark, cold night. when the frost
was Y tI.uk ON Tine wiudow-puus that
,H c'u'u hardly get 90 peep Out-of-
doors, end few fakes Of uow were
by about n tlr bitter air.. Bessie tya-
-"<aH with stronger desire than ever
p" -n'na thc evening with her cousins.
q" Tommy. ono of the boys. bad au.
rNlnr'I i.at Doe w9- going mako m
Jack 10 Lantern. and WiIa-kad her
Very particularly tp come over. -avinv
'H'' -.c could come they would have
o cardy-pulL"
Now f There was anything fin thf.
vol tIai Eo enjoyed. FL wac
'01nit UG. not 'hat ho cared much
-. .F Herof boo Grandma kitchen.
'.. 'N.' "i. mrrrF party OF bot. and
- .p NH owed it ~ much "a. .i.dfI
Ar" then b. did wh % much fg .er
i.' Jack ~ Lantern for rrvr. ,r
h'r whole .to bad ba cot ewes 0n .upb
20 Ching rrd -In haI been told fhaf fir.
were cry funny bot -hr know chat r
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might rp. was u.H worry cold
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worry .f..F .ai BOO m.nI.rg 20 har-
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