The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-12-20

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Wasps have very quick fan, s,,s''u'-iot
= stpqk his sharp slfnE tw6 wv y
three times IN her neck, and t6e sr@O ~. q
a great swollen place, and NO c'4S wy. was
poor little PattIe cried. Bnt Ann. VHn ny
put some 2 pampni 3 right on tha u, ist S.asS
and in a Little while. they did nj fSlags
but Pattie held her head rather stsss nuEt.
day. ii5islao1' a9si 93sEl sunny al
After Frankfound ont that p..E. /,
not have aft, eand that Aunt Ma ,'vs,0 ua
going to cure the sting, he Wont W. NY
alone to look for some new snort ~
he passed the llbrary he looked N a.
tall bookcases, the pretty pictnras = ~
cabinets full oficurious thinrs n, " w
table lay Uncle David S cold snec ~ sae
where he had laid them : when bs TT,eies
out. Frank took them up and nm nm
them on. 7 He stood in front az on ~ =
the great mirrors and laughed AZ L;n =
self; he tried the spectacles IN yar -;,oa-
ways; atlast put them on his1bead =
he had seen his grandfather do wha =
not using ther1. Just then PATTI csi ALL
from the backyard: Ia. '-4sS
n' .Aanh' coine out mere; here's
q mouse in this box!n 0sEmslS
Frank darted ~0ut, forgetful Of IN
spectacles on his head. 9,1 ~
ooh! Ohr' cried Pattie, cts gotont i
The mouse ran toward some harrol.
and the children ran after it, They ~,
sticks and poked around, but the mons Sss
was not to be seem .ssT
49, ''Perhapsit's in the barrel, said Pa.
| tie; ''Iook in, Frank, and see. y
So Frank raised himself on biSeohnar.
tipped toes, and looked in. and Al tba
same moment Uncle Davfd's gold speo.
taeles dropped in, .s
"Oh, Pattie! Uncle David'ts 'gDsIasses,p
cried Frank. .s'What. Shall i tloa How
shall get.'sm aut?n
Pattie stood still, quite IS frightened
as her brother, for the children ma !
wholesome awe of Uncle David. Then
she tiptoed and topk-a peep III the bar
rel. Now the barrel was one used n
hold slop-water from the kitchen and Il
was about half fun. The glasses foated
lapgUidly around amid bits Of potato
Feelings and cabbage leaves, and seemed
to be ea7erse to sinking into such low
company. ~
t'l5;'The tongs!'' cried Patti, when she
had recovered her voice. :. You watch
the glasses, Frank, and III get the
longs" And off she ran to thekitehen.
And it should be said here that little
Pattie's wits and feet had often before
helped Master Frank out of scrape.
Nora was not in the kitchen, so Pattie
snatched upfthe tongs and scampered
back. .....-
Hurry, Patr' cried Frank, ..rm
afraid they're going down.
He madea~a dive for the glasses,
brought them mp. safely. only spsttering
himself moderately with slop-water.
Pattie wiped the glasses on her long.
suffering apron, and the two carried the
spectacles back to the library, and
breathed more freely when they were
safe on the table. For several day,
Uncle David complained of the dimnes,
| and peculiar smell of his spectaeles, anc
it was only after much. Rubbing anC
wiping that they were restored to theil
usual clearness andpurity.ia @
The fright about the spectacles made
the children little sober, and they sa
| down on the steps of the back porcE
4 AND were SO quiet that if Aunt Mar
had been used to having little one
around, she might have known some
thing had happened. 1iif
After dinner q shower came up. 81
they had to play in the house. Whel
they grew tired of wrapping up thi
great gray cats feet in paper mittens
and seeing him tumble helplesslyabout
they played in water near the kitchen
door, until they were so wet and mudd'
tNoralmade them sit by the stove to dry
Then Cousin Mamie came to look afte
them.
"Ain't it time for us to go homep
said Frank, who began to wish for
change. ;s 1a4 'ra sfsi
IN have the pony-phaeton out am
take you around myself. said Consil
Mamie, who had way of doing mic
things.
At this Pattie clapped her hands an
Frank gave shrill whoop, whichmsd
Cousin Mamie put, her hands 70 be
ears and assure Frank unless he was
very good hey he could not driye wit
/ heralat 4 49,
.'And, Frank, draw the lap-cloth owe
4 you as much as you can, or people Wi
| think I have picked up a youni
/, tramp" f
/ 81 don't look very well, that's
faetsr said Frank, apologetically
u And it was fact, for bis pretty blu
/ pants had a wide tear across one knee
and both showed plainly Whoreh he ha
rubbed against the slop- barrel, an
patches of dirt were in different place
over his blouse, and his straw hat wa
broken on ore side where Pattie Ds
stepped on it. But for all, the llttl
boy and the equally dirty little susie
beside him, enjoyed their day and tn
ride home. j. uI affR h3iiii
"Aunt Ellen was at the gate lookin
for thern,r said Mamie, on her return
"and she kissed and welcomed thos s
dirty children as if they were M
angels, and they said they had h 49,
splendid timer'--Lsecy Randolph f'e@
ing, In Interior ,3
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