South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-05-11

ALpux StOluco anu SHOOK ucr uuttI UeI
neck threatened to become rs tho.
roughly out of joint as her little snub
nose was.
'Oh, see how it is laughed grand.
ma, this one has bonnet aud shawl,
and is all ready for promenade
Yes, said papa, and it is tho
youngest, and so must have All extra
amount OF petting,'
Pretty soon Floy went up stairs to
see the sick auntie, whom the children
had never known as anything but the
click auntie.
'Poorm Aunt Nell ? che had said,
compassionately, at three years old, as
the sense Of poor auntie's helplessness
and her own happier condition began
TO dawn upon her childish mind.-
poor my Aunt Nell! Sc sick. Sc
tan't walk. I tan walk
Lclly soon followed her sister, car.
rying a dish Of fresh strawberries, and
feeling very proud of the trust grand
ma had put in her. Not one of the
tempting red berries found its way to
her mouth. They were all for sick
auntie. and Lelly carried them to her
faithfully. Then Aunt Nelly thank.
cd her and SAID Lelly was her own
little strawberry. The little girl did
not know just how she could be a
strawberry, but Aunt Nelly smiled
and kissed her, and said strawberries
were NICE so Lelly smiled too,-a We.
~ sweet smile it was. Auntie loved
to see it Oh the.little girls face, and
was always glad when it came in re.
spouse to any word or act of hers.
by and by Aunt Nelly began q
mysterious search in some mysterious
receptacle, and presently brought
forth something that looked like fan,
only it was so small it would not have
stirred mp the littlest bit of {. breeze
even for the lttlest bit of baby
Bat it suited Miss Dolly rs we'll as if
it had been made expressly for her
convenience. 1t certainly could not
have been too heavy for her, yet this
languid young lady made no attempt
to use it. Lelly thought she was so
overcome by the heat thatishe could
not, and famed the lazy littlcothing
herself in much anxiety.
The little girls did not make q long
visit up stairs. They loved their sick
auntie, and were sorry for her.
Bot how conld mortal children stay
long within the four walls of n COM
place chamber when all the bean
| hful 'out-ot-doors' lay beyond watt
ing for them to enter and take poss-
ession? But they had brought. the sun
shine with them, and they left it with
Aunt Nelly while they went out to
gather more for themselves.
! Toward evening grandma said that
she and grandpa were going to the
| orchard TO feed some lambs that had
no mamma of their own, and the Gill.
dren might go with her if they liked.
Of coulse they liked. They had
found their hats and asked q dozen
questions before grandma had time to
turn around.
Fire is 'e lammie's, mamma, dram
ma" asked Lelly, who was deeply in
terested.
The poor sheep-mamma had to die
and leave her babies some time ago.
'Oh-h-h' at s too bad
1es,' went OH grandma, as they
left the house, when grandpa found
that she was dead, he thought she had
left only one lamb to miss her, as he
fonnd only one with her. He carried
1t to the house and told Aunt Trudie
| she might have it it she would take
care of it. The next day he went to cut
the wool off the old Sleeps back be-
fore he buried her, and what do you
think he found there? Another poor,
little lamb, all cuddled up close to its
dead mother, and so weak il couldn't
lift its head or say 'baa-a-a? ever SO
family
'What made him so weak, grand.
mar asked Floy.
lie had had nothing to eat for so
long. lie was starving
'Oh-h b : from both little girls this
time.
what did you do then?' asked
Floy.
Grandpa brought him to the house.
We wrapped him mp warm, gave him
some warm milk to drink, and he
soon felt better. Then grandpa said
Aunt Nelly might have him. But
she can't take care OF him, you know,
so we do il for her.
'Oh, there they are ! cried Floy.
See! one of them is running To- Us.
Whose is that?'
THAT is Aunt Trudie's. lie knows
his supper is coming.
But what makes the other one run
away? Doesn't nc know liis supper is
coming too?'
y es. that Is tho reason he runs
lie is q very silly lamb. lie likes HE
supper, but he always has 20 be caught
aud have it poured down him
what n stupid =
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