Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-07-11
Peeps Cross Day. .

ccpslo "do CIoSS. T~OuE-year-Old
have days, as we'll as big folks, YOU
know. Bridget had been washing dish.
es, and Peep had wanted to help; 50
Bridget had given the little girl a dish.
towel, and Peep had gone to work.
But the dishes did not get on very
fast, because every time Peep wiped !,
plate she wanted Bridget to feel OF it,
to see ii it was dry, and that KEPT
Bridget wiping her hands every few
minutes.
And then, the next thing, Peep hi,
herself with a plate, and went to cry.
ing.
"Where did it hurt We, darlint,'
asked Bridget. picking her UP with her|
soapy hands.
Ohio" sobbed Peep, "1've breaked|
my chin"
But her chin was not broken, after
all, and Bridget said she had wiped
enough dishes, and gave her a cookcy.
So Peep went and got Dolly Jane Mug.
gins. and went Off to play.
"What'll we do, Dolly Jane?" said
she. "Oh, l know! I'll swing you onl
the door,
So Peep laid her doll down on ths
edge OF the wire-screen door and began
to swing it to and fro.
After Il little while Bridget cam
along and stopped her.
"le1l have all the flies in, Miss Peep
sie," said she. San whatever IL YOU
ma say thin:9"
Peep did not care about the flies. bull
Bridgetmade herstop, anyway, andthat
was what made Peep cross.
"Bwidget's naughty" said she to
herself, "and l helped her lots to wipe
dishes, too. don't like such folks"
So Peep sat and pouted on the steps
Pretty soon she saw a little colored Girl
crossing the street.
"Brack girl! brack grill" called out
Peep: "rl tell the ragg-picker to catch
YOU"
The little girl did not say anything,
but hurried along. Perhaps she did,
not hear; but Auntie Ray did, through
the window.
Peep" she called, severely. "rn
ashamed of you! Never say such $
thing again to any little girl. She
can help her color. That's the way
1ou made her.
"Auntie Rays cross, too,' said
Peepsie to herself, as auntie drew in
her head. "All the big folks is cross
but we isn't-is we, Dolly Jane?"
But Dolly Jane did not answer .
"lou stupid thing"!' said PEEP
shaking her. "You never talk at sI
Oh, there's Mr.. Brown!"
And Peep jumped up and ran down
the hill to the next house, dragging
poor Dolly Jane after her by one foot
There was no fence between Peeps
yard and Mi. Browns; so she could g
over there easily.
Generally, Mr.. Brown was glad %
see Peep; but he was not this morning
"Run back, Peepsie; don't conn
here called he. from his bee-h'es
The bees arc going to swarm"
But Peep did not want to 60 back ,
"Im going to stay and see them
said she.
And Mr.. Brown had so much tod
that he did not notice for g mlna1
whether she minded or not. But vns7
he did he called again:
Kun home, Pcep-quick! Youlss
Sung"
But Peep thought it was too nje:s
watch the bees. They were po' ~.
out OF the hive now, and making ss s
a big, buzzing noise, "'most as LOUD
my mammals sawing-'sheen. thousu
Peep; and then she went a little p'"S
to the flying mass.
But just then Peep felt a dle'a an
pain right in the back of her hech' :"
she began to scream:
"Oh, the bee bited me-"
And she ran toward home, cryIhs i
loudly that mamma, Auntie ka.
Bridget all came running to the dOV and
Mamma took her in and put III ii
on the bite on the poor lN.S hi
neck, and after awhile, when Ieep Vii
got over crying, mamma told llea ar ii
She ought not to have gone n'''
.p
Peep listened very attentlv,elalI Id
when she put Dolly Jane to wv
she said: IN haN
dolly Jane, bees don't like sU fJbs
.ou come and see them, and pS a' m
knows all about it, and they blIe DdA
and I'm goingto mind next tlni'iG ohp
Jane. "-Na1y =. B0rntora, +"