The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-10-31
JUNE AND RYE's PRACTICAL JOKE.

JUNE AND RYE'S PRACTICAL JOKE.
Two years ago we all went up to
Barclay 70 stay year. Father owns a
place up there, and the doctor said the
change would do mother great deal
of good.
hated to 90, for l didn't see how
could get along without our school, and
the girls and everyth NJ. Mother said
that was rather selfish, but didn't care
TOR that.
1t didn't make a bit of difference to
the others, for Simmy was happy any,
where. and Tony was only year and a
half old.
When we had been at Barclay about
week. my cousin. june Ackers, came
to live with us. June's home was in
Boston, but her folks had gone to Eu-
rope, aud she was to stay with Us till
they came back.
liked staying at Barclay better
after June came. We had splendid
fun. One morning, mother said, Just
after breakfast:
''Girls, 1 think you may begin your
school this morning"
l expect l must have turned pale,
for you see, l never thought of slch
thing as going to school in that
country place.
l begged mother not to send me,
but mother is hTna, can tell you.
June kept very quiet. l expected
she would be awfully cross, but when
we went upstairs to get our hats. she
shut the door and said:
''Of course, we've got to go. but 1
guess we can think up something that
will pay Aunt Charlotte OFF,"
So we went-Jim and us two girls.
June scared Jim so. on the way, that
mother had terrible time to get him
to go inside the school-house. June
told him the teacher had horns. and
that she cut OF every boys ears if he
couldn't spell ''hippodrome.
Mother was ahead of US, and didn't
hear anything June said, so she was
dreadfully mortified when we got liz the
school and Jimmy began to walk around
the teacher and stare at her. He wasn't
afraid while mother was there, so he
said:
'.Say. you amt got on your horns
to-day, have you? and can spell hip
perdrome. too, SO you can't cut my ears
off. either!'
Mother tired to stop him. but she
couldn't do it. She explained to the
teacher that Jimmy had never been to
school before, but l think the teacher
thought we were funny people.
Well. we went to school there. for
mother made us, but June and didn't
like it
Jim was pleased. He thought every
thing was splendid. June and didn't
behave very well. We acted as bad as
we could, to tell the truth, and Miss
Penley went to see mother about it, and
there was an awful time.
One day-it was Saturday-mother
sent June and me down to the end of
the garden to pick currauts. While we
were there, we saw the nurse -ler
name was Norah Finder fixing Tony
in her carriage, where she could see us.
and in baby way be amused. Pres
emily, Norah went into the house and
left Tony sitting there.
Tony's name was Victoria, but jim !
say it at first, so he called her
Tony.
June never said word, but went
and got Tony and brought her down
where we were. Tony was so fond of
June that she would go anywhere with
her.
Rye" said June, 'let's take her
down in the woods, and get her asleep,
and leave her there, Just little while, |
to scare Aunt Charlotte and Norah."
never thought what was doing
never Mought--but hurried !,
of down the path to the woods with the !
carriage-afghan in my hand, and June
coming behind carrying Tony.
They couldn't see the path from che |
house. We went through the thick |
woods to little place we called our |,
''den," and sat down,
Finally, Tony went to sleep. So we !
put her down on the afghan and ran !
back toward the house. We meant to GO
right back to the garden so we could see !
the fun when N0rah came out to look |
for Tony.
But just as we got into the path we saw
Sue Lane coming. Sue asked us to .
come up to her house and see new sun
shade her aunt had sent her from New
June said we couldn't 60 then. for we
were in a great hurry to 60 down and
get some tin-types taken to send to her
uncle, who was Governor of Massachu-
,etts.
OF course it wasn't true, for father is
The only uncle June ever had; but Sue
believed it, and it just took her down,
| tell you.
After Sue went on. June said why
couldn't we 90 and get some pictures;
10 we did 90, and we had such fun!
By the time we got home. We had for
,otten all about Tony. When We were
almost at the gate. Bridget rushed out
% meet US.
'Arrah. thin, yez haven't the child
yid yez, at all at all!'
she expected we had Tony with US.
BY this time, mother and Norah and the
hired man had come OFT.
Moran was crying aud wringing her
lands Mother was just as white as a
ghost. and all she said. was:
Where is the baby. Rye"
Her voice sounded Just like one crazy.
was scared. can tell you. l couldn't
peak a word. Ii all rushed over me,
he aw III thing l had done to hide our
lear little baby.
But June laughed.
81 guess Tony is not far off in the
woods, Aunt Charlotte. l saw her 60
NO down that way while ago"
Mother never looked at June. but
aid to me in that dreadful tone:
"Go and get her. Ryer'
ran, you can believe. l never hur-
led so in my life. s
June followed. I believe she was I
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