Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-10

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maybe $780," said Claal1y. IT'D have. to
to make 200 Of these, Joey"
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long," declared Joe stoutly. Father
says just as soons this old farm pays
anything, he's going to take you to
Fredericton to see DR.. Lester. Maybe
twill pay next summer; we're going to
have COW then. And we haven't been
here long enough yet, you know"
"Thatll be real NICE" said she.
"Now, after dinner I'll cut out some
thing more
81 think its real fun said Joe. But
Charly only shook her head and smiled
again.
We1lthat day passed, and the next,
and all the time the sun did not show his
face. The clouds hung heavy and black
and dark came early, and weatherwlse
Joe, with his nose against the window
pane, prophesied a storm.
II hope 'twon't come, though till IA
Their and mother are home. said he.
It did, however. When the children
awoke next morning the snow was fall
ling fast and steadily in large flakes. It
had grown very much colder, too, in
the night. Poor little Joe's teeth chat
tered spitefully even after he had raked
open the bed of Goals in the fireplace
and built roaring fire. The wind
came up with the sun; it whistled and
raved along the bleak river shore in g.
way that set the timbers of the old
house to creaking tlolefully.
II don't believe they'll come to-
night" said Joe, when dark began to
, fall.
"Won't they. Cbarly?"
ooh, Charly, won't 'em?"
EDO you s'pose a wolf chased father
an mother ?"asked Joe, with dismal
quaver, breaking in upon the narrative
| of the *"liny Pig"
"A wolf couldn't catch our Dolly"
said Dean, quickly. ''She's too smart
and big"
Charly laughted. For the world she
would not have acknowledged that such
possibility had occurred to her own
| mind
Tits the storm that keeps them," she
said, cheerily. TITS dreadful storm,
you know. They'll be here tomorrow
II know they will"
| But tomorrow came and went-a
long, dreary, freezing day, and the
| fifth morning dawned. How bitter
| ly cold it was, and how the wind
whistled through and through the
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the children could not be sure. since the
| windows were banked with snow, and
when Joe tried to open the outer door
! a white wall repealed him. Their store
| of provisions, too, was nearly exhausted,
and that seemed worse than all the rest,
until Joe came in from the entry with
his arms full of wood and his eyes fall
of tears.
"That's every bit there is ne qua
vered. "Oh, Charly, why don't father
Gomez"
HE will" said Charly, with brave,
bright smile, though her heart was like
lead. s'Now, we'll be real saving of
this wood and only put on one stick at
! time"
Oh, how cold the room colder
and colder, while time dragged on, and
those last sticks were burning slowly
away. They ate their last bits of
bread then, and because Charlv
said she could not eat, there was
very little more for Emmy and Dean
and Joe.
But Joe, though he looked wistfnllv
| at the frozen m orsels, was struck with
sudden recollection. ''You didn' eat
any breakfast, Charlv, nor any last
night, because your head ached. Amt
you hungry?"
Never mind,' said Charly, cheerily.
s:lll eat enough when they come home"
The bread disappeared then to the
last crumb.
Tim awful hungry yet" said Joe.
$50 am H. echoed Dean with pitt
full pucker, land I'm awful cold"
Charly Rugged Emmy tighter and
looked around.
There were the chairs--stout oaken
ones.
"C>n't you break up chair, joey ?"
she asked.
Buthe couldn't though he tried man
| fully-poor little Joe-with tears stand
ing on his cheeks:
"Never mind" said Charlyl again.
And then the forlorn little group hud-
died together over the dying fire. How
cold it was! and how the wind rocked
the old house and blew it's freezing
breath in through every chink!
I'm s'eepy," murmured Emmy,
drowsily. Charly looked at her in sud
den terror. She had been sobbing with
cold and hunger, and now her baby
face looked pinched and her hands
blue with cold. But the golden head
dropped heavy against Charly's arm
and Emmy never went to sleep at this
time in the day. A dull red coal wink
ed among the ashes. Charly sawit and
Strengthened Emmy up with a little
shake. &-Ts..-.: =, +.
eve will have a funny fire. said
she, with catch in her voice. Bring
the-box, joey j. { + j
| ooh, Charly, MOI" y s@sS
! eyes" said Charly. II can make
plenty more. Wake up, Emmy
And in minute Emmy was wide
awake enough to see tiny bright blaze
upon the hearth. They burned the
box first and then the pretty carvings
one by one. All too soon they were
gone, and there only remained only q
| few ashes. s.zse- r.. I'd II
Tn just as cold" whimpered Dean.
"l'm sleepy, too, Charly. sss .:.
"Well, you shall 60 to sleep." said
Char1y and when you wake up / know
they'll be here. But well have some
nice fun first. Who wants duughnut 2"
Oh, Charly Grace, you haven't got