Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-28
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STRAWBERRIES ARE RIPE.


always been very kind to Janey,
pleaded for her, promising to take
such good care of her little sister
that Mrs Dean finally consented. /
Luna seemed very anxious to
atone for her fault. She was tender
and thoughtful of Janey taking care
that she was fairly treated when
playing with the other children. who
were sometimes inclined to take adj
vantage of her, for she was gentle,
quiet little girl, who did not find 1T
easy to stand up for herself.
When the strawberries were ripe
Janey thought it the pleasantest time
in the whole year. Every day when
the bell rang fol- recess, or the hours
incoming, the children scampered
across the road, clambered over the
fence into Mr.. Deans pasture, and
separating into groups, picked the
ripe, red berries and ate till they
were satisfied.
Luna would find place where the
berries were large and thick and
ripe for Janey, and the little girl
would gather the delicious fruit, al
ways saving the sweetest and ripest
to take home to her mother.
One afternoon she was to have a
great treat. She and Luna were to
be excused after Luna's lessons were
recited, and together they were to
90 to distant part of the pasture,
where the berries grew very plenti-
fully, and gather some to carry home
to make a strawberry shortcake for
supper
Mrs. Deane wrote note, asking
the teacher to excuse them, and
adding some dainty bits to eat on
the way 1t was still early in the
afternoon when they left the school
house and the pair went off happily
together. Janey, indeed, was wild
with delight and ran back and for
ward, singing for very joy until Luna
checked her, saying she would get
too tired unless she walked more
slowly.
When they reached the place
where the berries grew they found
them even more plentiful than they
expected, and as they picked them
very industriously their pals filled
rapidly.
At last the pals were nearly full
and Janey began to feel tired and
heated, so Luna proposed that they
should put their berries away in a
safe place by the fence and 60 to a
spring which dubbed up under the
shade of some old trees and rest
awhile, drinking some of the delicious
cold water. Then, she said, they
would fill their pals and go home.
The trees were very large will
branches bending low. One of then
could be easily climbed, and Luna
had often scrambled into it, think
ing herself quite clever to be able t.
climb tree. She related this t.
Janey, as they walked along, prom
Using to show her how easily sh
could swing herself into it, and evel
saying she would help Janey t.
climb up also.
When they were about half wa.
between the fence and the trees Lun
heard sound which filled her wit
dismay. Looking in the directio
from whence it came, she saw as sh
had feared, that Farmer Chase's bu
had broken into their pasture, an
was coming directly toward them
He seemed very angry and was bel
lowing fiercely and tossing his head
The animal was savage one, and
terror 10 the whole neighborhood an
Luna had good reason to be fright
ened.
Her first thought was for Janey
She saw there was not time for he
little sister TO reach either fence {
trees, but she thought she migl
attract the creatures attention, an
still get to the trees in time to say
herself. She then remembered j;
ney's pink apron and thought 81
would take it off for fear it woul
anger the bull. "Janey," she sai'
as with trembling fingers she unite
the apron, ''listen to me and do ju
as tell you. Run TO the fence
fast as yoncan-right where pom
climb over it, run to Mr.. Chase
house, and tell them TO send II ms
to take care Of his bull. Hurry y
Janey was drcadfully frighten'
but she was an obedient little g
and did al once as Luna babe. Lul
saw her start on the way and tn,
ran toward the tree, shouting al
swinging the pink apron TO attra
the -bulps attention. For a nome
the animal hesitated as if uncerta
which to pursue, but Luna's shou
aud the bright pink apron seemed
decide him and he charged furious
upon her. But that moment
of hesitation was of great value
Luna, and in it she gained so mu
upon her enemy as toreach the IL
and climbit in safety, and when t
furious creature came up she W
far beyond his reach.
She kept his attention from Jan
Ivy waving the apron until the III
girl was safely past the fence, a
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