The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-06-13
JEsSIE'S STORY.
What She fhcaglft Abput Her DresdfulIy
had Brother

What She fisoagIft Akput Her Dresdfully
Had Brother
Little Jessie came and leaned her
head against her mothers shoulder.
"Archie's very bad boy, mamma. "
tgs he, dearP I'm sorry
Eyes, mamma, dreadfully bad boy!
He"
wait few minutes, pet, until
finish this, and then I'll hear about it. "
Jessie waited and watched as the pen
quickly travelled over the page, won
dering il she herself should ever be able
to make the little letters which were such
a trial to her every day at the Kinder
garten. And thinking site could make
almost as good capital Ms as mamma,
but feeling quite sure she never could
ffiate such nicely-shaped BIS. And
proud to find that she could tell "and,'
and ito, and .'be,h and that she knew
a comma and period.
Its very easy to write stories when
you know how to make all the letters,
isn't it, mammal"
Mamma smiled as she wiped her
''Does it seem SOP" she asked.
'Why, yes, mamma. You Just
write and write and write, as fast, and
the first thing you know, it is beauti-
full little story, and you read it to me"
Suppose you write one. Jessie.
"But | can't make half the little let
tiers, and l never know which way to
turn my capital Els and my F's and
rs always look just like each other"
''But | will write Il for you. You
need only to tell me what to say"
''Oh, that will be nice, mamma-on1y
I'm afraid you'll get tired before I'm
done. Now I'll begin:
"'Once there was little girl, and she
had curly hair and brown eyes and
pink gingham frock apd-and-her
mamma what is it you do for me when
l am very, very good, mammal"
kiss you and hug you and call you
my little sunsh nep"
No, don t mean that. When I'm
so good that you let me have little tea
party with Bessie Gay, or buy me some
gum-drops. You in---in-''
II indulge you, do you meanp"
Eyes, that's it. Her mamma was a
very INDUCING char character there
has to be some big words in story,
you know!'
go on. Jessie"
And she would have been very
happy little girl il she hadn't had a
brother, and he was a very, 0ery, VERY
bad boy, indeed, and he took her dolls
fly bar for fish net, and pinched her
kittys tail. and drove her away up
in the apple-tree, and-and the little
giri'-how long is the story, mammal"
''Only so long"
SIS that alp Well-.and the little
grill don't think it is so very easy to
write stories, mamma"
go on, DEAR
''And the little grill wonder
where Archie isp''
Jessie changed uneasily from one
foot TO the other. land the little
girl she looked out of the window.
I'm sure Archie will be wanting to
play with me. mamma"
You'd better run out then, dear"
.'And couldn't you finish the storyp
/ think it's dreadfutty hard to write
stories"
"Have you finished the story, man.
- Us oohCA OOooiC ~ tCd-oiihC.
mot yet, bus will very soon, and
will read it to you when you go to bed.''
After Jessie had said her prayers, her
mamma read:
".And the little girl went out and
looked for her brother, but could not
find him. She waited and waited, and
hunted about, wondering where he
could be. and feeling very lonely and
forlorn without i'm.
"'At length, some of the neighbors
came running by in great fright, and
told her mamma that some little boys
had been playing in the woods, and two
of them had fallen into deep hole in
she creek.
The little girl did not know that
her brother had asked mamma to let
him go to the woods for bunch OF wild
flowers for his little sister. Mamma
told her to stay in the garden while abe |
herself ran across the mead01f tpgnrxie |
the woods X
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