The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-04-08
EASTER EGGS.

How Two Klnd-H enrted Little Girls
showed Their sympn thy for Lone
some-Loolying Neighbor.
"Now, isn't this just the sweetest
pretty of anyP" asked May Blossom.
See, Pink, isn't itp'
Pink, at the other side Of the table,
raised her flushed little face-oh! such
a funny-looking flushed little face, with
a big spot of green paint on one cheek,
and a bigger spot Of blue on the other,
and a small rainbow across her fore
head just under the rings Of yellow
hair.
You see May and Pink were down in
Mrs. Blossoms large, sunny kitchen, all
alone by themselves, painting Easter
eggs. 1t was great deal more fun
than to find them already painted
May had box of water-cOlors and Pink
another, and there were half-a-dozen
bru hes between them.
So there they sat at the long kitchen
table and worked and chartered, and
Pink put almost as much paint on her
face as she did on the eggs. May
couldn't help laughing the least little
bit
YOU'RE dear, sweet little girl,
| Pink, said she; "but you do look real
funny with your face all spattered up"
Pink opened her blue eyes very wide
at that "Why. is it spNttery?' asked
she and then she put her two hands
and the paint-brush right up on her
face. dear little laundering Pink Rose
"Oh!' screamed May, laughing as
hard as she could, you've put on lot
more. Let it right alone, Pink, and see
| if this isn't pretty one. I'm going to
! give it to grandma"
| "Isn't NINE, toO?' asked Pink, smil-
ing sunnily; land I'm going to give it
% May!n
'What?n said May. Il s'pose you're
going to give gram ma it, too. ~
Moo, answered Pink, slowly. Il
don't guess 1 will D-did you know
somebody's folks were moving into the
old Rodick house. MayP'
whats that got to do about it?'' de-
manded May.
Pink put her palms together and
! looked across the table at May in very
wise, earnest way indeed.
They've got a little girl, said she
! talking very fast, because l saw her
| out on Che doorstep when 1 came down
to Aunt Nelly's, and she looked orfe
| sober and lonesome's ever she could.
| And / thought how'd feel, s'pO,e if
wasn't 'guainted with you, May
That was very long speech for
| Pink Rose to make; and before it was
! done the red was coming and going in
her face, May knew what it meant;
and she gave Pink little loving hug.
what would both of us do if we
! wasn't quainted with each Other" said
| she. Let's we make just the prettiest
one we can, Pink, and 60 right over'n
! give em to her. "
"Oh, MOOT said Pink, quite startled
! at the idea Eve don't know who she
/ is, May. and l most know your mamma
wouldn't like it..
''Yes she would" said May, very
/ decidedly; because she always wants
me to do good things, specially to poor
folks. Casters just the right time, too.
"We-we could send 'em over" said
Pink, beginning TO feel bashfuL 81
! didn't mean to carry EN-. We'd best
send em, May"
But May didn't think so--not bit Of
it. She picked up round, pretty egg
and wet her brush, and wrinkled her
| forehead at Pink.
kI shall take mine, myself" said
she; land I'm going to paint one a-pur-
| pose the lOvlest 1 know how, right
straight this minute.
"Then SON 1, too, declared Pink,
stoutly; she wouldn't be left behind, Of
course. "And Pll carry mine. We both
win, won't we?'
Aud that was exactly what they did
not more than half an hour afterwards
They didn't ask leave to 90 they
couldn't anyway; because May S
mamma was out; and grandma was
taking nap; and so there was nobody
TO ask but Mary, who was upstairs
cleaning house, and didn't want to be
bothered.
"Its not any of her business.
either" said May "She never lets me
do things. Wen hurry like every
thing. Pink Which do you think Is
the prettiest?'
They're both Just as pretty as each
other declared Pink, Loyalty
And i think just so, myself, One
was red and green, and the other was
green and red
AAAh anu NAY ANNloNAA AAAGlu up AlAN'
fully i'm tissue-paper so the little girl
in the old Rodick House wouldn't know
Just what they were the first minute.
IL made them look a good deal nicer,
besides, they said TO each other.
Then they put on their things and
slipped out at the back door, and uT
the street and around o corner and
down a side-street, until they came to 8
big stone house. IL was an old house
indeed, for grandma herself couldn'
remember when it was built,
There was an iron knocker high IN
on the door, May stood on her tiptOel
TO reach &c, and even then she couldn'
make it sound loud enough 20 be heard
Pink was rather glad of thisi she want
ed TO 60 home.
Let's weput EN- on the doorstep,
whispered she; 'and the little girl vii
find 'em, May Thatn be- mic"
May didn't think so, however Sh.
wanted TO see the lonesome little gin
herself
81 don't think it's real p'lite 10 hay