The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-03
BERRYING AND FISHING.
The Laughing Time Which Excited INT
Wonder NJ Two Little Girls

Inc Is3OSntuS bb"ne ~
Wonder Of Two Little Girls
Two little girls. with checked sun
bonnets on their heads and tin pals in
their hand. were walking along the
sidewalk Of a certain town in Maine.
One wa named Lizzie Pulsifcr, and the
other Hannah Cooke. Lizzie was eight
years old; so was Hannah would
mention the name Of the town, but
they are both ONE now. with little
girls Of their own, and they might not
Ike 10 be laughed at. Did l tell you il
was a spring morning? Well. it was in
early Nav. When they reached Fred
Starkc's house. Fred. who was out in
the yard. screamed:
Good moraing. girls! where are you
Going?" -.
Were going blueberrying," said
Hannah.
Ala. ha, ha!' was Fred's reply. Il
hope YOU II get your pals full. Blue
Deriving! Ha. ha. ha""
..Wrl ! think we shall" replied Liz
zie. IL know where they used to be
very thick"
You do" said Fred IL hope they
will b. thick now. You'd better go
fishing. That's whatTm going to do"
And he turned away, still laughing
heartily.
When they left Fred the girls walked
along quietly again until they reached
the railroad.
I'VE shall have to walk along IN the
track a little ways" said Hannah; but
we can watch for trains"
They walked some time. stepping
from sleeper to sleeper, until Lizzie saw
smoke in the distance. Hannah said il
was a train coming. and that I ey must
hurrg off the track rs fast a. they co ld.
SO. long before the train arrived, they
had climbcd..a fence and were in a pretty
pasture on the edge of the woods.
They looked around for blueberries.
They found plenty of lovely pink-and-
white arDutus Tor. rs they called them.
Mav-ilowcrs). and great punches of
purple ~yiolcts, and white houstpnias
with their yellow eyes. and ground nut
blossoms: and on bushes VIII ch looked.
Hannah said. very much like b!ueberTy
bushes. ,hey found pretty white bell.
shaped flowers. just tinted with pink.
but they couldn't find any biueberrie>.
They picked the young checkerberry
leaves which were just Iseping out Of the
ground: and ut last. getting holder. they
strayed a little wav into the woods and
gathered some lovely ferns. But not q
BURBERRY was t. be seen
Its queer" 81 Human. ~ Won
der where the b~lucbcrrieS are | know
this is the place where they usei to be
50 thick. cause that's the very stump
mother climbed over. She conldn't climb
the fence anywhere else. you know.
cause twas SD high. But we'll keep
on searching"
just then the town clock. in the dis
lance, struck.
..Oh. it's eleven O'clock" exclaimed
Hannah. who had counted each stroke
aloud. land mother told us 10 be home
ut twelve. We shall have Ia start,
and we haven't got a single burberry.
Via. do yOu s'pose made Your Aunt
Sarah laugh so. when ! asked her If
we could stay till We got our pals
full?'
-Idon'tknow." said Lizzie. thought
fully: land Fred laughed. too when we
! IOlu ulIl VIZ WCIC HOlIX btucptTINIIN
What WAS he laughing at?"
"Oh, / don't know. I'm surc.'' said
Hannah: ''he's always laughing. But
l don't are. We've had = good time.
n way"
They climbed the fence again. and
found themselves close TO the ditch by
the side Of the railroad. The spring
rains had filled it with water. They
couk: not resist the temptation 10 take
of their shoes and stockings and wade
in il. They were having the bet OF
time Of all then. when Lizzie exclaimed
''Hannie. We might catch some fish,
See, there's n Let's trv.r
I'VE haven't any hooks" objected
Hannah.
well. We IN ght hold our pals and
catch some:" and Lizzie hell hers
against the running water. and. SURE
enough. she caught . little one that was
coming down with the current. .1Oh.
Hannie! perhaps we can get enough
to fry for dinner she cried.
She put her fish up on the bank in 8
safe place. and then she and Hannah
went to fishing in good earnest
l; was rather slow work after that;
but. when Hannah had caught three
and Lizzie three. they heard the cock
striking twelve.
So. with their punches of flowers,
ferns and checkerberry leaves. and
their pals Of tsh. they started 70,
home. Their dresses were dragged
and spattercd with muddy water. and
they carried their shoes in their hands.
They did not dare { o take time to put
them on. lest the fish could not be fried
for dinner.
"How many biueberis have yor
Pickeds" shouted Fred. who was on ths
lockout for them
we couldn't find the place." said
Hannah: 80 We thought we'd 60 fish
ing. and we've had good luck. Lizxis
caught three and l caught three
What kind are they.-truut."
YES. ] think 50" said Hannah, a,
she lifted her pail-coyer cautiously fol
him Ia peep in.
Fred Was well acquainted with ths
different kinds OF fish in the nei-hbcr
ing streams. bat when he saw Han.
nah's three, he gave . roar af laughter
oh, N.Y." he screasrei. Trout
What beauties, They'll do TO go " Il
che blue-bcsrics Won didn't GET. Oh