The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-18

How = Mom~ntous Question Was settled
Among the Little Members Of the Carey
Family.
II was raining hard; and II was just
going to rain all day. No chasing the
turkeys. no climbing after green APP
pies. no tumbling in the hay to-day
that was certain.
But the five little Careys must have
fun somehow; so when grandma heard
. laundering noise over her head. and
peeped in the old garnet room. there
they were, getting ready to play stage
coach.
Every one of the five looked bright
and happy and merry; they were haul
! ing together old trunks, pulling about
| broken-legged chairs. Juggling at every
| thing that could be moved. and many
things that couldn't.
| Grandma closed the door softly. not
having been seen by the travclers-elect.
and slipped away. smiling.
| awhile am up here, said the old
! lady to herself. 'I'll just step across TO
| the other loft and turn my hops"
| This didn't take long; and. as grand
ma came past the garnet room she
opened the door and pecped in again.
| My. What's the matter?' she
cried. There was the stage all ready
70 be sat upon. pounded. thumped and
hollered at; but the voyagers. where
were they? Scattered like the poppy
leaves when storm has passed; and
every little darkencd brow and puck.
cred nose and pouting lip showed
traces of the storm
"And what the mattcr?" grandma
had to ask again before she found out
that when it was time for the coach &c
start. 10! every body wantcd to be driv'
cr-Rob. and Frank and Tom, o.
course; and even long-haired Jessie
and grandmas pet. wee Madge.
| Did grandma laugh &c thcmP
think she must have laughed little
even grandma; but not much; for sh'
sat right down on the driver ; seat. ant
put on her s'oncc upon : time look
"The greatest virginIan that eve
| was born she began Qor this farm
house with the garnet room was II
sight Of the Blue Ridge), Twas the on
| that was the readiest TO get down Of
the drivers seat. After he had whipped
| the red coats. Washington might hAv
kept his place at the head Of bis de
< voted army. and been the driver a
long a. he lived. Did he do this?"
Frank, who had recently read all th
| backs Of his History Of the Unite
States, here snapped the fingers o
both hands above his head, In token
his cagerness to answer.
mo stree; there's splendid pictur
IN INV book OF General Washington Civ
ing up his sword to the Congress
| Annapolis. The fellows are dresse
up too funny for any thing, with the
hair tied back like Jessie's; only .
their heads are white"
But Washington was put n tf
: drivers seat again. continued CRANE
ma, "when the people voted him Pre-
, ident Of the United States. and the
had great work to get him to keep q
7 reins for eight years; he did not thin
! II best for the country that one ma
, should continue to rule; 50 back
! went to Mount Vernon. to take care I
. his servants and his land, and do h
4 duty as gentleman farmer. An
v now (here grandma looked very saf
= here are my little Virginians quarrt
ing over being stage coach driver.
Washington's little fellow citiaeI
booked tremendously sheepish, but q
mention Of voting had suggested
. happy thought to Tom.
s.Let's vote for the driver" cried b
adding, with virtuous severity: =
course no fellow must vote for hi
: self"
= The choice fell on baby Madge. q
= having settled the Affairs Of the infa
o republic BY the example Of their gre'
n ct countryman, grandma went %
= chuckling to her knitting. ~ EiizGts
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