The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-06-25
WANTING TO BE DRIVER.
How a Momentous Question Was Settled
Among the Little Members of the Carey
Family.

How a Momentous Question Was Settled
Among the Little Members of the Carey
Family.
1t was raining hard; and it was just
going to rain all day. No chasing the
turkeys, no climbing after green ap-
pies, no tumbling in the hay to-day
that was certain.
But the five little Careys must have
fun somehow; so when grandma heard
a laundering noise over her head, and
peeped In the old. garret 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, tugging at every
thing that could be moved, and many
things that couldn't.
Grandma closed the door softly, not
having been seen by the travelers-elect,
and slipped away, smiling.
"While am up here" said the old
lady to herself, ''1'll just step across to
the other loft and turn my hops"
This didn't take long; and, as grand
ma came past the garret room she
opened the door and peeped in again.
"My! What's the matterP'' she
cried. There was the stage all ready
to be sat upon, pounded, thumped and
"a'e Ahsda Atsava vRnasf aSsfssttttfEfd ike ths n9pny ~,
had to ask again before. she Iounu ~ :,
that when it was time for the coaon :
start, 10! every body wanted 10 oe uiio Y
er-Rob, and Frank and Iom,
, course; and even long-haHeo 'ess''
and grandma's pet, wee maoge, ssor,p
Did grandma laugh at them. M,
: +bink she must have laughed a htti
Il even Grandma; but not much; for 81
q sat riSht down on the driver $ seat, al
. mt on her ..once upon time 100
s. "The greatest .Virginian that eV
was born.S' she began (for this 1ari
Sc house with the garret room was
er sioht of the Blue Ridge), "was the
r that was the readiest to get down
the drivers seat. After he had whlrI
le the red coats, Washington mlgnt h'
kent his place at the head Of ms
el- voted army, and been 'the driver
long as he lived. Did he do thisf :,
a Frank, who had recently reao an
OK hacks of his History OF the unl
air States, here snapped the nngels
both hands above his head, IN 1ohe'
ge, his eagerness to answer.
up ssNo stree; there's asplendld PIC
in INV book of General w ashington
con inc up his sword to the Congres
Annapolis. The fellows are ~ are
nu too funny for any thing, with
n a hair tied back like Jessie's; only
Mr.. their heads are white. =
..But Washington was put IN
drivers seat again, continueo q
me ma. "when the people voted MN
ident of the United States, ana
n by had great work to get him to keel
reins for eight years; he ana nov
he it best for the country that one
air. should continue to rule; SO pa'
went to Mount Vernon, to take G
his servants and his land, ana
duty as a gentleman farmer.
now (here grandma looked very
match here are my little Virginians 9
ino over being stage coach ol
,ndon Washington's little fellow G
get a looked tremendously sheepish, Q
night, mention of voting had sugge
happy thought to \. ION, a.;uor ), =,
d Get adding, with virtuous severity
mpson course no fellow must vote 1e
lderP" The choice fell on baby Mads
having settled the affairs OF Tn.
same republic by the example OF tnel
startF est countryman, grandma we
chuckling to her knitting,-ii
says P. Allen, IN N. Y. I'aaepe''ae'''