Nevada County picayune., 1888-08-22

oii ito 'ltitCI, tIoOhptl legs.
 Not the slightest" " answered the the kite, mot the slightest; but it's a rather long story. Are you sure you won't be tired before am done:"
 "oh, snre!'' came the reply in q chorus.
 "lhe first thing 1 remember is be- ing in the window of small store in great city. A little boy dressed in avelvct jacket and velvet knicker- lockers came into the store"
 'l beg your pardon, interrupted the Japanese lady, but what may knlck-er bock-ers be -
 "knee-breeches; that is. short trousers, - explained the kite.
 aOh, thank you" said the Japa- nese lady. Pray go on.
 And the kite went on. This lit tie boy bought me for few cents, and took me home with him. He ] lived in one of tall row of fine houses on q mag -nf-i-cent street. 1 peeped into the parlor as he carried me past. and it was ag-nif-i-cent, too.
 More beautiful than this?" sud denly asked the cunning little kitten who was peeping out of shoe.
 More beautiful than this?' sud denly asked the cunning little kitten who was peeping out of shoe.
 Well. not more beautiful accord ing to my of thinking" said the kite, but grander by far. The lit- tie boy never stopped until he reach ed the play room. There he found his sister, q little older than himself, and his brother, little younger.- They were all very pretty children. - Prettier than our children, one, two, three - said the clock.
 Not according to my way of thinking replien the kite, but, as I said hefore, they were very pret- ty,"
 And their names;" asked the Japanese lady.
 "Madgc, Ralph and Carl" said the kite.
 "Oh, thank you." said the Japa- nese lady. Pray go on."
 And the kite went on. 'Ralph told his sister and his brother that he could not buy finer kite because he had spent all the rest of his mon ey for honbons,
 II know what they are cried the kitten that was peeping out of a shoe. Things for kittens to play with.
 "Ju,t So" gravcly remorked the kite. if they happen to drop in q kittens woy.
 Then the children began to think what they could do to add to my beauty"
 Add to your beauty" repeated the maid who was dressing the Japa nesc lady's hair.
 "Oh, beg pardon" said the kite, | .huufd have said to make me better looking. At last they hit up- on a plan, which they proceeded ta carry out at once, by going into their fathers room and trking seme strips of greon paper from his desk. These strips were all of the same size, being seven inches long, and three inches wide. And they were all alike, with prvtty pictures on both sides. and a figure ten in each corner. tell you, l looked fine when they were all pinned on. Then the children went down into the street to fly me. There was a brisk wind blowing, and scared rapidly and gracefully up, up, up, till l reached the clouds. On l sailed, in great glee, with my tail streaming out far behind me. Presently the ~tr;n4 hy which Ralph held me broke and away l went must have gone many miles when dropped into an old apple tree that stood in front of a little cottage, dropped just where could ,uok into the second story } window did look in, and saw a pale young man lying on bcd,and a brown old woman sitting beside him. There were threo barcfoOted chil- dren in the room also. "Oh, dear v said the pale young man, as looked in. What a dreadful winter this has heen
 ',But the spring is here now, said the brown om woman, and you are fast getting well.
 Silt cant help wondering, said the man, where am to find