The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-01
ANNIE's TERRIBLE TUMBLE.
The Courage and Faith Impaired tn Scr
BY n Sparrow-A Nursery Tragedy.

The Courage and Faith Impaired tn Scr
BY Sparrow-A Nursery Tragedy
'.Shc is all right" whispered rho
nurse 10 the houscmaid outside Of the
day-nur~cry door. ''Shc is playing
with her doll. and il once she begins
taking 10 that beloved Tottie know
she will not trouble me for an hour.
Ill just turn the key though. in ease
she should take II into her head. to-
came and look for me. Where's cook e"'
safe enough in her own room with.
had headache"
30 the two women went out. Annie's
parents were away for a few days. and
nurse and Lucy (who were both new
servants) wanted to go 10 the village
fair. Mr.. and Mrs. Carlisle would not
have left Annie alone with them il it
had not been that cook would be there.
and A. she had been in the house ever
since Annie was born. they knew that
they could trust her 10 look after their
little girl
Annie played happily enough in the
nursery by herself. talking to Totsie Is
Z she understood everything she said.
Il wonder where nurse is2' she said
csently. Not that we want her; do
e. my PETE We don't want her TO
come in now. only it is so hot. should
like the window open"
Vow Annie's old nurse. who had
been with her for years and had only
lately left 70 be married. never allowed
the window 10 be opened a: tho bottom
because there We're no bars across. So
Annie remembering this climbed on
chair. and fried to put the window
down from tho top.
This j. very awkward thing to do
when you are standing iip-toe on
chair which j. not as near the window
a. might be. You look rather like q
suspension bridge, and your heart goes
into ycur mouth when your fingers
slip. and yon knock your head against
the window frame.
That j. just what Annie did. and FOR
n moment she wondered whether she
had smashed the glass or not. Think
| ing that she might not have such a for
| t,inate escape next time, the little girl
/ orened the window from the bottom.
perched Tottic on the window-sill. and
sat down 70 enjoy the lovely summer
evening.
What is that. Tottic?" she exclaim-
ell suddenly. a. q soft click startled her
from her dreamy coziness. II was
really nurse locking the door. but
or course Annie never thought 81 that.
She looked about for few minutes. and
then -he rested her head on cushion.
still holding her precious doll. II was
not long. however. before Annie had
taken up her old position on the win
dow-siil.
Perhaps Annie pushed against Tottic;
perhaps Tottic ovcrbalanccd herself
reither ~ them ever knew; but the next
instant Annie gave a scream. for poor
Tottie was tumbling down. down into
the garden below.
Annie looked after her in helpless
fright for a moment; then, when
she saw that her favorite had landed
in the middle Of n rose-bush. she left
the window. ran to the door. and called
out
.All right. Tottic. Ill be down ina
moment.
But. as you know. the door was look
cd. Now. although Annie was, as, a
rule. a very good child. she was by no
means perfect. When therefore she
was locked in she began to kick at the
door and shout for nurse.
or course no one came. for there was
no one in the house bub the cook. who
was asleep in a top room ut the front Of
tie house, and not likely to hear whal
took place in the nursery. whish.was ca
the first floor at the hack.
Quito exhausted BY her efforts, In
ME sat on the tloon and cried. Their
looking up she caught sighs u the can
dies which stood on the mnntle-piee~
..Prrhaps II lighted candle
could see II the key Is in the lock. " sh'
said. III il isn't, perhaps ! can opeI
the door with tie cupboard key. ~
member Mndsc did that once whcl
cook locked us in for fun"
So the cansile was Lighted. and hell
20 the kcyhole. Annie could see moth
Ing, 50 she concluded that IN
KEY was not there. and puttinl
tho candle on the floor went 70 get tn
. cupboard key. But, alas she did no
notice that there was large pictur
|, book. with loose leaves. lying on
chair. and that she had p,r the candl
, Just under one Of the leaves which wer
! hanging over the edge.
All miahf have been well II Ami