The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-19
Goosey Lucy.


grandmamma's, and when she came
home after tea she was very tired and
sleepy.
Mamma asked her what she had
been doing all day.
Give been making CAKE" said Lucy !;
"sponge-cake; it was so good"
'at "Indeed!" said mamma. "And how
did you make it, Lucy?"
"Why, I brought the eggs to grand
mamma" said Lucy, "and she broke
them, and then she stirred them round
and rnund and round; and then I
brought the sugar, and I had spoon
full on my bread and butter, and she
put the rest into the bowl; and then
she put in the -four and the lemon,
and [ had squeeze of the lemon in
my mug for to make lemonade. Then
grandmamma stirred it all together
for long time, and I was tired, and
played with the kittens"
who did you say was making this
cake, Lucy?" interrupted Aunt Ellen.
Il was making it," said Lucy.
Didn't I tell you, auntie? But I
couldn't be making it all the time, so
grandmamma helped me a little"
oh" said auntie. Il beg your par
don. Go on, Lucy"
And grandmamma said, [ was quite
a good cook. And, please I want to
go to bed"
'"Trot along as fast as you please"
said mamma. "Undress yourself, dar-
lIno orI ~, a for1 r Ill $500.
up to hear your prayers"
The stairs seemed a mile long, and
she thought she would never get to the
top step.
At last, however, she tumbled up on
the landing, and tumbled in at the
first open door.
She was talking all the time; talk
ing to her beloved little brass bed
stead, of which she was very fond.
"Beddy, dear!" said Lucy. Dear
little, pretty, shiny beddy, I'm coming
now! My own little beddy house, all
waiting for me: Pretty yellow balls,
and pretty" but here Lucy stopped
short, and opened her sleepy eyes as
wide as if they had never been sleepy.
ooh! oh! OH" said Lucy. why,
why, it's growed big!"
She sat down on the floor and stared
at the brass bedstead. It was Just as
bright and just as pretty, and had just
as many balls on it, wonderful,
most wonderful 1T was at least three
times as big as it had been when she
got out of it in the morning. Never
theless, it did not seem in the least
proud or stuck up, but stood there very
quietly.
"Beddy, DEAR" said Lucy, chow you
have growed?"
But the bedstead made no reply.
"Beddy, DEAR" she went on, IF you
had only told me this morning I would
have tried to grow, too, if you had
showed me how. Grandpa always
thinks [ am growing land I am ashamed
to tell him 1 don't know how. But I
never saw anything grow like this |!
It's perfectly-it's perfectly 'stonish-
ingl
"Well," she continued, after long
pause, during which she stared till her
eyes actually began to water, II sup
pose I may as we'll get in, though T
shall be quite lost in the middle Of it,
It's simply ridiculous for a girl of my
size to have a giants bed. I know
mamma will never find me in it,"
In five minutes Lucy was in the
very middle of the big bed. In six
minutes she was sound asleep. And
in seven minutes mamma came up
stairs and went into Lucy's room.
"Darling" said mamma, softly. care
you awaken"
There was no answer.
"She is asleep said mamma to her.
self. Il will jus tuck her in without
waking her.
But when mamma went the little
brass bed, 10 and behold it was
empty. {.
"Lucy" said mamma. where are
you?" but no Lucy replied.
care you hiding, dear?" cried NAM
ma. "Come to me, like good grille,
and let me put you to bed"
Still all was silent, and mamma be-
came alarmed. She lighted the gas,
"du oCdI Clcu Uuo IOOuI, dllu U1lou LICE
own room, which was next to it, but
no sign of Lucy was to be seen.
ELEM" cried mamma. Come up,
please! [ cannot find Lucy anywhere"
Aunt Ellen came running up.
she must have gone into baby's
nursery" she said. wait till I put
my bonnet in my room, and will go
and find her"
So Aunt Ellen went into her room,
and there was Lucy fast asleep in the
middle of the big brass bed
90, HOP said Aunt Ellen. "'Some
one has been lying on my bed, said the
middle-sized BEAR Here is your Sill
verhair, sister"
Mamma came running, and they both
laughed to see the little mite curled up
n the middle Of the big bed.
Mamma lifted her softly, and carried
her to her own little bed, and tucked
her up in it; but Lucy did not stir nor
wake.
She woke in the morning, though;
and what do you think she said, when
she opened her sleepy eyes?
ooh! oh! OH" she said. "Why,
why! it's growed little again. It's
perfectly 'stonishing Youths Com