Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-13

- tsised sscund the veyy edge Of the |
aabls. The dove s'vuck ne wings aesins. |
60 If ths large viadovs Of this room. The |
children ssv IL and all jumped - from the
table and 9Th their hspds full Of the good
hinge they ssse eating they hassiIy snafched
thelS wrap from the tree - they rassed
sAsough sse hall and oct they ell came 70 catch
~ dove. Sometimes II would ~ way down
low aad one would almost catch Il, bot bye sad
bye b dsried through broken pane Of gi4ss
Into The room where ! had seen the SICK
woman asd de hungry little gir'. Ia rushed
IL children through the old crsaking dosr.
Al this the pretty dove appeared To be fright
sasd and dsSted nft one Say and then snoth
~ oil The children in trying to catch IL dropped
thsis oranges and sppi.s and I'll they hsd
brought in their bands, upon the floor. TO
sAis thsJ paid no aitenton, for Instantly the
dove swept tbfoash tbs broken zane and all
~ children ran out into the street and fol-
loved 10 Once they almost touched if when
is 6sv through . half open door and into the
very room vbsre had seep the little girls
ali wrapped up in The skirt Of their mothers
dsess. IN Ssn the ch.dsen sftsr it Il
saiIed ard DATED and the children laughed
and rsn and tumoled. Then the dove pulled
Q iltele vhite feather from it, breast and
sisis. They saw the pretty vblts feather
ssA jumped up TO catch ii. In little while siI
shs children were running together, first one
vsy then another. Their eyes sparkled and
thsis chi ehs we're red ~ apples. Then the
children Who had been trying 10 catch the
dove threw Of their ciosks and caps, when
The pretty dove sailed out al the hslf-open
door. The children followed until they
found thu mseives back 70 their o.n home
They all ran Ia to tell the folks at table
what good rhsse they had had. The white
dove then happsd ~ wings and flew high up
ous Of sight u all the houses Then IL
sailed And sailed until I began TO think !
should never soc msmms any more, and !
woke right ny aud foasd myself In my osn
Little bed Say, mamma, didn't ! dream,
But ho~ ] wish ! could really give some
good warm clothes 10 the little sirl across
The street"
well. III tell you what you may do.
You msy spend for Christmas presents every
cent that you can save betssen nov and
Christmas eve"
Nay truly. mamma
"Yss. truly"
shall soon tell you What little sue saved.
CtHssn Bsss Katharine Psrr sixth Queen
Of Henry VIII. was the first Protestant
Queen Of England. She favored the doc.
ssins Of the Reformsu m and 'imperiled her
crown and hfe Ia support Of her principles.
Yours truly, Joas.
Cossfn Bsss In answer to the question
During whose reign were wolves extirps-
ssd from Englsndf'' I return the following.
Il vas during Estsar's reign and by his own
Industrious policy that wolves were e1tirpa-
ted from England. He vas careful in hunt
ing and pursuing those rayenous animals and
When be found that many escaped him and
tool shelter 10 the mounttins and forests OF
Wales, he charged the tribute money which
had formerly been imposed on the WEIGH
pvincss Of Atbels'sn. into an annual tribute
Of three hundred heads Of wolves. This act
produced great diligence IN hunting and
destroying wolves, go much so that the ami
NAL has been no more seen in the island.
Edgar died after reigainv sixteen years In
the thirty third year OF his aye.
Very truly. BLsscnt.