The Springdale news., 1889-09-13
CASSIE'S FUN.

It Consisted in Doing She Would Not
 Like to Be Done By-Iiow She Was
 Cured.
 Jamie gave little shrick of fright and sank in small heap upon the grass. Cassie laughed as if she would never stop. 70 Cassie! what makes you scare me SOP" gasped Jamie.
 its fun. What makes you jump so?''
 Tt frightens me worse every time you do it. can't help jumping.
 The truth is the startled scream and jump were exactly what Cassie de- lighted in. As many times a day as she found an opportunity she waylaid this timid sister. sprang out upon her with "Boo" or whoop. and then laughed at her sudden terror. Cassie had often been rebuked for this
 Tt is very hurtfu to be so fright ened," her mother said to her one day. Little Jane isn't strong and you only make her more nervous every timo you do it.n
 But she's so silly. She never can learn it's only me. She is always talk ing about wolves and Indians, as if she corner"
 You give her no time to think. She is d very trusting littl sister, and you must not impose upon her.
 GtrlI not '' cai6 (tuccia But I believe it's good for her. After little she'll learn to be braver."
 You wouldn't like her to be lying in waiting at fence corner if you were running by. Nor would you like her to be iattened against tree, nor hidden behind bush.
 T wouldn't care. I'm not afraid
 But it isn't pleasant. You must do as you would be done by
 Well, mamma, 1 will try-Ill try very hard.
 This last conversation had taken place some weeks before. But now Cassie had forgotten her mothers warning, and had gone back to her old tricks. Any thing she could laugh at was great temptation to Cassie. Of late she had frightened Jamie at least once a day
 Little Jamie did not get up from the grass.
 Come, snid Cassie, pulling at her arm. You're not afraid yet, are you?'
 My heart beats so dreadfully. I must sit still"
 Cassie was conscience stricken at once. 70 Jamie! I'm so sorry. Please don't tell mamma, for sha said. L-mdst \ never scare you again.
 No, won't tell her. But wait till I get rested, then I'll play" \ But Jamie did not get rested She seemed weak and all the zest had gone \ out of their play. Finally she went into the house and lay on the sofa, where at length she fell asleep. ' Cassie watched her anxiously. She was greatly distressed. What would l her mother say if she knew she had latterly disobeyed her so many times. How hard it was to do right
 After this I surely will be good 7 \ she resolved, ''I surely will"
 She was worried until Jamie awoke. \ and was relieved when she found no \ harm except the temporary weakness had come from her prank. But her V alarm served to make her more con siderate after that for, needless and ' fond of frolic as she was, she was yet tcnder-hearted. Throughout that | whole summer she was careful never | to startle Jamie again. Jamie was very ! happy at the change.
 You don't plague me any more, do you, Cassie?" she said.
 Summer passed and the twilights fell early. Ninny, the nurse, who had always put the children to bed, had Y Cassie and Jamie for almost the first \ time in their lives were trusted to go \ to bed alone. In their room was a large closet. Every night when they ' NtUb uIi- SbdltS odutt NOultt diAlouSly ask Cassie if she thought any body l could be hidden in there. Cassie was i thoroughly vexed at her for asking the same question over so many times.
 Why, no, you little goose; who is there to hideo" But Jamie needed con- stant reinsurance. How foolish you are, Jamie Some time I'll hide in there myself and spring out at you, if you don't stop asking the same old ques- tion," said Cassie, sharply I'm sick of hearing it..
 "Oh, no. don't, sister please Jou't ' pleaded Jamie.
 Cassie really had no idea of doing what she threatened. But the nex night she found herself up stairs be- fore Jamie. The gas was lighted, but turned low. A sudden impulse seized her to carry out her menace. Sh, stole on tip-toe to the closet door opened it softly and stepped inside She could hear Janie's voice at tn. foot of the stairs, calling out Good night Goodnight to her father anC mother, and then break into blitht little song as she ascended.
 As Cassie slipped behind the close door her foot trod upon something soft. Instantly there was a snarling, missing sound, frenzied rushing back an' forth in the closet, scratching, wilC yowl. Cassie had shut the door, an, whatever it was rushed against he ankles and tore at the sides of tn, room. It seemed as if there were hal a dozen things trying to get out, o trying to rend her into pieces. A col, shiver, as if icy water had been dashe' upon her ran up and down her back Her heart seemed to have stopped en tirely. Then she shrieked-not once but over and over again, while the hor rible thing in the little dark room wit her kept up it's dashing back an fortb fife daeparate SItittipp and claw