Telegram-herald., 1890-11-19
HOW SHE RAN AWAY.


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ioas siea over the thought tAat 7 had
expected q have saeh lovely ume
this evening. ani nos must give my
entire attention 20 ranntrs away
wonder 10 YOU knos what re-balis
are ls must be nearly forty years
since / have seen one Great balls As
large as my hea3-at least that Is the
picture which memory brings 70 ne q
tbsm - made oat q old-tashlened
''gan3le uicking" and thoroughly vet
with uirpentino and ether infiammable
stues AT night they were ligate4 and
tossed though lhe streets from hand 70
hand, although shey were rubber balls
"now did ths people who tossed them
escape being burned2" | suspect that
taey did rot always escape. have a
memory OF certain boys and young men
and some ole ~ ones-who went about
sometimes for days after the Fourth"
with one OF both hands carefully done
up ia "rags." and being nursed through
th~ miserics which those lovely balls
indicted ] suppose 10 is very well In
deed that they have quite gone out OF
fashion. bat they were beautiful. and
woro ameng the most brilliant memories
OF nv childhood.
/ had thonght in the morning that al
least nothing should prevent me from
seeing those balls; now the question
was, how should ! manage il? They
would not be visible from the attic
window. Would | dare 10 venture
downstairs. l wondered. after the fam
lily were gone out Of doors, and trust TO
slipping away quietly before IL was
| time for them 70 return?
Ii was after | had eaten my solitary
supper Of bread and milk, and was pre-
pairing 70 make another trip 10 the attic
70 carry my dearly bought Rollo book
and few other books AID pictures 70
amuse my lonely hours, that mother
opened the stair door and called out:
isabella, II you are ready to be a
| good girl you may come down in time
to see the fre-balls. We are going over
70 Mrs. Franklin's TO get a good view.
You may come now, il you want TO-"
II don't want TO. now or ever, said,
| but not loud enough for her TO hear.
Mrs Franklin's" was just across the
street from our house. but their shade
trees did not hide the view so much al
ours.
In few minutes heard mother and
the girls 90 out at the side door and
cross tho lawn. Marcia, as she closed
the door after her, asked: Where is
Isabella? Isn't she coming?"
Il told her she might" said my
mother II think she will be along by
and by"
II thiu1l she won't" muttered, and
mado all haste downstairs. This was
my opportunity to secure cookies and Jam
and any other necessarios l could fad
/ trudged back and forth from collar TO
attic several times with supplies. Not
| a bit Of bread did ] take, or even meat
1 but pies and cakes and preserves in
| abundance. / must have been an as
/ 49, f,~T / do Of m.
member having the least doubt as to
my right 10 take all these things, fol-
| thcv wore nv mothers, and, of course,
She would want me 10 have plenty to
eat. Yet l was going to run away from
her.
Thore was one thing. however. which
troubled mo; my father had Ositively
forbidden me to take lighted lamp TO
the attic. or 20 strike match there.
This being the case, how was 10 have
| light? There was the lantern, but IL
was quite empty and hung on a high
| nail in the back kitchen. 1t was Of no
use for mo 10 think of filing it, fOr that
was another forbidden thing. ! decided
that there was nothing for me % do but
live IN darkness after the sun went
down, and resolved to rise very early,
50 IS to have a long enough day 70 be
willing TO go to sleep as soon as twi-
| light fell Poor littlo simpleton! ! an
actually sorry for my Stiffness and ignO-
rance s-s look back upon IL all. How
/ little suspicion had as 10 what long
bright summer dag could make Of itself
/ 20 a little girl shut up in a lonely attic,
I with nothing to do. and nobody 20 speak
10 Not for moment did 1t occur to
me 20 take the lamp or the matches, or
touch the lantern; ! had not the slight
| estintention % disobeying either father
or mother. Yet I was about to run
away But that you understand, had
never been forbidden.
Il was quite dark when | AZ last had
every thing ready FOR the night de-
terminod 20 venture just few minutes
Of gazing a. the lovely FIRE balls, which
we're now being wildly tossed about
could tell from the shouts. and from
various noises in tho streets, that they
must be even more fascinating than