Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-11
HER "REPERMANp."
Why Little Josephine Hid In the old ovm-
nasium.

%tNft ~ INC via M
nas1um.
Remember, Josephine, never to climb
up on the leaf of the desk"
This was what father had said only
last week. and Josephine had forgotten
1t already. That was why she lay sob
bling on the floor, in grief and dismav.
looking up once in awhile at the ruin
she had wrought Fathers desk was
his most sacred possession, after Won
had named mother and the children
and she knew how IL would hurt him 10
see 1t broken; and she knew it would
hurt him more to see that Josephine
had forgotten his injunction. But she
had seen, up on the high shelf the
''oeauty-cup' which she loved, and she
did want it so. She had gathered few
late flowers, and they would look SO
pretty in that cup. Poor posies, they
lay scattered about wishing, no doubt
that they were back again in that shell
tered garden nook where she had found
them. In her haste she had forgotten
fathers words, and, pulling out one
slide, she had let down the lid and
climbed upon it, The stout little
hinges did their best to hold up Miss
Roly-poly," with the help of only one
slide, but gave way under the weight
and down all came in heap. The
crash brought mother TO the scene
gentle MOTHER who never could speak a
harsh word to a sorrowing little one;
but such accidents were happening al
together too often TO this impulsiys
child, and something must be done to
ssop it
Josephine" she said, with earnest
gravity and a serious shake of the
head, Il don't know what father will
say to this. I'm afraid he will give you
a severe reprimand T,
Josephine shivered with apprehension
and bowed her head still lower in abject I
sorrow.
There. daughter. don't cry any :
more" added mother. eco, wash your I
face and run out OF doors I
20, dear me, o, dear me suzl" cried
Josephine, making her way slowly q
Town the steps, with her apron over her !
bead. Il don't rant father TO give me I
a s'pes repofn,ond Recer had one. but !
hey must hurt dre'ful O, where can c
COP 4
She ran down the side yard and threw n
herself under the shade OF tho apple n
rees. The birds sang overhead and 4
he rosy apples dropped, one by one, Il
bout her But she did not hear the y
iirds, she did not want the fruit Il
'he never could eat again nor play any a
nore To meet dear fathers eye in re.
pasrf ufnnlI h,.n al hos 4. Al.
}, the dreaded 'repermandr Sac .
nmped up and ran into the gymnasium;
losing the door behind her. She has.
sned into the bowling alley She
aught up a ball and sent il rolling. n,
ut stopped in panic, fearing. its clat. n,
sr would betray her hiding-place She %
-ished she knew what a. ''repermand" n
hip was. 1t must be something like a III
orsewhip. She knew of nothing more re-
wful Dinner time came and passed in
nd hunger reinforced her sense Of ut Fl,
II desolation. She crept cautiously &c
he window and peeped out The other hi
lildren we're playing in the yard, and.
dear, there were the Scott children, IN
70. There had been company todinner, qe
Id she had not been there. The tears on
owed afresh. They always did have
ch good things to eat and such nice IN
ks when there was company to din bi,
n. But perhaps father would not feel TO,
re talking when he had little girl to
Inish. She knew how quiet and sorry ar,
looked when any OF the children had 10,
en- naughty. The skies were dark lov
d dreary; they gave her no cheer. N,
ivering with cold and worn out with Re
ying she wandered back into the no,
rkest corner, and climbing over all q 4
Q benches curled herself up in little /.
ap on the farthest one With wet oui
eek resting upon her chubby hand
Q sobbed herself to sleep. am
Meanwhile the mother was busy as hin
sy could be, not guessing but what {
, little girl had long ago dried her raj,