San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-03-13

one of the dOwny yellow chicks for Reggie
to kiss and hug; but he was so unwilling
TO part with it that we had some trouble
to rescue the warm struggling thing; only
the SpeCkled hen was in such fuss clack-
ing loudly in the midst of her brood.
When we had exhausted the grain and
had fed some gray rabbits and had peep
ed in at the stables, and had bestowed a
passing attention on the big st. Bernard
in his kennel-Miss ChertOns chief favor
lite next to her brown mare, BOnnie-we
sat down on bench in the orchard, at
some little distance from the bee-hives,
while the children gathered daisies and
buttercupS.
Il am so fond of this old orchard" OBJ
served Miss CheritOn, as she threw down
her empty basket and removed her gloves,
showing pair of small brown hands that
looked very strong and capable; when
have nothing else to do, | and my pets
come here and enjoy the quiet. DO you
know, the peacOcks and pheasants will
follow me all over the place as closely as
II dog They don't mind Lion bit, and
he is rs gentle as a lamb. On SUNDAY af-
ternoon have all the creatures round me.
Adelaide declares | waste my time dread
fully with the beasties."
"They must give YOU plenty of occupa-
ton, Miss Cheriton;' for | had come to
the conclusion that this girl was far from
idle. The care of that extensive poultry
yard could be no SineCure's Office, besides
which the bre-hiveS We're her exclusive
| charge, though heard afterward the gar
dener's son, Jim, was her uuder-hclper.
All the live things about the place looked
to her Tor food and comfort. She had
cage fail o. canarjeS in the conservatory,
and Il large gray parrot as well
ION, / am always with my pets and
flowers until lunchcOn-time, " She remark
ed, careleSsly. Jim is Il very handy boy,
aud helps me with the rough work. |
was up at SIX this morning, and we had
moved II IF the pots il the conservatory
before breakfast. am always up early,
except in the winter; the world is not half
awake at that time of the year, and GER
tainly not we'll lighted"
Those bee-hives must be a very pro
ftable investment" | observed, for |
had heard before now that people had
added largely to their incomes by keeping
bees
You would be surprised how much |
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