Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-07-23
A ROSE-LEAF CUTTER.
Who Spoiled Aunt Kitty's Flowers?-Iiow
Jack Was Acquitted.

Jack Was Acquitted.
Grandma heard great commotion
and, am sorry 10 say, something thai
sounded a little like quarreling, out OF
the piazza.
''It's them children, l do believer
said the dear old lady, in dismay
dropping her knitting and trotting tc
the door.
Jacks cutting holes all in the pretty
rose-leaves, grandmal'' cried little Cary,
angrily, as soon as grandma's face APP
peared in the doorway.
Preserve my patiencer' exclaimed
grandma. II wouldn't have believed it
of you, jack Those sweet roses, that
Aunt Kitty was going TO take TO town
tomorrow to the sick little children in
the hospitall' and grandma looked both
grieved and astonished.
but / didn't, grandma protested
Jack, as soon as he could get in word.
you are sure you have aot been
flourishing your new whip, with the
long snapper on it, too near emp"
questioned grandma.
"Why-y, did switch II a little"
And you tried TO see how neat you
could cut out a piece, Jack Brown!
You can't see anything pretty without
wanting to 'stroy il, so therel and
tears of vexation stood in Cary's eyes
at the remem brance of how Jack had
snapped in an eye of her best dolly
that morning with this same pretty new
whip.
We'll, well, don't dispute, children.
said grandma, mildly. IF you did do
this, Jack, I'm sure you didn't mean
to. l can't believe ,yoR would be such
a heartless boy.
Jack went off to the garden, kicking
his toes sullenly into the clover tufts.
and beheading some tall scarlet pop
pies with the offending whip, for he felt
ill-used.
He flung himself 6own in one corner
by the patch of giant rhubarb, and be-
gan to chew stick Jack resorted TO
rhubarb when he felt particularly cross.
Pretty soon bee hummed close by
his ear with something red in its
mouth" Jack lodged, and the bee
in the corner by the garden
fence near him. and before Jack could
hop up it had popped out of sight into
a little round hole at one side of a sod.
In minute or two Mrs Bee (soJaclk |
called it, came out and fed away. Jack |
did not move, and not long after the |
hurried little worker returned with an |
other load. This time she dropped it,
1t huttered down to the edge of the
hole. Jack jumped TO look.
Then he rolled under the rhubarb.
and laughed and shouted till an old
pee-wee, wagging his tail on the fence,
lew off in alarm. Jack rushed up to
The house. "Grandmal Caryl Come
'ut! I've found the rose-leaf snapperr'
BLESS my heart! Well, well. I'm
glad it isn't my Jackln and grandma
'umpled rs hair lovingly.
"Wsere is hep" cried Cary, looking
bout a little puzzled.
wait minute and you'll seel' said
lack, chuckling.
Just then along hummed Mrs. Bee
gain, and alighted softly on fine red
ose.
Snipl Snipl Snipi went her little
SiscohS Tdpiulys ana IN moment a tiny
Use Of the leaf about as large as a sill
er half-dime was cut out, and away
he few with it.
At that moment Aunt Kitty came up
he walk.
"Ah yes, said Aunt Kitty. laughing.
IT'S the little upholsterer bee, as some
all it. She's got a nest in that hole.
ack. But we won't disturb her if she
id come near getting you into trouble.
"She lines and pads it with rose
caves, and in this sweet bed she laws
er eggs and places her bee-b bread for
he little bees to eat when thew are
atched. Then She adds more leaves
ramping them with her little feet till
ne hole is filed to the top. She is a
ainty mother. but / think we must
umor her. There are enough roses for
er and the children, too. Youths