Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-29
BABY's ADVENTURES.
How Rover Scared the Children ant
Caused Them a Long Hunt.

BABI'S ADVENTURES.
How Rover Scared the Children and
Caused Them Long Hunt.
I'm going after some nuts" said
Jack. you come, too"
NO" said Polly, Its no fun when
you've got to tug along with a baby
Polly. however. took little Joe from
the cradle, where he sat trying to get
both plump fists into his month at once,
and scolding each one in turn because
he couldn't, and went to see Jack fix
his wagon and harness.
1t really was very interesting
soap-box on wheels made as good
wagon as anyone would wish to see.
Rover was having his harness fitted.
lying down only about half a dozen
times just as it was most needful that
he should stand up.
At last it was finished. Jim, Pollv's
brother next older than the baby, got
into the wagon, Jack led Rover by n
string, and he trotted off as soberly as
any old nag
All the children were delighted, and
Polly, forgetting how heavy little Joe
was. followed the boys until they were
almost to tho grove.
You might as well come a little
farther now you're so far" said Jack.
I'm so tired carrying the baby"
Put him in the wagon, suggested
Jack
"0h, he might get hurt"
lie couldn't" said Jack, positively
See, I'll tie Rover here to this tree,
and he'll lie down as quiet as a mice
Rover always likes lying down better'n
doing anything else
Polly looked around 1t was not
public road they were in, only path,
with a green field on one side and a
steep, grassy bank on the other. No
cows were in the field, and none could
come up that bank
Jack took off his coat and laid IL in
the wagon for baby to sit on Baby
was growing and laughing like little
cherub, as he was
They strayed into the grove Jack
throwing up the sticks and stones to
bring down the nuts, which Polly and
Jim picked up
Polly turned often to look at baby,
running back once or twice to make
sure he was all right She found his
eyes closing and laid him tcnderlv
down in the wagon, with the coat for a
pillow. Then She ran back to where
She had left the boys and soon forgot
TO notice how far off they were getting.
There's some berries in the lot be-
yond said Jack. at won't take long
for us to get en-"
Baby was out Of sight now, and Polly
felt uneasy about going any farther
from him. "Eoycr'll take inst AZ rood
care Of him o. you viii. Jacll said
SO Polly went for berries. But be-
fore long Jack turned his head to lis
ten,
Whats that" he said
It's Rover barking, cried polly.run-
ming with all her might
The boys followed her. Polly
screamed when at length Rover came
into view
lie had caught sight Of rabbit, aud
was tearing along like wild creature.
After him came the wagon. bouncing
and humping from one tree to another.
now dragged on one side. now ON the
other, row upside down Polly and
the boys screamed to him, but the more
they screamed the faster he dashed ON.
Crash went the wagon-top gone bot
tom gone, wheels gone at last. Just as
Rover tool, jump over the fence INTO
the field where the berries grew.
Where was the baby?
AS the rabbit had shown his pink
lined ears Rover had sprung forward
with n hound which icrked the wagon
high into the air Ont went baby
rolling over and over down the steep
bank. lie reached the bottom Of L he
fore he was fairly awake He robbed
his eyes found that he WAS not hurt
and sat still for moment. perhaps
wondering what was coming next, and
then set mp such roar from lis red
lips that all the people in tho nearest
house ran TO see what eoutd Sc the mat
ter Il was Mrs Jones house and
haby's mother was there, and She WAS
the first one To reach him She picked
hun tip and carried bnI nome.
Au hour later three sorry looking
children, with swollen ewes and feet
aching with walking about hunting for
The baby, came and peeped in the door
Baby was there, trying rs hard as
before to set both fists into his mouth
and scodmg just as hard because lie
couldn't
Polly made rush at him
20 baby I'll gasr. actsr leave you
again that way as long a. you hvel''-
sydney nayre IN Youths Companion