The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-12-14
BABY'S ADVENTURES.
How Rover Scared the Children ant
Caused Them Long Hunt.


Caused Them "A Long Hunt.
I'm going after some nuts" said
Jack. "Iou come, too"
mo" said Polly. ITS no fun when
you've got to tug along with baby"
Polly, however, took little Joe from
the cradle, where he sat trying to get
both plump fists into his mouth 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. A
soap-boX on wheels made as good a
wagon as anyone would wish to see.
Rover was having his harness fitted,
lying down only about half dozen
| times just as it was most needful that
he should stand up
At last it was finished. Jim, Polly's
brother next older than the baby, got
into the wagon, Jack led Rover by
| 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 the grove.
| You might as well come a little
farther now you're SO far" said Jack.
"I'm so tired carrying. the babv"
'Put him in the wagon" suggested
Jack.
''Oh, he might get hurt"
HE couldn't" said Jack, positively.
"See, I'll tie Rover here to this tree,
and he'll lie down as quiet as mice
Rover always likes lying down better'n
doing anything else
Polly looked around 1t was not q
public road they were in, only path,
with 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 it 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 30 look at baby,
running back once or twice to make
sure he was all right. She found his
eyes closing, and laid him tenderly
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.
| GErbo,a'e =, H. IL L.
yond," said Jack. SIT 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. 'Rover'll take just as good
care of him as you WILL" Jack said
So Polly went for berries. But be-
fore long Jack turned his head to lis
ten.
whats that?" he said.
'Its Rover barking" cried Polly run
ming with all her might
The boys followed her. Polly
screamed when at length Rover came
into view. ...
He had caught sight of a rabbit, and
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, now upside down. Polly ant
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 a
Rover took jump over the fence int
the field where the berries grew.
: Where was the baby?
, AS the rabbit had shown his pink
, lined ears Rover had sprung forward
, with bound which jerlIed the Wagon
; high into the air. Out went baby
rolling over and over down C the steer
bank. He reached the bottom of it be
fore he was fairly awake. He robbie,
his eyes, found that he was not hur
and sat still for moment, perhap
wondering what was coming next. an,
then set up such roar from his rec
/, lips that all the people in the neares
house ran to see what could be the mat
ter. 1t was Mrs. Jones' house an
baby's mother was there, and she wa
D the first one to reach him. She picket
him up and carried him home.
!; An hour later three sorry-lookin
e children, with swollen eyes and fee
aching with walking about hunting 70
1 the baby, came and peeped in the door
: Baby was there, trying as hard a
e before to get both fists into his mouth
a and scolding just as hard because h
e couldn't.
n Polly made rush at him.
: 20 baby! I'll neue, Reser leave yo
S again that way as long as you Liver
t Sydney Dayre, in Youths Companion