The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-28
POLLY AND THE BABY.
How Rover Scared the Children an,
Caused Them a Long Hunt.

No Lung
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 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
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 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 a
string, and he trotted off 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 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 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 it in
the wagon for baby to sit on. Baby
was growing and laughing like a 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 ba BY,
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
10 notice how far off they were getting.
There's some berries in the lot be-
yond," said Jack. cit won't take long
for us to get EN-"
Ra nv amt e cic
felt uneasy about going any farther
from him. ''Rover'u take just as good
care of him as you WILL Jack said.
So Polly went for berries. But be-
lore long Jack turned his head to lis
zen.
What's that?" he said.
Its Rover barking" cried Polly, run
ling with all her might.
The boys followed her Polly
screamed when at length Rover came
INTO view
He had caught sight of rabbit, and |
vas tearing along like wild creature.
After him came the wagon, bouncing |
md humping from one tree to another, |
low dragged on one side, now on the /
'ther. low upside down. Polly and !
he boys screamed to him, but the more /
hey screamed the faster he dashed on.
rash went the wagon-top gone, bot
ON gone, wheels gone at last, just az
Rover took jump over the fence into
he field where the berries grew.
Where was the baby?
AS the rabbit had shown his pink
ined ears Rover had sprung forward
With bound which jerked the wagon
Ugh into the air Out went baby,
olling over and over down 5the steep
'ank. He reached the bottom OF it be-
ore he vas fairly awake. He robbed
is eyes, found that he was not hurt [
nd sat still for moment, perhaps
wondering what was coming next and
hen set up such roar from his red
ips that all the people ia the nearest
ouse ran to see what could be the mat
err 1t was Mrs Jones house and
aby's mother was there, and she was
he first one to reach him She picked
i'm up and carried him home
An hour later three sorry-looking
with swollen ewes and feet
ching with walking about hunting for
nc baby. came and peeped in the door.
Baby was there, trying as hard as
efore to get both fists into his mouth,
nd scoldiHg Just as hard because he
ouldn't
Polly made a rush al him
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