Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-22
BAsY's ADVENTURES.

HOW ItAtE EfNAfth nv
Caused Them "A Long Hunt.
sTm going after some nuts" said
Jack. You come, too.
mo" 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 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 a 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 a
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 conn a little
farther now you're so far" said Jack.
I'm so tired carrying the babv!i
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. II was not a
public road they were in, only a 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 II in
the wagon for baby 10 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 tc
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 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.
There's some berries IN the lot be
yond." said Jack. at won't take long
for MS to get EN-"
Baby wa out of SIGHT now. and Polly /
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
fore long Jack turned his head to lis
ten.
whats that9" 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 a 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 took a 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 a bound which jerked the wagon
high into the air. Out went baby.
rolling over and over down the steep
bank. He reached the bottom of it be-
fore he was fairly awake. He robbed
his eyes, found that he was not hurt
and sat still for a moment perhaps
wondering what was coming next, and
then set mp such a roar from his red
lips that all the people in the nearest
house ran TO see what could be the mat
ter. IL was Mrs. Jones house ano
baby's mother was there, and she was
the first to reach him. She picked
him up and carried him home.
An hour later three sorry-lookine
children, with swollen ewes and feet
aching with walking about hunting fol
the baby, came and peeped in the door.
Baby was there. trying as hard a.
before to get both fists into his mouth,
and scolding just as hard because he
couldn't
Polly made a rush at him.
20 baby. III aerer, aecsr leave yot
again that way as long as you liver
Sydney Dayre. in Youths Companion
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