Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-17
PRESENTS FOR CHRISTMAS.

ITS so lonesomew sighed Maud, with
ayawn. 81 think rainy days in the coun-
try are just the horridest Of anythingr'
out-of-doors everything was drenched,
and still the rain kept falling. In the
road the water stood in dimpling pud-
dies, and little brooks raced merrily
along the cutters; the maple trees were
dripping, and not a bird would sing;
the roses In the garden looked washed
out and discouraged, and the morning
glories had shut up. Altogether, Maud
was hardly to be blamed that she felt
out of humor, and so stood at window
pouting.
$50 horrid" said She "Isn'tit, Bess9"
why, no" said Bessie, brightly; Il
don't think it is ("
Bessie sat at mother window busy as
bee over box of gay-colored bits of
silk and worsted and perforated paper.
Maud was Mrs. Mayhew's little girl,
and Bessie was Mrs Bakers little girl,
and they were both out at Grandma
Testers
"What're you doing, Bess?" asked
Maud, with sudden interest.
Bessie laughed and shook back her
hair. cut short, like a boys, and curling
in crisp little rings all over her head.
''Fm making things for Christmas"
said she.
Things for Christmas echoed Maud,
in great amazement.
Il mean Christmas presents" cx-
planned Bessie, laughing still. In point
OF fact there was almost always a
laugh hiding bahind the red lips of
Mrs. Bakers little girl, ready to burst
forth at the slightest provocation.
Papa and mamma and Aunt Say and
Uncle Ben and all our folks say they
like to have things make myself the
best; and when Christmas really comes
there's always so much to do can't do
anything. It's real fun to make EN-,
too, rainy days, when you can't do any
thing else, and when you hurt your
ankle and have to stay in--the way
did last week"
Miss Maud went straight over to Bes-
sizes window The unhappy little
frown was gone from her forehead. and
the corners Of her mouth were begin
ming to lift
Il think it would be fun" said She.
"Ilave you got any done? What're you
making? Don't You s'pose could?"
"Of course, if you want to-" laughed
Bessie I've got some things done,
and I'm making a cushion for Aunt
Says toilet table now. See?"
She lifted handful Of six-sided bits
Of stiff paper. and let them futter
down into her lap again like a minia-
ture snow-storm.
"Humph!" said Maud "rd like to
know whatever you're going to do with
those thiugs?"
I'm show YOU and Bessie pro-
ceeded to cut bit Of silk little
larger than one of the paper hexagons,
edges down neatly on the wrong side
Tim going to make the middle one
blue, SAID she.
Now what?" asked Maud
Bessie's scissors shipped and her
needle flew, until presently She had six
little drab silk hexagons beside her
blue one. I'm going to make the next
row around drab" said She
''How did YOU learn?" asked Maud
"Prudy Palmer said Bessie and
A. 49,, :n 80
- ~? !. ~ u''l'''
80, % ~, - i'VN''S ''i's ;
80 - az ~ ~, s '''''
~. - :, ~, NJ '"'', ,.''
~ ,,'e NJ -" y 'i''>e "'4 ~,
"i''' /" 'ie,' Ee' = '@.Se 'nou.il /,
~ nv W - /" eAis',''u WIN r. a I,
iuahe we ullo,F sue - o.ue' ana rune
some '1uv rIl,noh fouIu lt' ana give =
% Auhl oaN = nF'St'ilas' ana s4e u he 'l
up pata hahos ana s.N; ,st1st :
lovely lioW heSSle o'acN eyes
sPafAiea win nun.
N want y MAKE one. erled
ei",'a
Y SIT wy ~, s'..s l'eSs'e' 2ad
~. ~ 49,; ~ ~, -, 80 ~ ~ =, !,