The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-07-28
THE YOUNG FOLKS CORNER
INTERESTING AND lNsrR1cT1vE
READING FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE,
Nellie Barker's Experiences at Rum
Ing AWay---Sone Rules That
Boys Should Observe
When Elephant
Hunting.
The Little Runaway.

The Little Runaway.
= will run away this very day, 1
will will! exclaimed little Nellie
Barker, stamping her right foot very
hard on the bedroom floor, and then
throwing herself down on the tiny
white bed to bewail her wrongs
anew.
They were not such very great
wrongs, but they seemed very gigan-
tic to Nellie. First OF all, Kitty
Peyton had come over just after
breakfast to ask Nellie to go walk
ing. But mamma said she could not
20 until her practicing was done. So
Kitty went away and Nellie went in
to the darkened, understanding,
music room to whack away at hate
ful old scales and exercises. But she
banged the ivory keys so hard that
mamma came in to say she must
not show her temper. Then Nellie
mad SAID something sharp back and
mamma had sent her to her room to
think 1T over. She was thinking it
over, and she had concluded to run
away.
She rose presently from the bed and
looked around to see what she should
take with her
Il can't carry my trunk" she said,
looking regretfully at the pretty
steamer trunk in the corner.
mo, ! shall have to carry a
She crept out quietly and stole up
the attic. There were two satchels uD
there. both OF them big black shiny al
fairs which weighed nearly as much as
Nellle-When they were empty
'I'H take them both," she said.
So she tugged them downstairs. It
was hard work, for Nellie was only T
years old, but she managed it. Then
she put in all her dresses, some books,
a few keepsakes, and by this time the
satcheis were nearly full.
| There was lust a tinv corner emntv.
and Nellie looked at this thoughtfully
Tor a long time. Then she tiptoed
carefully down the back stairs and
asked Jane for a lunch. Jane who
was the best-natured girl in the world.
gave her two sandwiches. a wedge of
cake, some sliced dried beef, and two
scalloped cookies with raisins in the
centre
Then she crept back again, pausing
long enough to hear mamma in the
parlor, talking to Mrs Bate who had
come to call.
''She' safe and won't see me, and
papa is away. I'll go at once"
thought Nellie.
She grasped hesatchels bravely and
Started downstairs again. There was
q small door at the foot OF the stair
case openingon theside garden. Nellie
opened it and passed out, screened by
the high hedge. Very cautiously she
trudged along the unused path until
she reached the main road Then
she set off briskly in the direction OF a
neighboring town.
II don't know where I'll co." she
| said, "but plenty OF people will be
glad to have me, I'm sure. Mercy
how heavy these satchels are!"
So they were; as heavy as lead, an d
a cur:ous-looking figure was the little
girl tugging them along. Presently
she came to a big, shady tree. by the
/ roadside. !.
! Il feel very hungry she said. "Tn
sit down here and eat my lunch Jane
gave me and rest. So she sat down
between the two satchels, opened one,
and took out the lunch.
First she ate the Sandwiches, then the
cake and dried beef, and then she
started on one scalloped cookie.
II almost wish | hadn't GOMEZ she
said as she took the, first bite. ''Those
satchels are SO heavy, and Tn so
tired. must have come miles and
miles. Inever@ was down this road
before" Another nihble at the
!. cookie. 'tAnd I'll never see baby
brother again, For papa, nor any
i body. Oh! I'm sure [ wish I'd
never come," And with that she began
to cry, and presently she feel asleep
under the tree with the tears dry on
her cheeks and the cookie in her hand.
After a long time q man came drive
ing down over the, hill beyond. He
came nearer and nearer, and finally
he got Just opposite the tree. He drew
rein as he saw the curious little figure
asleep there. Then hejunped out and
l WenG COWARD II. ..s#T
somebody's child is lost" he said,
and then he went over to look at the
face which was turned away from him.
.Why! it's my Nell!' he exclaimed,
and then.he picked her up.
Hello, papa! she said, sleepily as
she looked up. IS go home"
And so they did. And many time
Nellie's papa laughed at Nellie for
running away with two big satchels,
and not getting any further away than
the nextsttfarm, where he found her.
And Nellie laughed, too. She did when
i she told me about it, for Nellie was a,
real live little girl once, and this story
is true one.-N. Y. Recorder.
Rules That Boys Should Observe
When Elephant Chasing.
It's not considered good manners
to chase elephants in large and popu-
lous cities like New York, Philadelphia.
or Yonkers. The reason for this is
that the affrighted beasts, in q mad
endeavor to escape from you, may
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