The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-09
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
THE LITTLE HOUSE N THE
GARDEN.

CONTINUED FROM LAST ISSUE.

49,
gardsn ~ ,r.,,.,r.,,o. far ,.,,. 49,
c,na,, I, n. J., .in,.
red fjf,c! mn with = small ,ahl. an,
cL.,;r. .,I ,.,n >,.,.a,-.
stood ..nt,n..I a,,h. d..,r vino. -,
over #. and IirfI. Ind. uf t1,w.r
were. plant,d ON either sides p.,b
were made all round the ln,n IN,
ucighbor, wondered what MA. ,.,,
| ing next. and on,. .Tnre dav the.
| found out; for = pror.s.i,r ann.,r,.d
| escortin0 the u..N tenant tb.. Pa,
mansion. with great reiolcjrg omnn,
the bows.
First came Bi!ly blowing the horn
then Ned wu,iuc their best hammer
then Hal DRAWING the bahv-waonn
in which. as on throne. sat the lii
tie cousin who had come To spend tn,
summer, and rule over them like !
small sweet Uyrant. 4 very spright
ly damseI was four-vear-old Oueenie
blue-eyed, plump. and ROSY. with ;
cloud of yellow curls. chubby arm.
that embraced every one, and a pai,
Of stout LEGS that trotted all day
She SURVEYED her kingdom with cries
of delight, and took possession OF
"mine cottage" at once, beginning
housekeeping by tumble out of the
wing header into the red chest
and ii pinch in the leaf of the table
Bat she won great praise from the
boys by making light of these mis-
haps, and came up smiling, with a
bump on her brow, ii scratch on her
pug nose, and bruise on one fat fin
ger, and turned out tea for the gen
tlemen ao if she had done it all her
life; for the table was set, and all
manner of tiny cakes and rolls stood
ready to welcome her.
This was only the beginning of
ea-parties; for very soon a flock of
lovely little friends came to play
with Queenie, and so many pretty
revels went Oh that it seemed as if
fairies had taken possession of the
small house. Dolls had pic-nics
kittens went visiting. tin carts rat
tied up and down, gay balloons flew
about, pi gmy soldiers toddled round
the paths in paper caps. and best of
all, rosy little girls danced ON the
grass, picked the flowers, chased the
and sang as blithely as
the birds. Queenie took the lead IN
these frolics, and got into no eud of
by her love of exploration,
often leading her small friends into
the strawberry bed, down the road,
over the wall, or to some neightor's
house, cooliy demanding ~ dint
water and dlnderbed for all us ones"
Guards were set, bars and locks
put up orders given, and punish
nents Inlllcted' but all IN vain; the
1auntless baby always managed to
escape, and after anxious hunts and
domestic tlurrles, would be found up
n the road or under the big rhubarb
caves on the h'gh tenee, or calmly
trolilng to town without her hat. !.
All sorts OF people took her to at her |
equest, and brought her back just as
Igltated relatives were dying to the |
liver IN despair. |
"Ne mEst tie her up" said Mrs. |
Norton, quite worn OFT with her
FRANKS.
80 strong cord was put round |
lueenie's waist, and fastened to one
f the rings in the little house where
'om used to be chained. AT first
he ragged and tugged, then submit
ed, and played about as if she didn't
are; bnt she laid plans in her
aughty little mind, and carried
hem our, to the great lismay of Bes-i
lie, the maid.
Il wadt to tut drass,' she said in
er most persuasive way.
80 Bessie gave her the rusty scis-
DIS she was allowed to use, and lett
lay at making bay till her toy vag-l
II was full,