St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-10-12

HOW CASSIE SAVED THE
SPOONS.

and the comfortable country car
rage, drawn by its two glossy bay
horses, had disappeared around a
"They is dorm, remarked the ba-
by, as fjust in possession of a SOL
emn fact.
"Torse they is dorm, you blessed
baby" answered Florence, his ff-
teen.vear.old sister, STOPPING down
and lifting him in her strong arms
and kissing him.
The baby, let me remark, was
sturdy boy of four, with bright
brown eyes and red cheeks-cheeks
so plump that when you had side
view of his face you could see only
the tip of his little pug nose.
"Well, fever anybody has earned
a holiday, they are father and moth
err" said Cassie.
Cassie, dear, your sentiment is
better than your grammar, laughed
Rose, the eldest of the three sisters.
"Never you mind my grammar,
Miss Byzantine. l mayn't have
much book larnin', but I've got
head on my shoulders, as father fire.
ouently remarks-which is a good
thing, for couldn't bear to look at
myself in the glass if | hadn't-and
besides, how could do my hair up
so neatly Classics hair was the joke
of the family if hadn't? And now
I'm going up stairs to cry, and I'll
be down in three minutes to help
with the Dishes" and the giddy girl
flew into the house and disappeared.
At the expiration of the three
minutes which Cassie had set apart
as sacred to her grief, she reappeared
shifting audibly, but otherwise
cheerful.
Now, girls, l say let us buzz
through the work like swarm of
industrious humble bees, and then
90 down to the creek lots and put
in the day gathering nuts. Last
night, as Ned and | came through
them, the nuts were falling like hail,
and we can pick up our winters
supply in few hours"
This was favorably received, for
they were all-even Rose-children
enough to enjoy a long day in the
autumn woods. We all know that
willing hands make light work, and
the morning task was quickly done
a basket OF lunch was put up, and
the girls, with the baby, were scam
pering through the meadow toward
the little creek, whose borders for
miles around were famous for their
wealth of nuts.
The harvest was indeed bountiful,
and they worked merrily and untir-
ingly until bags and baskets were
filed and deposited by great log,
where their brother would next day
find them and cart them home. So
busy and happy had they been that
they could scarcely believe that the
day had ended until the woods be-
gan to fill with shadows, and the
baby declared he was sleepy and
wanted his supper.
who would ever have believed it
so late?" cried Rose, peering from
under the low boughs toward the
west, land there are those cows to
milk and the chickens to feed !!
Come, come, girls, not another nut
we'll have to go home at once if we
want to get through before dark.
Cassie, you are the quickest, do run
ahead and let the bars down, and
get the pals ready, and III carry
the baby-he's so tired, poor little
fellow, he can hardly stand. Flor
encs can start the fire and begin the
supper while you and | do the
chores"
Away sped the light-footed Cassie,
while the Others made such haste as
they could with the tered baby, who
wept in a self-pitying way upon
Roses shoulder.
100 dirlsis 'tarvin' me an walkln
me most to pieces, an want my
mover" he walled, as he finally
dozed off.
Rose laid him upon the lounge ii
the cosy sitting room, and, waiting
for moment to see Florence star
the supper, for which they were al
ready, hurried away to the barn
where she could hear Cassie whist
ling, and talking to the cows as she
MIXED.
Out from the kitchens open door
appetizing odors of coffee and frying
ham stole to greet the two girls al
they came towards the house witt
their trimming pals Of frothy milk
ut smells good" said Cassie
and Pm as hungry as a tramp
"Oh, Cassie why did you say
that? I've just been trying not t(
think about tramps. | always tee
creepy when I'm about the barr
after dark, anyway, and now
well, my saying that won't bring
any along" :,
They are positively the onl,
things in the world that I'm afrait
Of"
"Well, then I'm not afraid of them
and supposing one should come
Surely three great stout girls ough
to be able to take care OF them