The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-12-22
A NEW PLAN.
The One Alice and Jenny Tried on
Jack.

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Jack, when you go after the cows
this evening won't you drive up Ned
and Dandy? Alice and want to take
aride tomorrow morning before break
fast
mo, won't. If you want the horses
you can chase around the pasture
do it,
81 didn't suppose you would! You
are the meanest boy l ever saw"
I'm no meaner than you were yes
terday when you wouldn't turn the
grindstone for me-" and Jack walked
away in the direction CT the barn,
whistling gayly, but not half so cheer
full as he appeared to be. 1t isn't con-
ducive to ones happiness to say sharp
things, even if only to ones sister.
Jenny was Smelling lima beans on
the back porch, and tears of vexation
and disappointment rose so thickly to
her eyes that she couldn't see anything
but great green blur before her.
''IIe is just the most hateful boy!"
she muttered. "He knows very well
that Ned and Dandy wouldn't let me
come anywhere rear them, and prom
Used Alice she should have that ride to-
morrow"
"Why, Jenny! You're crying What's
the matter?" asked Alice Hunt coming
out from the kitchen with the dipper
in one hand and tin pail in the other.
''JaclS's so mean!' sobbed Jenny.
'He says he won't get the horses for
us tonight, just because l wouldn't
turn the grindstone for him yesterday"
''Well, why didn't you turn it?''
because l had just got in the ham,
mock to rest for half an hour 1t was
just before supper, when you were
lying down. I knew he could wait as
we'll as not until old Pete was ready to
turn it,
Alice looked thoughtful, but made no
rejOinder. She went to the well with
the pail and Elled it slowly from the
big wooden bucket that stood on the
curb, and after the pail was full she
still stood there, absorbed in thought
Jenny" she said, when she came
back to the porch and set the pail down
on the bench, 81 believe Jack is just
like my brother Tom-and most boys,
too. He won't do all the favors; but if
you are kind and Obliging to him he
will be ashamed not to be so to you.
Of course don't know Jack very well,
but I judge him by what know of
Tom. Now, let's try a plan-just to
see how it works Didn't Jack
say yesterday that he wished he could
have black berry pie sometimes? Let's
make him one for dinner"
:'What! After he refused to drive the
horses up? Indeed won't!''
"Please do, Jenny, just to see what
he will say
"Oh, be wouldn't say anything-just
eat it up; and we'd have to go down in
the meadow to pick the blaclxberries in
all this heat" !
''Oh, well, it wouldn't take long, and
we could carry an umbrella. Come.
Jenny, try it, just because l ask you
to- I
So persuaded Jenny reluctantly con-
sented, and Alice hurried upstairs to fill
the pitchers and close all the window
shutters. She and Jenny were keeping
house while Jennys mother and father !
were gone away on q fortnight's visit, |
and Alice had undertaken the chamber !
work. She had never been on a farm
until now, so she found everything new I
and delightful, and utterly different
from the seashOre and mountain re-
sorts at which her summers had hereto |
fore been spent
Jenny finished Smelling the beans.
and was ready to start for the black
berry path when Alice came downstairs
again. They closed the kitchen, and.
leaving old Towser on guard, went off.
swinging their tin pals in their hands
1t was August, and the sun beat down
upon the meadows with great force:
but the two girls had plenty to talk
about, and their fingers were nimble.
SO in an hour they had the pals full.
and hadn't minded the heat verv much.
after all.
Jenny made the pies, and she put an
extra amount of shortening in the
crust, knowing Jacks liking for flakv /
pastry. She also prepared pitcher of |
ICED lemonade and poured gobletful
Tor Jack when he came in at noon.
tired and warm, from his work in the
field. He looked good deal surprised
at this unusual attention. He expected
to lind Jenny sulky or cross.
That was very cold and NICE" he
said, as he set the goblet on the table.
after slowly drinking its contents.
You make frst-class lemonade.
Jenny"
his words senta thrill of joy through
Jennys heart. She no longer felt cross
and unhappy, and laughed and talked
as she put the dinner on the table.
Jacks eyes lighted up when he saw
the blackber-y pie.
III this is he way you and Alice are
gong to cook for me, Jenny, I'm going
70 write - Mother that she can inst as
way whole month" he
3. And Jenny laughed,
the pie with inward re-
she had followed her
dvice
ou going to do this after
he asked, as her brother
BILE.
whether had better
80 Pete in the field, or