The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-29

i ~
~S- sometimes l think / viii - 70
c.''i.'s Tor some boat owner" ana D.
sS-aS $50, oreamily at a passing canal no..
HeaNiy loaded With wheat Do1
@thers are as good az ,.,,,,..- o.
I go f-isa- Now 1 want to en4broiSer
.. aIlequln Vans a-coming." cried ~.
~ VINO mad not minded her In the Ie,st
IT. oDh 1 wish 1 was as lucky as bef''
lisa nearly dropped a stitch in 1;rsr,,
mother Reiz's sacred or 60 ~ " q IL y
- next minute out OF a carriage Hare.
f+' stepped in Sose-coIored velvet do,h
~, rose-coiored velvet shoes. yellow sill,
$3.50 esAinss, ana green velvet hood of
St..t ~ shape. In his hand he held a
H.ee gotd wand. Altogether no one ~
az orange street had ever seen Harleorfr
IoOn hahcSomer; and instead of soinr in
ene Woe front door, which stoou omen
' ~ ~ IN the sweet autumn breeze, lac sat
uc"h IN the Splint-bottomed rocl.ire I,
chalr, which cost ninety-nine cents an5
to rest. '1''"e one
lie looked very tired. did Harlequin. as
- Sd, mere rocking and tanning himself
' VIZ MS green velvet hood. but neither
Elsa nor Otto could help moving toward
hiih slowly and shyly, but surely After
Ctto trotted barefooted Tommy Tirrel
df"ssins his tin horse and wagon, and
aAter Elsa waddled Nina Shufeldt. hus-
sins her wooden doll and in a few min
uAes the Tour were coming uD the stone
steps. their round. bird-iike eyes dxed on
Harlequin an. He smiled. oh, how kind
~ "heh he took note of them, and,
dropping his golden wand upon the floor
Dehind him, took little Nina upon his
knees.
am so glad to see YOU" he said. II
IKE 70 see girls with dolls and | like TO
see girls knit" and he looked AT Elsa,s
Mork neatly rolled NJ. the five needles
shining like silver. And you. Otto" ne
continued. viii, hope, make an excel
lent baker. There's nothing like having
GOOD sweet bread, if a man has work to
Il don't want to bake bread said
man."
Just So" said Harlequin. holding.
wish could have my own way like
bv NO. nda forth Otto. somehow vexed
Like met echoed Harlequin. raising
his brows in wonder. ''I-why never
had my own way. But II does not follow
that would have been happy with it.
How is II with you, little one?" and he
ung?'
Indeed I do came the quick reply.
Il want to emhroider. Lorenz Sholtz
ooes beautiful things with red thread.
ana grandmother knows all about deli
cate work; but have to knit and knit
Never mind" said Harlequin, giving
little Nina squeeze. by and by. IL
You knit enough. you Will come to a cor
ner. and go around IL, and who knows
what VIII be beyond tt?'
And ~ interposed otto, who did not
like TO be left out. Il could make pic
lures If had a machine. and could
make music with a horn. and
You are very young. my Otto. and
good bread sells for money, and money
viii buy picture machines. and horns a
plenty. just let me tell you how my
cousin Carl became a famous wood car
YER
Tommy Tirreii, who was fat. sat down
hard. and took the tin horse and cart
upon his knees. Elsa moved closer TO
Harlequin, but Otto. who stood just be
fore him. did not move, only to set his
legs further apart
Cousin Carl was a man grown when ]
was little lad in Leyden. and l have
often heard the story" he resumed. My
uncle Fritz was a tailor, and he was de-
termined that Carl should also be tail
or: but instead of needle. shears. and
goose, all Carl thought OF was a knife and
good piece of wood to carve. But he
was an obedient lad, and worked under
his fathers direction fun days. and al
early morning he was up whiting, al
ways whiting. lib. the family cat. and
/ Nannerl, the pet bird. were his favoritt
models; and his mother told him he did
better and better; but IT. did seem il
! the better he did. the more determined
his father was that he should always
| make coats and trousers. Over the bacl
door was n green lattice which In sDDo
mer was embowered in scarlet honey
| srckle. and just beyond the steps was tn
| pride OF my uncle F'ritz's heart, GRAY
/ enstcin apple tree. IT was his one pleas
| ure to sit on that back stoop in the shad,
| OF the honeysuckle. and smoke his pip,
| when the day was over and count TIT
blossoms. and then the apples on tina
/ GraSenstein. Well, one day. II was Ions
remembered assure you. there came
terrific storm of wind and rain. and
| when IL was over behold that apple tree
4 was broken of short at the root. Uncl,
| Fritz was almost III from vexation. :
| Will pay you well. my son, he said I:
- .< =. =.