The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-07

Mrs. Barton replied. Nurse is busy and
1 want 10 stay upstairs with BABY IN
case she wakes
"Oh, baby will stay asleep a long
while" said Cunnie. "She' just smut Up
her peppers
"Yes. hut sometimes she opens EN- the
very next minute" said Nab. I'm drei-
nl sorry Won can't come, mama.
The children were disappointed, Tor
Yesterday. mama. sitting under the big
pcar-troe. with her sewing had laughed
so heartily at the very small spaces they
crawIcd into. that u made the roDber
game such fun.
I'm tel YOU. said their mama. "Well
compromise on the side porch. can see
YOU from there. and also hear BABY
she cries. VIII that do?"
"Irs better than not having you at 3D.
the twins agreed.
But what's compromise ~ asked Gun
mic. who liked large words. even II he
could lot pronounce them properly
"Wou. it is both parties swing up
something Of their own plans, ana "sree-
ing on a middle course, meeting hair
way. as il were In this case 1 give zap
STAYING upstairs. and you give up haVins
me with YOU under the pear-uec' yet IN
a measure. we an do what We piaahe j.
So. for am hour or more, Mrs. Barton
sat on what Nab called the morning
glory porch" watching the little robbers
as thev wodgol themselves In and out OF
their lnac-bush caves AT the other end
Of the long path. and listening smilingly
10 tine wonderful things they ran up
every now and then 10 tell her. In an
that time the blessed baby never whimper-
Cd but once. that was when she Wanted
TO be turned over, and il only took her
mama a moment TO DO that Cunnie SAID
the compromise was a real success
OF an the delightful places 10 play on
this old farm. whore the Bdrions were
sucnding the summer, near the Dig pear
tree in the garden was The most deiishl-
ful. There were so many bushes 10 pay
arci.nd and hide behind. Then, az the
fr,f az the tree. there was a large fat
stone that aid for q table, or a sofa, or
a he'd for Nab's dolls. or an island Do
oea a. grass. or nearly anything. bc-
sides. tie tree forked go near The srounl
that vcu had nothing 20 do but chmp
no rail-fence that separated the garcen
from n c0rnfcld and step right into
th. tree where there was a seat plenty
large enough for two children. THIS was
a Grand place to read fairy STORIES or
any other kind Of stories.
ono morning. when Mrs. Barton ana
cousin Imogen had gone driving. tne
to,ins decided TO have luncn-patiy 4H
thoir favorite retreat. klna Mrs. ross
cave them a small tin pan cohiaini"s
cookies. gingerbread ana carry -"pl,.
Nab invited her dolls. and Cunhle lh'''eu
,,,'S, t,. tettfnr him smell the cake.
..1vs.il have tho stone FOR table. faid
Nah I'm high elee. "II trim it with
flowers" a..
But II appeared Cunnie, also, had his
,,+ions about the arrangements lot the
lunch. .,,-,.,. 80.
have i+ ON the stone, we've had Sc many
eatines there. Let's go 80 NJ ara SIT
in The tree. Tharu be newer.
Nfab's countenance fell. But fido ana
the dolls" she suggested.
sI.u nut the dolls in that crotch 1ust
above where we sit. and we can throw
hits Of cake down to Edo. lth pe lo.9
If fun 10 see him dancing around theie'
begging"
"That spoils the whole thing excl lam,
ed Nab half crying. ne "ol9 Co
sit mn there in their clean frocKs' an"
want TO stay down and have a ue0''''
table with flowers and things.
-. ,,o,,r frocks and your flowers"
s,it cnnnie Il tell YOU it will be great
deal INllltl TO so ~
out Of the pail" .-,..,
- won't sit up in the tree" soobed
Nah clasping all three dolls 10 her BOSOM
II won't squat down on the ground
ao|lo~ed Cunnie. very red in the face
They were both quite angry. Neither
would give up. and there came very near
being no lunch party. At last Cunnie
exclaimed: -, . ~
permise." ram. ,.,,.,-e,,
.Where shall we have itF' inquired
Nah beginning to wipe her eyes.
"Why. on the fence. Thats as nearly
halfway between the stone and the seat
In the tree as We can get"
"How in the world can we nave
lunch ON the fence" cried Nab.
EASY 'nough. I'll put this little board
from the TOD rail to the tree Tor table.
You can put some flowers on that II you
like. Come on. It'll be no end OF fun"
Nab agreed, though it was plain tnat
she did not like the plan altogether. They
nut the dolls 10 sleep in Cunnie's wheel
harrow. and climbed up on the fence.
The party proceeded, but was not as jolly
az Clnnie had thought 1t would be. the
top rail not being very steady, neither
was the table and the apples would roll
of They had 10 compromise again by
puttiug only the cake OIL the table. leay-