The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-14

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Arc those two lighted candles boDbing
along the fence ON the pain down 10 the
dairy2 Bless mo. no; they are our TWO
red-hoadcd babies. George and Margaret.
"Our woodpce we call them.
am AFRAID they oueht not 20 be taxi
ing this Trip by themselves. ana am
afraid they know 3D. The truth b., they
were brought in from play while ago
and laid out c0zlr ON their trundle-D,d
for an afternoon nap. But ass soon as ire
nurse disappeared George raised his merry
curls up from tine pillow.
''Margit.' Doe said, you know what 1
tollcd you was iI de dal"y.'
"E.
"Well. 7 ann dom down 10 loot at IT,
OF. too" said Georges shadow. and
now you know why they are caper'ns
down the steep patch hare-hcadcd. bare
footed. and boo great haste lest the nurse
should call them back.
-s'posc dc do s. shut tieht?' sug-
gestod Margaret but George had col
lecfel Information on that subject before.
THEY is milldn' COWS at de barn. hc
said, positively. land de- do Is lef open.
So DO proved. at least, very gentle
push made the heavy Oakon door swing
inward. and the babies stood at the top
of seven steep steps. Margaret huns
back. but George pushed boldly in, and
presently they were both safely landed
an the bottom. ON the we- stone tagging.
"Ifs awful told" WhImDered the little
sister. curling up nor pinil toes, but the
boy was busy gazing around
Row after row of shallow stone crooks
stood half in and half ont OF the sunkcn
trough, through which the spring water
lowed day and night. coming IN on the
upper side, and BnrslinS out again on
The lower.
Shining pats Of butter. stamped with a
Jersey cow. were piled up on shelf,
fhe great barrel churn. stood gaping wide,
like the whale waiting 20 swallow Jonah.
gut George cared FOR none OF these
things.
He was looking everywhere for some
fhir,~ not TO be- found, and there Mrs.
Smiley came and caught him. when the
COWS had ON been mrkfi and the Big
buckets. frothod with litc, were brought
over 10 the dairy.
In another minute, "the |oOdpeckers
were whisked out of that cool, damp
place. and. sent spinning up the NH
again
"What took YOU down 90 the dairy.
rovdfcs2" asked mamma, after she had
scoldcd them for leaving the trundle-
bed She knew she would ind out, Tor
though "DOrdic" often took "Margit' IN
TO mischief, me always owned up. like
holO.
II went TO loot for de pot Of gold" he
said.
twin.
"a pot Of goidr' exclaimed mamma.
CPS. nurse told one of the maids there
was "a pot OF gold i'm DE daiwy.'
"Oh." said mamma. laughing IT IS
a great pity people don't talk straight.
Bahics' nurse meant that a great deal or
money. as much as a not of gold, could
he made by selling milk and butter out
of the dairy
The children looked ready 10 cry.
"Thcre amt any pot of gold anyfweros.'
they said. mournfully. But as they
stood bv her knee at tho west window.
the slautng rays OF sunshine lighted up
the bright heads glOriously. and the
mother put a hand on each curly pate
smiling. ~ have two pots Of gold, she
said. "evcry smile from Dordie and every
kiss from Margti is "a bright dollar from
nv gold pots. so You see you can make
me rich every day.
This brought her straishtway gold
en- shower OF smiles and kisses. Elizo-
beth u. Ailel.