The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-09-14

OF the lOIC anu lew uOWu 10 buc nay
on the barn floor; but we didn't care
to fly much, it was SO much nicer to
bounce up and down on the clouds
I mean the hay -and play on our
harps and sing.
We were just in the midst OF it,
and enjoying the fun, when Aunt
Jane screamed out:
"Mary Jane! Mary janet The
COWS are in the garden. Run and
drive them out"
'Tsn't that meant" said 1. "The
idea of asking an angel to drive
cows"
"Play they are evil spirits" sug-
gested Hiram, who was cleaning out
the stalls.
"No, they're not" said I. "They
are just nothing but cows. Besides,
it makes me hot to run after them,
and angels ought never to be hot"
Then Aunt Jane began to scream
at me again, and, of course, | had to
go.
"It,s too badp cried Dot. "Those
Spicers' COWS spoil all our fun"
"I'll tell you what" l said, after l
had shoo'd them into the road, "I'm
going to drive them right up to the
pound. "I'll show that Sarah
Spicer
"Why, Mary Jane Hunt" cried
silly Dot. "What'll Grandpa say? l
wont CO."
"Say9 Why, that he is much
obliged to me, to be sure. And if
you don't come right along, I'll take
off my little crown and stick the
prickles into you, miss"
That's what l said, but I knew Il
couldn't get the crown out of my
hair-the old burrs stuck SO. l got
some out, though, and tied my hat
on, set my wings against the wall,
and got stick todrive the COWS with.
Dot trotted after me as meek as a
lamb.
1t wasn't far to the pound; but
there was one COW and her calf that
wouldn't hurry, and, besides, we
walked very slowly along the sunny
parts of the road, and rested every
time we came to shady place; SO it
was late in the afternoon when we
left the pound and turned to come
home.
Lets go round by the Spicers',"
said |. II don't care if it is farther.
Perhaps we shall see Sarah"
II don't want to see Sarah," an
swered Dot. 81 saw 'nough O. her
this morning. Sides, Aunt Jane said
if we got through supper in time she
would take us to see Mrs. Green, you
know. And she is going to give us
some pears"
But / was bound to pass the
Spicers'; 80 l said: "We'll hurry and
go cross lots, and 1 know we shan't
be late" And l had my way.
We went quite distance by the
road, and then through Mr.. Halls
corn field and the woods beyond, and
came out right in the Spicers' pas
ture. The sun had just gone down,
and there was bright light behind
the row of old, jagged apple trees
along by the stone wall, which was SO
broken down in places that it was an
easy matter for the COWS to stray
away. Dot and / noticed that there
was only one left now in the pasture.
Il hope Sarah and Sam will have a
good time hunting after the others;
and good enough for 'em," said 1.
"Perhaps her father is just scolding
her for letting 'em stray away"
"Well, he isn't for there he is now "
Dot pointed, and l saw Sarah in the
swing on the butternut tree in front
of their house, and her father was
swinging her, up ever so high.
When she saw us she jumped out
and ran to the fence.
"Hope you'll find your COWS to-
night, Sarah" said l.
"You had better go for 'em, "
chimed in Dot.
Hope you'll find yours" retorted
Sarah. eff you don't keep 'em out
of our garden, we are going to drive
'em to the pound"
"Te, he," giggled Sam.
What could they meant 1 won
dered, as l hurried on, if our COWS
got into their garden; and it worried
me so that told Dot.
81 don't believe it, at ALL" said