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BY JOHN j. A'EECKET.
DOWNRIGHT, 1857

BY JOHN j. AHECkET.
Copyright, 1861
Mrs Thurston hao come Ia New York
CITY during the summer on visit to her
sister. She brought Marjorie with her.
Partly because she did But dare to leave
that venturesome young lady at home.
Marjorie was five years old
Marjorie had her own views on amuse
niepts She had fallen down every fiiSnt
,,f stairs In The house. varying these UNI
conventional and exciting descents by
taking the trip sometimes on her stomach
sometimes on her back She had lost u front
tooth in one of these passages, had barked
her legs and arms in others, and had &C
Cumulated bumps galore that figured III
no chronological chart
Mrs. Thurs,on felt that her life was he
ing shortened by rus hing to greet Mar1pne
on her arrival at the foot Of the stairs,
after humping sound Of irregular ryehm
had announced that the excursion was on
Its way.
On one short but brilliant tobogeaniiG
trim down the stairs. which Marjorie ac-
complshe don her back MIS- ihurs'on 'o""u
her cherished darling in sittlhg posture
at the foot of the flight, her large piue
ewes blurred with tears which had oeen
Jared out of her by the violent transit
but "A tremuious smile OF wondering dehght
on her lips. Her white frock had been
rubbed up und or her arms. Sd tiiai she looked
liked a fat-stemmed chrysanthemum. But
prcndly clutched in her outstretched hahu
was little china pitcher. which she fiaa
retained from start To finish- periectiy uh-
injured. 1t was a triumph OF presence Oh
mind over matter.
1t was very soon AFTER this s'rain upoh
her nerves that Mrs. Thurstoh came 10
New York III the hope OF quieung them-
1t would be a change and WOULD restrain
Marjories spirit OF enterprise TOT ""
days at least.
The calming process was Lot peguh' 'or
Mrs. Thurston read the day AFTER she ar
rived of a nice little, livery DO! III NV"
town tenement house who walked OH the
roof of the five-story building nackward'
while breatblessly absorped IN 'he MIC
he was flying. He was not kiiieu' was NOV
even seriously hurt. the paper SAID, Out
Mrs. Thurston tels Il COLO trenio' IL" o'e
her as she thought OF Marlorie anu Kites
and high, flat roofs.
A day or two after this was an unpieas
antIy hot one and Mrs. Ibursto.i ueciueu
to 20 to a roof garden I'D the evening W
get Marjorie cooled down before e"ips W
bed She selected one at random. IL
proved to be a very spacious cool anu airy.
place. with plenty Oh room 10 "ain "'o."~
in. There was a brick parapet AROUND Tue
roof, she was glad to observe
One feature OF the evening en'e' '"'
ment was when tail, muscular lady' III
red tights aud wearing .oiseie' y,
shiny beads and little un disks' en'e'eu
a cage in when thefe were e'i'' '"o
nous lions. Marjorie was ie'e'Shi! III
tcressed III TINS queehis iaoS, "no
much ut her ease with the terripie iions'
ordering the great pr"'es aoo'.' '""he
her finger at them wheh 'hes "eie
naughty, making tbeih jump over i'e,
tended arm ana pass iroin one s'''e "a
the cage To the o'her'
When one OF the mons opeheu 'iis n""an
a foot wide anu uhsiii"hhs MISSY" III W.
face, giving the dohnheerii'e iaus " VI
derstand that this kihd vi 'iicAsoi''eies'
was not 1" his taste IL an MI 8 ""' 7''''
was somewhat aiariheo.
But the GROWING 'oocp "as men ''.
took lion by ms JawS' prieu '"e"' P"'
and put her mead IN MS saW hi,iS 'no"''
Mrs. Thurstoh let SIZE ii'" t'' "
moneys worth OF eiteI'i''iiihen. "s ."''
time and with grasp ciu'cne" Ai'i J'ii.
hand and led her away. ne '''e e"'
could have seen 'he whoie 'i'S ''''
again with rapture.
What was she iooh'hs 'i'e' III me
MOUTH she asked earnesu! Vi iei
mother.
Mrs. Thurston was teniptea 10 bt'eriy
say. Her salary" But she knew her OH
springs staying power as an ihterr"Gator'
and preferred not To stimulate her TO eN-
haustlve inquiry about tue iady anu me
lions, so she simply SAID that they were
very good friends ana iiked To q" those
things.