The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-05-15
A DOSE OF CATNIP.
BY ANNIE H. DoNNELL.

ieu spoon with little flul
~ and exclaimed: my land. HiIar,
how you scared me! Can't YOU come !;
Io!ks doors instead of their windows
6t' there, you amt responsible. ST
down, Hilary"
says sne wants some catnip," Hilar,
repeated in high, nasal singsone
catnip- catnip-catnip."
Who says she wants it ?"
The new lady over t. the Crossin,
one seen me goin' past the house. She
asked me did I know where-'bout !,
growed, an / says up in Aunt Debbv,s
attlc, an she says she wants some"
Hilary stood swaying awkwardly ON
ms long, loose legs. He was homely--
4oor Hilary! But the vacant light in his
eyes was worse than the homel;ness
Miss Deborah's face was sweet Win
pity when she looked at him.
III fetch you doughnut. Hilary,
me said "You go sit on the door-sfep
ana eat IT while go up attic. IT.
nice and shady out there
one oustied away to the pantry in
ner creaking starched calico. Ar tb.
door she stopped to call back. "Sbe,s
GOT baby, amt she? Sick? Poor n.
TIE cretur-well, canip's lust what -
needs. ] hope there's some left-Tbod
q plenty But there was Lucia Bent,s
Daoy and the Spooner twins-there. eat
your doughnuts, Hilary. NV land,
what's the boy doing?"
cne laughed suddenly at the spectacle
OF Hilary solemniy trying to tickle tbe
nose OF his own shadow on the will
win small willow switch.
Aunt Debby found no catpin in ber..
tic. except few leaves in a little bean
inuer the catnip nail. so she hurried
pack. looking troubled.
Its all gone, Hilary-it's too had,
nad a plenty. I'm afraid that moor !
'..ie pabyli suffer with collie Sbe .
alo 1t was the baby, didn't she? poor :
little thing!" ~ oor u
Miss Deborah did not Y,a;t ;.
wers, but ran on anxiouslv ava. :.
e'Nr go right on to Ruth Stebbins, a,
guess she'll have some. Tell her ;,,s
le paoy. She'll give you a cocly-;f sa
on hurry" 50
one went back to her work. tbjpk;,g "
,xiousiy OF little Mrs. Judd's baby ov
last she resolutely united her apron
ID put on her sunbonnet. -,
I'm going to run acrost to Rates mn
"a see II she's got any catnip. like .
= a not Hilary'n forget. / AIM on ne
70 run any risks with baby crv- mo-
9 with collie" cry ~ ~
Then, with a rueful GLANCE ~ To- on,
'rk undone, Miss Debbv walked acres. =
fields TO Kate's. e'ss a.,
Mrs. Ruth Stebbins WINS Of
Oseoerry jam, and her flushed. tired mo
e met Hilary at the door with little swe
wn on it. "Well, what do Won A
nt?" she asked. ~ you
A cooky," answered Hilary .o. ~
So II I'd hurry up. an 1 done II" bac
Who said SO ?" ~,
aunt Debby, when she sent oon
r the catnip for Mis- judas bahv" w.;,
LEV ven, You can wait, but year
slleve our cats got at it and ate Il "I
1p: IN go and see." rnur
20 they eat up the cookies ?- fall cher
= CO., up a
10 otebbins' laugh cleared off IN. "B
IN. one got the cookies and pave to g,
a.s.s .ary. You can sit down on her!'
sanity. 's saiu' Iss
u;,. 'ane oack few minutes and {
naVing dispatched the little
es, was trying to get the nose 81 Bv
ladow on the grindstone. front
% goin' to grind il, he said. cheer tumb]
rete Smedley said he ground she G
~, tumbl
ou neednt do it on my grind beets!
neu MIS-. Stebbins. "Be- for ma
you must go over to Pete's and "Me
&c easnip. 1 haven't got mite. in deli
nave some, it's likely. And back !
!, neip you grind your shadder,s "No.
rv h.s.x., grea
ly ST shuhiing his toes bridge
~. don't want to traipse anv Hon.
ne whined. "Pete's motber stool .
rete said So" had ia,
beautiful squash-pies. Pete's
Judd.
T Win merlasses?" 81 h,
4 guess likely! Now Won RIM Mis- Ia
'iong, or it'll be past their sun- and br9
e and" But already Hilary over.
Me, 10y Is the p
r;larr oa 800 say 'ne baby was real Mrs.
inn b,+ Mrs Stebbins somebo,
,;t.,. ua NOT hear her. A little
. ss,es nn she muttered. the bio
! Nil, I,,as pu. shouldn't we kind yo
~ looI a "ouiove known it. are boil
sh.,s 10 u sne ever saw any please d
r,.s. s'uck-up little some "
rs ms sue reefs above COM Right in
er vo;cs Mrs. stebbins take off
Hone stahh;a reen.ered the "Oh, i
mt Of tha aa,,a was Just COM Only ran
Tvs real s;s,- mis- Judd's nip, too.
nip" - ai'er DOW
DOR it'll. n;.~, Mrs. j,