The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-09
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y course. you know that all
In the animals about us have
ms spells Of talking. II you don't.
II you should know H.
IN To be sure. the cat. the dog.
horse. COW and other animals
- ~ know and see every day do not
~ very often AT least, they don't To
9 though Il ia probable thar they talk
N more among themselves when none
y around.
"A. reason. I suppose. why they don't
~ 70 Us oftcner Il that they are $,
~r,sised BY the things they see us do
~ they don't know just what to say.
vArn you don't know what to say, II IL
s,vsys wiser TO say nothing.
Il happened the other afternoon that
fa,,t vas aIi alone IN the house. Nam
- Ma gone out for short while, ana
- little girl Ind made nil manner Of
,rnises about doing nothing that she
sssjdnt do II her mamma were at home.
eysnd.by IN addition 10 feeling very
s~sone. Latti. took II into her head
,sst me was hungry. Then. OF course.
~ began "a feel a queer little gnawing
1ssn IN her stomach.
N feels Just Hike ,arts." she thought to
lssrf. then looked all around to sec II
suone could be- watching. or course.
nsfs wasn't anyone looking. since she
W. All alone.
4 feel sp hungry" she said. looking
xatfnl "Of course, mamma said
ssnt 10 touch the tarts. But perhaps
liz dIart know I was going TO be so
ls..ft.@ tk. l,afk
Issox Il until now And Of course mamma
Dysaldn't want me to he hungry"
l That was the way Lottie talked TO her
Ieg. ~ course, she knew that II would
IN very. very naughty TO 20 10 the cup
| k&m and heip herself 10 the forbidden
| hnS But she WAS trying to mako her.
1 W believe that II wouldn't be naughty.
l hyAuh-by she got up and tiptoed out
4 hD ths other room 10 the cupboard.
nm we're The tsrts heapcd upon a
y&Ik~~p many that surely one would
w b. missed. iotfie took down one
III NE II. lnaking around and listening
~. while 10 make sure that her man.
IA lAn'i come In and surprise her. Then
In Ase another After that she wiped
Ntmeuth carefully and slipped back In
y H. paflor. taking seat by the win
U@r9t ftANff tHt EEtNN NHftt tAts ltaDfu
10 m the window-sill and looked at her
sfh grea, blinking eyes
/ tn surprised at you" said FLUFFY. aft
n A moment.
Tfaria,,s'' cried r.ottie. sprInginx TO
hr tsst and looking at the eat with
Iruis.i eyes
~ TIN not going 70 scratch you, though
ri So A. n
n ktak that you ate those tarts, after
1femiAns your mamma that you
uHafAlnt touch en- ~
was hnnsry--a wfuily hungry ar
Itsfd l.etile. sitting down again, and try
hfsi9 stroke Fluffy: but the cat drew
b>ss. offended.
pcp's touch me. you had little girl. or
~ eheuss my mind and sive YOU a
~ Fnod srratching.''
/ never knew you to talk"
IN Eye known how 10 do that ever
yss4 ] WIS old enough 20 drink milk. ("
asi Fury N Isn't worth while 10 talk
~ often, hut just now I've got 20 saw
'x~ words 20 YOU. what naughty
VI ypA are. How many times n day you
sAasr Your mamma wnen she can't see
Pot see yea often"
<fs should mind tnesr own business. Z"
~ instie, a little GROSSLY.
AMI Tn mindinF mine" rctorted
faW Tho nsst time | see YOU break.
- ~ Hawcra Ia the garden I'm going
~ your mamma T'ie next tltna you
q sfeanA tho corner and play with that
tn'f Carson girl, when your mamma
~ tag not e.. IN lot her know The
~ VINE On. there ate ever 30 many
~ yeo're told not Go do and then go
:" % doing them I'm going 90 Keep
- on yoa Az tho time after this"
sssisY ''''''
TN ~, yun entrnot more than once
n9 ~ scratch And as soon as I've
fea a. few more things you've
w lq'sl not e Dc. III 60 straight TO your
s<1mA Then yos'll see that whom eats
W. snsy iaik 60 sosne purpose,
49, look right here" said LATHE
UAsfsas more anxfy This morning I
IL W. catch poor uttle bird ana eat
~ knaN very well nv .aapma has
~ " nrrak yon " thar -lcked trick
80 ncefd hla chops probably think
N@ BIS lAaG bird has tasted
- Sse ~ upstaifs every afternoon
e e lsamwAs bed. wc,t on f.ottie,
Ahs catches yaa az Il every
~ can, and eons you. bat tina,
w MaSs any adherence, You keep
&c dgtng e."
fsey sawnsA
~ - hefo Fla9y "a was only yes.
teNs yea were caught stealing
~ > rlcs enc sou are to talk 60
fEeei eatn& tarts You're Sneakv.
}aset ans d. lots of lhiaEs lust hc.
VIZ Know that mamma doesn't
~ g ae thrm New what risat
Iss w " srifid as. When you're 50 bad.
49, sesshtY yoarselfr"
-. NNaalint talk Zoo much az one
Sad flnry sish a yirtuoua air.
49, Hsaa What I DO. I've tried 10
~. ~ what sou ought &C. 40, and
| p, ~ Amped F,n0v ana ran cut into
ssa Jest thea the door opened
-. NisHl4 eaaie ia. Iiut perhaps
- w0v3s Rad had same efyeet. Tor
sAR sasa "F w "'' me'"es.
n @h'A- ana eat some iarts after all.
rs 80 sefry. ha, please 80 something
n
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