Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-01-19

dear little gIFl VINO lived away cut In taC
country, asked her mamma If she could
( % ont ~ play. Iii had been warm the
day before. 80 she did not trouble 10 wrap
MP, bur skipped along singing gayiy 10
herself all the while. She had not been
out long when, whew, came a gust Of
wind that almost blew her of her feet.
and she shut her eyes tight, to keep out
the dust. When she opened them again.
there stood smiling little fellow with
paint brush in one hand aud a palette
with paint on il in the other.
Il beg your pardon for nearly upset
ting YOU he said TO Esther. but | was
On dead run and could not stop myself
| Ion are very pretty little girl, Oaly you
/ need color And with that he began
kissing her On each cheek. and before shC
could prevent him ne had painted her lit
tie nose red
You are a very rude boy" cried
Esther Indignantly. and / want you ~
lei me alone But this naughty little
fellow laughed and gave her fingers 4
sharp squeeze.
Il am Jack Frost" he said. and I shall
/ have more fun than that With you before
the winters over. Do you see all the
leaves | have been knocking off the trees
and | have frightened away all the
| birds. Whew. hut its lots Of fun and.
with another whistle that sent the du>;
flying again into poor little ESther'S eyes
he was off. Esther then hurried home
for she was beginning to feel very cold,
and she wished To tell her mamma what
a rude boy she had met.
The next morning when she awoke she
could not see out of her window for the
frost on the pane<. "Oh, how beautiful
my window looks she cried. springing
ont Of bed and going over to the window:
| but just a. she was going To touch it a
little voice exclaimed, IN bite your fin
gers if you touch that have just fin
iShed painting it, And there ON the
window ledge sat Jack Frost
Esther was 80 delighted with her win
dow that she forgot Jacks rudenesS Il
like your, painting wish you would
show me how To do it" she said.
''You didn't seem to think 80 much of
| 1t yesterday when | painted your nose.
/ laughed Jack. and he jumped down into
the street Esther tried 10 see what had
become of him. bur the lovely frost pie
ture on her window prevented her.
She did not see Jack Frost again until
after Christmas. Santa Claus had given
her new sled. and one evening. while
she was standing at the window wishing
for snow. Jack passed. and going little
way from the house climbed to the top NJ
a large. tree then began shOweriug little
white flakes all around. but in a little
while il grew 50 dark that Esther could
not see. The next morning. to her great
delight. it was showing, and continued to
do so for several days. aud Esther, who
was Il jolly little girl. stayed out nearly
all day throwing sn0wballs and making
snow men. Who do You think played
with her and helped make the snow men:
Why. Jack Frost. of course.
Now that Esther expected the cold
weather she was well wrapped UP. and
grew 50 used 10 Jack Frost KISSING her
and painting her nose that she only
laughed at him and didn't mind II IN the
least She didn't think him half 50 rude
now. because he was such good fun; ana
he thought she was the j0ilicst little girl
he had ever met.
They would have many good iaugh
over the pranks she played at night. for
somehow he never seemed to care 10
sleep. but spent the night painting PEG
pies windows. freezing up pipes. and get
ting into no end of mischief. OFTEN he
would fly off 10 the city and for the fun
of the thing block up the carS. then
laugh to see the people stand ON rhc cor
ncrs and get 50 angry because the ears
didn't come.
One morning Esther came down stairs
very thirsty. Please mamma, give me
Il drink Of water she said.
There is no water. dear. her mother
replied The pipes are frozen and your
| father has sent for the plumbers.
Nearly all day the plumbers worked,
| bur the ice seemed - be so hard on the
inside that they nearly despaired Of
| thnwing IT, Suddenly one of the plumb
| ers called out: Did you hear that noise
| inside-I believe it's giving way. Just
| then. To- ESthCrS intense surprise flor
| she had been watching themD. out
| jumped Jack Frost. He burst ont
| laughing at them
well. You made il so warm and com
Portable M rherc | came near spending
another night he said and away he
ran before thr men could catch hiIn.
That spirit. again. said they. angrily.
We would IKE TO give him a good
thrashingr'
Trouble enough he has caused me
this year" said one Of them, and the
other nodded assent.
Esther didn't know what tn think when
she had been told that the pipes were
frozen She had taken her sled and
gone in search If her playfellow. but. not
finding him aud getting very lonely. she
had remained watching the plumbers.
She couid not believe Jack would be 50
miSchCvoHS in her house when he was
such good friends with her. So the next
day when lie came To play with her she
would nave nothing To do with him. 1t
was all very funny. his telling her the
prankS he played upon the others. hut she
didn't see any joke IN not being able to
get drink when She was thirsty.
So Jack wer' ON and left her. and
| she saw him no more until March. lie
was getting old so much faster than she.
aud She concluded he didn't care 10 play
any more SO. though she missed her
playfcIiow sadly. she gave mp expecting
hira
One day towards the end of March Is
cher was out walking. when she saw 81
| beautiful young girl. with golden hair
floating around her like sunshine, walk
ing in the opposite direction. She had
on q dress made of green leaves and Ia
her hand carried a cage filled with birds.
Every now and then she would open the
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