Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-01-05
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN


uppermost IN her mind was that sb.
Sidd ne mad not; for. if she was gl;. was
ne eaten by a bear, she would rTti- 10
mihdlng her mother when She ia ,'ieI be
Sey had hlled two bowls from H. be-
Kettle. ana put them on the taIIa ,. -ltj
Drown loaf and a dish of cold y,fr'ii 'H
before Lucy had finished whine, H. h 'poaj.
Dinner proved very comfortiI.7-. u'f eyes.
fore thes had half finished tha "l'''' he
Kicking around the room. min;nl! "rr'
clumsy gait Of the bear. and SEEN - =, iAt
could growl the louder '''' winch
Suddenly Betsey grew seriar. err.
bear Wlll eat the cows She said f., '4-
:, n; The three cows were pastureJ on d.
! ~, ana, Il me bear made meal ~
theIn, what would become nf NJ. 't
Ten butter money and I'll ~ ~ H"-
things 1t broughtE Furthermore -. goa
own PEI cow. Queen Elizabeth, W..
10 FURNISH a supper for any hp5r = ''i
young mistress could prevent il IL "'f
COZ. n gong after the cows" said RI.
Ln 'The e. bear fai viii eat YOU if you do said
No. he won't He went tbc aa
way ana he won't come back in h g,..,'
nut maybe there are two. You NJ
stay here, Lucy, and take care of Luz u,
mouse, and let mother in when She comm ni
DdCh.
Betsey looked at the corner where III.
Guns were kept for in those DAYS gir,s
knew now to load gun and fire If Pr
one of them her mother had ana IN
other her father always took wbeo u
Went for long days work in tho foiI
she must trust to the pitchfork oncr
more 'i''''
As Betsey ran down the path. Ipcy...
face grew very long She did nor III.
and NOT Il
she had enticed Betsey out to pick b her.
res when her mother had told her f..
stay in the house. When she thongbt of
Betsey going off alone so hraveIy sbl
felt very much dissatisfied with herself
Wei. she thought. I'm poor Sim
beside Betsey, but, perhaps, if a body isu'l
made strong and bold, there won't hn so
do: | can cut apples And. taking a
knife and needle, she began on the pile
| of apples in the corner, pairing, slicing
| and stringing the pieces on long strings
according to Mrs. Doten's parting drcc
| tons.
Betsey did not meet the bear that WAS
Iond OF hot kettles, nor any other hear.
She found her cows, brought them home
fastened them in their places, shut the
barn door and that was all. But it is
not alone what happens but what We
dread, as well. that makes towards of
us; and | think barefooted Betsey Do
ten, trudging along to meet a possible
danger which never came was as brave
as if the bear had suddenly popped out
from behind Il tree. as he might have
done any minute. Betsey was perfectly
satisfied to have no second encounter:
and when her father praised her for tax
ing such good care of the cows and her
mother came home SAFE glad to find the
apples done and a hot supper waiting.
she felt that her day had not been a
failure. after all.
I'D give a barrel of butternutS to
meet that bear with my gum" said Bet
sey 5 brother, Jonathan when can we
go for him. father?"
1t certainly was not convenient to have
bear quite so much at home; for cows
must be pastured and women must car
ry butter to market. SO very soon the
farmers had bear hunt, and Jonathan
DOten had a new bearSkin coat that win
ter.-Fanny a. ComStock in Christian
Register.