Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-03
The Visit to Patty.

Aunt Mary's little basket carriage,
drawn by This aud That aud attended
| by Ben was we'll known in the Villages
| round BERTHE and Nellie often went
with her. when she made visits to her
4 poorer neighbors, and learned what
pleasure triting gifts were capable of
giving from loving. gentle hand like
their aunts. Sometimes ii WAS frock
for Il baby. or Il bonnet cleaned and te-
trimmed for its mother: sometimes it was
an Interesting hook, with large print. FOR
an old man; or transparent drawing
slate and . stock Of pencils fer Il sick
chid's amusement whom not able tn ran
out and play and vet too wen to lie in
bed all day. With her gifts Aunt Mary
always had Il loving word of sympathy
which made them doubly welcome \
hint ms to cooking. or sewing, on coming
to church regularly was taken kindly
from he good lady, One dizzy Aunt Mary
said She was going rath a longer drive
than usual aEd asked the children wheth-
cr they would Ike 10 come with her,
"Oh. yes Aunt Mary. Where is ii we
are goingF"
To a village far away there among
the hills. 1t is not a very good road for
This and That, but never mind. am
anxious to take 90a There is something
to sec here which may do you good.
Something to see! What, auntieF
Tell u.s.
"No, We will wait till we get there Il
was put into MY head that il would Us
q good sight for "A certain little girl /
know. who came crying 10 me this morn
Ing. with thorn in her finger and s3dd
she could not let Susan take ii ont. for
size could not bear pain
Nellie bIuSfed, ahe ki,aH who this lit
tie girl WIS After dinner they set off,
Aunt Mary putting IN Il basket, which
was full Of many good things, the chill
dren were strg Nellie aud BERTHE sat
behind, ais Ben was wanted to drive The
road was bad ia ono part. and Aunt
Mary thought This ana That woa'a need
stronger arm than hers to hold them ia
going down the hills 1t WIS pleasant
drive, over il wide common at first, and
then down IA sandy lane, which led to IL
valley between $50 alOpiDg bills, Behind
the hills. where the mountains shut in ii
little lake. lay Deep Glen, Aunt Mary
country home. \ pretty little village
nestled here; but they went or aud on.
till they came 10 another narrow lane.
Here BERTHE and Nellie got out and
walled with Ben. who climbed MP the
steep hedges for bfipr roses and 4traG-
CLING h0ueyAlckIe. and gathered the chill
4r~f d3Jite Il lovely nD@egay. 6etiluz up
the hill was q long business; for This and
nat 81 ere allowed TO resi- many times
Ben putting a stone behind the back
Wheels, and going 20 praise aud pat his
fayorite2, a. if they were performing
great feat by dragging he light weight
OF Aunt Mary aud the basket carriage
up the hill
The top was gained at last. and two
or three cottages stood just beyond. Be
FORE the first Aunt Mary stopped 4 lit
1t" whjte-hraded boy playing IN the road
waved hi> cap aud then went running mp
the pgtch 30 ihe cottage door, calling out
to someone within named Noilic. MolIie
proved 10 be tall girl of ! l. who came
oar |mi.Hgig to greet Aunt Mary.
How is Patty today. MoIie:'
'MueU as ever, ma 'am. WEI you
please 10 romc iuf Mother gone down
to- Farmer ijles' for days work" an
severed MolHe.
ANN MARI get CIT Of line carriage.
Hna, giving BERTHE tbs basket 10 carry.
She said they might follow her into the
cottage Il was tidy room they en-
tered. J8f np ono WAS there. Aunt Mary
seemed 30 know the tvH2. she opened
door ar one end ~ the Kitchen and said:
Il Hay - up. ! suppose. IoilieE'
ooh. Yes, m3'aBi.' said Nollic. who
was TRYING % keep Bill. the white-headed
hog they had seen in the road. from
pushing mn against the children Patty
wiH b. rarely glad 70 see yoa-it's been
O bad day with ber"
BERTHE and Nellie climbed M a few
steep stairs after their aunt and entered
a little. low room. with sleping roof.
where in 4 snail bed lay little girl wiih