New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23

the elder and bossed her brother around with
high hand though in nice a manner that he
never knew he being bossed
The next thing catch the kids. and this
was no easy matter, Night afraid he
going to be hitched to cart and made to pull it.
and he objected to being harnessed to anything. So
when the children climbed the fence into the gar
den the two Kids gave them merry chase run
beds. strawberry beds beets and cabbages until at
last they were caught in corner down by the
would not run through them
They were half carried and half dragged to the
barnyard. where the children separated, each going
orchard; But they had no more than s9t there and
started TO fix up their houses than the kids. with
Here. hold on you little black rascal Henry
what he was doing and started after Round the
barn, through the fence into the orchard went
OF strawstacks they ran headforemost into Nellie.
who chasing Day she to find Night.
h ssd S &c or we we get can never keee
While the two children went in search of rope
field on the other side OF the orchard. When the
carriage behind them, the kids were nowhere in
WIN YOU look at that carriage. Day" said
corn DO they expect us To pull that thing
of course not" said Day. Didn't you hear
dren? / suppose they are going to put in the
carriage and pretend we are babies
me in I will kick them and make myself so heavy
they can't lift me- said Night.
Hear them call 'FIiddy. kiddy kiddy.' Sounds
II they saying Kitty. kitty. kitty They
name M us to suit themselves wonder what they
will call US" said Night.
While this conversation was going in between
the kids the two children were having something
of the same conversation, for they were trying TO
find names suit them. Henry suggested Stubby
Tail and Fleet Foot, but Nellie would not hear
of such homely names. and she suggested Coaly
and Snow Flake. but Henry would not listen 10
these So they tried name after name but none
suited them until last they struck the names OF
Snow Ball and Black Ball.
DO YOU hear the crazy names they are calling US
by? asked Night 81 suppose am Black Ball
because I am so black Why don't they call me
Mud Ball and be done with IT, OF else just plain
Mud. I have heard OF people saying thelr Name
Here they come over toward the cornheld. We
must run or they will find US said Day.
Yes the children had spied Days white coat
among the green corn and tney were aiter tileni
like two Indians. calling they ran.
The Kids ran clear across the cornfeld ana tnen
came 10 a barbed wire fence. through which they
could not crawl They followed the fence. only TO
t;ed sronnd their necks Night bahed to Day to
RIM around Nee's legs and try 10 trip her as ne
rs doing with Henry. Nellie was up TO their
tricks and could not be thrown. but poor HehIE
wa inset before he what Night was doing.
A. last the children got them 10 the apple Tree
and nv hard pulling and lifting Nellie succeeded In
getting Day into the wagon she called her mousse,
and began putting her to bed under the seat on
some straw for the body OF the wagon was her
inst air under II her downstairs
While Nellie was putting Day to bed Henry was
having his own troubles. trying 10 get Night on top
If the havstaCk. which he called MS upstairs
while the ground the foot was his doWnstairs
Henry would climb up little way ana Try 10 coax