Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.

No; the twins are too little" they said
Their poor short legs could never carry
them 81 far or 50 high. Wait till they
are q years old, and on their birthday
we will have Il picnic on top of the m,ltil-
tai@."
80 Tom. who was 10. and SuSy. who
was ). waited with what patience they
had, which was not much. They used L.
grumhlc II good deal AT the twins because
they were 50 slow in getting to hr u.
OFTEN they took the poor little fat things
short excursions no the mountain side for
exercise and to see how they would stand
climbing. Sometimes. if they would get
pretty far up, they would MI rise ON their
tiptoeS and try 10 look over the noun
tain~ top. But all they ever could Sc.
were the sharp pointed pines which grew
on its summit and seemed to prick the
great soft white clouds which hoated over
IT. with their green needles.
One daY when they had gone higher uu
than ever before. Tom climbed a tree and
said he thought he saw over the top and
down on the other side: but when Susy
wanted To climb up he advised her not TO-
saying that girls could not climb 50 we'll
nor sec 50 far as boys. and that she
wonld be sure to tear her dress aud get
Scolded. Then Susy said she didn't be
heve he had seen over the mountain At
all. and he came down the tree and
laughed and said may be he hadn't.
And then Tom began to sing ut the
top of his voice:
The bear jumped over the mountain
To see what he could SEE
But the other SIDE of the mountain
Was all that bear could sec,
And SuSy caught hold nf his Jacket and
walked after him, singing the second
verse;
The bear jumped over the mountain
10 see what he could sec.
Hut the other SIDE Of the mountain
was all that bear could see,
ii" twins caught her skirt and
marched after her. singing the third and
fourth verses, which were Just like the
first and second. And Tom got to going
50 fast that the fat twins could only trni
aud gasp. But they had a lot of fun.
At lHst he sixth birthday of the twins
came IN sight and active preparations for
the picnic began. Cake was baked. bread
ana butter and sandwiches were cut. jars
81 mix were put into the basket along
win the coffee pot, aud nicely washed
potatoes were put into another basket
Tor iheN were to make u fire when they
reached the top of the mountain aud
roast Potatoes ia the ashes and have
coffee.
The twins were perfectly sure lin.
tltE could climb to HE top.
Nov if only it doesn't rain said
their mother when the "vcHtful morning
'amc. She had come IA the door with
The children to look AT the car!y sky.
III looks cloudy" said thtir father.
lint il may clear 10y the time Nc are
rcadv."
There WAS ~ nice dew la~i night,
said Su~y. Su~y had been oul ,reliig the
grass. SnsH was weathprWi-c and knew
il seldom rain"d after u thick dew.
And over there is enough bluc sky "a
make u hutchman a pair Of hrecrlIe~
said Tom. pointing 10 u bit nj blue Wis
iI,Ie between thr clouds. and showing off
his weather lore. too.
While the mother was hurrying
through the work which must be- done he
fore they could start the children stood
outside with their faces turned upward.
They watched the clouds go trnoping
across the sky. There were big and lit
lie ones. and they said the clouds were