The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-01
THE STORIES OF
PETER i,+ AND ELLEN
UNCLE CARL APTHORP
FITCH-APTHORP
By GERTRUDE SMITH.

Always on rainy DAY there WAS ons
thing little Peter aud Elton did love to
do-thsy did not love % put on the,r lieus
rubber boots and rubber coats and rubber
caps and take their little umbrellas, ana
90 out into the shining rain. and down
the Rad to tho little red house whore
Denny lived. Donny was big little boy.
He was nine years old. and no could
think OF more things to do on rainy
ny boy had a splendid mother. She al
ways helped Denny think OF things to do
On rainy day.
And ono day It was raining, oh, very
hard Out OF the sky the bright drops
We're chasing each other 80 fast you
could hardly see the trees in tho gar
den, when you stood BY the windowl
And mamma sad:
1T Is raining too hard for you to 70
to Donny's house to-day I'm afraid
And little Ellen said: 'Oh. mamma,
we like to go out when It rains very
hardl"
And Peter said:
We like to hear the beautiful rain
come patter. patter on our little UNI
brellas."
And mamma said:
All right, you may go: know tho
beautiful rain will not harm you.'
And Peter and Ellen put on their lit
tie rubber boots, and rubber coats, and
caps, and each took little umbrella.
and went out into the shining rain. ana
down the road to Donny's house.
And Ellen waded In all the little brooks
beside the road and splashed tho water
and laughed and said:
Il love rainy day. / love to 70 down
to Donny's house to play"
And Peter waded In the brooks and
sprashed the water and laughed and said:
m duck; quack quack! uuackl'.
And little Ellen said:
oh. yes. we are uucks; quackl quacki
Qunckl"
And Peter and Ellen wont on down
the beautiful road in the shiAlng rain
to Donny's house.
And Denny opened the door and said,
Hello Peter and Ellenl was Just
looking out the window for, you"
And Peter and Ellen went into Donny's
little red house. And little ELLEN said:
What are We going to play this rainy
day. Donny?"
And Denny laughed and said: wei
FIRST. little Ellen. we are going to make
SIX little loaves Of bread"
And Peter looked cross and said,
oh, Denny, boys don't want to make
bread'
And Denny said:
We are going to make SIX little tiny
loaves Of bread. and then feed my little
white mice"
''Oh, Denny. have you some little white
nicer
And Denny said:
Yes, have six little white mice, and
we must bake bread to feed Them
And they went out into the kitchen.
and when Ellen saw the tiny little bak-
ing tins she clapped her hands and said,
"Oh like to make bread. What cum
ming little loaves these will bel"
And there on the bread board were
i've large pieces OF dough.
And Peter looked cross ana said,
Boys don't like to make bread, Don
nyr'
And Donny smiled sweetly and said:
.rAttle Ellen likes to make bread, and
we like to help her. ana then we will
feed the white mice"
But when Peter began to knead the
soft dough into nice little loaves, and
put them into the little baking tins, he
thought It was fun. too, and said:
7 do like to make bread. II am a
boy"
And Donnys splendid mamma came
into tho kitchen and said: IT am glad to
see you, Peter and Ellen. and what nne
little loaves OF bread you have made
to-day
And little Ellen said:
we are going to bake tho bread and
feed Donnys little white mice"
And Donny's mamma said: "Oh feed
the little mice crackers. ana eat the nice
little loaves OF bread you have your
selves
And little Ellen sald:
'Oh, goodyl goodyI I'd like to sat the
two little loaves I've made. with butter!'
And Donnys mother sat down TO watch