Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-01
GIsL WHO WAS AFRAID.

said Winnie, fretfully. one night when
bedtime came and there was no one TO
90 upstairs with her, All the family
except grandma had gone to recep-
ton, and grandma sIep, downstairs,
Why, what's the natter" grand
ma asked.
I'm afraid" whined Winnie.
There is nothing 10 be afraid Of,
my dear child. will be down here
and nothing can get up to you without
first passing me What are you afraid
of"
II don't know exactly, but-the
dark-and-and-just everything,
Winnie replied.
THAT reminds me Of little girl
once knew said grandma. Would
YOU like to hear the story of one Of
her big f~aids' that turned out to be
Very, very little fraid %
@Oh. yes. grandma. you know such
nee stories, just love to hear them
And Winnie brought her little rocker
and seated herself in il at grandma s
feet, prepared to enjoy herself thor
oughly.
This Ii Tie girl am going to tell
you about lived away out on the prai-
rie in the west, many years ago. She
was afraid of almost everything, Just
a. you are The little boys at school
caEed her Ljtse F'raid Nrl.' and
when they wanted to tease her very
much they called her Scarcely ycat..
When Little Fraid Girl heard the
coyotes bowling on the prairie al
night, and the wind go Woo, WOO, as
i swept around the corners Of the
house and ratified the windows, She
would COVER down under the bed
clothes and just shiver with fright.
She was SO afraid of the dark that
she always covered her head up tight
y hen She went 10 bed at night OF
course this was very unhealthy for
her and people used to wonder what
made her 50 pale and delicate look
ing
Little Frajd Girl had to walk a
mile and half To school, and there
were Two ways she cou,d go. One led
down a lonely lane and across tn
prairie whore STRANGE cattle herded,
ana he other Way toa& her through
a marrow strip Of woods ard dow
Ito hollow. As she was very. Wy
laoeIl afraid Of he woods. shs usually
VenE to school bS5 way Of taa l&ne
"Rao one morn ae as Ste stared to
~cha9l she de"raaed - Glance down
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