The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-25
WHEN WE WENT WALKING.

But it doesn't rain" said she, so
what does it natter" Then she leaped
a few gaps. Violet is not grown up.
Il can't think why they've tarred this
COMPOUNDED gate" 1 growied, as we
came to the path across the fields.
We can just as well go over the
@tile," she suggested. So we went
This stile is broken" 1 complained at
the next
1--WE can easily get over the fence
Then we came to the buttercup fields,
and she gathered great handfuls.
asked.
yes" said. doubtfully. 1T must
be wretched in the winter"
But she observed. lit isn't winter
now. So what's the use of bothering
about that?"
ut will be fine tomorrow, very likeIy.
You are a philosopher, Violet"
You see, 1 have a holiday from
school" She laughed
when was a boy l liked school as
You must have been a very silly
boyI" Violet prefers holidays.
THAT is impudent, Violet
Yes" she admitted, unconcernedly-
you might get me some of those long
grasses, If you can reach them without
falling in the ditch" At the peril OF
my person / reached them, while she
tried to catch sticklebacks-which she
calls "tiddlers."
1T must be very wretched to be
fiddler said.
''Oh. dare say they enjoy them
selves. They don't worry about things
you know"
You did. You aren't going to any
time we cross the plank" l laughed
You see, am grown up" 1 apollo
gized-
grown up. You don't have lessons to
learn
you're supposed to know all sorts of
lessons" You have lots OF money! :
it" THAT makes it nice to have the
money Now. if 1 were rich
What would you do, Violet?"
Lots of things. 1 should buy very
big house for mother, and a carriage
and pair and everything she wanted;
and send Jack to college; and BUY
them all some presents" Her eyes
glistened. Violet is nice to look at
And for yourself?"
"oh. I should have a bicycle. And
what would you like?"
"A cheerful disposition. she shrus-
ged her shoulders. -,. >,
you'll have to buy that for yourself
The shop is sold out.
TT will have some more in few
days. When you get quite well again.
Now shall we have lunchE
So we had lunch among the trees on
Breakneck Hill; where you see rouno
you the sea and the brown-Sa1led Shlps'
and the valleys of corn with patch OF
beans or yellow mustard seed mere ana
there; where the bees come hummlng
in the clover. and the vino sings over
the fields, and the songs of the larks
come floating down from the sky
II like" she said softly, Ito hear the
carts rumbling in the distance, and the
larks singing. Doesn't 1t seem as II
flarks must feel very happy"
They don't know that there are such
thines.as lark pies. YOU. See- she open
ed her eyes in horror.
"Oh surely no one would"
They do She looked half inclined
Eat lark?" I nodded. you haven't
ever?"
mo. Violet, 1 haven't"
And you wouldn't"
No. 1 wouldn't I'm hanged If I
would!
-killed-who would eat a thing that
sang like that" She despatched lamb
sandwiches in silence, till I smiled.
What are you laughing at?'
Il was thinking it is a good job that
lambs don't sing"
Lambs" she explained, refiectively,
were made to be eaten, and larks
weren't. That's the difference"
Then we had dessert and went to
the village to get lemonade; at least
that is what Violet mad. AfteIward we
turned down the lane by the Union
and stole laburnum blossom from the
were only very little pieces, Violet
Apologized, and I thought the tenants
wouldn't mind her having them. Then
we went on to the cliffs and looked
for a long time at the sea, and the
ships. and the skyline meeting the
Rea.
Don't you fancy you can see a lot
of things, right out there?" She
fittie bit of blue sky above the gray.
out there" 1 said, is very COM
monplace to me. 1t is where the coal
ships. and timber ships, and corn ships
come. 1 know. 1 cannot leave it to
"Ah,' she said softly you don't
look far enough" I shook my head.
If 1 looked for thousand miles I
knew what I should see.
Perhaps you can see better than
L" said. what do you see. violet?'
I see beautiful ships" she an
swered, bringing people home to
their friends; people who have been
abroad and made their fortunes, you
know. like they do in books"
Ard what elscZ"
"A lot of sea-blue sea, and he
sun shining, and funny vessels with
queer little sails. and men fishing for
great pearls, and beautiful pink coral
Coral objected. grows under
the sea-
Well can see under the sea out
therei"
I think once upon time. a long
while ago, I could see under the sea,
tool
Then" she went on, there is a
wonderful land, where people are al
ways happy; and something nice is al
ways happening just when 1 look"
Il wish 1 could see the place"
said.
Perhaps you can if you look very
hard" So 1 looked; but what I saw
was very different, and I knew il
would never happen any more.
There is farther STILL" she muir
INJURED, after a little while where Won
can't see very plainly; where YOU can't
see at all really, or talk about-onlv
think Right over there" She waved