Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-04-29

lots of times, and It is the greatest
fun ="
"Take u.s." said little Dot; "oh, take
US, too, Reggie
But Reginald shook his head ooh,
it's too far" he said, and went off
whistling.
| Bobbie and Dot sat down on a log
and looked at each other.
Let's go, Bobbie,' breathed little
Dot softly. Let's go to the Easter
Egg Town"
TITS very far" said Bobbie doubt
fully. tits where the river meets the
sea-"
But think of the pink hens, and
the blue hens, and the speckled hens,
and the hens with the china eggs"
said Dot; and this was too much for
Bobbie, so they clasped hands and a.
way they went down the path at the
edge of the river.
At last they came to place where
the river widened out and Robbie said:
Now we shall surely be there soen,"
and Dot chung to his arm and bit her
lip to keep from crying and tried to
walk faster on her little tired feet
AS the children rounded curve in
the road, the sea spread out before
them. all red and gold and purple in
the light Of the setting sun, and right
on the shore they saw cottage and
in front Of the cottage there were hens,
almost 100 Of them, and the hens were
gathered around funny little woman,
and the little old woman was feeding
them corn out of a pan.
Bobbie and Dot drew near and look
ed through the fence.
But where are the pink hens, and
the blue hens and the golden hens?"
asked Dot "Oh, Bobbie, these are just
white hens, and black hens, and gray
hens, and they won't lay pretty eggs at
ALL"
Perhaps" said Bobbie, hopefully,
they keep the prettiest hens in the
hen house so that people won't steal
them"
Well" said Dot. positively, Il shall
go in and ask the little old lady" So
she slipped through the gate and made
her way between all the futtering
busy hens until she stood by the old
lady's side
| Where are your pink hens, and your
blue hens?" she asked abruptly.
The little old lady looked at her in
amazement. Pink hens? Who ever
heard OF such a thing?" she asked
sharply.
Then Dot sat right down on the
/ ground and began to cry.
/ Now, what's the matter?" asked
the little old lady in kinder tone, and
Bobbie, who had come up, explained
about their search and told her all that
Reginald had said about the Easter
Egg Town.
When he had finished the little old
lady gathered Dot up into her arms.
You poor little tired chickabiddy,"
she said, you shall have some supper
and then we will talk"
So she took Bobbie and Dot into
her little cottage, and there they found
kettle of nice soup bubbling on the
stove and in a minute the little old
| lady had out three blue bowls and
some bread. and then she took the little
dusty shoes off Dots tired feet and put
the little girl onto big chair and gave
her the soup, while Bobbie sat on the
other side of the Are and ate as II he
were almost starved.
And now" said the little old lady
when they had finished, your cousin
was a naughty boy 10 tell you things
that were not true; but wait until
morning and | will show you some
thing that will be nearly as good as
the things he told you" and she
smiled mysteriously.
She made up two little beds on the
! floor of an inner room and put Bobbie
land Dot to sleep. and, after she had
built great fire in her kitchen stove.