Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-10
A HORSE STORY.
title Adelaide Understood Why he
whinnied and Answered Him.

Adelaide was tired of shopping.
stores are so large and there are SO
few places where a little girl can SIT
down to rest. If mother had been
sbopning in the toy department II
would have been different, but sheets
and pillowcases are stupid tnousii
necessary. SO mother left Adelaide az
fathers office, while she went oack "
the shops and sheets and pHloWcases.
Rather Is an editor, and he sits at
his desk writing, writing always writ
ing. When Adelaide was younger she
supposed he was doing his writing les
son as she did twice a week, but now
she knows that he writes down all tnat
happens the world over so that the
printers may know what to print IN
the columns of the evening paper.
when one calls on father one must
sit very quietly by the window look
ing at pictures in papers and maya
zines. or cutting them out for paper
dolls. one must not interrupt rather,
unless 1t is absolutely necessary-hke
a cut finger or a pin that hurts7-aho
ono must never, never fret. not even II
II Is a quarter of an hour past lunch
con time.
This morning Adelaide settled her
self with the mucilage bottle ana the
big desk shears. and some lovely us
she paper rescued from the waste
basket. to make dress for lady doll
ont of a magazine. AS she sat there
working she heard a horse whinny in
the street below Some whinnles
mean. please. master. I'm tired OF
waiting here" Others are "How-de-
dos" to passing horse acquaintance
Adelaide wondered what this one
meant.
She colored the lady dolls eyes blue
o,d her cheeks red, with fathers col
cred nencils Then she heard the
horse talking again. The window was
so high and the sill so broad that she
could not see down into the street be-
low She wished she knew what the
horse wanted. All the time Adelaide
was making the lady dolls gown-blue
with a white yoke-that horse whin-
MED
The dress was just finished-it was
Iovely-when father laid down MS
work. got up from his chair, and
asked:
How about luncheon"
The incest part of visiting father Is
going out to luncheon with him. one
goes to a funny little restaurant where
instead of pictures on the wall are
framed signs reading, oysters
Chicken Salad" Coffee Rolls" and
names of other delicious dishes. One
sits at a little round table with father
and orders either from these sign
pictures or from the bill of fare
which is fine print and harder to read
So when father laid down his work
got up from his chair. and said. What
about luncheon?" Adelaide quickly
laid down her work. slipped out of hei
chair and replied. "oh, yes"
| They went down in the elevator ano
through the large hail. As they
reached the sidewalk. that same horsf
whinnied again. and this time Adelaide
knew what he was talking about, for
she could see him. Just out from un-
der his nose a fruit vender had set VI
stand Of pears. large and yellow anc
fragrant.
20. father. cried Adelaide, he has
been teasing for a pear for the longes
time and 1 heard him. but / didn''
know what he wanted because
couldn't see him or the pears either
You poor horsey. how dreadful to
have all that smeE and not single
tastei"
what would we better do about
it?- asked father. smiling.
Adelaide considered
~You know. father she said. that