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

she went out TO the hen house and
brought back basket of eggs.
When the FIRE was good and hot she
put several little pots over the ccals,
and when they had boiled she dipped
into each q dozen eggs and then sat
down to walt. In Just ten minutes she
lifted the eggs out again, and, behold!
they were changed from pearly white
to all colors of the rainbow-to red
and orange, and green, and purple, and
deep lovely blue; more water was
then added and more eggs dipped in;
to come out in all the dainty colors-
pink and pale blue and lavender.
The little old lady spread the eggs
out on the table, and with a brush she
put on gold decorations, and on one
big pink egg she wrote Robbie" in
gold, and on one big blue egg she
wrote dot" in gold. Then with her
great basket of eggs she again went
out to the fen house
The next morning when the children
wer6 dressed and had eaten their
baskets from nail and put ON her sun
bonnet.
Come" she said with smile, I'VE
will go out to the hen house. / sent
word to your mother last night that
you were safe, and | asked her to let
you stay with me today"
So Bobbie and Dot followed her, and
when the door Of the hen house was
opened they beheld long line of pure
while hens setting on their nests, and
each white hen turned up a red in
curing eye as the little old lady en-
tered.
Get off your nests, chickabiddies,"
said the little old lady with a sweep of
her arms. and every single white hen
flew off and went fluttering and cack-
ling through the door.
"Oh, oh, OIL" screamed Dot, and
"Oh, oh. obi" screamed Bobbie, what
beautiful eggs!"
There upon the nests of soft white
cotton were pink eggs, and blue eggs,
and golden eggs, and eggs of every
color OF the rainbow, and the little old
lady picked up two beautiful ones
marked with the names of the two
children and presented them with a
smile. you are to have all that you
can carry away" she said.
did the hens lay them?" asked Dot
In wonder.
"Yes," said the little old lady, "the
hens laid them, but you must not ask
too many questions. for that will spoil
the charm" and she kissed little Dot
and patted her on the head.
She gave each of the children has,
ket and when they had filed them they
counted their treasures and found that
Bobble had two dozen eggs and Dot
had two dozen eggs.
And now you must go home" said
the little old lady Farmer Dunn will
drive you over when he goes with the
milk"
So the children kissed the little old
lady and were driven home in Farmer
Dunns wagon.
Reginald met them at the gate.
"Oh, you little geese" he laughed,
as he climbed into the wagon, "I'll bet
you tried to find Easter Egg Town
Didn't fool you'll" and he threw back
his head and laughed, and laughed,
and laughed, but suddenly he stopped
with a jerk. for Dot and Bobbie had
uncovered their baskets.
Where where where did you
get those?" stammered Reginald, as
his eyes fell on the beautiful rainbow
eggs.
I'm Easter Egg Town." said Dot, de-
murely.
"Oh, say" said Reginald, there
isn't any such place."
"Oh, yes" said Bobbie, there is,
and we have been there"
And with no further explanation to
the staring Reggie, the two children
jumped down out of the wagon and
went in to show their mother all their
lovely eggs.