Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-12-02
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The first thing that I can remem-
ber is that boy had me in his hand
and that he, with a jackknife, fash
ioned me a8little sail of birch bark.
He then took me and put me in the
water and made me go wherever he
wanted me, by means of stick.
The waves as they went frolicking
by called to me to come and play with
them. tried to run after them, but
every time the stick brought me back.
I tried again and again to go after
them, but the old stick still kept me-
Finally al great hand. reached out
after me%and picked me up. But
heard dear little wave call, "Come
come and play with me, and We'll
have some fun" and it called in such
a plaintiye way that I could not re,
sist; SO I fell out Of the hand and
went down the river with the wave
before the stick could catch me.
The wave dashed bit Of spray
over my deck, and said: II am aw,
fully. glad yoyl came with me; where
do you wish to go?" said, as the
wind puffeS up my sail: II don't
care where I go, as long as I am with
you" alThank you said the wave
as she lifted me lightly over pebble
"I do hope Pm going fast enough foI
you. !"
ooh vac - 7 said
"Well, I'm going faster STILL II
said.
4Oh, don't,pI managed to say.
The wave went on with me, but il
had to mind the great current, and
as the current was going slow, the
wave had to go slow, also.
Now the chip had time to look
about it. Here is the description oi
what it saw:
now was carried past a vast for.
est and the murmuring trees whis.
pered to the brook and to me.
Three little lambs came down to
drink at the little brook. AS I sailed
past them, Iaheard one of them say
to another: Ef..See the little chip that
goes sailing by wish I were having
sail like that. What fun it must
be!n
Tie scenery was beautiful. ! sailed
past some rushes now, and in them
sat family offrogs. "Croak, croak,
cried the father. See, children, see
the little chip boat that sails by us
Look at her little sail. See" and
then my wave carried me past them,
and heard no more.
The prettylittle flowers beside the
brook nodded they pretty heads te
me as I sailed by them; the grasses
that hung over the water brushed
my sail gently, and the wind famed
by me with his breath. that smelled
sweetly of fresh wild flowers.
We now came to some stones and
little girl in a pink dress was going
across the brook with basket in heI
hand. When she saw me she cried:
"Oh, what pretty little boat!" and
she reached out after me, lost hel
footing and fell into the water. There
was big gurgle that came from the
basket, and a liquid poured out of it
The water at once became discolored
/ bumped into an eggshell, turned
around twice and then sailed on.
never saw anything more of the little
girl.
A beautiful dragon-fy came and
took sail on me. It had the love.
liest wings that I ever saw. They
were of beautiful blue tinge, and
OH they were so light and gauzy. He
sailed along with me for quite little
while and then flew away.
My wave carried me along for quite
a little way further, and then he
gently said 4Goodby." pushed me into
a gentle eddy and was gone.
sailed around and around for g
long, long while, and then the eddy
shot me into a little harbor betweer
two rocks, where the water was yer,
smooth and the, bottom was very
sandy, SO now I am content to lister
to the gentle whisperings of the
leaves Of a large maple tree above
me.
And dotfeel so happy. that I-s
chip boat-could be carried down 6
river and come to such nice resting
place as this at last.-Mary Esther
Oaks, In the Brooklyn Eagle. 1.s,
A FEW INSECT MUSICIANS.