The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-30
sadle,a Flower Picnic.

on the lawn, grille? If so, we'll spread
the cloth on the grass and have some
goodies to eat. And we'll invite Grace
and Tom Moore over to enjoy the pic
mic with you"
"Oh, that'll be heaps of fun" cried
Sadie gayly, tossing dollie aside and
clapping her hands. Sadie loved a
picnic better than any other sort OF
luncheon or tea. To have her food
spread on cloth on the grass be-
meath great shade tree was such
genuine pleasure.
well, while spread the cloth and
prepare the sandwiches and deviled
eggs, you run over and invite Grace
and Tom to come to the picnic" said
Auntie. And after the picnic, we'll
all have stories, Tom and Grace and
Sadie each telling one. Won't that
be fun?"
"Oh, yes, yes!" declared Sadie,
jumping up and running to her room
for her hat "I'll go at once and in
vite Grace and Tom to my picnic. I'm
so glad that Grace and Tom live so
close to us. They are the only neigh
bors within mile; and / couldn't go
mile any day to invite friends to a
morning picnic on the lawn, could |,
| auntie?"
mo, indeed" agreed auntie. ITS
very nice to have Grace and Tom for
such close neighbors.
But fifteen minutes later Sadie
came leisurely homeward from Grace
and Toms house. her face full of dis
appointment. They're gone to town
with their mamma" she told auntie
III doleful tones. And now can't
bAve picnic at all. for 1t isn't pic
mic with just your dollie and your
auntie and yourself, is it,"
We'll, we'll have to invite other
guests" promised auntie. "Let me
see! How'd you like to give flower
picnic. Suppose we invite several
pretty flowers. Wouldn't you enjoy
that, dearie?"
"A flower picnic? Oh, wouldn't it
be great fun!" And Sadie was all ex-
element and enthusiasm over the
idea. What flowers will we invite?'
she asked of her aunt.
well, I'll go into the garden and
invite the guests" said auntie. So
she hurried to the big flower garden,
in the rear Of the house, and pretty
soon returned with an armful Of fresh
~ pIucked flowers.
Now, Miss Sadie, allow me to an
nounce Miss Rose" And Auntie plac-
ed beside the white cioth--on which
the dainty repast was now spread-a
fine, long-stemmed rose. "And next
announce Miss Marigold and Miss
Pink. And here is Mr.. Sunhower, and
with him Master Zenia and his cou.
sin, Master Petunia. And now we
present little Miss Pansy. You see,
a fine company have come to attend
| your picnic"
Sadie was delighted. What fun to
play the flowers were real people, and
to have them sitting around the cloth,
partaking of picnic luncheon as her
guests! Wouldn't Grace and Tom be
sorry to have missed this party,
though? But just at this minute, as
Sadie was playing the gracious hos.
tess TO her beautiful guests, all seat
ed about her, she heard call that
sounded most familiar. "Grace's
voice" she said to auntie. Then she
and auntie looked toward the Moores'
house and saw Oracle coming at a run
toward the picnic ground. "Oh, Sadie,
cook told me and Tom to come over
to your house, that you were at my
house to invite us while we were
away with mamma. So here we are!
Are we in time for the picnic spread2"
And up came Grace. all out Of breath,
to be followed within a few seconds
by Tom, whose face was smeared with
jam and bread crumbs.
"Oh, you're just in time to be intro
duced to my party Of guests said
Sadie, presenting Grace formally to
each of the flowers. You see, we're
having flower picnic auntie and
are. And you can be the guest Of
honor and may sit at the head OF the
table beside Mr.. Sunfiower"
Where am / to sit?" asked Tom,
looking about the cloth.
well, you'll have to wash your
face" said Sadie. "And then you may
sit next Miss Rose. She's such a
beauty that a boy with jam on his
face would shock her So run, wash
your face. then come to the picnic"
And the flower picnic was the iol-
Hest AFFAIR that the children ever had.
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