The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-25

hands and her frled bonnet and seemed to know that
she was their good mistress Some settled upon Robbys
hands and face, and he stood perfectly STILL trying to
think that he liked bees very much and was not at all
afraid AT length the Bee-Woman said "Yeu are
good boy and my bees do like you so you may take this
big tin pail and the cup and carry all the water you
need"
1t was hard work carrying water in the large tin pail
but Robby made many journeys and poured eupfu after
cupful upon his buried acorns When it was ali finished
and he had thanked the BeeWenan and had given her
her cup and pail he remembered that he had been away
from home long, long time, and that he was, oh,
hungry! His feet seemed very heavy and hard to lift
and when he tried to out of the road as flying
team came behind him. he stumbled over stone, and
fell on his face and tired that he lay quite still
In the horses checked and the driver of
them eaped from the carriage and took Robby up in his
arms:
Hurt my man, or just scared?" he asked, smiling
down at Robby
Just tired, think" answered Robby.
OH were going my way. Won't you have a lift? p?
Mother says that must go with strangers,
but think that you the new superintendent, and
anyway, | b'leve you're good said Robby, smiling
into the stern face
That's joke on me" said the man. quickly turning
away his face he lifted Robby up the high and
jumped up beside him What might your name bel :"
he asked
Robby Trevitt"
Trevtt that's my head mans name, isn't it? !"
Yes, he's my father" answered Robby proudly
Afraid he's going to lose his head" said the man.
but softly that the boy did not understand the werds
the new friend about his afternoons work SO he pointed
out the two long rows of wet spots decorating the road
side
+" Do it all yoursef?" asked the man.
Yes" said Robby
How long have you worked?"
Ever since dinner, answered Robby
1.t Tired
YES hesitated Robby; but he continued brightly
!" I wasn't when | was working . ~ .
What on earth did you want to do it for =
Oh, wanted to celebrate Arbor Day and couldn't
go to school, so celebrated aone and anyway think
that this road will look much better with rows of trees
don't you?"
"Yes," answered the man and he said not another
word until he drew up his horses before Robbys own
home and lifted him down beside his mother, who
waiting anxiously at the gate
This is Mrs. Trevitt believe" he said and then
he asked Has this boy of yours brought his father
to be like himself?
Il think SC" said Robbys mother, laughing
If that is the case please tell your husband not to
look any farther for new berth we can't spare him.
said the superintendent; and then he drove away
Robbys mother looked at her small son. with clothes
ndshoes dusty and watersaned and his soied face
and hands burned scarlet by the sun, and said Oh
sRobby Robby!"
sOh,, mother, mother didn't walk bit farther
than the shade only 1Oorked farther planted trees
and trees Can't you forgive me? |"
I'll try to, this time, Robby" she said considering
that you haven't the measles yet and that your teacher
was here to say that SO many children were absent
day she had decided to postpone the Arbor Day
cses until next week. and, best of all, that have
such good good news to tell father when he comes
home"
Goodyi goodyl" shouted Robby quite forgetting
that he tired, and jumping round and round his
mother he cried: !" Now can say, Grow thou, and
flourish, O Tree