Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16
WEEKLY SHORT STORY


Meg unrolled her sleeves. That vas
the signal
Ready" she cried. gayly. and an
the little Cooks focked 20 the story
telling. Meg always told them
story as soon as the supper dishes
were washed. It helped out the sup
per good deal You'd be surprised
now much 10 helped the supper out.
On nights when there was very Little
supper there was a good deal OF story.
There were six little Cooks and they
tumbled over each other In their hurry
The smallest one cried
Go back and do it over again +"
commanded Meg. sternly You ain't
a flock o. sheep-I'm ashamed o. YER
Ladies' fust. boys. remember-now, "
And once more they tried *. This
time Meg allowed them 90 settle down
i'm their customary semi-circie tn front
Of her. Everything was ready for the
story.
Bout a fairy-please fairy.
pleaded little Caroline. eagerly.
Fairy nothinl Tell "a rip r0arer
bout a giant an Ga tiger" cried
Jem.
20. yes, jigers and tiantsi" piped
the little echo Cook. getting things
mixed. as usual.
Hush said Meg. waVina her little.
lean. brown finger al them. you an
keep still-it's me that's talkin An
don't any @ YOU hoWl-mind. now
az what I'm goin' 10 say fust Do a.u
goin 90 bee a story tonight
Six little Cooks scarcely repressed
six large howls. Not "a story, An
they'd expected such "a big one count
o. there bein only "a slice % bread
apiece az supper. One slice. "a reg lai
/ long story. two slices. "a fair-to-mit.
dim three slices. just plain stou
I Wasn't it always like that2
Its goin 20 be- about Easter thar
what I'm goin TO talk about this time
/ continued Meg. firmly 20. youu Ills.
IL an right. after / get started %
course youW like Easter. Why why
it's the beautifullest sunday ever was
YOU know"
Don't know. neither" muttere
Jem. rebelliously; amt any dineren
from other sundays
James Cook You'd better shu
your mouth up. quick. before a bea
comes out o. the woods an bites YOU
wicked tongue for sayin thar, Don
YOU know that twas on Easter Sunda
morning the-LOrd rose outer On
grave?" Her voice sank 60 reverer
gentleness at the mention of the hol
name. All the little Cooks grew su
and awed.
I'D forgot" muttered Jem soft
ly.
We'll. then. that's why it's gon {
be such "A beautiful Sunday" went o
Meg An we're-goin' -to-celebrai
1T Yes. we are-Pye been thinkil
il out today. We're all goin @
There's way. but I tell you I ha
the awfullest time thinkin it out, II
trouble was clO'es. YOU know. Y,
have 90 look regular good. Easter. an.
way Course-thats part. But ~
fixed it, Meg paused and nOdde
round the semi-Circle triumphant
II know how We can do il. the hu
lot OF as. Guess"
Let down one tack an one hem
Jemmy's pants. an take Carlme
Jeffy Then. don't yer see. I'll
down the other tucks and therell
jamie an Jem, You twoll have q
q last layer. because you're the biggest
= Meg stopped for breath. Intense a
S miration was plain on the six litt
b lean faces before her. Who else b
r Meg could have made one dress al
5 one pair o pants lit six fOlks2
I, Its lucky three of yOu's girls a
Y three's boys and there's one o DO
kinds in each layer" went on Me
: after a moment. That's the only vi
n l could've thought il out Yer see.
, shall do the bastins tonight. an it
v Jest be unbastin' tomorrer-that ali
. wicked Yer Jest ketch hold OF q
! thread an pull yer see. Now stal
h up. the hull lot O. yer, an let I
, measure yer"
8 For seven months. fourteen-year-o
But no one was equal TO it. Jan
II was the only one OF the six little Coo
v who had a "reglar good" dress a
s Jena was the only one with "regl
/ good" trousers. Six into two. y
can't
d But Meg could. Her eyes she
l. with the JOY OF inspiration She elias
ed her hard little hands round b