Newark post., 1911-08-16

W. home was IN a large city,
t00 where there were more tall
. buildings, Changing bells,
and passing trolley cars,
than birds and grass and beautiful
trees. When the hot days of sum-
mer came his mother began to
talk 0: the great, open country,
where he might play all day long,
watching the friendly little crea-
lures that live in the woods and
fields, and gather the ripe fruit
from the laden trees.
One dav father brought the big
trunk from the attic to a room
down stairs, and there followed a
happy, busy time. The little boy
chose one or two of his favorite
toys-and mother. placed them in
a corner at the bottom of the
trunk. Then a few of his incest
books-in view of rainy days. All
OF his clothes and all of mothers,
as we'll as everything one could
need, were not forgotten, but
found a place in the nice, snug
trunk in which they were to take a
car ride.
The last article had just been
fixed, the lid shut, the lock turn
ed and the key put i'll mothers
bag, when there was a ring at the
front door bell. A big, strong
expressman came and hoisted the
trunk on his shoulder. He carried
it to big automobile waiting out
side. Then Ned was dressed in
his new suit with the blue anchor
embroidered on the front and the
blue star on the sleeve. How still
he sat while mother was dressing
in anticipation o: the pleasure in
store! They reached the station
in plenty of time and soon found
themselves seated in the train.
AS the city was left behind the
sights and sounds became strange
to Ned, and it was great fun to see
all the new things from the win
dow as the car sped by. An hours
ride brought them to their jour-
ney's end, and Ned's fourteen yeal
old cousin greeted them with a
welcoming smile. AS they walk
ed around the station, they dis
covered the way in which the rest
of their Journey was to be made.
There il front of them, patiently
waiting for passengers, was a mus
cular little brown pony hitched to
a cunning little two wheeled cart.
Ned saw interesting things
everywhere, but as he was very
tired, he only had time, after the
drive, to eat his supper before go
ing to bed.
In the morning he was ready
for grand good time. He fed
the chickens and watched the
ducks take their morning plunge
and enjoy swim. The little pigs
made him laugh and laugh as they
froliced and played. He got a
little basket, went to the orchard
and gathered apples from under
the trees. A great big engine was
! chu-chuing between the barns. He
watched and watched the men as
they put in the sfeaves of wheat
that mother had so often told him
about, and wondered as it was
separated into piles OF grain and
heaps OF straw.
Finally the men had finished
their work and then came the
greatest fun of all! The big en-
gine clunsily chartered away and
Will and Ned were given permis-
sion to romp on the straw. They
climbed to the top and went slid
ing down-faster than on any to-
boggan in the park.
Ned found something for every
minute Of the day. After the
chickens had their supper, he heard
his mother call him. She was sit
ting on the porch and her lap look
ed to be such a comfortable place
He climbed up and settled down
with sigh of content.
Tell me, mother, the story
about the sounds i heard last
night-who are the frogs and
knee-deepso
As he snuggled closer, his mo-
ther began:
Once upon a time there lived
| two little tadDOles named Polly