Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-04
Rosey And Posey
And The Scare
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Rosey and Posey were twin sisters
They lived in the country, far far from
q town or city, and three miles from
little village. Their father kept gar
den, and raised vegetables for the vii
lage market. Their mother kept a
COW and some chickens and sold but
ter, cheese and eggs to the villagers
So between them, papa and mamma
Justin, parents of the twins, Rosey
and Posey, made good living.
! And often Rosey and Posey were
sent to the village on errands, when
papa and mamma were too busy to
go themselves.
In the garden-at the very farthest
corner from the house and coWbarn-
there stood great, lgaunt, black clad
scarecrow Papa Justin had put him
| there to keep the crows from his gar
den. And when the wind blew-as 1t
ALWAYS did in March and April (the
months when Papa Justin was plant
ing sead)--the scarecrow's arms
would fly out wildly and his head
would bob and bob in a most comical
fashion. And as Rosey and Posey
went along the road past the garden,
they would laugh and laugh at the Old
scarecrow, who was bobblng about
like jumping jack.
One very cloudy day Papa Justin
called to Rosey and Posey: "Daugh-
tiers, you will have to 60 to the vii
|lage for some seed. want some for
|my hotbeds. Thought I had plenty,
int
and ate all the salad seed. So Jump
into your jackets and hoods and go to
the seedkeeper's shop in the village,
"All right, papa obeyed Rosey and
Posey, We'll be offN directly and
they, hurried into the house and put
on their thick shoes and jackets and
hoods. Then, their mother being told
that they were making the journey to
the village, decided to send basket
of eggs to the marketkeeper.
SO off the twins went laughing and
singing, first one and thon the other
carrying the basket of eggs. They had
their landmarks beside the road, and
Posey, well be off directly and
point, then hand it to Posey, who
would carry it to the next point. And
so they shared the burden evenly
After the little girls had finished
their business in the village. and were
starting homewards, great drops OF
rain began to descend from the
clouds. And the darkness of late
afternoon thickened till it. seemed
night would overtake them before
they could reach their home. They
fastened their footsteps, into the lone
" country. Then the rain began to
fall fast and the day grew darker and
darker.
I'm afraid" whispered Rosey, shiv-
ering. She was carrying the basket
In which the seeds were put.
afraid Of what?" asked Posey,
walking close to her sister.
"Oh, of the rain and the dark" ex-
planned Rosey. Wish we had got an
earlier start this afternoon. The night
is coming soon on account of the
clouds"
There is nothing to fear-unless
hear should come from the mountains
Wonder" said Posey. Papa says very
few bears now live in the mountains
the hunters have killed them for their
skins"
blu a lew bllu lANS, ooAA ASooSs'
"And one big bear would be as dan
serous as a dozen. One could"
But even as Rosey spoke a dark
form appeared In the distance. 1t
walked on all tours, and had wab-
bling gait.
ooh. it's a bear-it's bear!"
hoarsely whispered Rosey. "Oh, what
shall we do?"
Posey was too frightened at the
moment to reply. She stood staring
ahead of her. YES" she whispered,
when she could find her voice. tits
a bear!" :.
ooh, let's run back towards town, >"
cried Rosey, dropping the basket.
Hes coming right towards us. He'll
soon catch us--if we don't rum"
"If we run. he'll run after us," said
rosey. But we can't stand here. He's
coming at trot, now. He's seen us!"'
The twins clasped each others
hands. and began to weep. "Oh, oh.
what shall we do they walled. Then
as the bear was within a hundred
rods of them, another dark form loom
ed up in the road, just behind the
bear. ooh, sister, look!" 1t was
Rosey who exclaimed. "Look-it's our