The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-29

"one. Two three, four. five six ="
recited Jerry. proudly. Jerry was Sin,
and had been to school a week.
Il wish | could count like Jerry,
s&id little Richard to his mother. IF
I could just count to three, because
I'm three years old!'
why, OF course you can learn
that" said his mother. Its very
sasy to learn to count three. ~
ard.
This way II goes-one, two three, 3"
said his mother. See, your tricycle.
has one, two, three wheels. Now ,uA
out to play and gee If you can find
anything that has one. two, three
parts"
That will be hard. think" said
little Richard.
gust you try IT," said his mother
So off frisked little Richard in his
little blue rompers and his big blue
hat and his warm blue coat. for the
days were cool.
Down the meadow lane he scamp
cred first. "One, two, three" he saiu
TO himself: tone. two, three" but he
did not see anything that he could
es~ zone, two, three" about. The
tall stalks Of goiden-rod along the
way were brown from the nip OF Jack
Frost, and the dry grasses rustied by
the stone wall, that was all.
Little Richard began to climb the
bars at the end OF the lane into the
meadow. and that very minute he dis
covered something.
zone, two. three" he shouted THE
bars are q one, two. three" And.
sure enough. there were one, two,
three wooden bars across the lane
that led into the meadow
Over In the meadow there did not
seem to be any one. two. thrce's at
all There were just green grass and
clover leaves.
"Oh." said little Richard. 81 think
Bunny would like some OF this nice
clover"
So he picked a big handful of
very minute he discovered some
thirg.
"One, two. threei" ne shouted. The
clover is a one, two. three"
And. sure enough, there were one,
two. three li'tIe round green parts
10 every single clover leaf
Just then brown chipmunk ran
aieng the s+ore wall. and began TO
chitter. chatter.
IT know" said little Richard. 'you
don't want me TO get any nuts. But
know where the nut trees gru - as
well as you do
Over the wal! went little Richard
into the woods where the hlchary-
rat trees and the butternut trees and
the chestnut trees grew. There STOOD
q big chstnut tree. Its branches were
dotted with green burs like prickly
round balls, and the ground beneath
was sprinkled thickly with brown and
green burs Most OF the brown burs
raxts g. 70 40, a
ped them open before they left the
tree. and the nuts had tumbled out.
Little Richard began 20 hunt smorc
the fallen leaves for thu little brown
chestnufs. but he looked and he LOOK.
cd, and he could not IND one.
Greedy little SQUIRRELS" he said.
you have taken them all niue
core oft earlier to get ahead 1f you
He was so interes'ed in hunting for
ehestnuts that h" Lad forgotten all
abru. cne. two. sh'ee RIt that verH
minute he Uncovered something.
'.o~~, two. three" he shouted
THE chestnp's are one two three ~
Ara sure enowgh theYe were on.
fWc. three hrr vn r. ssv ches:nrts ~
u<s..es snoe'v side bv stae IN ha}r
orer bur with a r7ing Ike b. ow,
satin
80 re picked mn the bur very care
fuEy IN TrFer rTf % FITCH MS IN
Q~rr and ctr -ted for the house to
show his mother the ore. two. t..re
clover a-d the che, two. three chest
NUTS snd 10 te,f he- about the one
two. three weeden bars
On hts way he stor oed AT TIE bar
- feed BURY the clover. Close ~
tho door sill lay yellow wasu nusrb
md nearly dead from the chilly faI
Atf Richard bent 10 pick II lip. and
that very minute he discovered some
thing.
"One. two, three he she A@d. THE
Wnwp Ii q one, two, three