The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-04-17

her basket. II must hurry now. or
I'll be late"
Betty felt a little lonely after
mamma had gone: she wished that
SIZE had a cat or a dog 10 play with
and 70 be company. There we're very
few children living near. IL seemed
q long time before mamma would re-
turn. She began TO study her lesson
very carefully. for she loved Sunday
school and Miss Lizzie. her teacher
After what seemed a very long time
10 the little girl, she saw mamma
coming up the walk She did not
have any flowers this time. but she
carried a queer-shaped box carefully
"Oh. what have you. mamma"
But mamma shook her head. smii-
: ing. Il can't tell; It's secret Bet
ty."
! Betty clappad her hands-mam-
mas secrets were always nice She
kept wondering what II could be, but
mamma only smiled, and asked her
little girl to help set the table for tea
D.. When Monday finally did come.
Betty hunted all over the big yard
among the bushes for eggs. She
found a great many pretty colored
iones. and several made OF chocolate
: and pink cream candy.
|, The rabbits have been SO good to
me. mamma" exclaimed the little
} girl, munching a big cream egg. i've
, found a lot, and there's no use look
= ing for any more"
How about the secret, Betty!
"Oh. | forgot that delicious secret, .
I cried Betty.
e She hunted and hunted. and when
0 she was just ready TO give up she
u caught sight of the queer box hidden
: away under the syringa-bush. Betty
opened It eagerly. and there lay a
- little white rabbit fast asleep.
"Oh, mammal" cried Betty. skip
e ping about the yard, Il am so happy
o | wanted a pet more'n anything! In
t. going to name it Pet"
l. Betty played with her new TREASURY
d; a great deal. She said 1t was won
IL derful how much Pet understood. am
d. she was no longer lonely when mann
~ ma went out.
A week passed, and Sunday morn
Ill ing Betty came running to MANN
al in great distress.
e, "Oh. what do you think, mamma
I'D can't find Pet anywhere; I've loof
e. ed, an looked"
in why, I'm sorry. dear; but don
lie stop to hunt for the rabbit now-it
mt time to get ready for Sunday-schoo
at I was Just going to call you.
ooh, I couldn't go today, and P
ar- lost; want to hunt again
Mamma looked grave. Il am SO
IN nv about the rabbit, Betty, but
don't think you ought to miss Su
lat day-school" And then mamma sa
ne no more. for she never forced c
" little girl to go to church or Sunda
w. school.
Betty stood still in the middle
the room; she was thinking ha
and fast. She remembered how M
.;.b Lizzie had begged the children not
miss coming. and how she had pro
,as ised that nothing, not single tni'
,'o,, should keep her at home. Ho" "
she keeping her word?
do She turned to mamma very slo"
.T guess I'll be thinking about
,ull all the time" she said In a so
voice, "but 1 guess that's better u
hat not going at all"
orie YES" said mamma, when
and have promised" Then she faster
lged Betty's pretty little white coat. "
wing YOUR hat, dear" she said.
Betty ran to open the cupbo
had door. where her big hat-box was X
liter Then she screamed: 20 nam
pent ,o. ~ Tho floor an,
days o 80 49, .hare r;eht IN
n of Betty's hat lay Pet as contente'
o'o' could be, his pink eyes blinking
.:s the light.
nalu Betty seized him in her arms,
a. danced about the floor. How
M did the darling get in? I must
iele left the top open, and in he jun
anu q mamma. I am so glad / dec
"io to go to Sunday-school!'- S. l..
con. in Pittsburgh Christian A
i'd to oo'
cate.
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