The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07
Link. mink, pepper, pink,
Bottle, mottle. full of tnk'
You are out, Bessie"

Bottle, mottle, fuIl OF iflh'
You are out, Bessie"
I Ink, mink
Della was counting out. and knew
| would he lit" / do not like to be
lit" l never can catch anybody.
They all get their fingers crossed just
ms reach them. Last tag" is lots
of fun, il you do not have to be
at" Minnie Reed is little taller
than I am; and stepped behind her,
so that Della would skip me the next
time round Fanny Holt stood next
to me. and she is so shy / knew she
would not say anything II she saw
me- / did not get counted, and Fan
nv was at" She is short and club
by, and cannot run very fast. Tag
was not much fun, after all; FOR we
did not have TO run any TO keep
away from Fanny.
ITS too bad to make Fanny be 1T
any longer" said Minnie Reed. She
Is such n little thing, she never vii:
catch any one. / Will be 1T now.
Fanny came up. out of breath; and
she looked as though she was almost
crying. The dimples came in her
round cheeks when Minnie told her
she would be ut" Then we had to
make believe chase her, or she
would have been at" again the first
thing.
Minnie could not run as fast as the
rest Of us, but she came so near 1t
that we had to look out for her.
She was ut" a long time. and she
did not seem to mind. When we went
home to supper / said to Minnie. 1T
was too bad you had to be it SO
long"
II wanted to-" said Minnie, "for
Fanny always cries, and Della gets
put out and goes home, and Annie
says we did not play fair, and"
And what do / dor" / asked.
Minnie laughed. You look In
tured and do not have good time"
said goodbye" then, and went
into the house, but ] kept thinking
about our game of Last Tag"
When I woke up In the morning,
my white frock and lovely blue sash
were hanging on a chair ready for
/ me to put on. l did not feel as
/ happy as ] expected to. Mamma
came In and helped me dress, and
4 she asked me If my head ached. "A
/ little" I told her She said the fresh
air would make 1t all right
/ Mamma gave me bunch of for
! get-me- nots to take in my hand, and
! / started off to Sunday school.
met Fanny Holt at the square, and
we went the rest of the way to-
/ gether.
Fanny did not have on a white
| frock and she did not have any flow
ers l would have given her some oil
! mine If | had had a large bouquet
but, IL l divided them, they would
/ not show much. IT was a pity Fanny
had no flowers.
Farther along more girls Joined US
and at the vestry door we met Min
ME. Minnie did not have on white
frock, either. and she had only few
pansies in her hand. But she looked
smiling and happy, and | wondered
why / did not feel as Minnie looked
Minnie put her arm around Fanny
and gave her half of her pansfes
and whispered something to her.
why Minnie Reed! Why did yot
not wear your white frock?" called
out Della Fox. She has the love
Hest new frock." said Della to thu
rest of us Minnie looked back aat
schook her head. but did not say any
thing. Fanny looked UP at her, bu
did not ask any questions. Minnie /
good friend to Fanny. and Fam,
looks at her as II she thought Their
was nobody like her
wanted to sit with Minnie my
self, but, II she'd rather have tina
little Fanny" l thought, "why--1l
choose some one else"