The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-23
BEDTIMESTORIES
FOR LITTLE
FOLKS
HOW he WON HER.


One morning her nurse took hor to
the beach and she was playing in the
sand when a boy two or three years
older than Florence drove along in a
pony cart.
He stopped in front of her and
jumped out of the cart; he was in his
bathing suit, and threw the lines to
the groom and ran into the water.
Every one but Florence seemed to
know him and like him, for the chill.
dren all called out, Hello. laurence
He ran up and own the beach sew
eral times right beside where Flor
ence was sitting. Hello, little girl,
he said. What is your name?'
Florence did not answer for she
thought him very bold.
..Have you lost your tongue" asked
| Laurence
! He ran into the water and splashed
| if with his feet and hands until il
smashed on Florence and she had tC
move.
You are a bad boy" she said, land
I do not like you
Il thought you would find your
tongue" he said laughing and splash
ing the water harder.
j The next morning he met Florence
in the hotel. Good morning" he
said very politely.
Florence did not answer. why die
you not say good morning to that nice
little boy?" her mother asked.
He is not nice" replied Florence
The threw water on me-"
After a while the mothers became
ACQUAINTED and Laurence asked tt
take Florence for ride in his pony
cart.
/ But Florence would not go. II vii
take yc,r DOLL" said Laurence as al
inducement.
Della does not like to ride Flor
ence answered as she walked away.
One ewing Laurence tried again
to win her favor and presented he
with a box of chocolates Her mothel
Iaccepted them for her and told her t
THANK Laurence and said he was yer.
kind, "and you should be more gracious
Ito him." she said
But Florence could not forget tina
he splashed the water and she did no
forgive him, although she thanked hin
as her mother told her to do.
Some time after this Florence wa
playing on the beach one morning il
her bathing suit.
She had a little boat with strins
attached to it, and in this boat Deli;
sat, sailing as far as the string would
permit All at once the string broke
and away she went far beyond Flor
ences reach.
There was no one about in a bathing
suit, and poor Della drifted along
slowly out to sea.
Florence began to cry. Would NJ
one rescue her darling Della? Th'
poor little mother stood weeping OF
the shore, watching the boat which
she expected would capsize any min
uae and her precious child would b.
drowned.
At this minute Laurence came alOnI
in his pony cart. What is the mat
ter?" he asked Florence could not re
ply; her sobs choked her: she jus
pointed to the bobbing boat, and thu
nurse told him Della was in it.
Laurence did not wait to remove hi
clothes, he could swim. Into the wa
ter he went, and soon Della was SAT-
in the arms of her little mother.
Laurence jumped into the cart ant
drove away before Florence could re
cover from her establishment suff
GENTLY TO Cnank HlIu.
. After dinner that night Florenc
saw Laurence sitting in a big chair a
one corner of the verandah. She lef
her mother and went over to him
Laurence jumped up and gave her hi
chair.
Il thank you very much for savin
Della" she said, and think you wer
very brave.
"Oh. that wasn't anything" replies
Laurence. Il was glad to do it, for
knew you did not like me, and | hop
you will now.
Florence's eyes filed with tears.
Eyes | do" she said. 81 have like