Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13

you were just-I1ght, Mr. Morgan
to give thanks-for the table! There's
nothing-on ito be thankful for ="
And the whole family went off once
more into peals of laughter.
Mr. Morgan had very little appetite
that day. He did not seem to be SO
fond of sweet corn as he had assured
Prudence. He talked very little, too.
And as soon as possible he took his
hat and walked hurriedly away. He
never called at the parsonage again.
A few weeks after this Carol distfn-
guished herself again, and to her, last
ing modification. A man living onlv
six blocks from the parsonage had gem
erOusly offered Mr.. Starr free pastur-
age for his pretty little Jersey in his
broad meadow, and the offer was CRATE
fully accepted. This meant that every
evening the twins must walk after the
COW, and every morning must take her
back for the days grazing.
One evening, as they were starting
out from the meadow homeward with
the dOcile animal, Carol stopped and
gazed at Blinaie refectively.
Lark" she said, 81 just believe to
my soul that 1 could ride this cow.
She's so gentle, and I'm such a good
hand at sticking on"
Carroll" CALCULATED Lark. "Think
how it would look for parsonage girl
to go down the street riding a cow"
But there's no one to see," protest
ed Carol. And this was true. For the
parsonage was near the edge of town.
and the girls passed only five houses
on their way home from the meadow
and all of them were well back from
the road.
Lark argued and pleaded, but Carol
was firm. Il must try it," she insist
ed, "and if it doesn't go well can
slide off. You can lead her, Lark"
The Obliging Lark boosted her sister
up, and Carol nimbly scrambled into
place, riding astride
''Pve got to ride this way" she said.
Cows have such funny backs l
couldn't keep on any other way. If 1
see anyone coming, I'll slide for it."
For a while all went well. Lark led
Blinkie carefully, gazing about anx-
iously to see that no one approached.
So they advanced to within two blocks
of the parsonage. BY this time Blinkie
concluded that she was being imposed
upon. She shook her head violently,
and twitched the rope from Lark's
hand, gave a scornful toss of her
dainty head, and struck out madly for
home. With great presence of mind,
Carol fell fiat upon the cows neck, and
hung on for dear life, while Lark, in
terror, started out in pursuit.
"Helpl Helpw she cried loudly.
Papa Papa! Papaw
In this way they turned in at the
parsonage gate, which happily stood
open. AS luck would have it, Mr.. Starr
was standing at the door with two men
who had been calling on him, and hear
ing Lark's frantic cries, they rushed to
meet the wild procession, and had the
unique experience of seeing q parson-
age girl riding fiat on her stomach on
the neck of a galloping Jersey, with
another parsonage girl in mad pursuit.
Blinkie stopped beside the barn, and
turned her head about inquiringly.
Carol slid to the ground, and buried
her face in her hands at sight of the
two men with her father. Then, with
never u word, she lit out for the house
at top speed. The three men sat down
on the ground and burst into hearty
laughter.
Lark came upon them as they sat
thus, and Lark was angry. She
stamped her foot with a violence that
must have hurt her.
II don't see anything to laugh at"
she cried passionately, sit was awful,
it was just awful! Carrie might have
been killed! lit"
Tell US all about it, Lark" gasped
her father. And Lark did so, smiling