Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-10-26
CHAPTER VII.
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A Sunday Walk.

Really if Prince had been q vain
dog his ego would certainly have be
come unduly developed because of this
incident. The Corners, as a commu-
nifty. voted him an acquisition, whereas
heretofore he had been looked upon as
good deal of nuisance.
After she recovered from her fright
Miss Minnie walked home with Caro-
lyn May and allowed Princes delight
ed little mistress to encourage the
"her0" to "shake hands with teacher"
'Now, you see, he's acquainted with
you. Miss Minnie" said Carolyn May.
Hes an awful nice dog. You didn't
Almost everybody went to church
and all the children to Sunday school,
which was held first.
The Rev. Alton briggs, though seri-
ous-minded, was a loving man. He
was fond of children and he and his
childless wife gave much of their at
tention to the Sunday school. Mrs.
briggs taught Carolyn Mays class of
little girls. Mrs. briggs did her very
best, too, to get the children to stay
to the preaching service, but Carolyn
May had to confess that the pastors
diSc0urses were usually hard to under
stand.
"And he is always reading about the
Beeats.'" she complained gently to
Uncle Joe as they went home together
on this particular Sunday, "and I
can't keep interested when he does
that. I s'pose the 'BegatS' were very
nice people, but Ina sure they weren't
related to us-they've all got such
funny names"
"Hum." calculated Uncle Joe,
smothering a desire to laugh. "FlOw
gently, sweet Alton, does select his
passages of Scripture mostly from the
valleys of dry bones,' l allow. You've
got it about right there, Carolyn May"
Uncle joe" said the little girl, TAX
Ing her courage in both hands, twill
You do something for me?' Then, as
lie stared down at her from under his
buShy hrows, she added: Il don't mean
mat you aren't always doing some
uins for me-letting me sleep here at
your house and eat with you and all
mat But something special"
What is the something specialY"
asked Mr.. Stagg cautiously.
Something l want you to do to-
Gay. You always go off to your store
alter dinner and when you come home
ITS too dark"
Too dark for what?"
For us to take a walk" said the
4Jde girl very earnestly. ooh, Uncle
Joe YOU don't know how dreadful l
Mss taking Sunday walks with my
papa. OF course we took 'em in the
morning for he had to go to work
Va lhe paper in the afternoon, but we
VIII gust about 90 everywhere. If you
"Vid 90 with me-" the little girl
"04t1 "istfully, Gust this afternoon,
seems to me 1 wouldn't feel $3.50
empty"
HImph!" said Uncle Joe, clearing
uS throat III it's going to do you
' particular good, Car'lyn May l
SUPPOSE l can take a walk with You"
IL was a crisp day-one of those ou-
.+4.a days when the tang of frost re-
S III the air, in spite of all the
% the sun to warm it.
i'e and there they stopped TO pick
~ lAe glossy brown chestnuts that
i burst from their burrs. That is,
-.7S1 Nay and her uncle did. Prince,
single attempt to nose one Of
I ifehiy burrs, left them strictly
1ea might just as well try to eat
~ roses strawberry needle cuSh-
fHaeey." the ltue girl said
"1oun have a sorer nose than
bartlett had when he tried to
~ ii down with wood rasp."
a- -+a calculated Mr.. Stagg,
oas yer possessed that Bartlett
.,- 10 90 such a fool trick?"
t.. "N you know his nose is awfulIy
~ said Carolyn May. "And his
r, ne is always worried about it. She
d. nave worried Amos, too, for one
r- .sl week he went over to Mr..
a,s shop, borrowed a wood rasp
r. ~'ei 10 file his nose down TO
r.J SIZE. And now he has to go
t MS nose all creased and shiny
- new skin grows back on it
n. ne what these kids win 90 e.
-'-l3Ir Stage.
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