Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-03
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in the hall. but a little later there
was a big scramble when Sadie ran
downstairs and beat Josie 10 the goal.
One was in free now, and Sammy be-
gan to think il was time he tried 10
run in. but now he found that il was
going to be pretty hard work 10 get
down from his fine hidine-place. He
wanted TO be very quiet so he waited
until he heard Josie go out toward the
kitchen Then he put one short leg
down and felt around for the top Of
the music rack with his toe II seem.
ed a long way down, but at last he got
both feet on the rack and was begin
ming TO feel about for the stool when
he thought he heard Josie coming
back from the kitchen. After all that
trouble be didn', mean 10 be caught,
so ne jumped for the stool, and the
bad stool whjrled around, and just as
Josie opened the door to take another
look in the parlor. poor Sammy came
humping 10 the floor, right at her
feet.
Josie WIS dreadfully frightened,
She picked him up and called for
Sadie and size was friGhteue3, too.
At first Sammy was too surprised to
say anything or 20 cry very loudl.,
aod hat made the girls think he was
badly hurt to talk. A big red place
began 20 swell on his forehead,
What shall We do?" cried Josie.
Shall we send for the doctor?"
There's a big doctors book in the
library" said Sadie.
Il know, but it's all full OF biz
words. and we can't read anything
bat the Mother Goose Book. Call
Mollle and see if she will know what
to do" Sadie went out in the hall
while Josie held Sammy and tried to
comfort him.
"Mollie! Mollie' Come here, quick
shouted Sadie, at the foot Of the
s-airs- But Mollie did not answer or
come.
"She thinks It's trick 10 catch
her." suggested Josie, Shout All
out are in free and then she'll come,
Molie was hiding away upstairs,
but she heard the call and left her
hiding-place. The others could hear
her coming, and because she did not
know that there was anything the
matter she sang as she came, and this
is what she sang:
Jack and Jill lent up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
"Then up Jack got and home did trot,
AS fast as he could caper;
And there his mother bound him up
With vinegar and brown paper"
ooh, we can do that" cried Sadie.
"Do what?" asked Josie.
Tie up his head with vinegar and
brown paper" replied Sadie, running
Dll " Lle hllNhtb " @EI iHt l4li 10 y
without waiting for Josie to answer.
Mollie couldn't think OF anything
better, so when Sadie got back with
the vinegar jug they cut some wrap
ping paper into strips, vet them with
vinegar, and tied them on Sammy's
head. He was really more frightened
than hurt. anyway. and by the time
the girls had finished dOctoring him
he was as gay as ever and they all
went out on the porch again to wait
for his mother.
Once more they sat down in a row.
but what with grass stains and water
and the vinegar they had spilled, to
say nothing of Sammy's bandage,
they looked so different that when
Mrs Hart drove into the yard she
could hardly believe they were the
same children she had left SO clean
and dressed up and prim one little
hour before.
When Sammys mother saw him
with his head all tied up she jumped
! right out OF the carriage and took
him in her arms, hut she soon found
out that he wasn't badly hurt, and
when the girls to'l her how they
/ learned the way to cure him she said
laughing: After this. if Sammy is
sick and / need a real doctor, | shall
call for Dr. Mother Goose.