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+Project Gutenberg's Little Frankie on a Journey, by Madeline Leslie
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+Title: Little Frankie on a Journey
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+Author: Madeline Leslie
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+MRS. LESLIE'S BOOKS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN.
+
+THE LITTLE FRANKIE SERIES.
+
+
+
+
+    BOOKS WRITTEN OR EDITED
+    By A. R. BAKER,
+    AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS.
+
+    QUESTION BOOKS on the Topics of Christ's Sermon on the Mount.
+
+        VOL.  I. FOR CHILDREN.
+         "   II. FOR YOUTH.
+         "  III. FOR ADULTS.
+        LECTURES ON THESE TOPICS, _in press_.
+
+    MRS. LESLIE'S SABBATH SCHOOL BOOKS.
+
+        TIM, THE SCISSORS GRINDER.
+        SEQUEL TO "TIM, THE SCISSORS GRINDER."
+        PRAIRIE FLOWER.
+        THE BOUND BOY.
+        THE BOUND GIRL.
+        VIRGINIA.
+        THE TWO HOMES; OR, EARNING AND SPENDING.
+        THE ORGAN-GRINDER, _in press_.
+
+    QUESTION BOOKS. The Catechism tested by the Bible.
+
+        VOL.  I. FOR CHILDREN.
+         "   II. FOR ADULTS.
+
+    THE DERMOTT FAMILY; or, Stories Illustrating the Catechism.
+
+        VOL.  I. DOCTRINES RESPECTING GOD AND MANKIND.
+         "   II. DOCTRINES OF GRACE.
+         "  III. COMMANDMENTS OF THE FIRST TABLE.
+         "   IV. COMMANDMENTS OF THE SECOND TABLE.
+         "    V. CONDITIONS OF ETERNAL LIFE.
+
+    MRS. LESLIE'S HOME LIFE.
+
+        VOL.  I. CORA AND THE DOCTOR.
+         "   II. COURTESIES OF WEDDED LIFE.
+         "  III. THE HOUSEHOLD ANGEL.
+
+    MRS. LESLIE'S JUVENILE SERIES.
+
+        VOL.  I. THE MOTHERLESS CHILDREN.
+         "   II. PLAY AND STUDY.
+         "  III. HOWARD AND HIS TEACHER.
+         "   IV. TRYING TO BE USEFUL.
+         "    V. JACK, THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER.
+         "   VI. THE YOUNG HOUSEKEEPER.
+         "  VII. LITTLE AGNES.
+
+    THE ROBIN REDBREAST SERIES.
+
+        THE ROBINS' NEST.
+        LITTLE ROBINS IN THE NEST.
+        LITTLE ROBINS LEARNING TO FLY.
+        LITTLE ROBINS IN TROUBLE.
+        LITTLE ROBINS' FRIENDS.
+        LITTLE ROBINS' LOVE ONE TO ANOTHER.
+
+    THE LITTLE FRANKIE SERIES.
+
+        LITTLE FRANKIE AND HIS MOTHER.
+        LITTLE FRANKIE AT HIS PLAYS.
+        LITTLE FRANKIE AND HIS COUSIN.
+        LITTLE FRANKIE AND HIS FATHER.
+        LITTLE FRANKIE ON A JOURNEY.
+        LITTLE FRANKIE AT SCHOOL.
+
+
+
+
+[Illustration: FRANKIE'S BIRTH-DAY PRESENT.]
+
+
+
+
+    LITTLE
+    FRANKIE ON A JOURNEY.
+
+    BY
+
+    MRS. MADELINE LESLIE,
+    AUTHOR OF "THE HOME LIFE SERIES;" "MRS. LESLIE'S
+    JUVENILE SERIES," ETC.
+
+
+    BOSTON:
+    CROSBY AND NICHOLS.
+
+    117 WASHINGTON STREET.
+
+
+    Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1860, by
+
+    A. R. BAKER,
+
+    In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District
+    of Massachusetts.
+
+
+    ELECTROTYPED AT THE
+    BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY.
+
+
+
+
+LITTLE FRANKIE ON A JOURNEY.
+
+CHAPTER I.
+
+FRANKIE'S BIRTHDAY.
+
+
+"Frankie," said mamma one evening, just as he was going to bed,
+"to-morrow you will be six years old; how should you like to have a
+party of your young friends?"
+
+"I should like it very much indeed," replied the boy, his eyes
+sparkling with pleasure.
+
+"You have been trying to improve lately, my dear, and have almost
+conquered your hasty temper. Your father and I have been so much pleased
+with your conduct that we wish to reward you; so if you would like to
+have a party, I shall invite as many of your young friends as you
+please."
+
+"O, what a kind mamma!" exclaimed Frankie, clasping his arms around his
+mother's neck. "I mean to try to be just as good as I can."
+
+The little boy then knelt by his low bed, and said his evening prayer.
+Perhaps you would like to hear it.
+
+"O God! thou art very good. Thou hast given me a kind father and mother,
+and food to eat, clothes to wear, and many other favors. Wilt thou
+forgive all my sins, and make me a good boy, so that when I die, I can
+go to heaven to live with thee, for my dear Saviour's sake. Amen."
+
+This little prayer Frankie had learned when he was four years old, and
+he had repeated it every night since that time. Beside this he said the
+pretty verse beginning
+
+    "Now I lay me down to sleep,"
+
+and then added a short prayer of his own, asking God to bless papa and
+mamma, Willie, Nelly, and Margie; to keep the house from being burned
+while they were asleep; and to make the heathen good, for Jesus Christ's
+sake.
+
+When Frankie was nearly five years old, a large house in the
+neighborhood had been burned to the ground. He was aroused from his
+sleep by the loud ringing of the bells, and the cry of fire, and sat for
+a long time gazing from his mother's window at the bright, red flame.
+Ever since that time he had always prayed God to keep the house from
+being burned while they were asleep.
+
+In the morning, Frankie said the Lord's prayer, and this pretty little
+hymn, which perhaps you will like to learn:--
+
+    "Fled away are the shadows of night;
+       The morning is smiling and clear;
+     The sun has arisen all bright,
+       And the birds fly aloft in the air.
+
+    "The sweet robins sing on the tree,
+       The little lambs skip on the hill,
+     And loud hum the bees as they work,
+       Their houses with honey to fill.
+
+    "'Tis time for the children to wake:
+       Come, little ones, open your eyes;
+     And your thanks and your praises return
+       To the Being who governs the skies.
+
+    "He has guarded you, all the long night,
+       From sickness, and danger, and pain,
+     And brought you, in safety and peace,
+       To a beautiful morning again.
+
+    "Whatever your parents command,
+       Be ready and willing to do;
+     For that, my dear child, is the way
+       To be happy, and prosperous too.
+
+    "But if (as is sometimes the case)
+       You should happen to do a thing wrong,
+     Just own it, and let not a lie,
+       In any case, come from your tongue.
+
+    "For the child who is gentle and kind,
+       And obliges as far as he can,
+     May be sure to be loved while a boy,
+       And respected when grown to a man."
+
+The next morning, when Frankie went down to breakfast, Willie sprang out
+from behind the door, and gave him six loud kisses. Then he took from
+his pocket a beautiful new humming top, and said, "Here is your
+birthday present."
+
+Frankie had hardly time to say, "O, how pretty! I thank you very much,"
+when Nelly came in smiling, and looking very happy, with something
+hidden behind her.
+
+"Let me give you some birthday kisses," she said, reaching forward and
+putting up her pretty red lips--one, two, three, four, five, six. "Now
+guess what I've got for you;" and she began to laugh merrily.
+
+Frankie looked very grave, because he was trying to guess. He would have
+said a new hoop, only he thought if it was that, he should see it
+sticking out from behind her dress.
+
+"You can't tell, I know," shouted Nelly. "Will you give up?"
+
+"Yes," said Frankie.
+
+"There!" exclaimed the little girl, with a quick motion bringing from
+behind her a large tin tip cart, with two red oxen waiting to draw it
+along. "Isn't it pretty? I bought it with my own spending money, and
+I've been saving it for your birthday ever so long."
+
+"O, I do thank you!" exclaimed the delighted boy; and he kissed his
+cousin more than six times, and then began to roll the cart on the
+floor.
+
+"Come to breakfast now," said mamma; "and then you shall play with your
+new toys."
+
+After the children had been to prayers with their parents, they ran up
+to the play room. Sally was turning the mattress in her mistress's room;
+but as soon as she heard their voices, she presented little Frankie a
+small handkerchief with two pretty pictures printed upon it. One was of
+two little girls taking a walk, and meeting a poor, lame beggar man;
+the other of a good boy standing at the door; calling his sister to take
+a ride. Perhaps, some time, I will repeat to you the pretty hymns which
+were printed underneath; but now it is time for me to close this
+chapter.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER II.
+
+FRANKIE'S PARTY.
+
+
+Perhaps you will wonder whether papa and mamma gave Frankie a present.
+Yes, they did; but he did not see it until the evening when his little
+friends came to his party. Jane, too, and even little Margie, remembered
+it was his birthday, and had a present ready for him.
+
+Jane, with the consent of her mistress, had made a large frosted cake
+for his company; and Margie gave him a beautiful white kitten, with not
+one black hair on it.
+
+As it was a holiday, there were no lessons to be learned. Mamma took a
+walk to the store; and she allowed Nelly and Frankie to go with her and
+carry the basket in which she intended to bring back the nuts for the
+party.
+
+But first she showed them a small basket full of notes which she had
+written, inviting the little boys and girls to come and pass the evening
+with Frankie, and help him to keep his birthday. Willie and Margie were
+to carry them, as there was no school.
+
+Ponto was very lively that morning. He seemed to understand that his
+young master was unusually happy; and he kept jumping up on him,
+wagging his tail, and trying to lick his hands and face. Willie had
+taught him to carry a basket in his teeth; and as soon as they started
+on their walk he began to whine, and put his nose into the basket until
+they gave it to him. Then he trotted along quite contentedly after them.
+
+It was a very hot day, and after dinner mamma tried to persuade the
+little folks to lie down and get a nap, so as to be bright and fresh
+for the evening. Nelly at last lay down on the lounge in her aunt's bed
+room; and then Frankie brought his pillow, and lay on the floor by her.
+They were so happy, they wanted to talk about the party.
+
+Mamma was lying on the lounge, too. She was very tired after her long
+walk in the morning, and wanted to go to sleep. But the children's
+tongues ran so fast, that she could not. She laughed, at last, at the
+very idea of sleeping there, and took her pillow into Nelly's room,
+where it was dark and cool; and presently had forgotten all her fatigue.
+
+About seven o'clock the little folks began to arrive. In August, you
+know, the days are very long, so that it was still light, and as the sun
+was down, it was the pleasantest part of the day.
+
+Mr. and Mrs. Gray sat on the large iron chairs belonging to the portico,
+and shook hands with the little girls and boys coming up the avenue;
+then joining the company on the lawn, where Willie and two of the larger
+girls were planning some games for them.
+
+After they had enjoyed themselves in this way for an hour, Mrs. Gray
+called Margie from the lawn, and told her to invite the children to
+come in. Then she introduced them into the parlor, where on the table
+they saw a large pile of cards, nearly half a yard in length, with
+beautiful pictures on them, representing animals and birds; some of them
+as large as life.
+
+These, which came in a long box, with a brass handle on the top, were
+Frankie's birthday present from papa and mamma.
+
+At first the little fellow was so surprised, that he could not speak a
+word; but then he ran, first to his mother and then to his father, put
+his arms around their necks, and thanked them over and over again.
+
+His father went to the table and distributed the cards round among the
+excited, happy group, and for half an hour there was one continued shout
+of delight in examining them.
+
+"O, see this great elephant!" said one little boy; "he is winding his
+nose around that baby, and is going to kill him."
+
+"No, indeed!" said mamma, "that baby is the child of his keeper, the man
+who takes care of him, and feeds him. See, the soldiers are coming up,
+and the good elephant is afraid they will hurt his little charge; so he
+takes it very gently in his trunk, or proboscis, and puts it over behind
+him into a safer place."
+
+"I like that elephant," said Frankie; "but I shouldn't think the baby's
+mamma would leave him to take care of it. I should think she herself
+would keep it in her arms."
+
+"What is this lion doing?" asked a pretty, blue-eyed girl, named Rosa.
+"See, it is holding out its paw."
+
+"It is learning to shake hands, I should think," said Willie, laughing
+aloud.
+
+"There is a very pretty story connected with that," said his father.
+"There was once a slave who ran away from his master, and hid in a cave.
+After he had been there a short time he heard a noise, and looking
+around he saw he was in a lion's den. His heart began to beat faster
+than ever, for he thought, 'I have run away only to be killed by this
+lion.' He fixed his eyes upon the beast, expecting every minute that he
+would jump upon him and tear him to pieces.
+
+"Presently the great lion came slowly up to him, and held out his paw,
+as you see in the picture. The slave then saw that there was a large
+thorn sticking in his foot. He pitied the poor creature, though he
+expected every minute to be killed by him. He took the paw gently in his
+hands, got firm hold of the thorn, and pulled it out.
+
+"The lion was very much obliged to him, though he could not say so in
+words. He lay down at the slave's feet, to show him that he would not
+injure him.
+
+"A few days after, some men were hunting in the forest; and they caught
+the great lion, and carried him away with them; and they also caught the
+poor slave, and took him back to his master, who was the king. The king
+was very angry with him for running away, and ordered that he should be
+thrown into a den with a hungry lion, who would eat him up.
+
+"This was a dreadfully cruel punishment; but as the king had ordered it,
+a great many people gathered together to see it inflicted. The den was
+opened, and a great, fierce lion came bounding in, leaping and roaring
+for his food. Presently another door was opened, and the poor slave was
+seen crouching back against the wall to escape from his terrible enemy.
+
+"As soon as the lion saw him, he gave one tremendous roar, and sprang
+several yards toward the slave.
+
+"Then all the people gave a great shout, for they thought that, almost
+before they could look again, the slave would be dead. But to their
+great surprise, the fierce, hungry lion, that had had no food for two
+days, was on his knees before the slave, who had his arms around the
+animal's neck, embracing him as if he were his dearest friend.
+
+"The king was so astonished at this sight, that he cried out, 'Pardon!
+pardon!' So they took the slave from the den, and threw in another
+criminal, who was instantly torn to pieces."
+
+I have spent so much time telling you about these beautiful pictures,
+that I can only say the children were invited into the dining hall,
+where they were feasted on nuts, cake, fruit, and lemonade; and went
+home, after thanking Mrs. Gray for inviting them to so pleasant a party.
+Frankie, when he kissed his mamma good night, said, "I wish I could have
+a birthday every week, I like them so much."
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER III.
+
+FRANKIE'S JOURNEY.
+
+
+A few weeks after this birthday, Frankie went a journey with papa, and
+mamma, and Willie, and Nelly.
+
+Nelly's father and mother had been home two or three months; but they
+found their little girl improving so fast under her aunt's care and
+teaching, that they did not like to take her away.
+
+Nelly was very well contented to remain with her kind friends; and when
+she found Frankie alone in a room by himself, crying because he thought
+her mother had come to carry her home, she promised she would live with
+him always.
+
+Mr. Gray hired a carriage and a span of handsome horses, and one fine
+morning in September they started off; papa and Willie on the front
+seat, and mamma with Frankie and Nelly on the back. Sometimes, though,
+they wanted to change, and the two little ones rode in front with papa,
+while Willie took their place behind.
+
+Then once in a while, when they were tired, papa would stop the horses,
+and let them all get out and walk up a long hill; and O, how fast the
+little feet would fly, trying to see who would reach the top first!
+
+It made this good papa and mamma happy to see their children enjoy
+themselves so well.
+
+They travelled on for several days; and one night they came to a small
+town, where Mr. Gray said he would put up. They drove to the tavern, and
+soon were shown to a room up stairs. While they were waiting for supper,
+Frankie asked, "What is the name of this town, papa?"
+
+"It is Canaan, my dear," replied his father.
+
+The little boy now gazed around with great interest; went to the window
+and looked out, and presently said, "It don't seem very pleasant, papa;
+but I suppose the Israelites were glad to get here."
+
+Frankie thought this Canaan was the pleasant land which God promised to
+his chosen people. If you don't know about it, ask your mamma to tell
+you how the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years,
+eating manna for bread, and quails for meat, all the time longing to
+reach Canaan, where there was an abundance of milk and honey, and you
+will know why Frankie thought they would be glad to get there.
+
+Papa and mamma laughed heartily when he said this, and papa told him
+that Canaan was a great way off from this place. It was the name of a
+whole country, while this was only a small town.
+
+When Frankie heard this, he walked away from the window, and sat quietly
+by mamma until they were called to tea.
+
+The next morning the road led through a large forest of pine trees. The
+wind was blowing quite a breeze, and Frankie was glad to get under his
+mother's shawl on the back seat of the carriage. He lay so still that
+she thought he was asleep; but at last he asked, "Are these mulberry
+trees, mamma?"
+
+"No, dear, they are pine."
+
+"Well, mamma," said the little fellow, "they sound like mulberry trees."
+
+"Where did you ever hear any, my dear?" asked his mother.
+
+"Why, you know," said he, "that you read me in the Bible about 'the
+sound of the going in the tops of the mulberry trees,' and I think it
+was just like this."
+
+Before they started from home, Mrs. Gray had partly promised her
+sister-in-law that she would stop there with Nelly and Frankie on their
+return, and make a visit; but on the last day of their journey, it was
+quite cold and rainy. Mr. Nelson, her brother, lived in a town several
+miles out of their way; and so she concluded to go directly home, and
+start again when it was pleasant.
+
+After riding ten or twelve miles, Frankie and his little cousin became
+very tired. The rain prevented their getting out of the carriage for a
+run, neither could they sit on the front seat and watch the horses.
+
+"I wish I had a watch," said Frankie; "I don't like to trouble you,
+mamma, to take yours out so often; but I do want to know what time it
+is."
+
+"I mean to ask father to buy me a watch," said Nelly, "just as soon as I
+go home."
+
+"How much farther have we to go, papa?" asked Frankie.
+
+The rain was pattering so fast on the top of the carriage, that he did
+not hear at first; but when Willie repeated his brother's question, papa
+said, "We have ten miles to go before dinner; and then twenty-two
+afterwards. How many does that make?"
+
+Frankie thought for a minute, and then answered, "Thirty-two, papa."
+
+"If you're so tired," said Willie, "why don't you play school? I'll be
+the first class."
+
+"So will I," said papa, laughing.
+
+"O, that will be splendid!" said Nelly, clapping her hands.
+
+"Will you be the teacher, mamma?" asked Frankie, quite forgetting his
+fatigue.
+
+"No, dear, Willie may turn his back to the horses, and be the teacher
+first. You can take turns."
+
+"Why didn't I think of this way before?" said Willie; "it's real nice.
+The rain came pouring right in my face. Now I can put this shawl up, and
+keep it all off."
+
+"You crowd my knees dreadfully," said Frankie.
+
+"Don't be impatient, dear," said his mother. "We must all try to be
+accommodating when we are out in the rain. Your brother has been sitting
+very patiently with the rain beating in his face, and you will be glad,
+I'm sure, to have him with us behind."
+
+"I can't move my feet at all," said Frankie, in an impatient tone.
+
+"Move a little this way, then; I am sure we can make room for all.
+Perhaps," she said softly, "there is somebody in your corner who ought
+to be driven out."
+
+The little boy turned quickly round before he thought that his mother
+meant Satan; and this made them all laugh. Frankie was still rather
+fretful, but Willie began blowing with all his might. Willie and Nelly
+both looked so merry that he put away his naughty feelings, began to
+laugh, and soon found plenty of room on the seat.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER IV.
+
+PLAYING SCHOOL.
+
+
+"Now I'll give you a word to spell," said Willie; "I bet none of you can
+spell it right."
+
+"Don't say _bet_, my dear," said his mother. "It is not a good word to
+use. Beside, you are a teacher now, you know."
+
+"The boys at school all say _bet_, mother," answered Willie. "I don't
+see any hurt in it."
+
+"But do they really bet?" asked his father.
+
+"O, no, indeed, sir! It is only a habit they have of saying so."
+
+"It is a low expression," said his mother. "I wish you wouldn't use it."
+
+"Well, I won't, mother, when I can think of it. But I'll give you the
+word. It is Constantinople."
+
+"It is a long word," said mamma. "But I will try it;" and the lady's
+eyes twinkled as she began, "C-o-n, Con; s-t-a-n, Constan!"
+
+"Stop! please stop, mother!" shouted Willie, laughing heartily. "You
+know it; let me try father?"
+
+"No, try me," said Nelly; "try me once!"
+
+"Well, I will. Spell Con."
+
+"C-o-n, Con," repeated Nelly slowly, looking steadily in her cousin's
+face.
+
+"That is right; stan."
+
+"S-t-a-n," said Nelly.
+
+"Yes; now spell ti," added Willie.
+
+"T-i, ti."
+
+"No," said the boy, shaking his head solemnly.
+
+"T-y," again tried the little girl.
+
+"No," said Willie still more seriously.
+
+"T-i-e," shouted Frankie.
+
+"No," again repeated Willie.
+
+"N-o, no," said his father.
+
+Nelly and her cousin looked astonished.
+
+"O father! That wasn't fair," cried Willie. "They wouldn't have spelt it
+at all."
+
+"When I went to school," said his father, laughing, "any body in the
+class had a right to spell the word if the others missed it."
+
+When the travellers stopped for dinner, it rained so hard, that Mr. Gray
+said he didn't know as they would be able to go on. They were in a
+small, poorly-furnished tavern; and it did not look as if they would
+have a very good time if they staid.
+
+"We are quite comfortable behind," said the lady; "but it must be very
+bad for you."
+
+"The boot comes up so high that it keeps the rain out, except from my
+face," said Mr. Gray. "Perhaps I can manage in some way to carry an
+umbrella."
+
+"That would be too hard," replied the lady. "If you think it best, I am
+willing to stay."
+
+After waiting at the tavern about two hours for the horses to rest, Mr.
+Gray told the children to make haste and put on their clothes, as the
+carriage was coming to the door. They did not know, until then, whether
+they were to go or stay.
+
+"Do you think it best to go?" asked the lady. "It is raining so hard, I
+am afraid you will be very wet."
+
+"O, look at the carriage, papa!" shouted Frankie, as it drove past the
+window.
+
+"I found a nice leather curtain in the box," said the gentleman, "which
+will shield me entirely."
+
+"What a pity you did not find it this morning!" said Willie.
+
+When they were seated in the carriage, they rode for nearly a mile
+before there was much said by the children. The new curtain proved a
+good screen from the rain, so that Mr. Gray was able to enjoy the ride
+as well as the rest of the party.
+
+Frankie had been watching the drops as they fell from the lower edge of
+the curtain upon the leather boot; at last he said, "It seems as if we
+were in the ark."
+
+"Why?" asked his mother, with a smile.
+
+"Because--because it seems as if we were out in the rain, with waters
+all around us; but we are safe in here, and nothing can harm us."
+
+"What shall we do now?" asked Willie. "Play school again? I call it real
+good fun."
+
+"Let us sing," said Nelly.
+
+"So we will; so we will!" and they began the sweet hymn commencing,--
+
+    "Jesus, thou heavenly stranger,
+       Who dwelt in mortal clay!
+     Thy cradle was a manger,
+       Thy softest bed was hay."
+
+"O, mamma!" cried Frankie, when they had finished the tune, "can I read
+the pretty verses on my handkerchief?"
+
+"Yes, dear, I should like to hear them," said mamma.
+
+This was Sally's birthday present, which he had kept nicely folded in
+his coat pocket. I have already described to you the picture, which was
+of a little boy calling his sister to take a ride. Frankie could read
+now quite well, though he was obliged to pronounce the words slowly,
+once in a while stopping to spell one to himself. He began,--
+
+    "The coach is ready, sister; run,
+     And put your gloves and bonnet on;
+     It is about a week ago
+     Our parents promised us, you know,
+     If we were good, that we, to-day,
+     Should have the coach and ride away.
+     Our cousins, too, are all at home;
+     How glad they'll be to see us come!
+     And they, such lovely girls and boys,
+     Will have so many pretty toys!
+     And we shall have the sweetest ride,
+     Through trees along the river side!
+     Come, sister; come, make no delay!
+     'Tis time for us to start away.
+     What ails you, Mary? ar'n't you well?
+     What makes you cry so? sister, tell!"
+    "Harry, I can't; don't ask me why;
+     And yet I must--_I've told a lie_!
+     And here shut up I'm doomed to stay,
+     And mourn and weep the livelong day.
+     I shall not dare my face to show,
+     Nor join the children's plays, you know;
+     They'll see my tears, and then inquire
+     What I have done--and call me _liar_.
+     And, Harry, I'm afraid that you
+     And Harriet will hate me too.
+     But what is worst of all, mamma
+     Don't speak to me, nor does papa;
+     Not once upon me have they smiled,
+     Since I was such a wicked child.
+     O, it will break my heart, I'm sure!
+     I never told a lie before,
+     And never, _never_ will again,
+     If I their pardon can obtain.
+     Go--it is time that you were gone,
+     And leave me here to cry alone."
+
+Nelly sighed two or three times while her little cousin was reading; and
+when he had finished, she said, "I'm glad I don't tell lies now. I
+didn't use to know how wicked it was."
+
+Mrs. Gray bent down and kissed her little niece, and then said, "I am
+sure, my dear, God will forgive the past, if you ask him, for the sake
+of his dear Son."
+
+"I wonder whether her mother let her go to ride," said Frankie, fixing
+his eyes on the picture. "I should think she would, when the little girl
+was so sorry."
+
+As no one replied to his remark, he said, presently, "Here is another
+pretty piece; may I read this too, mamma?"
+
+"Perhaps Nelly would like to read," said the lady.
+
+"O, yes, aunty," said the little girl; "may I, Frankie?"
+
+He passed her the handkerchief, though he did not do it very cheerfully.
+
+"Thank you," said Nelly. "You can look over with me, if you want to."
+Then she began to read the verses that were underneath the picture of
+the little girls and the poor beggar:--
+
+    "Look, sister, see how rich I be!
+     Six cents mamma has given me,
+     Because it is a holiday;
+     And now I'm going off to play.
+     But let me think: what shall I buy?
+     A cake--or else some pretty toy!
+     I've wanted long a Jumping Jack.
+     Well, that I'll buy, and not a cake.
+     But stop, dear sister; who is this?
+     A poor old man!--how lame he is!
+     How lean he looks, and ragged too!--
+     Give him some dinner, sister, do.
+     Now he will have to go away,
+     And beg his dinner every day.
+     I wish I had a dollar now;
+     Six cents will buy some dinner, though;
+     And as he travels on the road,
+     Some biscuits would taste very good;
+     And he shall have them--so I'll play
+     Without a Jumping Jack to-day."
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER V.
+
+NELLY'S PRESENT.
+
+
+When Mrs. Gray reached home, she found a letter there for her from her
+brother. She read it through, looking very much pleased; and then she
+told Nelly that her father and mother sent their love to her, and hoped
+she would come home very soon.
+
+It was now more than a year since she came to live with her aunt; and
+she was delighted with the idea of the visit. "But I shall come right
+back again with you, shan't I?" and she gazed earnestly in her aunt's
+face.
+
+"We will see about that," said the lady, "when we get there." And then
+she added, "I couldn't spare you at all, my little girl. I hope to have
+you with me for a good many years yet."
+
+Nelly was so much pleased at this, that she jumped up and kissed her
+aunt, and exclaimed, "I love you dearly, dearly!"
+
+Two days later, when they were a little rested from their journey, the
+same carriage and horses came to the door, and they drove away toward
+Nelly's old home. It was only twelve miles, and the horses trotted over
+the road very quickly, so that in less than two hours they came in sight
+of the pleasant orchards and gardens surrounding Mr. Nelson's house.
+Then Mrs. Gray, after a smiling glance at her husband, said, "Nelly,
+your mamma has a pretty present for you at home."
+
+"What is it, aunty? I can't think of any thing that I want."
+
+"It is the best present you ever had, my dear," said the lady, smiling.
+
+"O, I guess it's a watch," cried Frankie, in an animated tone.
+
+"No, it's a little brother," said aunty; "a darling baby brother."
+
+Nelly opened wide her bright blue eyes, and then gave a scream of joy.
+It was well they were just riding up the avenue to the house, or they
+might not have been able to keep the excited child in the carriage.
+
+"Where's my baby? Where's my brother?" she called out, running up the
+steps and into the front door.
+
+Fortunately her father was in the library. He came quickly to the door
+to welcome Nelly and his friends.
+
+She could scarcely stop to give him a kiss, before she said, "I want to
+see my baby, papa--where is it?"
+
+"Run very softly up in the nursery," said the gentleman, laughing at her
+impatience. "You will find it there with Maria."
+
+Nelly darted up the stairs, and was presently kneeling on the floor by
+the cradle which held the tiny form of the baby. When her aunt gently
+followed her into the room, she saw her, with flushed cheeks and
+wondering eyes, still gazing at the sleeping babe.
+
+Presently she turned away with an air of disappointment. "It isn't as
+large as my great dolly," she said.
+
+Maria, who had charge of the infant, now returned from the next room,
+and began to welcome Nelly home again. She courtesied to Mrs. Gray,
+though the lady could see that she had never forgiven her for not
+allowing her to remain with the little girl.
+
+"How is Mrs. Nelson?" asked Mrs. Gray.
+
+"Very poorly as yet, ma'am. She is in the next room."
+
+"Why, mamma, are you sick?" inquired Nelly, running into the chamber,
+and climbing on the side of the bed.
+
+"Take care, Nelly," cried her aunt. "Don't jar the bed so; your mamma
+has been very ill."
+
+"I'm sorry," said the little girl, affectionately, and she kissed her
+mother's pale hand. "May I show Frankie my baby now?" she asked, turning
+to her aunt.
+
+"If you will go very softly, dear. Remember, noise will make your mamma
+worse." Then Mrs. Gray went into the next room, and took off her bonnet
+and shawl. After this, she returned to the nursery, where the baby was
+still sleeping.
+
+Nelly and her cousin were just going out, each walking on tip-toe, so as
+not to hurt mamma.
+
+"I never saw a child so much changed," said the old lady who took care
+of Mrs. Nelson. "I was here two years ago to nurse her mother; and she
+was the torment of the house."
+
+"She is very easily managed, now," answered Mrs. Gray. "She obeys my
+slightest look."
+
+"We've a little mite of a fellow in there," said the good nurse; "he
+only weighed three pounds and a quarter with his clothes on. I never
+thought he would live till this time."
+
+"Is he quiet?" asked the aunt.
+
+"He has turns of screaming dreadfully," answered the nurse. "That is
+what has kept his mother so ill."
+
+At this moment they heard Mr. Gray and Mr. Nelson coming up the stairs,
+and the nurse opened the door and beckoned them into the nursery, as the
+sick lady was trying to get some sleep while the baby was quiet.
+
+Maria had been sitting in the room with her work; but now she arose and
+said, "Baby will be likely to sleep a spell now, and I'll go down to the
+kitchen and do my ironing."
+
+"I will take care of him till you return," said Mrs. Gray.
+
+Her husband and Willie were to ride home in the afternoon, and so her
+brother had invited them up to see his little son. He seemed very
+anxious about the baby, and asked his sister whether she thought it
+would live.
+
+Before she answered, the lady bent gently over the cradle, and put her
+ear down to its chest. It was in such a deep sleep that it almost seemed
+as if it were already dead. "I cannot tell," she said, seriously, "until
+I have seen it when awake."
+
+After dinner, before her husband returned home, she called him into the
+parlor, and told him she was afraid Maria gave the baby something to
+make it sleep so heavily, and she was determined to stay and watch her,
+and try to save the dear child.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER VI.
+
+THE WICKED NURSE.
+
+
+For two days Mrs. Gray scarcely left the nursery for a moment. The poor
+little babe would lie and sleep for hours together, and when he was
+awake he would scream and throw his head back as if he was going into a
+fit. The lady would take him from Maria, and hold him on her breast, and
+carry him about the room trying to soothe him, until at last he would
+fall asleep again. All this time she had never been able to see that
+Maria gave him any thing but his food. This was cream and boiling water,
+made pretty sweet with loaf sugar, and she fed him with a spoon.
+
+One day the lady came in just as she was going to feed him, and asked to
+taste of it.
+
+Maria held up the cup without speaking.
+
+"It is very nice," said the lady. "I can't see why it distresses him
+so." She then turned to leave the room, but as she did so, she saw a
+strange kind of smile come over Maria's face; and it brought all the old
+suspicions to her mind. When she reached the entry, she came suddenly
+back again, and saw Maria pouring some dark-colored drops from a small
+vial into the cup. Then she took the spoon and began to feed the baby
+again, laying the vial close behind her on the chair.
+
+Mrs. Gray sprang forward before Maria knew she was in the room, caught
+it, and held it up to the light. The word Laudanum was printed on the
+label.
+
+For one moment, her heart beat so fast that she could not speak; then
+she snatched the poor baby from Maria's arms, threw a large cradle
+blanket around him, and ran down stairs to the library, where her
+brother was writing.
+
+"Here, Edward," she exclaimed,--"here is the food Maria feeds your
+little son upon;" and she held out the bottle toward him. "I have
+suspected her all along; but to-day I saw her pouring some into the
+cup."
+
+"Where is the wretch?" asked the poor father, his cheeks growing very
+white. "How dared she do this?"
+
+When they returned to the nursery, Maria had run away to the chamber in
+the attic, where she kept her trunk; but she had forgotten to take care
+of the cup into which she had poured the laudanum.
+
+While they were tasting and examining it, the doctor came in, and said
+that he wondered, with such feeding, that the baby had not died long
+before. "We have all been to blame," said the doctor; "and if it had
+not been for your sister, Mr. Nelson, I think the child could not have
+lived many days."
+
+Mrs. Gray pressed the poor suffering baby to her heart, and resolved
+that she would watch over it until a good, faithful nurse could be
+provided. She then rang the bell for some fresh cream and water, while
+her brother went to the attic to send Maria from the house.
+
+He found her busy packing her trunks, for she had sense enough to know
+that she would not be allowed to stay longer. He told her she must leave
+immediately, and that her trunks should be sent after her. He took out
+his pocket book, and paid her the week's wages that were her due, saying
+he would not have such a wicked creature in the house another minute.
+
+Maria cried, and begged on her knees to be allowed to take her trunks
+with her, until her master began to think she had some things in them
+which did not belong to her.
+
+He stepped back into the entry, and told Nelly, who was in the lower
+hall, to tell the cook to come up to him. This was a good woman, who had
+lived with him ever since he was married. When she came, he told her to
+examine Maria's trunks, and see whether there was any silver in them,
+or other articles belonging to the house.
+
+Maria cried, and wrung her hands, and said it was cruel to treat her so;
+but her master stood by the door, his countenance growing every moment
+more stern, while the cook drew out from the bottom of the trunk three
+small jars of jelly, four silver teaspoons, one silver fork, a gold
+thimble, and three richly-worked collars, all of which the gentleman
+recognized as belonging to his wife.
+
+In spite of the tears and groans of the wicked woman, Mr. Nelson sent
+for an officer to arrest her, for he felt sure, if she would steal and
+lie, and more than all, if she would give a child that which she knew
+would destroy its life, she ought to be punished for her crimes.
+
+Mrs. Gray did not return home for nearly two weeks, and then she left
+the little baby, who had been named Eddy, in the care of a good woman,
+who gave him nourishing milk from her own breast. The little fellow now
+began to thrive and grow, though the doctor said he would be a long time
+in recovering from Maria's cruel treatment.
+
+Mr. Nelson was so much delighted with the improvement in his little
+girl, that he consented to her returning with her aunty, though it was
+a great trial to have her remain from home.
+
+Nelly and Frankie had taken almost the whole care of themselves during
+the three weeks of their stay, improving the pleasant autumn weather by
+running all over the garden and grounds.
+
+Back of the house, there was a beautiful grove of chestnut trees, from
+two of which was suspended a swing. Here the children passed many happy
+hours. Sometimes they sat under the delightful shade with their books in
+their hands, reading aloud by turns as they did when at home. Sometimes
+they would sing their pretty songs, or repeat favorite verses. Then,
+when they were tired of these quiet amusements, they would skip through
+the walks with arms interlaced, or jump the rope, or play at hide and
+seek.
+
+At the lower end of the garden, the smooth gravelled walks were lined
+with high lattices upon which were trained peach trees, in the shape of
+fans. These afforded fine places to hide, which were eagerly improved by
+the children. Mrs. Gray often found herself joining the merry shout
+which echoed through the garden when either Nelly or her cousin was
+successful in the search.
+
+"O, how I wish Ponto were here!" exclaimed Frankie one day, sinking on
+the grass and panting for breath. "He would have found you out long
+before I did. That was a real funny place to hide. I kept hearing you
+call, 'Coop, coop,' but never thought of looking in there."
+
+"Yes, indeed!" cried Nelly, laughing and shaking back her curls. "At
+first I was afraid I couldn't creep in, the bushes grew so close to the
+ground. I could peep through the leaves and see you looking every where.
+When you were near, I kept as still as I could; but when you ran away to
+look in another place I'd call 'coop' again. O, it's splendid fun!"
+
+"Well, Master Frankie," said Nelly's papa on the morning when they were
+leaving for home, "I am much obliged to you for taking such good care
+of my little girl. Your mamma has promised to leave you and Nelly here
+while she goes a journey in the autumn."
+
+"We have had a real good visit, uncle," replied Frankie, his eye
+sparkling with joy, "and I shall be very glad to come again."
+
+"Now," said Nelly, as they drove away from the door, "we are ready to
+begin school again."
+
+
+
+
+Transcriber's Note:
+
+Spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained as they
+appear in the original publication except as follows:
+
+    Page 29
+    gently in his trunk, or probosis _changed to_
+    gently in his trunk, or proboscis
+
+
+
+
+
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