. Clematis . ide, 148 and throwing a kiss to the friendlycook. Before he got to the station,old Jerry stopped, and went intoa store. He came out with a bigpaper bag. Katie told me to get this foryou, miss, he said, as he passedthe bag to her through the openwindow. She peeped inside. There wasa smaller bag, and several bigpeaches. In the smaller bag were sand-wiches, and cream cakes. What a treat! Clematis oftenlonged for peaches, but had nottasted them very often. In the station Jerry got down,and led her to the train. 149 Here is a passenger for Til>ton, New Hampshire, he said tothe condu
. Clematis . ide, 148 and throwing a kiss to the friendlycook. Before he got to the station,old Jerry stopped, and went intoa store. He came out with a bigpaper bag. Katie told me to get this foryou, miss, he said, as he passedthe bag to her through the openwindow. She peeped inside. There wasa smaller bag, and several bigpeaches. In the smaller bag were sand-wiches, and cream cakes. What a treat! Clematis oftenlonged for peaches, but had nottasted them very often. In the station Jerry got down,and led her to the train. 149 Here is a passenger for Til>ton, New Hampshire, he said tothe conductor. All right, Jerry, Ill lookafter her. The big conductor smiled atthe little passenger. Come on, sister, he said, ashe stooped to take her box. Oh, no, thank you, saidClematis, hugging it closer than ever She must have her money inthat, laughed Jerry. So the conductor took the twobags, while Clematis carried thebox. He found her a seatwhere she could be right by thewindow. Soon the train started. They 150. Off for Tilton went across bridges, and throughthe yards, till at last they cameto the open country. There Clematis could see thefields, and the flowers, whichgrew close by the tracks. As the train flew on, theycame to quiet woods, with littlebrooks, and cows resting com-fortably in the shade. There was so much to see, thatClematis could not take her facefrom the window a minute. Farmers were at work in thefields of wheat, and corn, andoats. They were mowing andraking. Some were throwing hayinto the big carts. At last they came to a bigriver that ran along by the track. 151 Clematis could see people fishingalong the banks, and rowing onthe smooth water. I hope there is a river inTilton, she thought. It was a long time before shethought of the peaches, and sand-wiches. When she did, she knewshe was very hungry, so sheopened the bag, and ate, whileshe watched the river, and fields,and forests. One sandwich she broke inhalves. She raised the cover ofthe box a little, and put
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