. The pot of gold, and other stories . good deal of strength in her lithe youngframe, and she half-carried Hannah over the worstplaces. Still both of the girls were pretty well spentwhen they came to the last of the bits of wool on theborder of Bear Swamp. However, they kept on alittle farther; then they had to stop and rest. Iknow where I am now, said Hannah, with a sigh ofdelight; but I dont think I can walk another was, in fact, almost exhausted. Ann looked at her thoughtfully. She hardly knewwhat to do. She could not carry Hannah herself —indeed, her own strength began to fail; an
. The pot of gold, and other stories . good deal of strength in her lithe youngframe, and she half-carried Hannah over the worstplaces. Still both of the girls were pretty well spentwhen they came to the last of the bits of wool on theborder of Bear Swamp. However, they kept on alittle farther; then they had to stop and rest. Iknow where I am now, said Hannah, with a sigh ofdelight; but I dont think I can walk another was, in fact, almost exhausted. Ann looked at her thoughtfully. She hardly knewwhat to do. She could not carry Hannah herself —indeed, her own strength began to fail; and she didnot want to leave her to go for assistance. All of a sudden, she jumped up. You stay justwhere you are a few minutes, Hannah, said going somewhere. Ill be back soon. Annwas laughing. Hannah looked up at her pitifully : O Ann, dontgo! Im coming right back, and it is the only must get home. Only think how your father andmother are worrying ! Hannah said no more after that mention of herparents, and Ann THE ADOPTED DAUGHTER. 323 She was not gone long. When she came in sightshe was laughing, and Hannah, weak as she was,laughed, too. Ann had torn her blue apron intostrips, and tied it together for a rope, and by it shewas leading a red cow. Hannah knew the cow, and knew at once what theplan was. k> O, Ann ! you mean for me to ride Betty ? Of course I do. I just happened to think ourcows were in the pasture, down below here. Andweve ridden Betty, lots of times, when we were chil-dren, and shes just as gentle now. Whoa, Betty,good cow. It was very hard work to get Hannah on to thebroad back of her novel steed, but it was finally ac-complished. Betty had been a perfect pet from acalf, and was exceedingly gentle. She started offsoberly across the fields, with Hannah sitting on herback, and Ann leading her by her blue rope. It was a funny cavalcade for Captain AbrahamFrench and a score of anxious men to meet, when theywere nearly in sight of home ;
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