. St. Nicholas [serial]. iny sandwiches (one of chicken and one oflettuce), two oyster crackers, a radish the sizeof a strawberry, an olive, a raisin, a freshlybaked ginger-snap, and a little bottle of Nathaniel said he should know where tocome if he had nt enough to eat. Promptly as the old hall clock struck nine,Mr. Tom Gray drove up to the front gate withthe barge. He jumped down to help the ladiesinto the barge, while Uncle Nathaniel climbedup to the drivers seat and took the reins. BigBrother Bob got up beside him. All the restwere soon seated inside. Along one side sat Jack (w
. St. Nicholas [serial]. iny sandwiches (one of chicken and one oflettuce), two oyster crackers, a radish the sizeof a strawberry, an olive, a raisin, a freshlybaked ginger-snap, and a little bottle of Nathaniel said he should know where tocome if he had nt enough to eat. Promptly as the old hall clock struck nine,Mr. Tom Gray drove up to the front gate withthe barge. He jumped down to help the ladiesinto the barge, while Uncle Nathaniel climbedup to the drivers seat and took the reins. BigBrother Bob got up beside him. All the restwere soon seated inside. Along one side sat Jack (who liked to be nearthe horses), Mama, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Alice,Cousin Eleanor, and Mr. Tom Gray. And, fac-ing them, in another long row, were Papa, TeddyHallowell, Sophie, and four other Hallowells. Elizabeth held Alice up to see everything theypassed. At a cottage door, at the first turn ofthe road, a little yellow-haired girl of aboutElizabeths own age spied the doll in the barge, 934 THE CHEERFUL LITTLE GIRL [Aug.,. COUSIN ELEANOR AND ELIZABETH IN HADLEYS MEADOWS. and held up her own rag doll, and waved herhand. Quick as a flash, Alice took out a littlehandkerchief from her jacket pocket, and wavedit to the doll in return. By and by they came to a brook, and the bargewas stopped that the horses might drink. Thehorses names were Arithmetic and Geog-raphy, but they were called Mettie and Jog, forshort. Alice was thirsty, too, so Elizabeth jumpedout of the barge with her, and filled an acorncup with the cool, clear water, and held it to thedolls lips. Alice wore a pink dimity frock, and a cunninglittle sunbonnet to match. Over the frock shewore a white knitted jacket with pink buttons. After about two hours of driving merrily alongpleasant country roads, they came to HadleysMeadows. Then every one got out of the barge,and Mettie and Jog were hitched to a tree, patted,and given each a lump of sugar and an of the picnickers ran, while a few walked,into the woods, an
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