The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore

movin'!" cried Dinah, as she c

wing close on Dinah's heels, with the box containing Snoop,

aper," Flossie remarked, "for this sun woul

rs. Bobbsey, "and be careful, as there a

arked Nan. "I'm sure someone will sit on t

ed Uncle Daniel, as he

the

was another box, I'm sure. Freddie, didn't

Downy. Get him quick, somebody, h

lost no time in sec

sey declared, while Bill started on his us

family consisted of two pairs of twins, Nan and Bert, age eight, dark and handsome, and as like as two peas, and Fl

ed the good times that came as naturally as sunshine to the little Bobbseys. Dinah, the colored maid, had been with the family so long the children at

ntry home at Meadow Brook. Here Cousin Harry, a boy Bert's age, shared all the sports with the family from Lakeport. Now the Lakeport Bobbseys were leaving Meadow Brook, to spend the month of August with Uncle

f. Along the Meadow Brook road everybody called out "Good-by!" for in the small country pl

rhood (she only lived two farms away from Aunt Sarah), ran o

fade a bit all day," and Nettie offered to Nan a gorgeous bouquet of lovely pure white, waxy lilies, that grow so many on a stalk and

box down and to

take them, no matter how I carry them. Thank yo

s Nan, the city girl had always been so kind-even lent her o

on an excursion," called Nan, as Bill

ad never been on an excursion-poor people can

irl, who had given the little creature to Freddie

water, Freddie, let him loose in the ocean for a

or: Nettie Prentice, and Nellie the little cash girl at the fresh-air camp. Somehow, poor girls seem so

o have trials learn to appreciate more keenly than we, who have everything we need.

ut the hole. Take Snoop, quick, Bert, till I get Downy in again," and the poor

he little lump of down with the queer yellow bill-the duck's h

the older brother, coming to the rescue, put his fingers under t

ste some paper over the tear," continued Ber

Uncle Daniel, pulling

bbsey, "while you folks all go to the farther

sequence, as he gave the man in the baggage car instruction about the trunk and valises. During that brief period, Harry, Aunt Sarah, and Uncle Daniel were

!" called t

od-

od-

at Christmas!" ca

ch!" answered Harry while

ving," Mrs. Bobbsey nodded o

I can," called

by! Go

h out for the last lo

d Nan, standing

die, with his hand on the

et that cat out we will have just as much tro

noop liked Meadow Brook. Didn't you, Snoopy!"

egular menagerie," said Bert, with a laugh. "He had a kitten first, now

lieving that he might get such a

s the train rounded a curve and slowed up on a prett

s nice at the ocean?" Freddi

"but sister Nan always likes to be

ttle fellow, not really kn

ch, the kind used in short journeys. "De red velvet seats seems de most homey," she we

ert. "In the Pullman cars there are

put in

"but see all the people in this car, just e

how Snoop, the kitten, got out of his box, and had some queer experiences. This time our friends were traveling in the

, while Dinah had a seat all to herself (with some boxes of course), and Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey had another seat. The high-back, bro

n, referring to a tiny tot sleeping und

d Mrs. Bobbsey, "and le

o travel in

ck should have a drink?

cup for him, have

, promptly, pulling the

the duck

st he rested on the seat, then he tried to get through the window. Somebody near by thought h

die, while the other strange children

ared one youngster, as the frightened little duck

alled a boy from the back of the

up carefully with his

king, so the duck wou

d insisted on him n

y as possible. One step more

e open hat-and brought it

gazing down fro

oys laughed, "that'

!" the boy in th

my duck!" cried Fre

" said Bert. "You keep quiet

out ready to surrender. Downy had chosen the highest hanging lamps as his point of vantage, and from there he a

us exercise to be enjoyable within the close confines of a p

squito netting over there. We could

joined in the excitement, so that her big white mosquito ne

Will offered

ch yours opposite, so we will screen off half of the ca

d had been used to hunting, so that t

car like a big white screen, for each held his hands

lled Bert to his father and

body, throwing hats, books, and

old lady, actually letting her

wny had to shoo,

p the four ends of the

lapped, for it does not take much to afford real amusement to passengers, who are

in real glee, for he loved the little d

ed Mrs. Bobbsey, as the tired little Downy was once more put in his perforated box, alo