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