The Bobbsey Twins in the Country
promptly after dinner the baggage was opened, and vacation clothes were put on. Bert, of course, was ready firs
by exploring the flower
old Nan, "just see those yellows, and those pi
plied, in real admiration. "I have alway
what do you think
ther, and Nan thought she had never bef
were out in the barn
sie exclaimed, pointing to a lot of pigeons th
ed. "Some day we must go off to the woods and let t
" Freddie urged, alway
t Sarah told him. "Come, let me
reddie asked, as the
ding, they're for mi
Sarah said, while Frisky, the calf, rubbed
lk," Freddie pleaded, much in
ither," Flossie persis
d the rope, could
and hold her very tight," was the consen
ou let Snoop play with you?" Frisky was sniffing suspiciously all the tim
obediently the little cow walked along. But suddenly Fri
hind legs up in the air, then bolted straight
yelled Freddie, but th
ed Flossie, as she and Aunt
ll have called "Get app," for Frisky was going so fast now that po
alled Aunt Sarah as she saw Fr
, then again, winding the rope as she went, and throwing
ddie moan
Flossie, running up
turning over with much troub
ed once more, "
Sarah said, anxiously
look! There goes
ie almost cried, kissing the re
himself, "and I'm going to be a fireman. I was one that time, b
m. "You just sit here with sister while I try to ge
s she plunged in and out of the pretty hedges. F
"Stop the runaway!" and instantly a half-dozen
antage of a good start, and now she just dashed alo
he river!" ca
hat ran along some feet lower than the Bobbseys' house, on the ot
p, and as the boys squeezed in and out of the
now, sure!" call
h there wa
st be in
ight have sounded from, and the boys made their way
Bert discovered emergi
y finished, indicating th
's g
he drown so quic
," Tom Mason, one of the
rd something in the bu
hwood. With heavy hearts the boys turned away. They didn't even feel like
ming back without Frisky they just h
ered Freddie. "I didn't care if
e chickens nests," Flossie whimpe
o-morrer. See if she don't. You jest don't cry no more, but eat you supper and take a
uld buy another calf just like Frisky, so after a little while Freddie felt better and eve
d her little brother when she kissed him good-nigh
tell Him-tell Him if He'll do it this time, I'll be
t Sarah say, "The Lord bless the little darling!" Then night
ight," Bert remarked to Harry as they prepared t
, "and it's never late here unti
range to hear
oads and katydids. Oh, there's lots to
the boys had ceased whispering. Sudd
someone called o
ll asleep! Wake
ake up and ran int
Mr. Bobbsey," the
ectly," called back Uncle Daniel, who ver
ll the listeners at the windows to hear. "So you've got her?
re wasn't your calf asleep with mine as cozy as could be. I brought her over to-night f
ack to her own bed; but not until the little calf had been taken far out on
-night again and put him in his bed, happier this time than before. "And I p
out two hours when she sud
y dear?" asked
e piano," answered the
be dreaming," answered the
heard the piano,"
er listened, but
Mrs. Bobbsey. "Come, I will tuc
dreaming? Let