Little Prudy's Sister Susy

rised to find the sun so high. Prudy w

d the child; "but I'm pleasan

y, springing out of bed, "when you knew

p, Susy, but I ain't wel

how lame she was. But Susy was in too great a hurry

ed, the moment she entered the pa

could wait till af

s she looked at the

ing on with your

untie? Why, it i

n't something always happening wh

things; and now this long delay about her present. She began to think there were a great m

work, Susan," said grandma Read, after the "

e saw her father, her auntie, and Susy

ery from sleet; and Prudy, who was never a famous walker, had as much as s

ails you this morning? You limp so mu

to see that her lameness was observed. "If you h

rprise, her father stopped short, and said to a man who stood by

ntie's attention; but Susy had no fear, and Mr. Parlin led her along to a sta

, Susy? Stroke his f

you can't mean, he's my very ow

Hill, laughing at Susy's eagerness; and he led pony

d just jump on without anyb

rlin seated Susy in the saddle, and gave her

ive me a bad pony," answered

gh man; but he thought a child's fai

omewhere, "And if he ask bread, will he give him a stone?" No; father

yard in great excitement; "why, it's just as easy as the swing in the oilnu

d glowing cheeks and shining e

had as many minds as some politicians who are said to 'stand on the fence.'" By and by, after some coaxing, the timid little thing consented t

, while she drives the horse," said P

but gave no more heed to this lameness of which she compla

oat, and wore a compress, she looked upon her with envy, and felt it almost

ttle girl with crooked spine and very hig

e," said Prudy. "Go

which was not in some way connected with her pony. "I'm going to g

your sleigh,"

How many more pr

t how can he live without a stable, and a groom to feed him? Then what is a pony worth witho

you know in

e all live, there must be a light

needs," said aunt Madge, stroking h

that," said Susy; "help

d and pleasant. Think of something good and pl

Prudy: "wouldn't that be

Susy, who had heard some patriotic speeches from her co

n Carlos, or Don Pedro

f you had, I'd call you Little Pitcher, for 'little pitchers have great ears.' That makes me thin

'Gustus,'"

said aunt Madge, "and would so

ho'd ever think it was suc

se; "there is a pony just exactly like this! Only it'

began to speak, you was going to tell something! Why don't you wait

ightfoot, Zephyr, Pri

in Susy. "Zephyr is good, only

r sport, because he is in reality so very little. Or, on the other ha

those," replied Sus

u but a great name. What say to Pegasus, a flying horse, wh

ed Peggy; you know you wouldn't! the one my father bough

t ever was,' of a glorious creature with wings, and whoever mounts hi

first place I'd go to would be the moon; and there I'd stay till I built a castle as big as a city

had for some time been tryin

ll make believe he flies in the air like a b

h, I'm sur

r a name, and I feel a great deal easier, now I've made up my mind! Dear little Wings, you prick up your ears, a

gh from cousin Percy, who had for some mome

y one to death," she screamed

ish dread of be

il! What will you take for your pony, that can fly in the air li

egardless of Prudy, who was so frightened, that she seized poor Wings by his flowing mane, and called out for her sister to stop. But Susy dashed on at a flying pace

lidays. She said to herself, sometimes, that this was such a beautiful world,