POOR MISS JENNY'S HEART 



tie Jenny has made up her mind to remain 

 out all night, and I may as well abandon all 

 hope of catching her." 



" I think I can get her," said the neigh- 

 bor, swinging himself up in the tree; when, 

 lo! just as he was ready to grasp her, the lit- 

 tle rogue flew to another maple, leaving her 

 would-be captor high up among the 

 branches. 



I followed her to another halting-place, 

 and in a moment or so received an offer of 

 assistance from a second neighbor. This I 

 refused tp accept, however, pointing to the 

 friend in the tree as an illustration of the 

 hopelessness of the attempt. 



As I followed my little runaway, several 

 barefooted urchins joined me, armed with 

 poles and rakes; each one certain that he 

 could catch Jenny, each in turn to be 

 stranded in a tree while she flew trium- 

 phantly away. People in carts and in car- 

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