Josephine declared that this speech was very rude indeed; and perhaps it was; but it was plain common sense. The little New York lady was so angry that she left Katy, and went to walk with Jenny Brown.
After the party had crossed the bridge, the boys took down the bars by the side of the road, and they entered the woods. There was a fine smooth road leading for several miles through the forest, and the children enjoyed the walk very much.
Every few moments Josephine saw something which she wanted, and instead of trying to get it herself, as she should have done, she asked somebody to bring it for her.
In one place she saw some checkerberry plants growing; and, at her request, Jenny picked her a handful of them. Then she wanted a swamp pink, which Jenny also procured for her.
But Josephine’s wants were so many, that Jenny soon got tired of supplying them; and she was obliged to ask some one else to wait upon her.
One after another, her companions got tired of her, and either refused to wait upon her, or left her. She would have called upon Flora, but she walked by the side of the lame girl, and was busy talking with her.
Josephine wanted but very few of the things which she asked others to get for her. She had a habit of wanting all the time, and did not seem to be easy unless some one was waiting upon her.
At home, her father had plenty of servants, and she did not realize that her friends and companions had any thing to think of besides her comfort. But even servants should be treated with kindness, and children should not call upon them, or others, to do for them what they can just as well do themselves.
