Josephine and Flora.
II.
I do not know how many fish the boys caught, but I do know that Flora almost wished she had staid at home, for when she got to the river she was so tired she could hardly stand.
Flora could not help feeling that it was not kind of her friend to ask so much of her. She was not her mistress, and was just as able to wait upon herself as Flora was to wait upon her.
Yet she was patient and kind, and did not quarrel with her. Josephine was always polite when she asked these favors, and always thanked her when she had done them. Perhaps this made the matter a little better, though I think her politeness was cunning rather than kindness of heart.
I have another story to tell of Josephine and her friends, which will still further illustrate her fault, and show how she was cured of it.
A few days after the fishing excursion, Flora’s mother said she might have a picnic party in the woods on the other side of the river. To add to the pleasure of the occasion, Mr. Lee had a tent put up in the woods, and erected a swing for the children.