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Our Little Swiss Cousin
CARL'S HOLIDAY
"TO-MORROW, to-morrow!" Carl kept repeating to himself.
He was standing at the window of the little cottage and looking out toward the great mountain. He had lived under its shadow all his life. Its snowy summit was coloured a fiery red as it stood against the sky in the sunset light. People in far-away lands would give a great deal to see such a glorious sight.
But Carl saw another picture in his mind. It was the grand procession of the next day, that would celebrate the close of school before the summer vacation. Thousands of children would march in the line. They would carry the flag of Switzerland,--the white cross on a red ground. It was the emblem of their country's freedom, and they loved it well.
There would be bands of music; there would be a speech by the mayor of the city. Feasts would be spread, to which all the children were invited. Yes, the glorious day was near, and Carl was very happy.
"Carl, my boy, are you thinking of the good time to-morrow?" said a voice at the other side of the room.
Carl started, and, turning round, he saw his father standing in the doorway.
"O father, is that you? How glad I am to see you!" and the little boy rushed into the good man's arms.
"Yes, I am all ready for the festival. Mother has my best clothes laid out on the bed. She is planning to go, too, and now you are home just in time to go with us. I am very, very glad." Carl was so excited that he talked faster than usual.
"I am tired of working in a hotel in the city, the country is so much pleasanter," answered his father. "And now I shall spend the summer with your mother and you. The people of the village wish me to take the cows to the mountain pasture. You shall go, too, and we will have a good time together."
"That will be fine. I never spent the whole summer there before. How soon are we to start, father?"
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