One morning little boy Ben came home from the , where he had taken the cows, with so much to tell that he could not wait until he got to the house to begin.
"The wild grapes are ripe, the persimmons are sweet, and the are falling out of the burrs. One dropped on my hat when I came through the wood; and I saw a little gray eating nuts," he called to Brother Fred as soon as he reached the big gate.
"!" said Brother Fred. "We can go and get some this very afternoon;" and when he went to take some corn to the for his father, he stopped at his Cousin Pen's house to tell her about it.
"The wild grapes are ripe, the persimmons are sweet, and the chestnuts are falling out of the burrs. We are going to get some this afternoon. Don't you want to go, too?" he asked.
"Yes, indeed," said Cousin Pen; "and I will bring Mary with me."
Mary Sue was Cousin Pen's little friend; and as soon as Brother Fred had gone, Cousin Pen ran over to her house.
"Oh, Mary Sue!" she cried. "What do you think? The wild grapes are ripe, the persimmons are sweet, the chestnuts are falling out of the burrs, and my Cousin Fred wants us to go to the woods to get some this very day."
"How nice," said Mary Sue; "let's go and tell Dan."
Dan was Mary Sue's neighbor. He lived next door to her; and he let Cousin Pen and her ride on his sometimes. He was in the
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