Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-31
CLIFFORD'S CAP.
ny FRANCIS LEE.


"WIIIY and / are going out to grandma |
Dcnisos to-day, but suppose you can't |
go with us, Generall" .....
Clifford looked up quickly from the ship
he was drawing,
"Why noty You kao,o have been |
wanting to go out there for month, said |
he Why can't COY"
Goa we are going in about five min
untes, and it isn't likely you can find your
cap in that time Peter Shangle is hero
with his old donkey, and We are going to
ride over, but he won't wait" answered
Fred.
"My capi" cried Clifford, starting up
in great confusion. Ma, where is my
| capyn
II don't know, my SON." replied Mrs,
| Gabriel, with discouraged sigh.
She had been asked that same question
so many, many times ...-.. g..uu.g,
"Where do you think 1t isp Where do 4
you guess maybe tits, perhapsy" persisted
Clifford, looking hclplcssly around the
room
"Clinord, dear, don't you remember ]
told you this morning you must find your
things fof yourself hereafter F" returned
his mother.
"But Just only for this once, ma! The
boys won't wait; there is Peter now
Begin tomorrow with me, and then I'll
put my things in their places, and know
Just where they are every timc," Clifford
pleaded ..-... =. d.
But Mrs. Gabriel shook her head, with
that little quick shake she never took back,
"All aboard, General Disorder |" called
out Fred from the doorstep. r.t l.
"Lucy don't yOu know whore my cap
isY" cried Clifford, half distracted
"B0ys, do wait one minute"
"You must not so away leaving your
paints and paper scattered over the table
said Mrs. Gabriel looking very indiher
ent, but wishing with her whole heart it
was best to help him, "but just only for
this once" lHfr rr'u..W tt.4a tIa
"Tlme's upl" shouted Fred from the
tail of Peters old cart.
"Gol" cried Peter, tapping the bits of
/. rope he used for reins, and touching up
the donkey with grapevine branch.
; Clifford rushed In a dark closet under
the hall stairs, and lying down on trunk
: cried out his disappointment; and when
he came from the closet the first thing he
saw was his cap on the floor behind the
hall door, that standing open, had hidden
, il before.
"Here is my cap, ma; hadn't lost it, y
+ said he, going in the sltting-room looking
pink and subdued Like a rose after u
shower. But his tone suddenly changed
to one of horror Why, baby Gabriel!
Ma, Just see what she has done ~ he
cried.
S Mn.rs.sa :" answered the baby, shut
ting her eyes tight and shaking her curly
, head.
I "Grandpa's beautiful ship, ma. II was
: almost finished, and now see here Baby
has wrinkled ii and spit on 1t and torn it
Q and spoiled it, Why didn't somebody sec
/ to her and take il away can't possibly
, do another before grandpa's birth.day.'
!, "She couldn't have got the picture If 1t
e had been in its place" replied Mrs, Ga
4 briel, calmly. at was nothing TO INC" q
Clifford felt very unhappy, but he had
s cried out his tears; so he sat down by the
o window and looked SO sorry that his
/, mothers heart ached for him. But she
j. did not say anything, for talking had moi
o cured him and she thought 1t best to try
: another way and let him see what would
\ happen if nobody did the work that be-
t longed to him to do.
4 II suppose Fred and Willy are out to
: grandmas by this time, pretty near. ]
e shouldn't wonder il they are under the
peach tree eating peaches this very min
ute-like enough, perhaps thought Cliff
h ford, mournfully. "And grandma always,
y most, makes me little pie and gives me
II some maple sugar when go there, and all
n the milk can drink possibly"
!. Then he took out his watch to see II
i. there had been time enough for his broth
k ers to be really enjoying these delights
already. MOtherl' ~ cried he, when he
~ looked at il, "my watch has stopped
.. didn't wind it this morning. What shal
70 | dor Now Aunt Elizabeth won't give
a me the chain
81 suppose not am sorry" said his
=, mother, quietly.
N Poor Clifford lie felt as though every
le misfortune was happening at once, fo
~ when Aunt Elizabeth gave him the watel
5 on his birthday, she had promised him |
ie chain for it if he would not let II ruI
rs down for three months. Two months ha(
" passed, and this was the first time nc hat
IN forgotten it; but he knew very well
10 was also the first time his mother had no
y asked if he had wound IL. rt $50 t. r moe
d Presently Lucy broke in upon his mel
ancholy thoughts.
'e Clifford /" She cried from the garden
: "come out here, quick Hurry
Clifford jumped through the low, opel
I'd window upon the piazza.
"a "WEat is it, Lucys Where|- 3
w. asked. .rr le,
n HWnly's rabbits They are gone
y Somebody left the door open,N answere
le Lucy, "and we can't find them -Benn
le andI We've been looking every plac
nd We s'posed you he'd gone to grandm
ne Denise's."
no Chhords heart chOked him He II
OF membered leaving the door OF the pen III
~ fastened while he went for cabbage lea
IL end then the oysterman came, and runDin
IN in TO see if his mother wished any, he fo
an got TO go back.
q at is the fault of that lazy oysterma
to this time" thought he, trying, like IA
in grandfather Adam, to excuse himself :"
is be had gone to the kitchen door, as III
up way was for him, and not called me,
he shouldn't have forgotten the rabbits. An
ed Willy might have stayed ~ home an
ad seen TO them himself ss3 tlfh "
,ed But these excuses did not satisfy h
lis consoience as he looked behind ever
he shrub and ciump Of Powers In vain scare
all for the lost pets. at last he gave the
w, up, and went back toward the house. 4,
ld- "WhO broke Fred's shOvel.' said b
rel suddenly stopping short. f'fp ui'lg ?
es- IL !" answered Benny Inplacently. .
lily was pounding for my eatqfsll0'o 20 con
old and II broked. II wa good for nothing
hs Yea Benny broke It trying TO make
f9! eaIsJpnlay come eut from Under ths Doe
Wxsv Ssls tsany ~ havs ~ a.k'