Litchfield enquirer., 1869-12-02
A TRUE STORY.

Once upon time, there lived in a pleas ant town ln New England, two boys nam ed Ned and "Stubb." Now did you eve hear such comical name as that last one: The truth is ''Stubb" was only nickname the boys real name was such an odd one that anybody who heard it would say "why that story Is about such a one" flor thi is true story, children), so as ''Stubb' was his nickname when he was a boy I shal call him that The children called hin ' Stubb" because he was such stout short little fellow, but it was not a Yer, prophetic name, for he IS six feet tall now
 We'll. to go on with my story: Ned anG "Stubb' were brothers, and very nict times they had playing together, but on' of the very nicest used to be, when the, went to spend the day with their Grand ma.
 Almost every boy and girl who has { grandma, knows they are very good friends to little folks, more apt to indulge then even than father and mother.
 TAis is especially the case where thes' same grandmammas do not live in the house with these boys and girls, becaus, then sometimes the noise and naughtiness get to be 9 little too much even for grand mas patience.
 But Grandma Woodman did not live with Ned and Stubb." but in nice biz house all by herself, only a short wall from her children who were all grown ur and married and living close by on every side
 What delightful old fashioned house Grandma Woodman's was! The big hal with doors wide open at each end, what { glorious place for play when driven il doors in summer by shower! The COSY sitting-room, where in winter nights, tho family assembled, was full too of memo ries of childish frolic; the parlor, with 1t, handsome old-fashioned furniture, wa. more imposing to the youthful mind. Ii was only used on grand family festivals but then it was cheery enough with it's bla zing wood-fi fire lighting up quaint old fam lily portraits which were always source oi great entertainment to the latest genera tion; the boys especially, used to wonder when they should be able to have sword and uniform liko their great grand pa, who had fought in the Revolution, and was de. picted life-size, dressed in Continental uni form, and holding fiercely on to his sword with one hand, while the other pointed to LILO Cl0tduV 1duC0SdPO WA0I0 a 6L46lk CuUICu and one very green tree were all that were visible, and not at all suggestive of 8 bat tle-field.
 Whenever any of her ten grand children had birth day (how often do you suppose they would have one, little friends ? Grand ma Woodman always gave them ' feast, ' as they used to call it.
 For instance, when Ned's birthday c'4ne' it. was in summertime, and tlsn the :" feast" would be spread in t]'' summer, house, and all sorts of nice games piayeu ont of doors afterwards And Stubbs birth-day came in JaAuary, and then the good things to es, were all set out in the 6in;no-room .nd oh! dear! how much some of the children scould eatl q believe it was a ;oke of their grandma's on them, when they were grown-up men, that at tblse birthday feasts, the boys used to Jump up and run around the house four or five times between the courses).
 However that may have been, it was a very fine place to visit.
 "Once upon time," it happened that Ned and "Stubb" had had a particularly nice time at their grandma's, and the very next day had got into some sort of mis- chief at home, which compelled their faith CT and mother to punish them. That night, after they had gone to bed, Ned said to his younger brother, "I wish We could go and live with grandma: she never scolds us as hard as father and mother do. ''
 "So do l." said "Stubb," always ready to agree to what Ned said; "let's go, Ned, then we can have jelly cake every night for tea" -...
 "Yes," said Ned, Grandma gives us jolly feed; besides, we can do just as wt like down there." .. .... hg'" Except to bother old Tab," saii " Stubb'', grandmother wouldn't let me touch her, nor play with the parlor fire."
 =" Well, said Ned, "any how, we'd have real good times if we iUed down there. mean to ask father tomorrow, if we can not go."
 "And mother, too,' added " Stubb, you must ask her."
 1s. .' Oh, she'll say yes, if father does, o course," said Ned, as he turned over hi pillow, they're always agreed you know, and the boys went off to sleep. 14'- ! Next morning at breakfast they propos ed their plan, and rather to their surprise, their father said. Certainly, you can gt if you wish.'' sl'4i
 Their mother looked up at him with little odd smile, but when appealed to said "Just as your father says" "When can we go, father?" said Ned pleasantly. h.a9 .s-t ~'
 "" Just as you choose" said his father quietly. ''As it is vacation now, you cal go right after breakfast, if you want to. !" Ned and "Stubb" hurried through thei breakfast and were soon heard laughin and talking up in the garret, and directl they appeared carrying little old fashion ed red morocco trunk.
 What are you going to do with that? said their mother, as they ran into tn room to ask her permission to take it. "Why, to pack our things in to go t grandmamma's," they both sad at once. ? "Shall you take all your clothes," sai mamma, smiling. "Why, we can't" said Ned, not wit all our books and toys too"
 "Can't we come up and get them whe We want them?' he continued, sswe' come up and see you every day, mother.
 "Oh, very well," said their mother, ss thought you might not be up again befor Christmas.p
 1 :'Why, mother" said "Stubb," "we g oftener than that to see grandma, an we'll come and see you just the same." Of went the boys to pack their trunl and after due discussion upon ways an means, decided what were most importar to carry.
 |" It seems just as if we were going {
 New York;" said "Stubb," as he rushe about picking up his things. l "Oniy we don't take our fishing thins