The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-05-18

stand. Puss was purring behind tt
stove in TOmmy's warm corner, whe
he always curled himself up when 81
wanted to tell stories Or hear stori
told, or to go to sleep before motht
II. knew it, and puss hadn' been hon
for long time. Sae often went ava
on Il visit without mentioning it
- anybody, and she neyer sent wor
when she was coming home; so c'
cry body was wild with surprise an
'; delight when she did return. Ton
my heard her purring. He though
he'd like to cuddle down behind tn
stove and play with her, but h
wouldn't, because everybody had bee
so cruel to him" Wasn't that
strange reason?
His mother didn't coax him any
Only when she took her pudding ou
of tie oven she said, "What a splen
did pudding this has turned out to be
It's Il big one, too And | declare
never tasted better cakes. Tn glad
baked such 4 big pan full"
Then she tcok her knitting and sat
down in her little rocking chair by
the stand, and, 81 see Tommy's m0st
through the Pilgrim book; / wonder
what he read about last ? I've been
so long since [ read it, I'm afraid "
quite forgotten it. :"
Now, if Tommy loved anything in
the world better than cakes, Or pud-
ding, or going skating, it was telling
stories to somebody. IEat was one OF
the sun>limy spots in Tommy.
"I've read it most every bit,'' he
muttercd to himself ed tell some
t. mother if she wouldn't he 80 mean >
Bat Tommy was ash lmcl the minu tc
lIe said that, because she was sweet
loving mother, and he loved her dear
iv deep down in his heart, under all
the bad cross thoughts. Somehow he
was angry with himself, just as dc'd
with any other boy that had dared 10
TIL him such Il thing. But Tommy
didn't want TO turn right around brave
X, and he mllttcrcd again.
81 s'pose [ could tell some, if you
liked me but yor don't"
His mothrr didn't say anything
She t. sat very quiet. And this time
Tommy felt more angry with himself
! than ever. Pretty soon lie said, just
li''le gently, not yciy:
W ant inc to tell yoI soma, moth
cr:
And tllcn he locke arouHl. His
mothers !aoo WIS turieI away from
him. bat he c"uil s21 grcl tears roll
ing down her cacck', and thea he
went close up to her AMI fu,nh!ed wi;''
her hands thrt lay iii n2r lap, anI lis
rolGd, hot face Iuiy.ftl all over lie
said, ort load:
II diln't mean to mako yOu cry,
mother =
OF course lie dI In t.. Boys don t
Know how Il m t''e" ; heart aches:
SomclmaS, When she Is 50 patient and
still. And 1t m3ie the cross al die
ont oil T"mny's heart t. see Ills moth
er cry.
'Dolt, motiie", he begged u III
sorry / tFe,'te.i you So itIi be NICE
II tell yo" stories
Ana 50 ms mother kissed hiin' with
her t3ce looking on SO glad; ana
then l"m@1y ha, ms sugar cake, and
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Then he told how Christian fought
with AppoiliOni and he got right out
i'll the middle Of the floor, and pretend
ed char WAS Appol'ion, and the
way he beat and pounded the wicked
old dragon, to show how Christian 5
did, was wonderful t. see. But that {
was hard work so he curled down