The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-05-19
TIE DIScON reNvED CHAIR.


con. dearl Tn 81 of havinFso many
people sit in mel The brys set on my
rms and play horse; ard then, when the
gi'ls undresS their dolls, thy stick pins
into my back, iut as if / was Al Cd pin
cushion. / don't believe any one in the
world has such hard time!"
Would you r. llv he glad never to
have any one IT in oa asain?" asked
little voice right by tAc side of the ch lir;
for it wa an old green leather Chair that
had Just spoken.
tn chair was very much surprised to
hear the voice 50 near If, and asked
" Who i tall ing - me?"
The voice answered;
g [ am a fairy. | have heard all you
have said, aud teel so sorry for you that
am going TO give you present that will
prevent any one going near you. When
he next person sits Gown you shall make
a noise like pistol, which will frighten
him away, so that you viii never complain
Of heing tired again"
The chair thanked The fairy, but it did
not speak again. The chsir almost be-
lieved that it had been dreaming the
voice aud what it had said seemed SO
strange.
soon after dinner old Mr.. Lee, the grand
father, thought he would take little nap
in his fiv0rite seat. The poor old gentle
nan had no sooner sat down than bangP
went the chair. with such a noise that
gra dfather forgot all about his rheuma-
tism, and jumped SO high in the air that
he lost off his wig.
"Th0se bad bows have put tOrpedOes in
my chair, and they deserve 90 d whip
PING" sid he. "I shall tell their father"
/,
night be told him all about j., an1 John
promised thew should never do such a
Thing again. He went down stairs, but the
boys were not there. so be thought be
would wait until tea-time, and then speak
to them.
Being verv tired, be threw himsef into
he chair, when hang" it went az in. he
II not wond T that his poor Ol father
had seen frightened.
"TBey do deserve a good whipping, and
no mistake about il - he remarked.
Going to the door he called Harry,
Walter, Nedr The boys, hearing his
voice, rushed down stairs, wondering what
he could want.
Harry, what do YOU and your brother
mean bv frightening your grandfather"
he asked.
"Why, papa" said Harry, eve haven't
dom a single thing"
Don't tell me story, Harry, but go
and sit down IN that ch -ir, said Mr Lee.
Polr Harry had no sooner sat down
than he was up again, looking ierr bly,
scared.
Their father saw bv their looks that
they did rot know anything about It. OF
course every one in the house wondered
and wondered what coud ne the matter.
They turned the chair upside down and
all around, but not thing could they fn0
that should cause noise.
The next morning Mr Lee had man
take the chair ap-rt 10 see what 'he
matter ve0s After working at it a long
time. he said lie could hot fad anything
wrong.
OF course, the chair could not be used;
so il was sent uD into the garret, where 1t
stood for q long time.
One day It began 10 think how nice and
warm il was down stairs il the library,
among the birds and flowers, ard how
much it would ike to know what the
family were doing and talging about. AT
last it could not stand ii ANY long-r, SO Il
said TO ITSELF
"Oh. how foolish was 20 be 50 cross
and very discontented. II l could only
be down Stairs 0nce more, the boys might
ride and whip me as much sihey leased:
and il the girls wanted To put whole pa
per Of pins in my back never would say
a word. Anything is better than being
covered with dust and having mice run
ali over you"
81 am glad you have learned a lesson of
contentment' said the fairy voice that II
had heard once b. fore, land that You ind
that idleness does not bring happiness-
Shall take my gift blck again -
"Oh, yes said the chair and if it had
had eyes it would have cried for joy.
That same day it rained So hard that
the BOYS could not go out 10 play, and as
their cousin Tom had come to see them,
their mother said they might GO into the
garret and make all the noise they wanted
10. The hoys were delighted, and rushed
ND stairs shouting like band OF wild In
dianS.
After they had played everything they
could think, they Saw the old char, ana
thought it would be great fun 20 have
Tom sit in it. Now, you know boys don't
ike to have any one think they can be
frightened SO, when they dared Tom to
sit in II he said, Who thinks / am
afraid?" andmarched up as bold as lion,
and down he sat.
But not 2 Sound was hcdt"- hhc SsiiA-
dren were "a, first perfectly astonished, but
after they had fried it al round, they ran
down ana told their mamma, who was as
much pleased as any one, and had 1t
moved right down stairs, TO surprise papa
al night.
II seemed so nice to see il in its old
place again; ana when little Nellie went
up, patted its back, and said, Dear cid
chair" the chair was so proud that Il
pufled out its cushions to be as soft as pos
sible, and wondered how it could have
ever been SO foolish as 10 think itself
abused. aurGl NeU York ?.