South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-09-01
A. Very Small Boys Adventures.

Little Tiny Tim had great passion for
feeding everything that could eat One
day, late in summer, he went to the barn
and found nest full of eggs, and he took
them all out in his hat, und was going to
carry them to the house. But, as he went
out the barn door, he met an old brindle
COW, who put her nose in the hat and
smelt of the eggs, and suppose she liked
the smell so well she wanted to taste. At
least she took one; and little Tim, seeing
she liked them, began to feed the eggs to
her, one at a time. He watched her while
close up to her face, and looking straight
in her eyes, he gravely asked,-
"Did 200 like 'em, ole tow|
Add the old cow nodded her head.
Then Tim said,-
400 do, hey? Den I'll dit 90 some
mo-"
One day he went to the horse barn and
fed young horse so much corn that it
was dreadful sick, and came near dying.
Wherever Tiny Tim went, he always
had flock of chickens, turkeys, geese and
ducks after him. What do you suppose
made them follow him about so? Do you
think he had put spell upon them? You
don'ts Well, he had. 1t was the spell of
corn and oats. He always had pocketful
of each, and he scattered them with a most
liberal hand. And so he always had plenty
of followers.
Zip, his dog, was alwas close to him,
but none of the fowls were at all afraid of
him. On the other hand, Zip was mortal
ly afraid of one old gander, who always
stretched out his long neck and ran after
him, and squawked and tapped his wings,
and hissed. and made terrible hullabalOo.
One day funny thing happened. The
old gsndeF was out taking a walk with
Mrs. Grey Goose, and he met Tim and Zip
out walking too. Mr.. Big Goose was
anxious to show off before Mrs. Grey
Goose, and so he flew at Zip and nipped his
ear Zip felt little more gritty than
usual because a big dog had hooked his
breakfast bone. So he pitched on to Mr..
Big Goose, and bit his big red nose.
WhereupOn Mrs. Grey Goose set up a
great cry, and Mr.. Big Goose was so angry
at the dog for soaring his friend, Mrs. Grey
Goose, that he grew the biggest goose you
ever saw, and flew up at lips back and
began to pull his ears.
Zip ran and howled, and Mr.. Big Goose
tried to get of, but his great sprawly feet
were bare-he forgot to put on his boots,
guess, and they got snarled up in Zip's
long hairs, and he couldn't get off, Zip
just laid down in the dust, and rolled and
howled.
Tim ran to the scene as fast as his short
legs could carry him. At first he laughed
long and loud, but soon seeing that Zip
was come to grief, he cried and yelled so
Justify that Loot" came to see what the
trouble was. She laughed, too, when she
saw the plight of the dog and goose. She
called Tim to hold Zip, while she pulled
off the dusty, draggled, crest-fallen Mr..
Big Goose. When his feet were loose, he
tapped his wings, and set up a great
squall, and looked around to tell Mrs. Grey
Goose all about his battles. But she had
very coolly walked off to the pond, and
was enjoying a sail with Mr.. ole Gander.
Nr. Big Goose felt very tired, and most
sick; so he went home to his wife, who
was sitting on a nest of large white eggs.
She told him he had better soak his feet.
eat few poIy.wogs, and take her place,
while she took little fresh air and bath,
When "Loot" had led Tim back to the
house, he insisted that the dog must have
a great, big, large basin of milk, " for he's
so tired" he said, and added-"Pd like
basin of milk and bread, for rs otful tired
too"
"Why, Tim," said Loot, "what makes
you tired! You didn't tight?"
"No, but 1 run'd pity bad, and looked
at 'em, and it made me tired"
After dinner, Tiny Tim called Zip and
ook his way to largl lake which joined
on the back part of his fathers farm. He
was going to wade in the edge of the lake
and send Zip in to wash himself 1t took
HIM good while to get to the lake, for he
stopped so much to play. First he found
an old turkey that had just come off her
nest, with thirteen lite ones, and he must
run back to tell mamma.
Then he saw a poor little bird with
broken wing, that Zip had scared out of
the grass, and he ran after it with all his
small might; but when the cunning little
bird had got HIM far enough away from
her nest, that was hidden in the grass, she
flew off quite swiftly.
He stopped to play with the old ram,
that had once butted him into the brook.
Tim had grown very wise, and he stood
close to a big stump, and when the old
fellow ran at him, he hoped behind the
stump, and slam bang went the old chaps
head against the stump. 1t made him
awful mad, and next time he would hit
naIueI lndu tue ldSt, anu 50 u6 kept On
until he found out the stump was great
deal harder than his skull. Then he
turned and ran of, baa-ing, and shaking
his head.
AS our small man went on his way, he
saw little snake in the path, and, STOPPING
down, picked it up in his hand. He was
not the least afraid of it, and thought he
would carry it home, and put it in pen
or cage. The snake liked his warm hand,
and curled up easily and went to sleep.
Then the question arose in his mind how
he was to carry him.
ooh, l know" said he, an carry him
in my hat"
So he took off his hat, put his little pet
into it, and clapped it back upon his head
Then he trudged on till he came to q
small pond, with pOlly-wogs in the water,
and he thought he would like TO carry som
of these home also. He had nothing to
carry them in, but his hat and of came
his hat again.