Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-26
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Tommy was standing on a cricket, by the
west window tlatteuing his nose against the
name and making small tracks all over the
rlass with his tongue when grandma drove up
with Dolly and the red wagon. Dolly was the
horse, and she and grandma had come to take
Tommy out to the farm, in Pearfeld you know,
where his grandparents lived, to stay two whole
DAYS Aud he wasn't going as a baby with
somebody TO take care of him, but as young
gentleman, who could look ont for himself.
Nobody amt goin' wiz me, said he to FL
len, triumphantly. I'm jes goin' all myself
alone, men gamma"
1t was the grandest thing that ever was heard
of, TO go off as his father did, kissing them all
goodbye, and perhaps seeing his mother cry
little.
If she felt ever so much like crying, she could
only cry with laughter, when Tommy came
down from the garnet, covered with cobwebs and
dust, and presented himself in the parlor, drag
ging an old blue umbrella and a carpet bag big
ger than himself
'rThere, now, my fngs are all ready" said
he.
Grandma laughed heartily, too; yet she made
no objection TO the outfit of the young trav-
eler, but slowed the bag and umbrella INTO
the wagon, while Tommy was lifted into the
seat, and Dolly's head was turned toward Pear
ield.
The journey was not long one, and only one
thing worthy mentioning happened on the
way. They were passing great clover n Id,
Just at the edge of the pine woods, when Tommy
cried ont
"Oh gamma, gamma, I see bear, sittin'
riobtup on the end of his tail"
Grandma looked where Tommy pointed: and
Dolly stopped to look, too.
"Don't you see him!" cried Tommy.
"No."
"Put on your spectacles, then"
The spectacles were put on, and, after long
while. She saw what the sharp Young ewes had
esnied so ouicklv. an old Woodchuck sitting at
his hole. inst ms Tommy was proposing 10
cantnre him in the Garnet bap he wbisked ont of
siGbt. and Dolly started off at a brisk pace
which she kept ND without stopping, till
She reached her own bitchinr most AT 9randpa's
pote
Grandma himself was there TO meet them. and
lifted the funny little boy and his funny baggage
ont of Inc rcd wagon. When he heard about
the hear he fold Tommy that there were plenty
of such hears in his fields. and that perhaps they
would 20 and catch one after dinner.
ON the Garnet bar ?" asked Tommy
eyes"
owe n,ust have tbe hreller m smear him viv y
"Of course" N''N'
LONG before grandma was ready TO 90 Tommy
was paradinr the ward spearin@ imaginary bears
with his umbrella. and putting them into his
bar. He had inst caught n fine Iaroe one when
he heard n loud rumble and Looking mn saw A
man run great yellow STAGE out Of the barn
ON the other side of fine street Tommy ran TO
fence,
ne noSsibIe tbronob the niclfets Matched the
man r While he washed the coach creased the
wheels one at n time then lii his nine and went
away. When he was ouite ont of sirbt, Tommy
unattached the gate andswent over 10 the coach
Fndinp one If the doors omen he climbed mn
the iron steps. Juggling the bar and umbrella
after him, to trv Short ride bv staoe-a stand.
Still ride of course. lie plaved that he was
papa. eoing TO New York: then that the great
hole under the seat was a den full of bears
and then he was a bear himself He crawled
into the den. II was A funny place with nice
straw on the floor, and a long curtain of leather
in front. lie Law very still in there, and softly
growed to his makebelieve cubs to look for
that terrible hunter, Tommy
Now, you know that bears are very sleepy
fellows and it is not strange that this little wild
animal by and by fell asleep in his little den
Meantime grandma had looked out of the
front door, and not seeing Tommy anywhere.
thought he had gone with grandpa to the field;
while grandpa himself had forgotten the Young
bear-hunter altogether, and had gone to the
field alone.
After while the stage driver came barnessed
his four horses to the coach and drove it away
He stopped at the store to get the mail bar and
take in several passengers. There was a fat
woman with a baby, an Irish servant girl,
one legged little French peddler, and Il stiff old
gentleman with a gold headed cane. With this
load the yellow stage started for RyetoWn
twelve miles away and Tommy still asleep un.
der the seat.
When he awoke he couldn't tell where he was,
and wondered what made his bed rock and
bounce about so. Then he heard the people
talking right over his head. He peeped under
the leather curtain and saw several pairs of
shoes Too frightened TO know what he did, he
lifted the curtain and gave one desperate spring,
thrustng his curly head, all covered with straw,
right between the old gentleman's legs.
If a real bear had Jumped out, he could not
have made more confusion The old gentleman
sprang to his feet, smashing his hat over his
eyes by striking against the TOP of the coach: