Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-05-01
Uhe family Girtlc.
HOW Robbie Got His Money

Flow RODDle UOt HIS mOhtN
Margaret said my cousin Louise &c
me, " Just look at my present - and she
held up pair Of tiny mice, whose outside
garments Of shining chocolate looked very
inviting swinging them by their poor, lit
tie. impossible tails in tantalizlng ProNim
ty to my mouth.
Take care Don't tempt me Who
rave them 10 you r
:. O, Robbie here Wasn't he good y
with a loving glance at her fat little son.
who was playing before the fire. Then
she whispered slyly IN my ear, Il can't
imagine where be got the money lie
spent every cent Of his before Christmas, l
know
Why dom YOU ask MN
"A have asked him but be only says.
Somewheres." I'm reallypuzz.ed.
i. o he'll djrulge before long. When
was Rob ever known to keep secret, c--
uecIal.v one of vital Importance like this
Don't 6etrqy your curiosity, and l ID war
rant ii will be satisfied before night.
[ was writing letter TO some small
cousin tar away. What shall l tell
Minnie and Jack for you r inquired oi
THE Young man.
Tell em, replied Robbie, dat bad
some candy.
What else"
Tel EN-, and the ia, little face was
llaFn down TO q compassionate pucSer.
dat Eve been sick.
Sick O fs Robbie They Wouit
believe it 1T they saw you now
Not uolc | Amt sick. replied tae
child earnestly but ] was sick dat oder
time. had &c dwopsy
I laughed ~kepticaily. Are you sure
sou havan't got il now | Inquired.
40 [ ain got it now. with de.i-
size snake %. the bead cause, you see.
j be IN bed. and | cou.dn 70 % Sunday
~caoa. den
Wea"-I was almost at the end Of my
Sheets. anything else At
Tell EN- | had some more candy
i our life must be like little checker
board. said 1, waxing poetIcal. first "a
black square Of sickness. and then a white
square of candy. Isn't that 1t ~
Ills reply was not exactly TO the point
p. l know what dis kangroo cant stand
up straight for, producing diIapidated
animal from his ark cause his front
leg i short. and his hind les Is az gone
ot.
[ thought the kangaroo excu-ablo under
those clrcums ances, and, having finished
my letter took the heavy little fellow up-
ON my lap.
WHAT fat Robbie. -ald l.
\ Is, " he replied, res gnedly, dat $ dc
d"op~y When little boys mas de o"op-y
dey don : g 10 sunday 0choo..
should think not.
When dey don't get dc dwopsy den
dey does 20. | COED all alone
When
Ga dat last day. COED 'thout my
moder.
What did they DO '
Dey slnged.
Was it nice ?''
Yes dey stands up singn
Al !"
And dey sits down stoppin.
Indeed !"
And den dey passes the couut.cr-i-bu-
tiou-box.
Did you put in anything
Course | did Sometimes, t he con-
tinued, looking intently out of the window,
ana nervously clasplng and unclasping his
plump little hands, sometimes de count
er-i-bu-tion- box gets upset right in little
boys lap
It's coming now thought 1. glance
ed at Louise, who was sewing busily, but
evidently listening. Robbie paused for
reply to his astonishing statement and
seemed Disconnected at receiving none.
L. does aunty,'' he repeated.
g Did it upset in yours -
Yes; put in my nickel, and it Just
upsetted. 1t was all full of money"
Did you put it all back p asked Lou
ise, anxiously.
"Yes we picked en- off, and it didn't
got upset no more. didn't keep none
only but my nickel-dat's all l Kept"
LUIS face looked as had never seen it
before. " Robert, said she severely, did
you buy mothers present with Sunday
School money p
1t was my nickel, cried Robbie car