The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-14

T0MTY,s ADVENTURE.

Tommy Whs o1"HNb - ia -,
the west window, tlattening ms nose
s s,,g the pane, and making small tracks
Al over the glass with his tongue, when
a., D drove up with Dolly and tho rcd
%s"on Dolly was the horse, and she and
" %S Ind come to take Tommy QUITO
h" iarm. in PearGeld, you know, where
Iis Grand parents lived, to stay two whole
law. Andhc wasn't going as baby WIN
somebody to take care Of nm, Out ~ 80 q
Young gentleman, who could look OUT lot
"' "Soboly amt goin wiz me" said he 70 9
Ellen, tri1mphanlly. I'm Ies goIn' all
myself, alone, men gamma
It was the grandcs lhnS snG 1iS GV ,i.N Was
heard Of, to go of rs his father dld, KISSING y
them all good bye, and perhaps seeing MS
If ShO IN ever 80 mucli like crying, she
conId cniy cry with laughter, when Tom;
nv came down from the garrct, covered
with cobwcbs and dust, and presented
bimscIrin the parlOr, dragging an old blue
umbrella md 4 carpet ing bigger than
himself. .,
There, now, my 'Ilngs arc all ready"
said he.
Grandma laughed heartily, too; yet she
made no objection TO the Quilt OF the
Young traveller, but slowed the bag and
umbrella into tho wagon, while Tommy
was lifted into the seat, and Dolly's head
was turned toward Pearield.
The Journey was not u long one, anu
only one thing worth mentioning happen
ed on tho way. They were passing o
great clover field, just at tho edge Of The
Pine woods, when Tommy cried out:
"Ohl gamma, gamma, | SEQ q bear,
a.sittin' right up on the end oEhls tai"
Grandma looked where Tommy point.
ed, and Dolly stopped to look, too. .r
Don't yousee him" cried Tommy.
mo" ....
"Put on your spectacles, then"
The speCtacles were put on, and, after
long while, she saw what the sharp
young eyes had espied so quickly-an old
wood chuck sitting at his hole. Just as
Tommy was proposing TO capture him in
the carpet bag, he wheeled ont Of sight;
and Dolly started off ut brisk pace,
which she kept up without stopping till
she reached her own hitching. post ut
Grandpa's gate.
Grandpa himself was there to meet
them, and lifted the funny little boy and
his funny baggage out of the red wagon.
When he heard about the bear, he told
Tommy that there were plsnty,pf such
bears IN his fields and that perhaps they
would 90 and cstCh one atter. dinner.
IN the carpet bag p asked Tommy.
"YeS,' HNr .rIH
ave must have the 'breIler 10 spear
him wiz" .. 4.
"Oi course -s.-.sfa.-l7.-s-z-s-g4
Long before grandpa was ready to go,
Tommy was parading the yard, spearing
imaginary bears with his umbrella and
putting them into his bag. lie had just
caught fine large one when he heard a
loud rumble, and looking up saw a man
run large yellow stage out of the barn
on the other side Of the street Tommy
ran 10 the fence, and squeezing his chubby
lace rs lar Us possible through the piCkets,
watched the man while he washed the
coach, creased the wheels one at time,
then lit his pipe and went away. When
he was quite out Of sight, Tommy i'm.
latched the gate and went over 10 the
coach. Finding one Of the doors open,
he climbed up the iron steps, tlgging the
bag and umbrella after him, to try a short
ride by stage-a standstill ride, Of course.
He played that he was papa going to New
York; then that the great hole under the
seat was den Of bears; and then he was
a hear himself. He Crawled into the den.
1t was funny place, with nee straw on
the floor, and long curtain Of leather In
front, He lay very still In there, and soft
ygrOwled To his make.believc cubs 10
look out for that terrible hunter, Tommy.
Now, you know that bears are very
sleepy fellows, and it is not strange that
this little wild animal byc.and:6yc fell
asleep in his little den.
Meantime grandma Ind looked ont 0C
the front door, and not seeing Tommy
anywhere, thought he had gone with
grandpa 10 the field; while grandpa
himself had forgotten the young bear
hunter altogether, and gone TO the field
alone. Ef.s'igi! 9'-ll .-i,TtI : n
After awhile the stage driver came,
harncssed his four horses to the coach and
drove away. lie stopped at the store to
get the mail bag and take in several pas.
scngers, There was fat woman with q
baby, All Irish servant girl, u e-legged
little French peddler, and a stiff old gen.
tleman with gOld.hcadcd cane. With
this load the yellow stage started for
Ryctown, twelve miles away, and Tom.
my still asleep under the seat.
When he awORe 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 cur.
tain and saw several pairs of shoes. Too
frightened TO know what lie did, he li(ted
the curtain and gave one desperate
spring, thrusting his curly head, all coy.
cred with straw, right between the old
gentlCman's legs ...
If a real bear had jumped out, he
could nothave made more confusion. The
old gentleman sprAng TO his feet, smash.
lug his hat over lis eyes by striking
against the top of the coach; the Irish
girl screamed murtherw and tried TO
leap out Of tho window; the fat woman
tainted and dropped her baby; the little
Frenchman jumped up and down on his
one leg till he lost his balance and tum-
nIed over; and poor Tommy chung with
both hands 10 the old gentleman's panta,
lNonS and screamed with all his might.
cannot bcginto describe what follow.
e. or record the question with which
Tommy was assAiled, in English, Irish
and French, to all OF which be could only
say that his grandpa owned Dolly and
Kept bears, and that he was a bear him.
sell when he went 10 sleep. OF course
LaeFe was nothing TO do but TO take the
Illtle bear to Ryetown, and send him back
ny Fridays coach, So he cried himself
IosIecp that night In tho Ryctown hotel,
anu carly the next morning was lilted In
lae yellow stage again. Allthe way back
lhe driver wondered what he should do
with the boy when lie got to Pear(leld.