The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-04-06
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ROy's New Suit.

Roy was put into pants. He is getting
too tall to wear dresses" I
Rows eyes opened wide with sur
prise. and then sparkled with delight.
He had never thought of that before.
OF course, he was too big to be dressed
like girl. He must have some pretty
pants just like papa's.
PAPA smiled at his eager little face,
and said, s'Shall we have all these long
curls cut off <too:''
Mamma sighed !, little ats she said,
eyes, l suppose so. We can't keep
him a baby always"
1t was arranged that Roy should be
taken to the city next day, to be n.cas-
ured for Il suit of clothes. And as MANI
ma was not very strong yet, she asked
Aunt Grace to go with papa to see about
it.
Roy felt very grand all day. lie
made his best friend, Willie Hollis,
quite envious by talking of his new
pants. Willie wasn't as tall as Roy,
and his mother would not promise him
Il new suit yet.
The next morning Roy, with his
papa and aunt, started on the import
ant errand. He waited, quite patiently,
while they selected the cloth for his
suit. For his part, he didn't care what
kind of cloth he had. Anything made
into pants would be splendid. But
Aunt Grace was not SO easily suited.
At length Roy was led into II little
room where a lady was ready to meas
ure him. She told him to stand on II
block, and Roy stood up so straight
that papa said, ssWcll, l declare! lie
is quite tall, isn't hc?" Roy heard,
and tried to be taller still.
When the lady had taken his meas
ure, Roy went home with Aunt Grace,
Il little disappointed, because his clothes
were not ready then but Aunt Grace
said he must give the lady time to sew
them nicely, so he thought he would.
They were to be sent home in a week,
but Il week was so long to little Roy
that he had almost forgotten the new
clothes when they came at last. Roy
had just gone to bed, but he heard the
.loor-bell ring, and called out, "Who
was it, mamnla:'
"Only an express man with your
clothes,'' answered mamma.
go, bring 'cm up! Bring 'em up!'
shouted Roy, quite excited.
So his mother came up stairs with the
bundle, and opened it on Roy's bed
First came out the blouse, but Roy
wouldn't look at that, he was SO eager
to see the pants. And when he saw
his mother said it was too late, and he
must go to sleep now. So she left the
now clothes on Il chair, close by, where
Roy could see them, and promised he
should have them on in the morning.
Roy turned his back to the chair, and
went to sleep as fast as he could, and
was SO anxious to have the morning
come. But he slept late, after all, and
mamma had to come to wake him.
The new clothes fitted nicely, and Roy
could hardly stop gazing at himself long
enough to cat his breakfast.
After papa had gone to his office,
Roy and mamma walked over to sec
Aunt Grace, and show the new suit to
grandma. The long curls had been cut
of, so Roy did not look like a girl any
more. Grandma and Aunt Grace eN-
amined and praised the new clothes to
his hearts content, and he chattercd
away like Il magpic.
"Dear little boy" said Aunt Grace,
"haven't you q handkerchief in your
little pocket?''
81 don't KNOW" said Roy in sudden
surprise; 81 haven't been down there
YETI
"IIe event down." and found II cum
ming, pinl<-bordercd handkerchief.
But his happicst moment was when
he found Willie Hollis waiting to sec
HIM ON his return home. "Nou do look
quite like Il mani" exclaimed Willie,
admiringly, as Roy marched around to
show off the new clothes.
He presently :,stonishcd his mother
by stepping up toWillic, with his small
fist doubled up, saying, ro"pouslE,
"Open that if you c:,n!'
"Look hcrc!' said his mother; "if
you are going to feel SO big, We had
better have those dresses on again.
Roy took the hint, and suddenly be-
came very meek.
The next morning Roy'@ mother
found all his dresses stuffed into her
rag bag Iouth's Companion.
Boys, DO Not Kill the T"ads.
All boys seem to have ~ wonderful
itching to knock every toad over with
stone or club; and when they happen
to get within Il few rods of II bird, they
look around almost imstinctivcly for Il
stone to kill the dear little ~ongstcr
This is wrong, as toa,lS and