Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-17


/ Il handkerchief Pat them right on
again. We're going now
"Oh-Susan In this mud > Can't |
wear my old ones E'
! What silly boy :" laughed Susan
/ Those horrid old thiGgs ~
Do Let me--can't ~
/ why, yes suppose you can, Make
the most of them tonight, foryoull never
see them again.
So the "horrid old things" went on,
for the last time Sac could laugh ut
/ him now, as he stumbled along, hugging
! up his new treasure so lovingly,
! They were very merry upon their
homeward walk, stopping at the shop
windows to admire the pretty things,
some of which seemed perfectly gorgeous
IN the blazing gaslIght, to Johnny's unaC.
! customed eye
:" II / had a hundred dollars, Susan,
/ said he, ia buy that big yellow jar at
/ Doten's. I'd put it up in our front win
4 dow and mother could look at it all the
/ time :"
Susan smiled at the thought of such an
establishment for their small panes
YOU'D have to build house for il"
johnny, said she, as they turned away
SO | would! I'd build nice one
/ Td--Td-"
Be careful, johnny" as the little
/ figure, its eyes half blinded still by the
/ bright Caslight, started to run across the
street, down which two spirited horses
were coming rapidly.
"Oh, there's plenty Of time-I can
run"
+ There was plenty of time, as he had
said, and johnny was fleet of foot, but,
ah he forgot tie treacherous sole. 1t
! gave him no warning until he had reached
I the middle of the street, then he stumbled
and fell, just rs the horses were close
/ upon him.
/ They were going furiousiy, and could
/ not stop. There was piercing shrek us
/ the pitiless hoof came crushingly down
/ upon the small ankle, Then Johnny was
! very still
! A kindly crowd gathered at once
I Very tenderly they lifted him from the
ground (he was not heavy weight, and
/ carried him home Susan walking silently
/ before, pale as death She made up the
! little bed in the sitting room, and they
! placed him upon it then the old white
haired doctor came, and she went hIthcr
and thther for the necessary articles rs
/ he called for them, hardly conscious of
/ her mothers frightened questions, which,
however, she answered quietly. She
sn,,1n ono ,,,,t ILL.,, mar hord me rrarir,,s
shoes laIas they acre muddy after alb
/ she forgot herself for an instant, hut al
most Immediately became calm again.
Once Johnny opened his eyes, and
aaai,i ,,nronscin,,s
All the lons nfgbt She sat there watch.
ir,, :, 10 rinst he l,a1+ yeIv n1iot y tLe
/ 5G,,tor cola Tty,as-o bad hrr,l, L-rgr,,had
TTn ,l,oJt ,,.,,Il, orain some limo mi inet
/ at t1,a oncIe so-1it was had" And S,Jsn,
/ Sbn5Soro5 os she ,houyb, of he octivn
! littls feat and Wondered how tbev ronId
hoer if
/ IN ,ovt do,, bo v,as brirb.or md
/ asked for his shoes She nnl9shrJ th,m
,,,,t;1 t,,,,, sI,,,, ,,roi., o,5 ,,i,n,J ,n,,,,
/ in a chaiI. by, The he5s;ar
/ ~ Ehara ora tho old onos gr he in.
o,ired at Ienrtn
III, no 40 y ro,1fo5 G,,sor half e,,itc
| f,lI',
"'r'gIv Ola tbi,ost Tbev throw mo
down re- IA trnIr, INV. nn,, ones Snson
/ as Won, said--"
d vnnldn,t talk abont il nan, daaru
/ "Rnt il was tan 59,r, In nIaintive
! tome, ,sTt wonIdnt he r,,{te SO had
4 Susan If could inst move INV foo, n
/ Iittlr CouId ""
"Eo Johnny. trv and be natien+ IN
find . nirc stniy,1 and She Took m IarI.'s
new Reader there were yery few books
I Of any kind in the house1 ana read until
/ the hnarv rveIids closed AGAIN
-Four lonS long days followed during
/ which fatigue and Constant main made