Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-02-12
a True Story for the Children.

There IS q small boy in our house
called g Tel" But because he has 6
nice pair of boots he thinks he is quite
man. Now boys [ want to tell you
right here, don't think boots look
well on small boys IN knee pants. I
think nice pair Of shoes are much
prettier; but Tots father did not think
so, neither did Tot. So he wore
boots. orc
One OF those very cold days we had
not long since, the mother of this
small boy went away for the afternoon.
taking his brother with her; and, his
sister being at school, it soon became
qnlte lonely for our young hero. He
IS tired IN many ways to amuse himself.
he took the box of building blocks and
tried to build house but there was
no one to help him, and he didn't make
1t go very we'll, so he amused himself
by throwing them up in the air. and of
course they fell all over the floor.
Then he got his street car with it's two
white horses, and began to draw it.
But there was no place for him to ride
50 he got the. long lines his sister knit
Tor Christmas, and, placing all the
cnalrs IN row, harnessed up a wonder
tul team, and taking a seat began to
drive. But as he sat there he must
have thought g this is dreadful look
= ang room everything is thrown around
and 1t isn't nice to stay here, guess I'll
go out DOORS" for the first the Girl
IN the kitchen knew, Tot brought his
oyercoat and asked her to put it on.
Now Bertha was very busy and did not
stop to think how cold it was. but put
your m1ttens and cap, so can tie the
ear laps over your ears"
Tot went back to the closet. and GOT
ms mlttens, and then, looking away up
t3 high, saw the little drab felt hat he used
TO wear IN the summer. He was quite
delighted, and thought it would be a
me idea to wear 1t again. So he took
broom and knocked it down. mt #
ON, and wandered off in the cold street
with a bitter north wind BLOWING aho,7+
the tender little ears.
Now there were but two places in the
city where Tot had ever been. His
fathers store, and the Sunday School,
and as IL was SO still in the house he
seemed to think it was Sunday and
evidently thought they had all gone to
Sunday School and left him behind
IL.
When his mother came home. she
was surprised to see her little boy
asleep on the lounge with tear stained
lace, and sobbing in his sleep, while
on a chair lay his coat, summer hat
and merino scarf she did not recoe-
nize.
Bertha told the story and said,
" When had looked every Were for
hlm, watched at the window
and by and bye he came
crying up to the gate and his
hands SO cold he could not open it, l
brought him in and he said a man
rubbed snow on his ears and a lady
tied this scarf over his head and sent
him home ''>--'
Then his mother took him on her Ian
ana asked him about it, and he said q 7
Try md Sunday cool-fall down on ice
man put snow on my ears-me don't
Ike man put snow on ears cause tbev
sore-see--lady put dis on nv head
say run home see mama. man saw
va lady say "ya." '
~ ms mother tried to explain to him
That he had frozen his ears. and bnt for
Inc rubbing with snow they wo1id be
more sore than now. and every daV she
"lshes she could find the kind German
people that saved he little bow from
freezing. T. i NJ