Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-06
A True Story for the Children.

There is small boy in our house
called "Tot." But because he has q
nice pair Of boots he thinks he is quite
a man. Now boys want to tell You
right here, l don't think boots look
we'll 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.
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
qnite lonely for our young hero. He
tried in many ways to amuse himself
he took the box of building blocks and
tried to build a house; but there was
no one to help him, and he didn't make
it go very we'll, SO he amused himself
by throwing them up in the air, and of
course they fell all over tho floor.
Then he got his street car With its two
white horses, and began to draw il.
But there was no place for him to ride
30 he got the long lines his sister knit
for Christmas, and, placing all the
chairs in row, harnessed up q wonder
tul team, and taking seat began to
drive. But as he sat there he mnat
have thought +" this is dreadful look.
ing room everything is thrown around
ana 1t isn't nice to stay here, guess III
go out doors;" for the first the Girl
IN the Kitchen knew, Tot brought his
overcGat and asked her to put it on.
NOW Bertha was very busy and did NOT
stop to think how cold it was. but mt
on his coat and said snow bring me
your mlttens and cup, 50 I can tic the
ear laps over your ears"
Tot went back to the closet. and %,
his mittens, and then, looking awov nr
high,saw the little drab felt hat he USED
to wear IN the summer. He was omit.
delighted, and thought it would be ,
fine idea to wear it again. So he tool
broom and knocked it down. mt !;
on, and wandered of in the cold stree
with bitter north wind blowing ahon
the tender little ears.
NOW there were but two places in tn,
city where Tot had ever been. Hi,
fathers store, and the Sunday School
and as 1t was SO still in the house h,
seemed to think it was Sunday AM
evidently thought they had oil zone +,
Sunday School and left him behind
So he wandered on.
When his mother came home. al,
was surprised to see her little bo,
asleep on the lounge with tear staine.
face, and sobbing in his sleep, Will
on chair lay his coat, summer In
and q mcrino scarf she did not recoo
nize.
Bertha told the story and said
"When 1 had looked every Were 70
him, watched at the windo,
and by and bye he cam
crying up to the gate and hi
hands so cold he could not open it,
brought him in and he said mai
rubbed snow on his ears and q lad,
tied this scarf over his head and sen
him home"
Then his mother took him on her Ia,
and asked him about it, and he said 81
try find Sunday cool-fall down on ic,
mar, -, put snow ON my ears--me don
IKE man put snow on ears cause the,
sore-see--lady put dis on nv head
say run home see mama, man 81,
va lady say "ya."
Hls mother tried to explain to hin
that he had frozen his ears, and but TO
the rubbing with snow they would b,
more sore than now, and eyery dav sh
wishes she could find the kind Germa,
people that saved he little boy from
1reezlng' L. F. NJ.