Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03

She willdrcss them all in plain brown clothes.
-Christian Union.
Boys, Please Road This.
80 mother, mother, mother! The
frightened cry came from Philips bed.
room, starting Mrs. Willard from a
sound sleep.
Out of bed she sprang, and hurried
to the chamber above in which her lit.
tie boy slept. She found him sitting
up with wild, frightened look on his
face.
''Philip, Philip! What ais you I"
she asked rs she sat down on the bed
side, and drew her arm about him.
so mother!" was all he could
answer He was trembling violently.
"You'v had an ugly dream, my son."
said Mrs. Willard, "that's all;" and
she Rugged HIM up tightly, and patted
and soothed him. "There! lie down
now, and go to sleep again. It was
only dream; and you Shall tell ne
all about it in the morning." said his
mother. as she placed him back in his
bed, covered him up nicely. and laid
her blessing on his forehead in tender
kiss.
Hardly had Mrs. Willard lost her.
self in sleep before Philips cries start.
led her again.
Frightened at a (lream2" she said
as she came to his room o second time.
"Why, Philip, dreams are nothing"
.sOh, it was so dreadful! A great
bullfrog came after me, as big as an OK.
l tried to run, but couldn't move q
step.'
s. 1t was only the nightmare. You
ate too much SUPPER" said Mrs. Will
lard, "and were laying on your back,
] guess. Now lay over on your side. and
say some pretty verse that You have
learned, or Now 1 lay me- or anv.
thing to take your thoughts awov from
the ugly frog. I'll sit by you for a
little while, until you're asleep again,
and in the morning we'll talk it over.''
Philip was not troubled again by the
frog that night. Bright and early on
the next morning, Mrs. Willard, who
loved her little boy with wise tender
ness that made her very watchful over
him, went to his room as soon as she
had dressed herself. As she Thought
about Philips ugly dream,-it was the
first time she had known him to be
frightened in his sleep-she felt almost
sure lie had been doing or seeing some
thing wrong. She found him awake.
Sitting Oh the bedside, she drew her
arm about him, and taking one of his
hands III hers, said,-.
CHOW, Philip, tell me about your
ugly dream"
Philip did not reply Immediately. It
was nota pleasant thing to recall. He
would rather have banished it forever
from his mind, but that was impossible.
The dream was almost as vivid as when
he awoke in terror. His face became
very sober.
1t was about frog, I think Won
said. as big as an OK, that came after
you?"
eyes I couldn't move step. Oh, l
was so frightened
Did you sec frog yesterday. when
you were over at Wakefeld's mill.
DAM"
eyes, ma'am,' said Philip; but LIE
spoke very family.
Mrs. Willard felt shadow fal! upon
her heart.
81 hope you didn't hurt one of the
hrmless things"
Philip was silent. The heart of his
mother was panied now as we'll as
shadowed.
evil you tell me about the frog you
saw 2" she asked.
30 motherl I've been very wicked. -
cried Philip; and he hid his face. sob
bling, on his mothers breast.
Mrs. Willard waited until her bow
grew quite. Then she said,.-
Tell me all about it, my son. Don't
hide 5 any ); thing: God willknow all if
81 wouldn't have done it if 1 had
been alone, mother; I'm sure ]
Wouldn't said Philip, his eyes full 81
tears and his voice full of grief and re-
pcntance. But MI. Wakefeld's bows
began to throw stones at the frogs ::
and 1t was such nice fun to see them
leap into the mil!dam when a stone
came near, and go swimming down to
the bottom. I didn't think ANYTHING
about the poor things! So I took up q
stone as big as my fist, and let fly ut a
great green coated fellow that sat on a
rock. l didn't just mean to hit him
ldidn't believe could. wanted to
sec him jump into the water, and hear
him croak when he jumped. But the
stone struck him right on the head
lie gave one sharp cry, then tumblei
into the water, dashed about for -
little while, and then stretched him.
sell out, turned over, and came slowly
up TO the top, where lie lay on his back.
ana ana foatcd down the creek, dead. n
little stream OF blood coming out md
staining the water. Omother! I never
felt so bad III all my life. l was 20
week tor little while that I could
hardly stand.' >'
Bad luck for your one Of the
Wakefield boys said. "That froo
will hc after you tonight; see if he,
doesn't"
:" came right nome, and both times
when L crossed the creek, saw the
Of the water" w
"And that's all about it. mother
Oh! you don't know how sorry 1 was
and I couitln't get away from the sirlf
OF that poor frog. When went to bed
cay. en'o NY eyes IiISC nlBQC, IL was
plain before me as when was ut the
milldam; aud when l got to sleep ]
dreamed that a frog us big as an OK,
With Il great red mouth, came after
me; and [ tried to run, and couldn't.
1t was dreadful!
Il Do you think you would ever
have seen it in your dream if you hadn t
killed the poor frog at the milldaml'
"No mother, don't believe Ishould.
1t was killing the frog that made the
dream"
"None pass through life with
out seeing great deal of cruelty and
suffering, and few without being be.
tr'ye'l at some time, asyou were yes
i'r'iay, into wrong aud cruel acts that
hii''" srlcf and repentance.
land now, my son." added Philips
mother, III you want pleasant dreams,
Keep Jour thoughts pure, and see that