Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12
From Demorest's Young America.
Grandpa;s story.
BY AUNT NfILIY

rs3 Grandpa story.
BY AUNT MILY.
Nellie was crying in the parlor; she
9 haG buried her brown head among the
sofa pillows, and had made herself
believe she was the most miserable child
in the world
1a - Soon there was step in the hall, and
Grandpa Slade came in.
He was little old man, and lived
srsss alone in an old brown house On the
edge of the village.
He had neither child nor grandchild
g1 living, and no near relatives but no
one could say he lacked friends He
was HGrandpa Slade'' to the whole
village, and I doubt if there was a
man, woman, or child within its limits,
who could not tell some kind act that
dear old man had done for them.
Of course they all loved him.
why, what ais my little girl 2" said
e he, sitting down beside Nellie. and
smoothing her curly head.
e sTs Then all Nellles griefs came out in a
g Fred won't let me shoot with his
new gun, and he's run away from me,
49, and he says girls amt good for any
thing she sobbed.
geo Never mind Fred, y said grandpa
think girls are as good a.: boys
But grandpa, they can't have
guns ~ said Nellie, dou5tfuIly.
'.Come and sit on ny knee, Pussy, y
SAID grandpa, land I will tell you a
story: So -.-
"When was about your age nv
father left his home in Massachusetts,
and went to settle in Vermont.
eve lived in log house in the
woods, and the nearest neighbors were
twenty miles away. 1t was a lonesome
alhe. We seldom saw any one unless it
might be. aneIndian now and then. and
then there were bears, and wolves, and
Partners ID the woods I had nobody
to play with, except my little sister
owe, who was three years younger
s.thanL9 - @ -
When we had lived there two wears.
-zss a man named Macarthur settled about
el8nb miles from us, and then we
thought we had near neighbors The
first year thai Macarthur lived there. he
and father started one mornino To 90
az to the mill, and they would go one day
and come back the next Father ALWAYS
took his rife with him, but he had
81 bought another on purpose to leave
With mother while he was gone for. il,
those days, no one ever knew when thew
might need gun.
Inc afternoon of the second dav
after father went, mother stood LOOKING
ouG at Inc open window, when suddenly
rife. WV ner
=" was laying on the floor. and 7
Jumped up crying, What is it..
VI .'fHnsh, Chester, and stay lust
where you are, " said she.
I" She went to the window and rested
her rife on the sill and fred.
When the smoke cleared away. She
sala i believe L have killed him. I
dld not think could
600 = linen ran to the door. and ont
ErA lyiag. '00A
dead. f'''0
While we were looking at him.
tatner came trotting up on old White
lace; he had heard the rifle. and. as
ne sald had : hurried up to see what
was going on"
|" He was much pleased, and said ::
wei, little woman, that was capital
shot ? 20 'oA
By this time Nellie was quite com
iorted, and declared that hearing a
story was much better than shooting
with Ered's gun, which was only a
paKe-neleye gun any way, if he did
L feel so big of it.
But, grandpa" said she. "did
your mother ever kill anything else ?n
Yes, Pet, a number OF things re-
pied grandpa
That same rife was the means of
saving Olives life, when she was abont
SIX years old.
l. was in the month of February.
and father was at work in his sugar
fa push, Tor there had been few warm
days, that set the sap running. The
saP-push was some ways from the house.
land IN the woods. One bright morning
OllVe coaxed mother to let her 90 ont
there. 80 '''O
4 vas busy in the house. bat there
re- was good path, and mother let her 90
few minutes after she started. we
heard an awful scream. and we hoEb
spfahg to the window. There was
Give fairly flying along the path. and
great wolf after her, and gaining on
her every minute '4i
Mother snatchad her gun. and voc
out doors in an instant. Olive had +orT
on her hood, and b ED it in her hand
Drop your hood, Olive. F" called
mother, and her voice was strong and
olive dropped it and few on and