Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-02
TIME WATTS FOR NO BOY.
BY NJ. L. BOLLES BRANCH


JACK and Harry had to recite their les.
sons to their father every day at two
O'Clock, but they were thoughtless bows
who liked to play and idle away the time,
SO very often the lessons were not ready,
beause they had put off studying too long.
over and over again had they been re-
proved, until at last they thought they
would really try to be diligent and pune
tual. For almost week they did pretty
well, but then there came a day when the
sun was SO bright and warm and the air
SO soft that it seemed as if nothing in the
world could draw them away from under
the old apple tree where they Law in the
tall grass on their backs, looking IN at
the cool green leaves and the. mems Of
blue sky. There they lay and talked Of
all they meant to do, and the tI1i1,gs thew
wished they had, and the places they
wanted to visit.
"Uncle Henry is going to send for rs
some day very soon," said Harry, Ito 90
with him out to Mr. Cheesebro's farm fo
stay all night and the next day. Won't
1t be splendid? [ shall carry my fishing
ROD, Tor there are trout in the brook. and
may carry Ben's gun and hunt wood
chucks."
1es, and what good things we shall
have to eat" said Jack. "There'U be
mlnce pies and doughnuts, and roast goose
ana pickles, and plum pudding. Do YOU
remember the other time we went row
Mrs. theesebro' gave us great slices of
cake between meals and filled our pockets
with nuts?"
"Guess [ do~ answered Harry. ct
have been wanting to go again ever since
Sammy Cheesebro' said next time we
came he'd have party and play old-fash-
Toned games. Won't it be fun? 7 wonder
what day uncle Henry is going"
He said pretty soon," said Jack, hope
fully. Say, Harry, you know that biz
SWING they've got out in the barn. and the
high hay mows! Oh, what fun we shall
have! l wish we were there now and
then we shouldn't have that awful arith-
metic lesson to learn
'That awful geography lesson. you'd
better say" replied Harry 81 took a
look at it before came out here. and it's
dreadful. We've got to bound every
country in Asia. Can you do it?n
NO, but it won't take long to learn.
Say, Harry, see that fish hawk away up in
the SKY. L wish [ had bow and arrows. y
.Ho! l don't. I wish [ had rifle"
SAID Harry, shaping his eyes to look up.
ana SO they planned, and dreamed, and
talked, lying luxuriously in the tall nod
Ding grass, with birds to sing over them
ana MOWERS to sweeten the air. If they
had only learned their lessons first! But
tlme new, the hours sped by, and when at
last they reluctantly arose and went into
The mouse after their books, behold it was
one O'Clock, and there was lunch waiting
for them!
They stared at each other in dismay,
ana then' belng very hungry, they began
10 eat their sandwiches and gingerbread,
ana talked over the situation between the
mouthfuls
eve never can learn it all, neverp' ex-
CANNED harry. "There are two endless
sums IN partial payments to work out, and
then all those countries! If we only had
two hours event"
"Tell you what" said Jack, "lets set the
clock back an hour! He always looks at
the clock before he calls us, and he won't
think nor find out about it.''
Harry whistled, thought it over. and
made up his mind
"All right" he said, oWe'll do it. You're
aWfully sharp, Jack. Here, pull that big
chair around, SO [ can stand in it and
reach up to the handsp'
1t took but an instant, the clock licked
on as TRANQUILITY as before, but now the
hands pointed to twelve instead of one
and the boys had the two hours they want
ed for study.
Away they hurried to their books, and
while the quickest one worked out the
long sums, the other delved at bounda-
rles. 1t was hard work, but they kept at
1t as II they were running race Half an
hour after their father came up the ave-
nue. walking very fast and almost out of
breath.
bless me!'' he said as he looked at the
CLOCK, II thought it was great deal later
tnan this! So much for getting ones
lunch away from nome. Brown must
nave his as early as eleven o'clock. Well,
I'm glad it's no later. l shall have time
70 write three or four letters before I call
the boys"
And he shut himself into his library
among his papers. There was quiet in
the house for an hour longer, during
which time the boys applied themselves
almost breathlessly to their tasks The
arithmetic exercise was ready, and the
boundaries were almost learned, only it
seemed as if Jack never could get Siam
and Anam ripbt