Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-23

| at the steps of the nearest grocery, ant
there serenely fix his seat and gaz'
with delight upon the passing horse
cars and "dumpy.oarts." The store
keeper, moving "his tricks and hi
manners" often tried all his persua
sive arts in the attempt to get him Il
run home )" no, he Wa deaf to al
entreaties, until a rousing summon
would take him by storm and pair O
stout Irish arms transport him, despit>
his; manful resistance, safe within thu
doors of home again. All in vain were
the front gates tied in every intricacy
of knot that human ingenuity could
invent; no fingers we're ever more pa
tient in picking out these particular
knots than Robbie's.
In vain did a board barricade at.
tempt to cut off all connection with the
alley gate; like q little earth worm,
or one of his favorite >"patter-killera, y
he groveled on the ground and crawled
under, and then was off upon his
"winding way"
Well, one day he came to grief, as
you might know he would, and this is
how it was.
He had been securely fastened in
the back yard, az usual, and had dug
beautiful we'll, full six inches deep,
and filed it with water from the pump !;
then he threw little stones in, and they
filed it up, and likewise sprinkled his
clean blouse and round rosy face.
It was very warm day, and the lit
tie muddy hands often pushed back
the troublesome curls, or rubbed away
the perspiration from his face. He
was tired, and thought how much he'd
like walk; but the gates were fast
oh, 80 tight! But there was back
gate, seldom open except to throw in
wood or coal, and coal had been
brought that morning. There it lay in
. great black shining heap, and be-
yond it was the gate, open just q little
mite Of q way.
Up the coal heap, with many a slip,
persevering little Robbie toiled and
though the coal tumbled and ratified
noisily, no one seemed to be within
hearing. So he reached the ton. slid
easily down the other side, squeezed
himself through the narrow opening of
the gate, ard then he stood in the
broad back alley, a little bruised and
shaken, but otherwise all right as far
a. his feelings were concerned. but
such sight!
He rubbed his leg little where the
coal had scratched it rather roughly
above the pretty striped sock, then he
wiped his sleeve across his face and
started.
The alley-way was seldom used, and
was quite rough and stony; go, before
long, down he went and scraped his
other leg, which brought him to cutie
q serious halt, and sitting down to rub
his bruises, some sober thoughts stole
through his little brain. F." Mamma tav.
Robbie, tay in 'ard;' mamma tay,
Robbie, be mammss dood boy to.
day." he kept saying to himself: but
then thong ht naughty "Rcbin-Run.
away" mamma dot tore finer
mamma tant vip velly bad =: aud con-
soling himself with his mothers mis-
fortune, he imped on as briskly a.
possible, and tried to " snake believe !"
he was enjoying himself first-rate.
Pausing moment at the well.known
store.stoop, Run home, Robbie run
home right away! Chimney.sweep
will get You, run rum" cried his
frlend, the grocery man, and clapped
his hands and "shoed" until Robbie
actually scampered of, but not home
no, indeed, he wasn't ready for that
yet.
Some men were working on the
horse'car track, and he walked up and
sat down on the curb stone, to oversee.
Presently man let stone fall on his
foot, and swore dreadful oath. "Oh.
bad man! bad man !" said Robbie
shaking bis head, and getting mp, he
walked slowly of, backward, for he
was very anxious to watch the men.
but very sure in bis heart that mamma
, would l be much q grieved to have him
All at once he heard q great noise
behind him, and turning quickly. be-
hold, q great drove of cattle we're ca
reering down the street, making q great
din andclatter, and snorting and bel
lowing.
Nov if there was anything Robbie
dreaded, and of which he stood in NOR,
tai terror, it was COW. OF q horse he
had no fear-would play with it's very
feet it allowed; but q COW, with its
great heavy body, and above all, it's
fearful horns, was an object that would
always make him scamper through the
gate if he but saw the tips of it's
horns coming up the street. So now
he stood transfixed with terror while
those horrid monsters came op-tramp.
tramp, tramp; hundreds of sharp.
fierce-looking horns bristlinR in the
air, and dust rising all about them like
thick smoke.
Poor child he could no more move
than if he had been turned to stone
His sturdy little legs we're spread wide
apart, and the tumbled curls all blown
back from his white, scared face. All
at once-or to tell it as jamie. his
bigger brother told it afterwards,
"When he did see all them cattles a.
comm right betowards him "-he Just
threw up his arms and fell back from
sheer fright and terror, and he knew
nothing more, till, hours afterwards,
he opened his eyes to find himself in
mammals arms, cool linen cloth on
his head, and mammals tears dropping
on his face.
<1AIOA "uAu A0 "0o L4A1O W uQU0TSGanu
that one of the boys who were driving
the cattle saw him fall, and sprang and
caught him up just as one of the fore
most oxen of the drove had lifted his
feet to trample him in the dust: and the
boy had carried him down to the store,
where, of course, he was known, and
speedily brought home, all grimy and
dusty, and pale and senseless, just US
mamma was saying, elbow nicely Rob-
bic is amusing himself to-day I do
hope he is cured of running away }"
All this mamma told Robbie while
she tenderly rubbed the little bruised
legs, and cooled the cloth on his head
in ice-water.
He shut his eyes softly, and her lip
quivered sorrowfully.
"Me never do so din, mamma" he
said and true enough, he was no more
"Robin-R Runaway"
A MAN In blouse. scene PARIS, Of
course-presents bottle of perfume
to his beloved, saying: "When you
smell this you will regret that your
Creator did not make you all nose."