The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
-TOMMY,s HAE-HOUR.
By PRUDY.

I-if, tHtIe - NO LIE, s1lllt -Nei- ts-iei
Daisy are such quiet little souls"
'sRob isn't well, and if anything
should happen" Aunt Lou began to
take off her hat.
'sNonsense Lou, We really ought to
GO, insisted mamma. "Ellen viii be
back IN hall an hour. Tommy can
a1nuse Rob-
Aunt Lou smiled, a very provoking
little smile that meant, I'd sooner trust
all three Of the babies than Tommy; he's
born mischief if ever there was one"
And mamma shut her lips and tossed
her head in way that meant, 'You are
always slandering that poor child; I
guess he's no worse than other folks
children, and ever so much smarter
'sTommy," she said severely, 81 want
you to take care of your little cousins.
Try to amuse them. and keep them out
Of mischief"
''Good bye, my blessed said aunt
Lou, kissing Daisy, ''take good care of
Rob and Nell, Ike mammals little wo-
man
Tommy only said 'sln-I1l,' . which was
the best he could do. He was playing
"peddler, carrying a box OF playthings
on his head, and holding his budding
pipe between his teeth. Daisy was ex-
aiming his wares critically, and Nell
was offering him refreshments consist
ing OF half al india-rubber elephant
served raw.
The moment the door closed, the
''peddler" tired Of his trade. the lady of
the house decided not to buy anything,
and Rob smashed the pipe with the
whip handle.
Lies have Torrance, said Tom
my, ''I know how to form lots of
cTcks.'
81 shan't,'' said Daisy, ''I'm taken
care of you
ssAin't takin' care ONE, said Tommy,
|'I'm biggest -
eyes, L am, Mister Tommy; girls al
ways take care of boys
Daisy climbed upon chair, as grave
as mandarin, and. Tommy proceeded to
put her authority at defiance. He dane
ed and shouted; he 6: formed all the
cricks" on his programme, and Rob and
Nell did their best to help him out.
owed ought to be black" suggested
Tommy, suddenly changing position
from his head to his feet.
s.Do' want lie blat,' said Nell, in
deep disgust.
Chilly says they do it with cork,
said Tommy, studying over the matter;
sscork dipped in something, I s'pose
So"
ssYou could black you with mammals
shoe-varnish," said Daisy, s'brlt 1 sha'n't
low you to-
Tommy marched for the varnish, and
Rob followed. 1t was in the bath room,
close by the nursery, square bottle,
with sponge on the end of wire.
''Musn't meggle with my mammals
shoe vsrnish, said Daisy.
Tommy promptly slammed the door
in her face. Then he pushed a chair
before the glass, pulled out the sponge
and tried the varnish on his cheek. It
worked like a charm, and he was trans
formed into a very tolerable darkey,
though the color was a little uncertain
in spots, and he had to leave the eyes al
together, because he could not see if he
shut them.
'tHo," laughed Rob, edo me, too"
''I'll black your hair" cried Tommy,
and by the time Rob's white hair was
sopped over the bottle was nearly empty
There was only enough left to make
streak across his forehead and dab or
two on his cheeks.
''There" cried Tommy, 'sthat as bet
ter as can fix you; row we'll form
When the nursery door opened, two
hideous little images bounded in with |
a yell and roar. Poor little Nelly took
but one glanca, and ran shlieking to |
Daisy. Such hubbub Daisy scold- |
ed and cried, Nelly screamed, and would
not loose her hold on Daisy's apron, or
even open her eyes to see that it was on
ly Tommy and Rob, and the two bows |
rolled over the carpet, tumbled each |
other about, danced, turned somersaults. |
and sang a iargon something like this; |
I'm Capt,n Jngs of a horsarings
.igamarihama h-o-o-o-o!
Way 10 the hills Of a torrible zone
Monkeys a lolipop timbalee
H-o-o-o-o h-o-o-O-o-o-o =.
Part OF it was Tommy and part Rob.
Whenever words failed, Rob was ready
with a magnificent s'h-o-o-o-o.
In the midst of 1t, vigorous hand |