Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-05-14
TOTTY AND "THE BOY"

w no were tney 1HOSe aIe Yucei H"HeS
for little people, truly but one morning
when we took our seats in the cars, there just
in front of US, were Totty and "the boy" with
their nurse, and in the seat in front Of them
were their papa and mamma.
When we first saw them, we wondered il
they would be pleasant little neighbors during
the long mornings ride. We thought they
would get tired and we have seen small
people and large people who were cross when
they are tired. Did you ever see any such
people?
Totty was little girl not more than
three years old, very quiet, and so small that
when she sat still in her corner Of the seat by
the window, we could see only the top of her
head covered with dark curly hair She had
book with bright-colored pictures in it, and
with that and her dolly she was happy. Some
times she lifted her face to look out Of the
window; but papa had said, "Don't stand on
the seat, Totty," she remembered.
forgot to tell you that papa did not 60
with mamma and the little ones. He only
came to see them safely in the cars, and when
the bell rang he kissed the little faces, sent
his love to grandma and aunties, said good-by
with sober look, and went away. $50 they
are going to see grandma, and papa can't
20 now," we thought; "but perhaps he will
60 and see then when Saturday comes, and
then what happy Sabbath they will spend
all together"
"Tho boy" as his mother called him
though she called him Charlie sometimes
was the baby. He had lighter hair than
Totty, but had just such great blue eyes as
she had, which looked out under their long
lashes not half as shy1y as her eyes peeped at
the stranger. He got up to the back of the
seat, and made our acquaintance by two OF
three long looks, in which he seemed to make
up his mind that We would all be friends and
then settled back to have a good time with
nurse.
More than once during the next three
hours be pulled away Totty's picture book,
but his patient little sister didn't look or
speak Grossly to him, but just turned to her
dolly, as if that made it all right. Charlie
even pulled her hair, and thought that was
nice fun but she was patient still.
BY and by he was hungry, and mamma
took out lunch of crackers for her ba-
bies, and gave them drink Of milk from,
their own little silver cup We noticed, how.
ever, that Charlie got the crackers and milk
first, and Totty waited for him. Then he
went to sleep with nurse, and Totty had a
happy time on mammals lap. talking and
laug Ching with her, peeping into her pocket
book, and at last helping with her little hands
to pack the bottle of milk, crackers, and other
things, into the bag.
When the cars came to stop in the sta
ton, Charlie had walked from his nap,
and the whole party got out, we following
them. Then we saw such happy meeting
with the auntie who had come to meet them
In few minutes they were all shut into a
coach, and rolled away to grandma's, leaving
behind two sober old people who will not
soon forget the pleasant ride they had with
Totty and "the boy" one summer morning
Don't you hope that Charlie will learn, as
he grows older, to be as patient as his little
sister is ?