The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-26
TOODLEKINS AND BOODLEKINS.
A MORAL TALE.

LOT Hitecn tDliuue>! Spotty. you may YET
in my lap. and Spindeshanks come on
this side. Stumpy, my dear, rake up the
ashes, and throw on a green bough TO
blaze and crackle, while l am talking TO
you.
do you see all the little sparks running
upstairs and down again, and peeping
round the dark corners with grin
Saucy little sparks. They remind me OF
some children that ! know. And now
comes great Mother Blaze and swallows
them all up before you can wink.
but il was not about this was going
10 talk To you; but about two real little
boys-like you, Spotty, and you, Spindle
shanks.
zone day little boy named Doodle
kns, OF five years old, was sitting on
chair in the diningroom. His mother had
set him down there. and told him not TO
stir till she came back for he had been
climbing cherry tree and torn his little
jerkin, and his mother had taken il up
stairs 10 mend.
Boodlekins wriggled about a good
deal. and drummed his feet on the chair.
and tried how much of his nose he could
Sc by squirting and at last he began TO
wonder when his mother would come
back.
just then his little brother Toodlekins
came into the room. with a tin pail I'm his
hand. for he was going TO gather buckle
berries.
"'Oh. there you are, Boodlekins,' said
he. why, what are you sitting there
for? Why. dear me where is your
"'Oh. Toodlekins, interrupted Doodle
kins; do wait for me. Motherll be
down in minute, and then we can go
berrying together.
"sDo YOU believe she'll let you go:'
said Toodlekins. Il don't. If you've been
cutting up didoes. Oh, Boodlekins,
Boodlekins. Boodlekins. why will you 20
on being a naughty little boyg You should
try To be good, like me. Mother said.
when was threading her needle for her
this morning, that nobody would ever
think we were brothers.
"'I do-o-o-o-o tryy-y-y.' blubbered
Boodlekins. oh Toodekins, il had
wings like dove, perhaps could
+" roodlekins was so surprised at this
that he turned his tin pail bottom upward.
and sat down upon it. with his thumb in
his mouth. and all his hair stood up on
end To see what was the matter. IL saw
nothing but two little boys, looking at
each other with eyes that grew bigger and
bigger.
Toodlekins,' said their mamma, COM
ing into the room, 90 of at once To get
the berries Tor tea. And Boodlekins, YOU
naughty little boy. come here and let me
dress you up again. Now the next time
you climb the cherry tree you shall go 10
bed and stay there. DO you heary
"'Oh that | had wings like a dove
blubbercd Boodlekins.
I" His mother was so surprised at this
that She took her work-basket from the
table and turned it bottom upward, and
sat down upon il, and all her spools and
needles stood upon end To see what was
the matter. and the scissors began to ride
a-cock- horse OH the budkin. But they saw
nothing except mamma and her two lit
tie bo,s. looking II each other with eyes
that got bigger and bigger.
"'Children, where's mammal asked
their father. opening the door. why, !
my dear wife. what is the matter:'
40 that had wings like dove' cried
Boodlekins. IL seemed as II he could not
say any thing else. and his jaws went like
clappers when any body came into the
room. His father was so surprised AT this |
that he sat flat down on the floor. and his |
spectacles rose OFF his nose and looked !
ab yut To see what was the matter. But /
they only saw papa and mamma and two |
little boys. looking at each other with eyes |
that got bigger and bigger.
- Bur now such aqueer thing happened. !
None Of these Door people had wiuked for
five minutes, and the rays from their e;,s
all ran into each other, because they we're |
looking SO hard to see what was the mat
ter
"And then there came a great flap, and |
something said 'Coo-Co-o-o-o-o- so loud
that il was the last thing any OF them ever l
heard a. longas they lived. And behold !
there was an enormous dove standing in |
the middle of the room, and the dining-ta- /
BILE had entirely disappeared, and the dove /
was holding up its right claw threatening |
ly and its pink eyes blazed with rage.
$50. you want wings like dove, doyou. |
you naughty. naughty little Boodlekinss
You shall fly with my wings and see how /
you like it, cooed the dove.
1t was III. first dove that ever got /
angry; but you must allow ii had been l
terribly provoked.
Then he gave one dab with his beak, /
and there was no Boodlekins,
"And he gave two dabs with his beak,
and there was no Toodlekinsl
"And he gave three dabs with his beak. |
and there was no mamma
"And he gave four dabs with his beak,
and there was no papa
"And then the dove spread his wings |
and flew away, with his beak i'm broad /
grin!
.And now, Spotty and Spindleshanks
and StumFy, hope you will never climb |
cherry trees nor eat cherries that your /
mamma wants for pies, nor wish for any |
thing that 1t Is improper for you to have
because, you sec, these improper things |
may sometimes be given you for punish
ment, and innocent persons may be pun
ished too. SO now, all give kiss to Aunt
Tabbv and 90 to br1 (sOOd-niOht. Stum-