The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-11-25
Tommy Green.

Tommy Green was sick of Life. MOI
that Tommy was bad boy Tommy
was not a boy at all, but only an limo
cent dahlia bulb, whose brown jacket
was swelled almost to bursting with long
endured wrongs.
Mabel and Queenie had little garden,
a pretty heart-shaped bed, where Mabel
expressed her refined and delicate ma
ture in sea, pinks, mignonette and vio-
lets: and Queenie her passionate love for
color in China asters, ragged sailors and
peoples.
Mabel gently objected to ragged sail
ors and peoples, but lQueenlee could not
resist the melting hues OF " brilliant
scarlet ''orange satin, - every tender
rose. and "silvery- shaded blue that
Illuminated the price list.
"Just think of planting all those
lovely colors, Mabel, she said. 1t
will be like having rainbow on earth.
Mabel saw these sturdy ragamutflns
crowding her tender little plants to
death, with anything but patience, and
when Oueenie brought Tommy Green"
home. and buried him in the center OF
the heart, just beside her lady heliotrope,
that was too much. It was no use to
argue with Queenie. Willful Queenle
would have her own way. But that
night the stars winked very hard at
little girl who, mysteriously enough,
opened Tommy's grave, and planted him
on the other side of the walk.
st guess I will have my way this
time" said the naughty girl, smoothing
the bed over, and setting up the head
board again, which said:
"ToMNIY GREEN,
ssVELvETY CARMINE.
Oueenie wondered and wondered why
Tommy did not come up. One DAY, she
thought she world tickle him gently
with her trowel, just to hurry him up ?
| little. when she found to her horror that
he was not there. Not even shred OF
his brown waistcoat could she find. 1t
was funny Had he walked Oft? She
was still more surprised to find Tommy
himself peeping up on the other side OF
| the walk.
eyes, I did, said Mabel, on being
| asked if she had done it. Sc won't have
/, Tommy Green in the bed. My lady
heliotrope could not grow up at all for
him."
After this life became lively for Tom
nv. He wandered to and fro like an
Arab. never knowing in the morning
where he might pitch his tent at night,
until, as we have said before, he grew
sick of living.
ssTommy shaft stay here, = said
Oueenie, putting down her foot.
Tommy shall not stay here, " said
Mabel, decidedly. !,
"You are the provokingest girl, " cried
Queenie, passionately. "My Tommy
has just as good a right here as your
lady helitrope.."
ssBut, Queenie, you know my lady
heliotrope was here first"
"Well, I think it's a pity we couldn't
have had heart apiece, for you always
want to have your own way"
"Oh. Oueenie !" said Mabel, reproach-
fully, ssyou know you must always have
your own way. But don't like Tommy
Green.
There was silence for awhile. Then,
suddenly, bright thought occurred to
Mabel: 'sLet us ask Jack"
81 WON'T" said Queenie, working
away spitefully at the weeds. :" He
called me Peggy this morning. Ii was
boy I'd thrash him. But paid him
back. I found his jacket hanging on
our fence, and { stuffed the sleeves just
full of burrs !"
"Queenie I" cried Mabel, dropping
her hoe, while they both laughed till the
tears ran down their cheeks.
Suddenly their merriment was echoed
bv a peal of laughter in the pear-tree
above them, and, to their amazement,
Jacks round, roguish face looked down
from the clustering boughs.
"You're Tartar Queen" said he,
,, shaking bis head at Queenie. 81 was
going to say Tommy Green is the right
man in the right place, but you won't
catch me saying it now. know boy
J that's got a hatful of thimble-berries, too
,, Hold your apron, Nab. I'm afraid tc
come down. Peggy-Queen Margaret
I mean-might thrash me. -
"Come down, you ridiculous boy, OF
} I'll shake you down" cried Queenie; anc
, she tried to shake the tree with her small
8 arms, and Jack pretended to bevery glat
to drop speedily down.
Mabel, thoughtful little gardener, had
5 brought some seed-cakes in her pocket
in case they should be hungry; so nov
5 they had rare feast under the pea
9 tree. oa
S eff Tommy Green must CO." saiC
4 Oueenie, s. / would rather move him my
. self" She lifted his dropping head ten
Z derby, as she added, softly, I" / think h
= = will die this time.
s WELL" said Nab, with cheerful res
% ignation, we will have some peace then.
g Looking up, she saw Queenie's lips quiz
g ering. g Never mind, dearie, pam
= of .emorse touched Mab's heart. ssiLe
Is Tommy stay and, clasping hands, til
30 two girls went out of the garden.
g Tommy took courage after this, LITE
q up his head, put forth new roots, an
g g fourished bravely. But, the girls di
Il not visit their garden again for man