The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-01-28
now CHUBBY READS HIS LESSON.

"MAMMA, is it most time to read q les
SOM" asks Chubby.
"Why, yes, DEAR" says mamma; "get
your book now, and let US have the lesson
done by the time Maria rings the dinner
bell"
"Well, mamma" says he, in hope
fully obedient frame of mind, "where
shall l ready"
"Your next lesson, of course, dear"
"Well, mamma, l just want to say
over the A, B, C's first" says Chubby,
seating himself on the sofa with his little
boots across the back of a chair. Mamma
doesn't notice; she is very busy with her
patterns just then. This manly attitude,
however, is not very good for Chubby's
breath. He gets red in the face, and the
words come rather jerky. Mamma looks
up.
"Why, Chubby Merton, take your feet
off that chair, this minute!"
"Papa puts his up so, sometimes,
says Chubby, turning on mamma look
of injured and vindicated innocence.
Mamma is cornered, for papa does
elevate his feet now and then. "Only
when papa is very, very tired, DEAR" she
says. "Now you must just sit up
straight, and read your lesson properly
without stopping. l cannot have you
dawdle so"
Yes, mamma, just want to say
these letters first. A for monkey, B for
bat, c for COW, d for dog, E for elk
what is an elk, mamma? is it . COW? It's
got horns"
"No, Chubby, 60 on with the right
lesson"
ayes, mamma, G for goat, H for bee
hive"
"Chubby," says mamma, sternly,
"you are wasting your time; read your
lesson"
"Well, mamma, can't just read We
go in first? It's right here"
"No, no, read your regular lesson first
There isn't time for anything else before
dinner"
"Well," says Club once more, turn.
ing the leaves slowly, "lemme see this
picture first. Is this George Washing
ton, mamma? didn't he neuer tell lieY
"Is that reading, Chubby:" asked
mamma, reproachfully.
"Oh, forgot. Here's the lesson: The
-sun-is-up-and d-we-are-up- too
Mamma, does the sun get up?"
"Now, dear, l explained all that yes
terday. You must not stop now."
"Oh. yes, you said the sun stood still
and let the cunning little world &c
around it. How can it3"
"HOw can what, the SUM-"
"No, mamma, the world. How car
the world turn round?"
How can you turn round, Chubby?'
"Yes, but, mamma, the world hasn'
got any think inside of it, m have
"That is true, dear, but can't posi-
bly, make you understand about thu
world turning round now. You mus
wait several years yet"
"How oldll be then, mammal"
"Never mind, now, read that lessor
this minute"
II guess I'm kind O. lazy" says Club
"The edew-is-off-and-
to-see-the-boy-w-h.o, whe-is-i-l-l
sick"
"Ill, Chubby" corrects mamma.
"Yes, ma'am. He-did-not-do-a
he-was-bid. Now-what did he dc
mammal"
II don't know, dear; perhaps he at
green apples"
mamma, / went ever, ever eat an
other green apple"
"Don't make any rash promises now
Chubby. 1t is winter time, and there ar
NO green apples; read on"
"It-is-bad-to- Mamms
if was to eat green apples and get sic
you wouldn't make me lie in bed all day
would you?"
"I think it very likely should, dear.
"We are-not-ill- Mamma, I'm av
full hungry; what are we going to hav
for dinner"
"Nothing at all if you do not reat
Chubby"
"Mamma," says he, coaxingly, II
buy you some candy after dinner"
"Why, you haven't any money, dear.
Eyes, have, in my head"
"In your head, child, what do 20
mean."
"Why, mamma, papa said the othe
day at l had good, common, hard-pez
nies-no-cents; amt cents pennies!"
"Not that kind, DEAR" said mamm'
laughing.
"There's the dinner-bell," says Chul
by, who does not like to be laughed .
!" Come on, mamma, /" and before mamm
can possibly get the words out Of ht
mouth to call him back he 10 down-stail
and behind his chair eying the roaa
like . Wild beast in cage. His boo
lies in the coal-scuttlc upstairs, whenc
he 10 sent to pluck II when mamm
comes down. But he 10 not yet 1lv
years old, and she does not make him &
without his dinner-Jnni +. ZjMsse
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