Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-01-19
How Willie Stood up for his Friends

Your mother ISM t much OF 4 COOK,
said Uncle Tom, rs they sat down to we'll
filled board.
Il guess she is,' quoth Willie, indg-
nantly.
These cucumbcrs. now" and Uncle
Tom helped himself to L bountiful supply,
"they'rc not
She didn't cook thosc,' cried Willie.
triumphantly. WHO ever heard of cooked
cucumber>!
Wcll-this succotash. DO you call 1t
tirst-rate?'
Willie didn't like succotash, so that was
rather 4 poser. 81 don't care, said he at
last she made some apple pies once, SO
GOOD YOU couldn't tell em from mlncc.
any way"
Uncle Tom acknowledged himself beat
en-, but, Notwithstanding his sisters warn
inc rlance, he couldn't resist his inclina
ton to tease.
"Well," said he, "a woman that can
make such pies as that must be an excel
| lent cook. There's no more to be sad
about that But the baby, now what in
the world is she good for?N
Now, Of all the soft spots in Wille'S
heart, the softest was for baby Sue, the
;. cutestn little bunch of sweetness that
ever lived. She was so cunning when she
laughed, which was very often; so pa
thclic when she cried, which was seldom.
Her wonderful baby speeches Aerc so IN
tcre>tin~ that, though spoken IN a foreign
/ tongue, Willie always felt rs if he under
>tocd them 1t was hard to hear his
mother >landcred even though she was a
grown up woman, and could defend her
self; but it was quite another thing when
the baby was attacked. lie put down his
knife and fork, and looked at his uncle
with flashing eyes.
Good for?' said he; "why; she :
good for ererythtHg.
"She makes i great deal Of trouble,
said Uncle Tom. doubttully. Let's see
what her yood qualitie, are. Has She
| PerStrtrd11ct?
Yes. she has" cried Willie. You
ought to SEE her pick up her paythlnG>
when they fall. She II DO it ever 80 many
times, till she falls over on her face SOME
times. Once She gave her nose :, good
bump.
Not much backbone" said Uncle
"lIrr b.ck-bonc's biz enough, isn't
ii. MOTHER" inquired Willie, rattle! al
armed
Rather obstinate, guess, continued
| nclc Tom.
"Oh, Uncle. She isn't :. bit" exclaimed
Willie. "When one of her plAvlhng.
falls down, and she knows 81" cam get il
she Just picks up another, and doc>n' I cry
a bit-shc'
Not mach mind of her own, then
= guess She has answered Willie. =
- Sometimes, when father comes home
and feels too tired To- take her. She jus
=. cries and cries. till lie Ia, To. lust for
! minute, any WAY.
Makes her father take her when he
tired Mos incon>ilcrate baby Norr@ar'
tog other peoples feelings, \ perfectly
: dr5aro'l> baby. should say.
"Whv. Uncle Tom - But here th'
little fellows patience gave out. and h'
, w;i~ in>t upon The point OF crying. whri
the door opened. and in walked Bridge
with the perfectly brlbrous baby il
. her arms She came laughing. cooling
: Growing, and holding ont her little hand
be~ccchinglv. md, strange TO say. all thr>'
demonstrations seemed To be intended to
Uncle Tom who took the little lady in hi
Z strong arms. .o>>rd her up in the ;,jr time
. without number, let the sweet iIttlr finger
rove It will auonr his thick black whi-
t. kcr>. though she pulled hard and he vince,
: sometimes and finally wuun up the per
4 f FINANCE, by kissing her, not once, hu
. many. many times.
. t" Oh cried Willie, who had been look
+ ing on through tears al ready to FIJI
- You Ike her yourself. You know y"l
DO II She should get stolen away. liz
Y Nellie Burns. you'd CRY - hard Is any e
Y Us. wouldn't Nou3'
o mo. replied the gentleman, taking tn
. child upon hi- knee b" should get tn
e bir.cc>t candle could fluid. ami hunt he
= up.
Willie put his arms around hi~ uncle
. neck. t. the great tl,trimrnt of the bra
; new paper collar :. lou are real cool,
= -lid he. " but sometimes You try to max
| me think You don't love ;tnybo'ty- Villa
q do Won % ( for?
Il | nclr Tom loohrd II his sister an
; laughed. That evening, when both tn
httlr ones had gone 90 bed, shr tried t
make him see the error of his ways III
: ;eals of p"mitencr, an frantic promises io
. the future, We're gratifying. and perhaps h
may keep them Who knows -H0uyr,
T. 9tt0HHit>'.
+ $, ARE AND LATCH. Mr. IIarrin-
. ton lived in the town of st. .|ohn~bur'
VT. and his nei.hbor. Iebna Go>s. iu
: over the line. in the town Of Wateriur,
;, Harrington was tail. LOOSE juin;e,l. lowr
i>h fellow. a great booster. and an cqua
=, Is GREAT coward Mr. Gos> was, howcVe
;. quite a small man. and very unprttendin:
=, but endowed with more thln orslinal
!, courage.
One day the two men had been to loo
for a >tra COW Not finding the COW, the
started home They coull save conside
able distance Ivy crossing y narrow stri
Y of woods. and they did 50.
:, Harrington was always thinking
bears when he went near :, forest. .Iu
), rs they were rnterln. the woods. he said
"What would you do, Gos>. If you wei
y. 10 see Il bear?
:. Il cant tell Il really don't know villa
Il | should do.
-" | know what would do
What"
Il would get a club, 90 NJ him. driv
:. him upa tree, send YOU for Il gun, IN
i we'd Kill him
:. Do You think SOP"
ri Yes. hn0w so.
l. Mr.. Go>s made no reply. and they pre-
ceedcd on their way. Before they hi
!, gone many steps farther. sure enough.
y Detr Nlu Else u = ana confront lleIA
For an instant Harrington stood speech
less. Goss, in the meantime, WAS lookin
. about for something to defend hmsc
with Seeing Il club near by, lie stoope
to pick it up. BY the time he had secure
> it, he heard Il shrek from Harrington
Turning in the direction. he found thu
Harrington had run to Il tree three OF fou
!, steps distant, and, frantic with terror. ha
:, thrown his arms and legs around it rs
n he would climb its rough bark. lnstea
: of yoin. up. however,he had slipped dowr
= and was sitting flat on the ground. II
. was so bcwldtrcd with fear that he in
aeined himself still climbing. and calle
=. out: Goss. Goss, climb a tree, climb
. tree as do
Ilarrington's position and the contol
. tons of bis face were SO inimitably lud
- crouS, that Goss for the moment forgot h
: danger from the bear, and broke into
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