The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-23
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THE NEXT DAY AFTER.


THE story is to tell what happened af.
terward. There is always a next day to
good and bad times; but most stories end
| before you get to it. | always wanted to
know what became of the Three Little
Pigs" after they scalded the Fox to death,
and what the Bears said when they found
, that Golden-hair had run away; and l
! think the man that knows might be made
to tell about it. At any rate, am going
to tell you what happened the next day
after Capt. Jinks' birthday party.
| Jinks had had very few birthdays for a
boy of his age; only six all told, and two
of those he couldn't remember, which
was prinG .tacia evidence that he was not
there (prinaa .tacia means plain as the nose
on your face); so the whole family had
given over arguing with Jinks on that
point.
Now the sixth one had come and gone,
and there would not be another for year
Jinks didn't see why. 1t wasn't like
Christmas, or New Years, or Fourth OF
July. Folks were always having birth
days, summer and winter, just when they
please, for anything he could see. Jnks
stood by the window, squeaking his finger
up and down the glass, and wondering
how soon somebody would tell him to
stop that
Zone birthday year isn't much and
| sides, | Wish't | didn't choose mine in
winter"
People don't choose their birthdays "
said Molly.
"Who does" said Jinks, discomfort
edly.
God does" answered Molly, with
just very little perk of her head.
| If she had said the President, as Jinks
half expected, he was prepared to express
his rebellious sentiments, without fear or
favor; but as it was he only scowled and
scraped the carpet with his slipper toe.
Just then papa came in with his hat in his
hand, and stepped down to kiss his little
boy good-by.
Jinks frightened up at once.
"Oh! papa, couldn't l go to the
office with you? There isn't anything to
muse me here"
Dear mel" said papa, tossing the Cap
tain up in his arms, is this the young
ster that had a birthday party yesterday"
Il don't care much about birthday par
ties," said Jinks; " and, sides, the more
fun you have you're all the lo'somer the
next day"
"And Jinks is always cross the next
day, whether it's a birthday or candy
said Molly, in very vexatious tone
"Come on, then," said papa, and Jinks
ran out of his slippers and into his boots,
crushed his cap over his curls, wriggled
into his funny little Ulster overcoat, and
could scarcely stop for mamma to kiss his
red checks and slip two cookies into his
pockets.
Jinks always enjoyed himself at the
office; but that day he had a particularly
good time. He crammed his pocket-book
with stamps from the waste basket; he
pasted pictures and posters over the wood
box; he made famous barricade of Pa
tent Office Reports; he ate a popcorn
ball, two apples and pint of peanuts
By that time he was tired. He sat down
on top OF the barriCade, and wondered
when his papa would go to lunch. He
wasn't hungry; but he had eaten too
many things, and so he fancied he wanted
some more, which is sometimes the case
! wifi ronn1a r,,roh nlIar than funt
Jinks. His papa kept on writing letters
until the box was crowded full. Then he
jerked out mis- watch and jumped up SC
suddenly he almost upset his chair.
"See here, Capt. Jinks, must be a
the fremont in ten minutes, to meet some
gentlemen; but shall be back in time tt
take you to lunch"
"Papa," called Jinks, couldn't L
But papa was out of the door already
and only shouted back to the Office boy
" Be sure you get those letters into thu
mail, and call at the express office"
There was really no help for it; and 81
Jinks climbed into the window seat an(
watched the street-cars. Jinks was inter
ested in street cars, because he had decided
to be car-driver himself, as soon as h
was old enough. He afterward changed
his mind, and concluded to have hack
because with hack you can choose you
own street and be more independent.
think Jinks was right | should prefer
hack myself. By and by Robert began t
gather up the letters, and Jinks took dow
his cap. He liked very much to go to til
office with Robert. "It's twelve o'clock,
said Robert, land your father'll come fC
you directly"
He looked at Jinks, and the popcor
ball that he had eaten began to roll up int
his throat. AT least it felt like popcorn
ball.
Ii I'll be here inside of ten minutes,
said Robert, encouragingly; land yo
may take my knife and white. Ye se'
it takes me the best part of an hour to G
around; and 1 stop in home for bi
= while Pm down that way"
, Poor little Jinks swallowed hard at til
7 popcorn ball and took the knife; but whe
, Robert was actually gone he didn't cal
much about whiting. What if he shoul
!, cut his finger, and nobody there to he;
him cry. So he went back to the viii
dow, and waited and watched. He trie
TO count the people; but, as he coul
only count up to ten, he had to beg
over again very often. All the men
the world went by except his pap
Jinks was sure of that. His papa hs
!, forgotten all about him. Jinks was SUI
. of that, too. Away up the street
could see the restaurant where they a
ways went for lunch. Probably his par
was sitting there now. Jinks was groy
,, ing indignant.
81 know the way and I'll go my ow
SELF" And with this brave resolve
started out. After all, it would be vel
;, grand to come marching in all alon
= and at the thought Jinks thrust h
hands into his overcoat- pockets, and fe
2 on one side the two cookies and on Il
!, other five-cent piece. 1twas the nick
&, that did the mischief, for Jinks imm
4 diately resolved to crafty the one d
', sire of his heart and have a shine
q He caught sight of a booth dow
e the street, and hurried after him, wit
), out noticing that he passed the resta
. rant on his way. If Jinks lives to be
!, man he will never feel prouder than WHIT
he stood at that street corner, amid
crowd of prinninp boys while two stlr(
ragamuffins took it by turns to put a m