The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-10
The RunawaYs.

" Please, mother, do let us go.
Willie and Harry Bird stood on the
threshold with their fishing rods in
hand.
"Not to-day, boys. I can't let you
go alone"
sob, mother, just this once, please,
pleased"
It was hard to refuse them with these
pleading eyes looking in her face, but
still she said, ''Not to-day"
No use to tease any longer they knew;
so they went out under the naples, as
disappointed brace of boys as was ever
seen.
ooh, dear!'' sighed Harry, throwing
himself under the first tree. "lsn't she
mean 2"
lawfully mean !'' and Willie's black
eyes flashed. "And it's always so we
are lust tied to mothers apron strings,
and I am not going to stand it much
longer SO, there now"
stHow shall we help it? That is what
I want to know" for Willie was the
older, and Harry followed wherever he
led.
"I,et's run away" The words were
hardly uttered before Harry was on his
feet.
'Crackey! will you? Won't that be
fun?"
eyes, will and we'll stay, too, till
we are grown up, and then L guess
5hey'll wish they had let us do some
ihings we wanted to. We will go as
soon as it is dark. !"
"Why not go this afternoon; we can
lip out and no one will see us" for to
eli the truth this hero was afraid of the
lark. even with Willie. ''We will take
,ur clothes and things in bundle;
ome, Will, do let's go"
So they scampered into the house and
10 to their own room, for they had for
often their disappointment III the ex-
itement of running away. They locked
heir door and then began their consul
alton about equipage.
elects do all our things In two bun
les" Harry said. s"That's the way they
o in books, you know"
'I hate bundles. Let's put our clothes
II on; that will fix it; then we will have
il pocket, and can carry all the little
aings."
The work of dressing in three suits of
lothes all the same size on hot day In
ummer is more easily imagined than
escribed.
''Kind of warm" Harry remarked,
uttoning his third jacket, which hap
ened to be linen one. 81 hope the
.uttons won't all come off. !"
ooh, Harry you do look just like
suffed turkey" VIII said. ''It's too
1nny," and he lay down on the bed to
ave little laugh, forgetting that he
5as also stuffed, till a warning rip in his
II, cd 1n he
9ss demonstrative.
"Guess the buttons IRE all right, but
hope the sewing won't all come out.
Tow we must write note just to let
lem know we have gone. Ill write 1t
hileyou put up the marbles and things
your pockets; forgot to fill mine. ;"
lach fell to work. The note was writ
an, the pockets filled, and the two boys
lole down stairs, out the front door,
nd took straight line for the woods,
yithout being seen by any one. 1t was
lovely day the woods were full Of
birds and bees and flowers, and the boys
wandered on, thinking how delightful it
vas to do Just as they had mind. Over
fallen trees and under brush they went
as fast as three suits of clothes apiece
would allow; but as the bright sunlight
began to fade in the openings, and twl-
light darkened the woods, their courage
began to waver, and they were only too
glad to find the road.
Once they heard an old lady remark as
they passed along, "What chunks of
BOYS they look as If they would burst
their jackets" But no one else seemed
to notice them.
"What shall we do for supper, l won
der2" Harry said, as the sun began to
sink in the west and they saw the farm
ers driving their COWS home.
"Buy it, of course" said Will, put
ting his hand in his pocket, for he knew
that in his portmonnaie lay a new five
dollar bill.
"My pocketbook is gone! y he ex-
claimed in dismay.
CT don't believe it is" Harry said
''look in the next pair" So he looked
in all his linen, his best, and his every
day poekets-but no pocketbook was tt
be found.
"Well, we will have to work for on
supper. that is all? 2" and he marched W
to a man who was working in field.
''Do you want to hire some boys" ht
asked.
''Nary boy ;" and the farmer went OF
with his work
awful cross, isn't ne2" said Harry
just ready to cry. "Our father would
not do so, would he2 Oh, Will, don
you wish we had some of mothers dough
nuts ?"
"Shut up and don't be baby" was
all the answer he got. just then they
came upon a little house hidden by trees
at the side of which a woman stood try
ing to prepare some kindling for tn,
morning. Willie went up to her, anC
with his best bow asked if she would no
let him split them. Well, don't know,
was the answer GO boys always want pa.
for their work how much will you ask 2
"Do you think supper for two woul'
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