Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-09-20
Our Boys and Girls.
PANTS

Ddt il,eDt Will HltO HI
crib. mamma told him that when he wake
ID in the morning he would find somethin!
very nice on the chair beside it. H
?; thought it would be very hard to wait 81
Is long. but it only seemed a minute or 81
= before he walked up and heard the robins
singing with all their might out in tn
cherry trees. Mamma was brushing hel
hair. moving about very softly. SO as moi
TO wake baby. end Tommy sat right W
and looked about him, rubbing his eyes
with his fat fists. Sure enough, there was
..something'' on the chair where he had
left his plaid dress and rutiled panties. 4
new dress? No. not dress at all. but the
prettiest little sssit-jacket and pants OF
soft gray cloth, buttOned with shining
pearl buttons. and trimmed with braid.
Tommy could hardly believe his eyes. but
he was on the floor in twinkling, laugh
ing and clluckling, and trying to put his
pants right over his long nightgown.
just like a man. giggled Tommy.
'hl7lsting his hands into his pockets; and
baby lifted her precious little head from
the pillow, and stared at him with her
great blue eyes, as if she wondered who
that boy was.
'.She dor t know me-" said Tommy, in
still greater delight. ''She won't never
have pants, sill she:' ne added. in Il tone
that was p.rtly pity and partly triumph.
Il suppose Yon won't care about eating
peanuts and candy any MORE" said Uncle
jim. as he went away.
Tommy was walking about with his
hands behind him. trying to make his
shoes squeak. lie stopped and looked at
Uncle Jim. to see if he was in earnest.
There was twinkle in his eye that re-
assured Tommy. SO he went on sqlleaking
his shoes. and wondering what Billy would
say TO him. He determined to 60 over
Immediately and see. but mamma spoiled
that plan by telling him not to 90 outside
the gate on any account. or do anything to
soil his new clothes. because his papa
was coming home that very morning, and
Tommy must look his best.
Tonnly's papa brought him music box
that would play three tunes. and a set of
toy horscmen rode up and down to the
tune Of Captain JrkS, when you turned
the handle of the box they stood upon. so
Of course he had to 90 over after dinner to
show his treasures and his new clothes to q
Billy. The result was dreadfillly disap-
DolntinG,S so far rs the new clothes were conf
'erned for the young gentleman shifted up
lis nose at them in decided diSapproval.
..ftnf'' cniI Jillx-
rirl: only come to your knees. and no gal
uses. | don't have my clothes that way
Tommy stared at him with his eyes. and
what ''galluses" might be. but
ad not doubt that there was hut one
way to make clothes. and that was just like
'illy's. Now, Blly's mamma never
roubled herself about the spring fashions,
r any other fashions. She had halt a.
Oxen boys. and when the older ones out
rev their clothes. she just cut off the legs
little. patched the knees and elbows, and
assed them on down the row. Billy's
resent pants happened to be little long, n
nd a little baggy. hut that was fault time Y
'oHld remedy: so after inspecting a mo- !
ent Tommy unbuckled his little trousers
the knee. and stretched and smoothed
lem down over his scarlet stockings. 1t
as no use: at the very best they would
IT reach his ankles.
TEL ye what said Bill, ''if We had
me gallllses them pants would reach
,wn.'
Yes" said Tommy. in bewildcrment.
The inventive Billy went directly to
ork. and manufactured a pair of suspend
: out Of some old red reins. The short
'users were unbuttOned from the jacket
q let down TO a desirable length, the IN
abuses fastened on with pins and
inc. and then Billy surveyed his work
tn triumph.
10 be sure, there was a noticeable gap
tween the trousers and the bottom of the
ket, but the red sllspenders bridged it
hr. and Billy remembered to have seen
: same lack upon Jake, the hostler, so
boys were satisfied. NH
There now" said Billy; snow you look
nething like
lie didn't say like what. and TOMMY
mt ask: but they played with the SOL
rs til Ellen rang the bell for tea. Then
"a and mamma. looking out at the par
window. saw funny little figure COM
across the yard, with gray trousers 9u
gging over its feet. red suspenders
itching down in front across puff Of
id flannel shirt, and gay little plaid
ner streaming bravely out in the rear.
nmy's papa laughed and shouted. and
like rolling on the floor, and he called
'le jim andhe laughed, too; but though
nlny went to the window the minute he
in, to see what the fun was, he could
see anything at all.-What Tommy Did.
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