The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-27

chuckling, and trying to put his pants
| right on over his long night-gOwn.
Just like man." giggled Tommy,
thrusting his hands into his pockets
and baby lifted her precious little head
from the pillow, and stated at him with
her great blue eyes, as IL she wondered
who that boy was.
"5he don't know me-" said Tommy,
in still greater delight. "She won't
never have pants, will shef' he added,
in tone that was partly pity and partly
triumph.
81 suppose you won't care about eat.
ing 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. He stopped anu looked
at Uncle Jim, to see if he was in ear
nest. There was a twinkle in his eye
that reassured Tommy, so he went on
squeaking his shoes, and wondering
wnat Billy would say to him. He de-
termined to 60 over Immediately and
see, but mamma spoiled that plan by
telling him not to go 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.
Tommy's papa brought him music
box that would play three tunes, and
set OF toy horsmen rode up and down to
the tune OF captain Jinks," when you
turned The handle of the box they stood
upon, so OF course he had to go over
ter dinner TO show his treasure and his
new clothes to Billy. The result was
dreadiully Disappointing, so far as the
new clothes were concerned, for that
Ian mi f,tii In, OF
th III in decided disapproval.
"Hop said Billy, "lhey're most like IL
girl; only come to your knees, and no
galluses. don't have my clothes that
way"
Tommy stared with his eyes, and
wondered what "galluses" might be,
but had not a doubt that there WAS but
one way to make clothes, and that was
just like Bllly's. Now, Bllly's mamma
never troubled herself about spring
fashions, or any other fashions. Sne
had hall a dozen boys, and " hen the
older ones outgrew their clothes, she
just cut off the legs a little, patched the
knees and elbows, and passed them on
down the row. Biily's present pants
happened to be little long, and a little
baggy, put that was fault time would
remedy; 80, after inspecting them a
moment, Tommy ulbucGIed his little
trowsers at the knee, and stretched and
smoothed them down over his scarlet
stockings. 1t was no use; at the very
best they would not reach his ankles.
"rell ye what" said Bill, ''f We had
some galluses them pants would reach
down."
"Y-e-s," said Tommy, in bewilder-
ment.
The inventive Billy went directly to
Work and manufactured a pair Of sus-
penderS out OF some old red reins. The
snort troWsers were unbuttoned from
the Jacket and let down to desirable
leugL the "galluses" fastened on with
pms and tWine, and then Billy sur
veyed his work with triumph.
10 be sure there was noticeable gap
between the top Of trousers and the
bottom of the jacket, but the red sus.
peDders briuged it over, and Billy re-
membered 10 nave seen the same lack
upon Jake, the hostler, so bo:n BOYS
were satisfied.
"Tnere, now" said Billy; snow you
look something like"
He didn't Say like what, and Tommy
didn't ask; but they played with tue
soldiers I'LL Ellen runs The bell for tea.
Then papa and mamma, looking out a,
| the parlor WlndoW, saw a funny little
| figure com NJ across the yar,, with gray
trowSers dragging over its feet, red sus.
penders stretching down in front across
puff Of p aid flannel shirt, and a gay
little plaid banner streaming out brave.
ly in the rear. Tommy's papa laughed
and shouted, and felt ike rolling on Tue
floor, and he called Uacle Jim and be
laugned, too; bug though Tommy went
to the window the moment he got in, tc
see what the FUN Was, ne couldn't g..
anything at alt hat Tommy Did.