Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-25
Pants

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Tbn, nigbt When Tommy climbed INTO MS
crib, mamma told him that whgh nc m N.hiun
in the morning he would ind some'ni ~
very nice in the chair beside IT, ne
,honoht il would be very hard to walt SO
lone but it only seemed minute OF 81
before he walked up and heard the ROBINS
SINGING with all their might out IN the
cherry trees, Mamma was brushing her
hair, moving about very softly SO rs not W
wake baby. and Tommy sat rlgnI up , "nb
looked about him, rubbing his eyes Will
his fat fists. Sure enough there wa
" something - on the chair where ne ilau
left his plaid dress and ruttied pan'ies.
A new dress? No, not dress at ALL out
the prettiest little suit-jacket and pants
of soft. gray cloth, buttOned with SHINING
noarl buttons. and trimmed with braid
Tommy could hardly believe his eyes, put
he was on the floor in II twinkle, laughing
and chuckling, and trying to put his p4nIs
RIGHT on over his long nightgown', just
| like Il man." giggleu Tommy thrustlng
his hands into his pockets; and baby illted
her precious little head from the pillow
and stared at him with her great blue
ewes, as if she wondered who that boy
was. :.
She don't know me-" said Tommy In
still Greater delight. "She won't never
have pants, will she?' he added, in tone
that was partly pity and partly triumph
Il suppose you won't care about eaIlns
peanuts and candy any more, sad uncle
Jim, as he went away.
Tommy was walking about with his
hands behind him, trying TO make MS
shoes squeak, He stopped and looked al
Uncle Jim, to see if he was in earnest
There was twinkle in his eye that re-as-
sured Tommy, SO he went on squeaklnlg
his shoes, and wondering what Billy would
saw 10 him. He determined TO 30 over
Immediately and see, but mamma spoiled
that plan by telling him not to 60 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 o.
, tov horsemen rode up and down to the
tune of Captain Jnks, when you turned
f the handle Of tho box they stood upon, 81
Of course he had to 90 over after dinner t.
| show his treasures and his new clothes t.
Billy. The result was droadfully disap
t pointing, so far as the new clothes wer
concerned, for that young gentleman
| shifted up his nose ut them in decided dis
Z approval. "Ho! > said Billy, they're mos
g like girls; only come to your knees, an,
r no galiuSeS. l don't have my clothes tina
. way"
j. Tommy stared with his big eyes, an
i wondered what " galluses" might be, bu
e had not doubt that there was but on
p proper way to make clothes, and that wa
: Just like Rilly's. Now, Billy's MANN
e never troubled herself about the Sprin
: fashions, or any other fashions. She ha
: halt dozen boys, and when the older one
k outgrew their clothes, she just cut off tn
e legs Il little patched the knees and elbows
e and passed them on down the row. Bi
e ly's present pants happened to be lit
a long, and little baggy, but that was
: fault time would remedy; so after inspec
e ing them moment, Tommy unbuckle
his little trousers at the knee, and stretchc
sto ~ It was no oT use at the yerv be-
d thev wonld not rench his ankles
J. .;TeIl We WHAT said BiIlv. :. if We ba
: some gaIlnses Them pants wonlJ reac
Is down.
l. "Y.e.sn said Tommy. in bewildermen
/. The inventive Billy went to work Ar
e mannfacnred a mir If snsnendars ont
t some old red reins The short tronSe
l. were nnhnttoned from the iacEet and !,