The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-02-01

Now il happened that there was so en-
teciug bmek window ia lhe room which
+ looked out upon al culicing pond At the
foot Of lie bill. where could be seen doz.
ems Of girls aud boys skaling and eoasl'
T Ing Tommy sat down by the window
I (loolish Tommy y aud took up Robinson
I Crusoe. Bat ho eoaldu'l get the cbil'
dres shouts out Of bic ears, and 20
'Crnsoe aud poor man FRIDAY fell very
/ fiat indeed, Aud his hair didn't stand on
end bill even when they discovered the
/ loot. prints 10 tho sand.
/ uailoa! said Tommy. What. that
Il sounded Just as though The roof had
tumblea through and hit the pump on
the nose, AMI the pump was crying gal
Ions OF tears. But il Wasn't the pump
+ il was ibe bssy, He had fallen cut OF
The rocker, and ,t was his nose that was
hurt. So Tommy pni down Robinson
sud picked up lhe bats.
Shoe, shov, shoe, III, 81. hi There,
was he lllle precious pnhgkip, 50 be
Two hide Indians sitting on gaze e
One tumbled in, then there Was cgH
sang aud entreaicd Tommy 10 breath.
less way as he bounced he baby np ana
down. But the baby didn't seem 10 care
straw il The Indians did slt ON gale,
and increased in that Astounding h'sHnor
az they 'tunbied Ia, and Tommy got iIe
more excited a. be tricd 10 sing the
soothing ballad Of Mary had a ittle ianh,
aud found he couldn't
Rap, rap, rap.
| Come la, aud in walked young Todd, y
Mother says you're 20 drop right out
/ agaia, said Tommy.
was a-going by aud heard ,he sweet
child ctging aud just thought ia come
/ in and beff him, cause saw your moih-
cr going lle other way wntoward HE
village. and e9ung Todd took the baby
in his arms, and, s4uch 10 Tommy's as
tonishineut, Ne stoi4A2d crying as though
/ be had been shot
Whst'd tell YOU, said goung Todd ;
babies always come to Inc as i | was
IAN, aud if you want 10 go and lake a
Ii tile skate, now's your time. I'll siay
sn.t keep every thing uico and confost-
able
But nj, ther said | was to stay and look
after 'aDy.
Perh APPS she didn't know II was good
skating, said Young Todd; besides, i
doesn't axe two people 10 care for such
sweet little thing as this But Tommy
didn't see the hOrrible faces young Todd
was making 10 the sweet little thing,
which frightened tine baby SO much that
he couldn't cry il be wanted to.
or fcourse, all this made Tommy think
he might enjoy little skating as well as
not, and he reasoned that if hiS mother
only could see how good the baby was
with Todd, she would surely have Il diff
ferent opinion OF him; SO be took down
his skates from the hook, and pr0m,sing
to be back in fifteen inmates, was soS1
among the whirling crowd on the pcnc. i
Now, Joseph, said Todd 70 the baby,
let's sea what there is good IN ,he house
10 cat. tic baby's name wasn't Joseph
at all, but Todd was never particular
about triGss. NitS the baby on one un,,
Todd tounaeei tie honse, AID fauad q
d. zen pots OF jam aud preserves n he
spare-room close, Tbey were on q nigh
shelf, aud baby was put down upon he
bed while Todd reached for one Of The
jars. Baby may cry and need il, l'e sai /,
aud he smiled 10 himself
Bumpl Tho baby had iumbled or the
bed, and Todd jumped 80 That The q nir
he was standing on tipped over. Chr, b.
ing at the shelf, lie caught some psp,c
which the jars had been placed, an,
down came the whole lot win crash
which made the house echo, while tho
baby added prolonged shrek 20 give
completeness TO the general upruss. A
pot Of raspberry struck young Todd on
the head and broke, but fortunately biz
hair was So long aud sersggy hat Il.
absorbed most Of tie jam, and whcn be
put his cap on, there was no trace q the
disaster, &c FAR as he was concerned cN-
cept few little crimson rivuleis wbici,
trickled about his cas-
Hastily sbuttisg tight the elo.et door
and seizing the baby, lie fed back 4 o lhe
sitting
But the bsby kept on, louder aud
louder, aud wouldn't be eonloried lie
woudut stay IN bis crib, aud he woald VI
stay on the fioor, and he nearly went-it To
conyul.ions when Young Todd took hi u
"a hi. hp Todd took oh bis cap au |
,eFaIehed bic Lead ia perplexily lle
forgot ihs jsui aud got whole handful
1ucn & was in a nx he na Wa.h
b,. hand of ,onrtc, bot what lo do with
the baby, meantime, was pa lzicr But
Todd could aiways iiud his way opl %
selppe
There stood the coal hol empty 30
Todd rot newspaper, spread Il iteafefally
in the bod, and taking the baby under
the clean arm be pat bim into u, and
then went and washed he hAnd at the
pamp.
Hanging on nail ever the sihk Vas
lia psii, aud young Todd smiled sweet
smile when be saa IT, filiiag il hslf fall
OF wster. he retaining 10 The bAby whom
he found busy wilh tie poker. Opening
lhe deer iittle way, Todd took chair
aud PIT the pail on ibe top ef tte door,
resting toe rim IL sueh way that whea
tie door opened abe pail would tumble
over on the head 81 The unfortunate per.