Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-21

AS they were sitting at supper that
evening Tom burst out suddenly:
"Father would you sell that calf!''
| eyes, and be glad to get rid of her, if
can get my price,"
"Well, I'd like to buy her if I've got
money enough IN my bank
"You! What do you want of her?"
'.Oh, something. Will you sell her to
ne2"
eyes, suppose so. Yes, you may
have her for ten dollars-just what
paid
"And do exactly as I please with her
father!'
His father hesitated. He suspected
what Tom was going to do, and he saw a
difcnlty in it for him. However, he re-
piled at last:
eyes, Tom, you may buy her and do
exactly as you please with her upon one
condition; and that is, if by buying her
you get yourself into hard scrape you
will work yourself out Of it without
help
Mr.. Thyson thought by binding Tom
to that promise that he should have a
good chance to teach him valuable les
son in shrewdness and foresight in max
ing bargin.
Tom readily promised, for he could
not imagine what scrape he possibly
could get into by buying Clover. So the
! bargin was soon concluded and the money
paid.
Meantime, Bessie had dried her tears
and gone home, trying very hard to be
cheerful; but as soon as she had eaten
her supper she crept up to her little bed
and sobbed herself to sleep. The next
morning she felt braver, and though she
would try very hard to forget Clover
Her father usually lay on lounge by the
sitting room window through the day,
and for several mornings Glover had been
in the habit Of coming there and put
ting her head in to be caressed So Bessie
made point of getting baske: of fresh
lover-blossoms, with which her father
would feed the calf while Bessie and her
mother were at breakfast But the morn
ing after Glover left Bessie sat down to
the table with heavy heart, for she
missed Glover then more than ever. She
had hardly taken a mouthful, though,
before her father called out:
"Bessie, just bring me basket of
clovers, won't you? Glover wants her
breakfast"
Bessie sprang from her chair with a
bound, exclaiming: "Why, papa, you've
forgotten! Clover's gone!''
But no! there was the sweet face peer
ing in at the window, and there, holding
her by cord, stood Tom Thyson, his
face covered with smiles.
"Why, Toni" screamed Bessie, "did
she run away9"
"No l bought her Of father, and
I'm going to give her back to you. She's
yours again now. Goodbye and before
Bessie could express her thanks Tom was
gone.
NOW, although the return of the cali
brought great Joy to Bessie, it brought
equal concern to her parents, for the
question arose how Glover could be fed
Mr.. Thyson had foreseen the difficulty
from the first, but Tom in his eagerness
to get the calf back to Bassie, had not
thought of it. He thought he would see
how Tom would manage.
Toward night Bessie's father called he1
to him and told her that, although Tom
was very kind and thoughtful to bring
Glover back, she couldn't stay, for he had
not feed enough to keep her through the
winter. and no money to to buy any
So tbs next morning Bessie started to
take her back to Tom. 1t was two miles
away, but it was a lovely morning, and
Bessie enjoyed the walk very much
Tom saw her before she reached the house
and ran to meet her."
Il know you've brought her back,
said he, laughing healthily, "because
you haven't any feed for her. I forgot she
would have to eat, but do not worry, Bess
You shall have this calf for yours, if you
have to wait till she IS cow" and then
they both laughed to think she wouldn't
be much Of a calf by that time "But
you see" he added, "I'm in a scrape
whether 1 give her to you or keep hel
myself, for haven't any feed for her
either, and it never will do to ask father
Tor any. I'll go to bed soon after supper
and think it out" So Bessie left the
cali, and Tom took part Of what money
he had and went to his father to buy some
feed for her. He was determined not to
ask him to give him any, and his father was
pleased to see that Tom was sticking to
his promise not to ask his help.
The next morning he said to his father
"Father, have you anything you could
hire me to do this winter? 1 am going tt
carry the calf back again this morning
] an not going to give this job mp, now
that I've started. So am going to carr
enough to feed her this winter mvself."
"Ah! So you are going to work for thu
cal1s board, are you? Well, if you wan
to take Jim's place here you can earn hel
board and something beside. You coulc
do his work before and after school it you
were smart and got up early"
"Well, I'll take it and try. I'd like t.
buy feed enough now to keep her this
week, and after this I can earn it and
carry it over"
His father smiled at Toms business
like way, and thought to himself: 'W ell,
| am teaching Tom good lesson, that.
a fact. He'll get sick enough Of hi:
bargain before spring, but it will do hin
good"
Tom filled his hand-cart with the feed
and, tying the rope around Clovcr's neck
started again to take her back. I dom