The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-08-31
The Little Folks Column.
Little TOddles.

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tie Toddles is. Well, he is my |
brother. That amt his real name,
we only call him that, Cause, when
he sets one foot on the ground, he
shakes sorter before he puts down
the next, cause his legs are SO
short he's afraid to. His real name
is Morton.
I'm his sister; just eight years
old and one month and half yes
terday; and I'm proud of Toddles,
and SO would you be if he was
YOUR brother. Wait and see II you
wouldn't when you hear what he
did one timet :,
NV mamma sends me to school
in the next block from our house.
There amt many little boys and
girls living near US, so Toddles gets
lonely when I'm at school and
mamma is out to market or some
, where. SO, one day, mamma she
says to me:
"Carrie, 'spose you take Toddies
) with YOU this morning, cause he
!, will be at home all alone with
A Margie," chats our nurse) "and
t she is going to be so very busy
}, she can't pay much attention to
him." ~
: Well. of course, Toddles is a
: trouble sometimes; oil little boys
Y about four years are sometimes.
s And guess l was cross that morn
e ing, for said: "Oh, bother! and
) 'spose l puckered my face up.
g He had his little brown merino
1t dress on, and he did look dreadful
n cunning, and so sweet! and he
said, almost with tears in his eyes.
''Sister Carrie. 90 don't love me.
That is the way most little boys
about four do. SO / took HIM
h cause mamma made me; but
N didn't want to, anyway.
" In our school we have hrs
writing, then spelling and theI
of reading. L am in the Second
" Reader, so my class don't come
ID right away, and | had plenty o
an time to say to Toddles be mus
ay act Just like / always did, and tall
be lust like ME, and say "Yes'm, ant
a every thing WAS SO fraid h
a wouldn't behave, that l said owe
en- and over again, ~Toddles, yo
&C. must talk just as sister Carrie doe
to mamma and everybody; yo1
of must mind and talk just like siste
p. Carrie, and whisper"
rs Well, it came Second Reade
rs. class, and l had to leave Toddle
ch b, my desk alone, and | just fe
Ne / oughtn't to do it. Well, bimeb
ng Miss Gray said:
es, "Carrie, please bring me I'll
Dis. slate from your desk" And the
NC rust as l was starting, she sais
pes "Oh, no! I'll ask your little brotl
ok. er; it will give him something
inc do" And she said, smihngly:
DOL Morton, dear, please bring n
the Carries slate"
3D. He was Just drawing cats on
OK YOU know-and he loves to do th
or and he looked mp, shook ba
at his eurls, and whispered, with Ju
the sweetest smile. "Oh, bower
ON and never stirred. ] was the on
nth one who knew what he said, al
ven was just covered with confusio
do and said quick, "Please, Nj
the Gray, Ill get it.
the "No," she said, kinder surprise
for 81 didn't hear, Toddles. Spe
louder, dear"
RIM ooh, bovverl" Toddles said, s.
be smiling, but right out like that.
but Oh, 1 just wish you had sc
ugh how surprised Miss Gray locke
n to She almost looked as if she mis
,hey laugh; but, of course, she did
not mean to.
,wer "ls that the way dear lii
ery- boy with a sweet little mot
SD oaks when | say please to hin
ence she asked.
med And Ioddles shooK All MS 9,
firth hard, and said, just solemn, %
tive but sister Carrie do, and sister {
du- RE said me must talk like her {
once Miss Gray just looked at me
, en- gravel and | believe I'd like
ltch, have gone through that noor' !
ened was wood, and no carpet, and
n in awful black cellar under,
of a ME wanted the slate, SAID
tie Toddles.
heep Bring it here DEAR" said 4
will Gray.
eritv So he never cried nor moth