New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-05-01

give vent, If possible, to emotions that
were getting too strong for him to man
age.
Tom was very quiet all the way home.
He seemed to be thinking very deeply
about something, but when occasionally
he did speak it was sure to be some in
nocent remark about Bessie Of her father,
which only gave his fathers conscience a
fresh prick and served to ifritate him still
more. So by the time they got home ha
was, as his wife said, " dredful grouty.'
AS they were sitting at supper that
evening Tom burst out suddenly:
{" Father would you sell that calf2''
Eyes, and be glad to get rid of her, if
I can get my price"
SWELL, I'd like to buy her if I've got
money enough IN my bank
$ You! What do you want of herr"
:.Oh, something. Willyou sell her to
meg"
"Yes, suppose so. Yes, you may
have her for ten dollars-just what I
paid"
"And do exactly as 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.n
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 Glover. 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 drawer, and though she
would try very hard to forget Glover.
Her father usually lay on lounge by the
sittingrooln 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 a point of getting basket of fresh
clover 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 mouthful, though,
before her father called out:
S'Bessie, just bring me basket Of
clovers, won't you2 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 Thvson, his
face covered with smiles.
"Why, Tom!' screamed Bessie, "did
she run away?'
"NoI 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 calf
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 her
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 the next morning Bessie started to
take her back to Tom. TWAS 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 former. 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 calf by that time. ssBut,
you see," he added, Elm in a scrape,
whether l give her to you or keep her
myself, for haven't any iced for her,
either, and it never will do to ask father
for any. I'll 90 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