St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-02-08
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Once upon Il time there was little
boy, and his name was johnny. "John-
N.Y." said mamma one day, Twill YOU
bring me an armful of wood p
YES" said johnny, ''Tm going to -
bnt just then he heard Carlo barking at
Il wOodchuck over i'll the meadow, so he
ran off as fast us he could go.
Now this was not the first time, by il
great many, that Johnny had. said to
mamma, Eyes, I'm going tor He never
thought of that wood again until his
stomach told him that it was dinner
time.
When he got back, he found the ia
BILE cleared off, the dishes washed, and
papa and mamma gone for ride. He
got IL piece of bread and butter, and sat
down on Il great stone, with his back
against the stump of Il tee, to eat it.
When it was all gone, johnny began
to think what he should do next. He
closed his eyes as people are apt to do
when they think. Presently he heard
Il score of voices about him. One was
saying "Wait bit : another, Pretty
soon ;" another, an Il minute = an
other, ''By and by :" and still another,
louder than the rest, kept screaming at
its very top, "GOing to, going to, going
to-" till Johnny thought they were
crazy.
''Who in the world are YOU ?" said
he in great surprise, "and what are you
making such Il noise about %
1--WE are telling our uames," said
they, '.didn't you ask us to tell our
names?"
No" said Johnny, II didn't
''Oh, what story !" cried they all in
a breath.
Lets shake him for it." said one.
"No, let's carry him to the king"
said another.
so many spiders; for each one of them
carried long web, and when that gets
wound around Il boy or a girl it is
terrible thing to get rid of.
In Il few minutes they had him all
wound up, hands and feet, nose and
eyes, all tied up tight. Then they took
him among them, and flew away with
him, miles and miles, over the hills,
and up to big cave in the mountain.
There he heard ever so many more
voices, and it was noisier than ever.
"Where am ?" he said, as soon as
lie cOulu speak.
ooh, you're safe ut home," answered |
Wait-a-bit, for he seemed to be the !
spokesman ''and they have been ex-
pecting you for some time"
This amt my hOme," said Johnny,
feeling very miserable and beginning
to cry.
'Oh, yes it is" said a chorus of
voices; "this is just where such folks
as you belong. There are lots of your
fellows here, and you won't be lone
some Bit"
They had begun to unwind the web
from his eyes now, so he opened them
and looked about him. Oh! what a
shocking place Against the sides of
the cave, and with very sorry faces.
stood long rows of boys and girls, each
one saying over as fast as they could |
speak, 'GOing top ''Wait a bit ~
pretty soon !" 'In IA minute ~ studying
the names just as hard as if they had !
been lessons. There were DELAYS, and
Tardys, and Put-Offs, with ever so
many more; and in corner by them
selves, and looking more wretched than
all the rest, were the poor little fellows
whose names were "Too late.n
''Oh, dear, dear where am ?n said
Johnny in despair, please let me out
l want my mamma ~
"NO you don't" said Wait-a-bit
you don't cafe much about her. and
this is really where you belong. This
is the kingdom of Reconstruction. and
yonder is the king
1.-The kingdom of what ~ said John
ny, who had never heard such a long
word in his life before.
But just then he heard a heavy foot
TALL, and great voice that sounded like
roar, SAYING, HAS he Gomez Did you
get him ~
Eyes, here he is" said Wait-a-bit.
land he'd just been saying it a little
while before we picked him up.n
Johnny looked up and saw mons
trous great giant, with green body
and red legs and yellow head, and
four horrid coal black eyes. one on each
side OF the head, and that was square.
-. Let me have him." said the giant.
SO he lifted him up just as if he had
been a rag baby, and looked him all
over, turning him from side to side, and