The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15
Clifford's " Mud Gal. -


Where's Cliff? Idlin' somewhere, I'll
be bound.o
The young Dusenburys, ranged about
the table in clean pinafores, looked but
answered not. Their mothers voice and
eye was terrible, and Cliff was known to
be in danger. s6
"Where's Cliff, that he amt down tu
dinner?" repeated Mrs. Dusenbuty;
whereupon the boIdest Dusenbury an
swered that he was cup chamber"
It's pretty thing If he's tu turn his
nose up at the yittles this way" said
Mrs. Dusenbury. GA nice idea; but
set beggar on horseback and you'll see.
What's he doin' p -.
Whereupon the same brave Dusenbury
answered with an evident hope that the
fact might be accepted as an excuse, that
(" Cousin Cliff was maxim mud GAL"
The announcement was received with
a look which made the little group trem-
BILE; and armed with a switch, the ma
tron marched up stairs, to find her
nephew, child who had been left to
nel Senuel ihefoleS Iefe y his iaenel uea1n,
she had found him. eiil 5 n
4 Cliff. was very busy, after his own
fashion, witha great lump of clay before
him. He stood perplexed. He had
pinched and patted and scraped the.
thing into something like human form.
II wore sun ponneo, a cape, ana pan,
taiets, anu hau paskeG On us queer
arm. his cousin nad oeciarea tne oo-
lect 10 pc muo gal; ano CnH now
stooa Win t9e nose ready TO SUCK upon
wnaI was 70 De consluereu Gne lace; Dut
aias tue clay was dry, ana tne young
sculptor was IN ueSRall. IN MS anxiety
Ior MS muo gai ne hau quite Ior-
gotten the noontlde PORK and beans, and
now stood dlsconsolate; the nose IN his
hand ana TEARS In MS eyes.
A ]udge in OF such matters matters might nave
seeh ele poseloie souiptor IN ene oIu
piece OF workmanship anu genius IN tne
greac Dlue eyes ana hanosome nead OF
tne iittie "orKman' Dut MIS- Dusenpury
saw iazihess anu waste OIL ume IN Dotn
Sne pounced upon master ciinord, ana
,a.u tue s"l'ch upon MS SHOULDERS
prisKly.
20 you We spent your morning TINS
way, en- sne erleo, lnstead OF weedln,
tne onions. - Muu gals, en- II muo gal
ye! anu sne ga.nereo up tne clay IN
ooen ner greae Aands. We a gooa
mind 10 plecn you aroer tne mess. your
motner never cou,u earn hef sait, ana
your iaIaeT was lazy c,itter' ana you re
going 10 taKe arter EN- Dotn. since you
didnt come TO dinner when yer was
called, you NEEDN'T come now and go
along with you and weed them onions
straight; and II see ye idle again you ii
know ont.
With which vague promise, Mrs. Du-
senpury droVe ner nephew on 10 the
onion patch, much as she might refrac-
tory plg or donkey.
Poor Clifford was used to such treat
ment. lie PAID price for his board
and lodging not to be put down in any
Dill. Every one knew ne had been
took IN, When lett an orphan, and no
one expected that he should fare as the
children that were born IN" did.
More Work, more Dtows, more TRADES on
his deficiencies came to his share than
the four Dusenburys put together; and
moreover, being small of stature and
pale OF face, ne was considered "homely," I"
and being dreamy, stupid" by the
elders OF the family. The boys, on the
whole rather desPlsed him, and only
ifttie SuKey was MS constant trlend.
Little Sukey, VINO ADMIRED his handi-
WORK excesslVei y, ana VINO lstened with
intense interest TO the stories ne told
ana read, OF ooys VINO hao pecome great
men anu W his ueciaraIlon thaI ne
%oulo oe great some oSy Si:9 ais9, how,
ouAey :9uiu I ~. suSIss, anu AN .LnI nau oI'
vague IDEAS pu' v!ss whenever ,. IL nappeneu'
ouRey was 10 1e Gilli ileIle wile;
mus !1e Ghiluren UaiAeu through
nanynord ar 3u 49, the noroutS u" ha - hnJ nI
s.aNeSSnu, VIZ: 'ue paio, "no Iau i
gwen oilnolu nis Ionian'ic hahle, lay
purleu, ana Wnere no Que ever came eo
near T anu Iauga az tnem:
r;g eee, t aite, t sne onSn NJ peu Was weeueu
I'm Ment W I1t w one ouI an GU
olyo a. VtSU ooI,u oSs noM Sio9y I,eas,
1re sne muu gM uei.olisheu ny Auh'
DusenpGly nau @ nsen w iIs nlaAeI. No"
vHa um o. Jafen.s ELL ora e forno.. " uns
rI;% liI Ihonaoaned tho destruot;en hi M tarin Lu
1t.n aN.Lauod ueno 'S ~ U U,I;,n;nn u ton .S'
ii ne :enennelIG :I1l - 'nH ] "n.ppins Wv, any
Sne rhsuiIs " n.e uepal eu PaienIs, ano
ioat4ea tne ually Iee'1ne VI 9rsugery.
run awdy IL couLu' ne sale 1
.Ms 1naer his orea'n mlsn Pu
oau WISHES Ieie ~ Tague InaI he olo
not uheeisSanI 'ne.n nlinSgli, anu ut
stooo WIN pacA against MllloW LOOKING