Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-09-24

| playing ho0lnSOn CfuSoe with Joe P0t-
ter, suddenly disappeared round the
corner, while Joe dropped down behind
the lilac bush.
"Trot-ty!" called mamma again.
And Trotty, concluding from q cer-
tain decidedness about hervoice that it
would be best for him to put in his ap-
pearance, emerged from his hiding
place.
"Did you call me?" he very inno-
Gently inquired.
~ want you to go down to the store
and get "a spool of silk for me-" replied
mamma. .U.
Trotty's face fell; it usually did, am
sorry to say, when he was requested to
do anything
1--WE got company" he said, a bright
smile of relief lighting up his counte-
nance; "and it wouldn' t be perlite, you
know, for me TO go awav."
GAS you have been playing with Joe
all day long / think he will excuse you
for few minutes" said mamma; $50
come and wash your face and hands, for
Pm in hurry"
81 think it's awful mean have to do
so many errands," gIumbled Trotty, as
he reluctantly wended his way into the
house. II don't b'leeve other mothers
make their little boys do SO many"
"Trotty," said his mother, gravely
and tenderly, mamma is working very
hard to finish your new suit for the pic
mic, and she wants this spool of silk.
Are you not willing to do as much as
that for meP"
Trotty surveyed his copper toes,
grew red in the face, and wished man.
ma wouldn't ask such uncomfortable
questions.
Aren't you willing, Trotty?' she
asked again.
It's-drefful hot and | most
send him. -'iH" ~enldn't
Now Trotty was JUST ruo o~vv.vY.
and most lovable little boy in all the
world-when everything went to please
him-but he was getting to be very
selfish; he was never willing to do
anything for any body. And mamma
wanted to break him of this sad habit.
every well" she said, getting up; "if
you know of any place where you can
be better treated than you are here, |
think you had better 60 there and
live.
Irotty's blue eyes opened to their
widest extent.
81 mean Just what say repeated
mamma. You are always telling about
some one who would treat YOU more
kindly than we do, so think you had
better leave us, and go and live with
them. You can take any of your things
you want, and we will send the rest to
you"
Trotty went upstairs to his room in
very dazed frame of mind. Could II
be that mamma was sending him
awayP
He choked back q sob, and brushed
away a tear or two that would come in
spite of him. But he would not cry.
Oh, no! mamma had not, neither would
he.
What should he take with him? His
toy pistol that papa gave him the
Fourth, his ILLUSTRATED History" and
> his tip-cart; that was all, he guessed.
He was going off without even agood
by, but mamma stopped him.
; "Have you all you wantP" she asked
Trotty nodded assent; there was sucl
a big lump in his throat he could no
speak. Every well, if you think o
5 anything you want you can send for it
. We have tried to be good to you, Trot
ty, Pm sorry you have not been hap
' py, but if ever you need friends yol
r can come back to us. Good-by, dear.
d Mamma put out her hand, Trott,
Q grasped it with his little brown chubb
$ one for an instant, and then, pulling hi
Il hat down over his eyes, he went off OH
+ of the yard, down the street.
It Where should he 60? He had no
s the remotest idea; he went and went
d long time before he even thought of il
IS Then he began to look around him, an
l. wonder where he was He was ou
If of the town, and on road he did no
n remember of being on before. Th
ir houses were growing less. There wa
|. one al the top of the hill, however, h
is would stop there. But they had a bi
d dog that came out and barked furious
le ly; Trotty beat hasty retreat, an
c. trudged on.
70 1t was q long time, at least it SCENE
r so to him, before he came to anothC
house. 1t was not very pleasant lool
re ing one, either; but Trotty was gettin
ir desperate, so he marched boldly up
70 the back door.
/; "Would they like little boy to liy
,d with them?"
id 1t was a lady. not near so pretty ;
In his mamma, that came to the door; il
r deed. she was very cross-looking.
1s mo, we don't want TO be bothere
m with any little boys Why don't yC
e. live at home?"
n "Cause-they--make me 60 e
No rands, he replied. Somehow it SCENE
ns a very, very poor reason as he said i
m "Well," said the lady, with a shar
err disagreeable laugh, "yOu had better s
10 right home just as fast as your twole;
n can carry you, for you won't find an
al body to treat you better than yol
,b mother"
in Then she went in and shut the doc
s. and Trotty, picking up the handle
orr his tip cart, Went on. But he went We
slowly now; he began to be very su
he should not find anybody like mann
Il | and mana He fplt sompthino dron ,