The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-12
s. SIDE; and do what Tommy could.
lYe seeek began tossgises a,isS ~ /,
charity wIif Of "a horse y;eldSxi

sne most ungrasel ufsvay sshe eSi# ~,
tidryi two ofithe best pigs. .eotys,e..Wsea
ten.-so that their min min sisS
the melancholy. soughino III rsaax
wind around the Tucker msns; aa 10 "
the hens wouldn't lay ~an--ecg ~ ~
slarly ordered it.
And about that doctor: To6nnnygsL
to dread to see HIM conc, for-;rs ss g
of Frightening things uphe mada' an
gloomier. He took some of the CIV
.chink out of Mother Ttck Ii HUT, ,isa
every time he came, ana Mr. T,al n
seemed none she better for0its M, Ss AZ a
with his face lathe swall ffor hours Y
Igether, and wouldn't read an an boSpy 6
the Bible but, job; and Tommv,ss S IN y
little brothers went on eatinssisssy, w y
same aseyheh, milk WAS plenty p. -, n. 3
times were good. 1Vii' ''scussa
] The music in Mother Tucker sto.. 4
ing got away down to the toss ah{ II
morning. whens Mr.. Tucker had, na !.
petite for any thing, and Tomniy ! tHss,
little brothers had an apbeSK n.
everything, even -tlsca-ehsother,s. ~.
share ofiwhaEwassiest ibmmy SAN nm n
.shadow 9f q biz wolf, called HIM.
prowlihg around the Sdoor-silfI!I ssttNi Ell &
he ran and down the road, frishteasl Z
and sobbing as if~hisheareweaia brsss
He th@,ghts nothing OF thepsbs s1iv@ \
ing brutes that were left to. his care n
Thought they might as wellsaH mat
together. Luck was against tAan.
there was no use@tFviag- any mo ssss
when. all at oneei over in the, rslIalah
OF the road, he saw through his 6jjnT
ing 'tears sBmething fodna and slaSFr
1t wasn't a gold pieces nors oue,ofSsI.
Yer, but he plunged through a snow now
bank; and over a ditch to get it. He dino
it cut Of a chunk of ice. and cf,t m
hapdssand tore his finger-nails. and ~
honest little face TOOK. the keen afa /
Hungry eXultation OF Il 0niner sHs a&s
then. though it was neither silver An
gold, but aniosd BAIT ered-ou hosesh6J
| For all the music in Mother TQckers
stocking hadn't helped IFS father siIee
but Tommy had heiird say tlaat.s horsk
shoe honestly found was the best bill a
Mck to5stumble on in the world, L.
He warmed the cold bit Of fnetd
asainst hislheart. and aranlhonie witblit
g fast as he could, neyeGstoppipg until
he reached his father bed aSsaiNa'
Cheer up, Pops ne cried. .Sce
Everything II conaen RIGHT MOVIE M1
found a horseshoe, 9qsssa 3s,., 81
Poor Mr.. Tucker turned to look at II
with a sicklyssort OF Smile. hut the kobsl
chat Illuminated l1is~ be$,s face lent
feeble glow to his ewn. .fesf sr9ssT g,
Heaven bless the boyn' he. said
I'm very weak, I suppose. Bfit thaHsl
It np where Aicanisee itllfa add prssasI
Mother Tucker. fastened it to beam
oVer the foot sof the bed. having the
good cry over it She d been Ion Sihg nj.
andlsut EommymHtosee the live stbak..
He. dubbed that horse into such !
glow that before he feft HIM the whee3ei
ia his windpipe wasn't worth mentions
ing, and he held-his AeatI and legs up
IDths stylaof MrsEresns' steed; tn
ne fed the. COW, and drove. the hens
afound' to ithe manure heap. Whtrxi
hey ceuld keep warm in the ,ste Aains
side next the. sun; and while he was
hard at work he heard q terrible racfd'
Up the road, and be Thought it must be
Mn CrGsusA himself Shouting aa
seseamingo1fersi .deafr life, esYhile eAa
charger was flying along on the wings
If the Wind Tommy ar dropped hs
oitchfork, and got there Just in time, to
feel the hot bfeathfrom the Runaway 5
1ostrias.c and make a spring, sfor Sthe
oridle. They all went pluhging along
.ogethef a bit, then came 10 d staKaa
'f,ll,, trembling all eyer. alb OF then.
What was Tommy's delight to find that
instead of Mr.. Cresus. it was ofifyjthaif
I'D doctor! He tremb1ed more than bis
lorse. ana pulled Ikea grampus. 81
F!iWeil done, .sonnysi'l he said. n
night have been in q worse plight than
our father, il itihadnft beefia for6 y0i9
Wy horse never cat up such a tantlrm
BEFORE" -. $500 = 4ASa'' w
a1emmy knew whatjit, sit Wasthe
horseshoe. Something had to. be done
o Soften the doctof s6he ar6s Tommy
'lnekedg up courage to, beg of him ",
axe no more music from his mothers
tocking, seeingo 10 was awayGdownstd
he toe. SO
~ Why. no, ssonnys''n said the Idoctpg;
= Il take none out, but L II put some in. = :,
After thatscaresw with the horse. moth
az would do but Tommy must. 20,
round with the doctor I'd take care 81
{, and the doctor made d oBargaiii witht'
Tommy that paid him handsomely for;
hree or four hours every day.
When. Tommy reached home that
light he found his father propbed up
. bed onfaking a supper efflef newrlaidl
ggs. His father said it was driving the
ems round OF the sunny sfde I'll stH1s
arm, but Tommy stuck to itthatit was.
he horseshoe After that it was Ike.
he house that jack bailte The kensd
egan to lay; Popseegante eat and get
Feilsana read thei Psalms insteadgf
OBJ, the COW had pretty calf, and be-
an to give lots Of milk; the winter 'bess
an to- break; and the doctor began
cling the Tucker family of a noble
ray Of sqtattings out West that ibeste
heir way all TO nothing, and how there
vas lots of land out there considerably
etter than the spnken lots, and how,
1stead OF Watching one lazy horse, that
leuldn' trun OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES waslsl
royidepce in it, Tommy might have q
hole drove of chargers like Mr.. . Cries
81, and Mr. Thicker might raise smill-ll
ms of bushels of golden grain, and he |.
houfdn' wonder II Tommy would be-
resident yet, and his three little brothe1