The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-09-01

Taking His Place.

consolately at her brother, who
had been sent to bed as punish
ment.
How was l to know that just a
little bunch of fire crackers like
thai was going TO smash the COB
lIt? | did not think it would do
any thing but just lift it up some"
''Who told you TO do such a
thing, Charl:e?"
Nobody; | thought of it myself.
Oh dear l wish / had a grandma,
or an aunt, or somebody like that!'
"What for. Charlie? am sure
nobody could be half as good as
mamma"
Il like grandmas and auDts. Ed
die Bates has q grandmamma, and
she always gets him out Of scrapes;
and Tom Taylor has an aunt that
does lots of things tor him. Peo-
pie ought not to get married il
they don't have mothers and sisters
to make gradmas and aunts for fel
lows who are always getting blamed
fcr nothing at all.
"But, Charlie, you did break the
glass"
mo l didu't either; the fire.
crackers broke it. Oh, dear! dear!
1 wish there wasn't any Fourth of
July, nor fire-crackers,nor nothing J
What's the use Of fire crackers if a
fellow can't fire them off? 1t was
real mean to let me spend all my
money! on fire-crackers, and then
not let me have any fun with them.
There's my pin-wheeI, too. prom
ised Bates to fasten it to the top of
the highest olothes-pole in his
back yard tonight"
Il am so sorry, Charlie dear!"
"And Mary, 1 am SO dreadfully
hot. 1 have got a raging fever;
know 1 have"
"Why do you not say you are
sorryr" suggested Mary.
didn't / say soH-over and over,
and over. And father just said he
thought bed was the best place for
boys who exploded fire crackers
under goblets. If was father,
and wanted to kill boy. I'd do it
out and out, and not roast him TO
death in a bed on Fourth ofJuly.
1 wouldn't for millions of dollars
send poor boy to bed on his sis
ter's eighth birthday" But what
particular attention was due to his
sisters eighth birthday Charlie did
not explain.
"You knew they would break the
goblet.
"No, 1 didn't; never saw them
smash one. Did't they bang.
thought And at the recollection
Charles eyes grew bright, and
delighted expression illumined his
little face. The next momen.,
however, he was crying bitterly;
and Mary, having watched him a
moment; ran down stairs, just in
time to stop her father as he was
going out.
Papa, please forgive Charlie.
He is so sorry, and he wants To go
out so much"
"He must have u lesson, Mary
that will teach not to be SO destruc-
tive" But he added, smiling,
IL 1Oo CuOOSO w ISbhO MS p41OCs |
Charlie may go out"
Mary bounded away to her
brothers. room. Papa says you
may go out Charlie. Get up dear"
Charlie needed no second bid
ding, and he asked no questions.
Five minutes later he was explain
ing to Eddie Bates the principles
upon which he had blown a COB
let all to smithereens in his back
yard.
What n glorious Fourth it wasl
Charlie did not GO home until tea
time. He would not have gone
then, but that his pin-wheel and
the rockets were under his clean
shirts in the bottom drawer of his
bureau, and must be gone for.
Up stairs he ran, as gay as a !
cricket, aud burst into his room. '
''Let me see; they are in this one.
Bother! Where did l put them" /
"What are you looking for, l
Charlie?'
"What are you doing in bed?"
Taking your place." C
"WhatT' T
Papa said if would take I
your place, you might go out; and '
girls don't care much about the 4
Fourth of july" said Mary, cheer !
ly. e
"And you have been in bed all B
lay" :
"Of course; papa said yon were =
o stay In bed all day, and l am
aking your place"
But you are not me-"
"But l am your substitute"
"Oh, Mary, you dear, dear, dar- [
ing sister! you are better than all i
he grand mothers and aunts in the
7orld; catch them going to bed a =
7hole day for a fellowr cried h
charlie, kissing her proudly. al
81 am very, very glad 1 took 6 re-
our place, Charlie" n,
"You get up now, Mary, and I'll M
i've YOU my pin-wheel and my rock D
is, and you and Ella Bates can d
re them all of. wouldn't be so an
lean as to let you lie there any 90
niger" said Charlie. beginning to al
,move his coat. -
"ThaC will do, Charlie" said pa w
1, coming into the room. Get AG
p. my little daughter; Charlie has Is
armed his lesson, am sure"
Indeed l have, papa, and l am
al sorry" the
That same evening Eddie Bates am
as boasting to a crowd OF boys NJ.
,out his grandmother having DR..
we'd him from an evening of sor Pre-
w in his own room, when Charlie nov nov
'oke up: AID
SGrandmas and aunts are all we'll Pul
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tier. You just listen" And in est
voice of pride and love he related on
5 sister s.generous act. -