Nebraska advertiser., 1881-08-18
TOMMY's "DAY OFF,

BotheratlOn!' sad Tommy Trent, as ne
slammed the door very hard.
lie was playing marbles with Jim Coe in
the front yard, and his mother had called
him in to amuse the baby few minutes be-
fore school-time. 800
81 wish Teller could DO as he's n
mineter, y he continued, giving fling TO
his cap. s.a.sa.ls .lss..
Mrs. Trent looked panied, but made no
reply. The baby sat on the floor, with his
big blue eyes fixed upon Tommy. "a
"Who yer starin' at"' calculated that
amiable Young gentleman, comforting his
freckled countenance until he resembled q
Chinese idol.
Tommy said Sister Sue, who was
writing her grammar exercise, "if you do
not keep your hands out Of your pockets
shall sew them up.
"The hands or the pockets?" queried the
incorrigible Thomas, Withdrawing one
grimy fist, in order TO throw a worsted doll
at the baby.
YOU'RE dirty, bad boy. !" retorted Sue.
You needn't put on airs and pretend to
be so orful good, answered Tommy. Jim
Coe and me, we seed you an 'Rier Mills
There you needn't make eyes at me neither.
We seed you eatin' choklit kalermels be-
hind the blackboard yesterday, when you
wuZ copyin' sums"
II wouldn't be a tell-tale," said Sue,
loftily.
Children" said Grandfather Trent,
sternly, lowering the .uoy1.Ng Lptelliqencer
just here the baby put in powerful pro-
test against the state Of the domestic at
mosphere. Mrs. Trent dropped her sew
ing, to pacify the child, and the schOOl-bell
began TO ring.
sweetness. IT
Whose a-goin' tor, replied Tommy.
catching up u dilapdated "Grcenleaf " and
a cracked slate, and scrambling over the
back OF the sofa for his cap, which, when
iast seen, was flying rapidly in that direc-
ton.
"Thomas," said his mother, when he
emerged, with very red face, "what is the
matter with you?i
=" don't see why / can't ever do as I
druther," grumbled Tommy, rafting the
door. KNOB. u never was havin' enny fun
yet, but had 10 quit, and run errands. or
tend the baby, or 90 to that mean old
sch0ol' hate errands, and the baby's a
DOther, and / can't bear school. Our new
teacher,s got one glass eye; but he sees
more with that than most folks do outer
TWO good ones, and there amt no chance
10 sling paper wads. Then ! can't never
SIT up nights, and | know there's apples
ana nuts Just the minute YOU think Pm
asleep; put WuZzent. ! pccked through
the stoVe-pipe hole. And then in the morn
IN everybody hOllers at me to get up.
maze TO get up. ] wish / wuz big Big
folks don't have ~ mind" And Tommy
kicked up the corner Of the rug, by way OF
variation.
Mrs. Trent had been gazing thoughtfulIy
out INTO the garden. When Tommy ended
his remarks, there was family pcfccptible
smlIe about her mouth, a. she replied:
Grown people do not always please
themselves, my son; but am sorry that INV
ltlIe boy has such hard life. All over
worked people should occasionally have n
gay OH, 50 have decided that from supper
Time tonight until bed time Tomorrow
Right yom shall do nothing but have fun.
on shall sit up as late as the rest OF the
family, lie abed in the morning, and stay
nome from school II You like, YOU NAV
throw paper wads ut the chickens -
Tommy looked puzzled.
pa you really mean itg'' he said.
certainly, do" she replied.
paper
How Jolly" exclaimed Tommy. "Hold
On, Shapper!' he cried in the next breath,
as nc saw one OF the schOol-boys passing the
house. ''7 ~
i, was rush, slam, and he had gone.
NJ, what shall do with himy" said poor
grandfather.
II think, Car'lne," said the old gentle
man man. rs ne slowly polished his glasses on his
SIX handkerchief-" | think you've fixed
him this time
., hope, So" sighed the weary MOTHER
N9w," said Tommy. that night, at the
yen. tNDle, after hc had finished his NTH bis
G yn ana ana drank a third glass Of milk-"now
/ IN goin' to have fun"
N0pody appeared TO pay the slightest at
lehtioh To his remark. Papa Trent was dis |
SSrussihg politics with Grandfather. Mamma
rent was listening patiently to an old lady |
VINO had dropped ia" to tea. Sue sat |
rMlriihg her napkn-ring in the absent
in'hu9u manner which She sometimes adopt. 4
ed, when she wished TO imprrss her hrother |
W Nun All idea OF his utter insignilicance; but
tommy was not easily impressed. As the .
ianniiy adjourned 10 the sitting room, he |
went ana stood by "A window. The old lady !
E gatnered up her knitting and departed. |
same result rs before. Wv
sue had taken her history for half an hours