Smyrna times., 1882-01-04

was gradually paying of. The house. was
within half mills of Mr.. Gorham's; and
there he, with his wife and little four-year-
old daughter, lived happily together. His
! eldest daughter, Alice, who has already
been introduced 20 the reader, had been
in Mrs. GraLam'S employ for about four
years. BY her willingness to do as she
was told, and b. her uniform kindness to
little Willie, she had won the confidence
Of both Mr. and Mrs. Graham.
"Did mammals little lamb think she
had gone and lefl hiH, ?'' said Mrs. Graham,
as she lifted her little baby boy from. the
bed, and began to arrange for his toilet.
ives goin' 10 get or our nice, warm
closes, and then we's goin' to see the b:::
dcSsies anil roostcrs ard hor:ics." Aud
Immediately 4 broad grin overapread itself
over the little fellows face, as his snail
mind contemplated the wonderful sights
which were III store for him.
The toilet being finished, Willie was
taken into the sitting room, where he was
placed on the floor, AMI given his tin horse
| to @mUse himself with while hi, ,aothcr
went a5out her morning duties. On going
down stairs; she WAS aet in the Kitchen nv
James, the gardener, who informed her
that three more Of ;he fines: fowls had dis
appeared during The night.
" |! is really too bad, )" said she. THAT
makes SIX chickens We have hal stolen in
The pas: month, You viii have to watch
again for them. Now, James, i would
ike to have the bed in front Of the house
Fraded up this morning, and This afternoon
Wo will aet out Son:e plants"
Al right. ma'a:a, III have the bed
ready by noon," and OF nc started for the
tool house, while Mrs. Graham went into
the dirring-roo.a, where Alice was clearing
away The breakfast things.
Alice You may go up ana bring Willie
down stairs. III do my sewing down here
to-day, and the little fellow is sure 10 gel
INTO Ta'sctief il left up there by himself"
Alice obHyed promptly, aud prqeecled
up stairs 70 tae sittin. room, But le. and
behold; What q sight met her gaze ON
entering! Willie, not being content with
his tin horse, mad sought otacramusan.ut
Attracted by the pretty table cover which
hung from the little round stand that stood
near The mantcl, he had pulled and twist
Ell IL nnti ne mad succeeded in upsettinr
tho stand, and scattering the articles unon
1t on The iloor. There he sat in entire
ignorance of the destruction he had
wrought: BESIDES him lay a bottle which. |
ten minutes hefule, had contained ,nnc;l- ,
age, In his hand he held the brush viii |
which hc was just completing the finishing !
toIche" Ola beautiful Iand4canc on ono Of |
MS mothers best shoes. One Of her stor,..
ings had also come in f0r good share Of
decorating; and it was quiet evident that !
The Tin horse had rot escaped the voupr
artist $ attention. AR. Crahaln's rocket.
Dook' Which ne had left on the stand after
haadinS Alice the twenty-five cents for
the cxprcasman in the morning. w,s oIso
among the many articles scattered about
the floor. /
wed, SIR. exclaimed Alice, after she
mad partially recovered hcrscnsos. "you'vo
made pretty mess here, haven't you?
/ wonder what mamma II say to seein"
her shoes and stockings in such a condi-
ton Bless LILY soul! your fathers pocket
book, tooi lac MUST have torgo;tcn It This
morning rs Fortunate thing for you,
my boy, that you haven't smeared that nil
over with mucilagc. I'll just put it I'M
here on the mantel." So saving she
picked i! up and carefully placed it behind
a vase on tho mantlepiecc. As she was
about to clear the things away, Mrs. Gra-
ham cAtored the room, and her surprise
can better be imagined than described.
hat in the world has the child been
doinG!' she exclaimed. "Ny best shoes,
TODD gracious, Alice, how did Willie get
this muciiage?"
But on seeing the table tipped over on
Ihe floor, the whole thing was as cIeor 70
hcr rs 1t had been to Alice. Mrs. Graham
was very sensible SOFT Oft woman. She
well knew that child, three years Of aoe.
was not responsible for what it did no
matter how seriou: the damage might bc l
She, therefore, did not do-as some moth.
srS might have doLa--chastise Willie bv
estlnS the quality Of slipper on the
nnocent's body, but che immediately set
o work to bring order out of chaos.
Just look at this table cover!' said she.
Unable to resist a smile, notwithstandinr |
he article was ruined. "And my stock.
ngs! Dear, dear; throw them right in
ne rag bag, Alice. They never can be of
my useu' C
Alice picked them up carefully, and car.
leu them to the little room at the end of
he hall, where the old-clothes bag was
iept' and threw them In the bag. Return
nG, aae fell to work, and before q great :"
While had the room in order.
Willie didn't seem to relish the idea of
having all his mics playthinss taken awav $
rom him, and demonstrated by a little
which finally terminated with II
iolent cry. lie was quictcd however
When his mother put n clean dress on him ~
nd his little sacque and hat, and told Alice
o@take him out for his morning walk. =
The remainder OF the day slipped Quickly
way. BY noon James had the flower bed =
eady for Mrs. Graham, who spent tbo ii
fternoon in arranging her flowers. More d"
han once she dropped her trowel and rake. n