The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-12-28
HOW NED AND TINA WENT CHRIST.
MAS SHOPPING.
A STORY for tho Children.


know you promised to take me shop
ping with you.'' said Tina. bursting int
4 flood of tears.
''But you would not want me to lei
lear grandma and auntie suffer for the
sake of giving you pleasure, said Mrs
Earle, drawing Tina to her side.
Moo" said Tina. rather doubtfully
'sbut what shall do all alone this long
iayp''
s'You may run over and ask Ned te
Ipend the day with you. 1 will tel
Maggie to make nice queens pud-
ling, with frost.ng and sauce. and you
md Ned can dine in state"
'sOh, that will be nice; l will be the
mamma and Ned the papa, and we will
out the dollies in some of the other
hairs You mey come. too. Snip" she
laid to the Skye-terrier. which had been
ooking into her face most sympa-
ihetieally. for he shared all her griefs
Ind Joys. eFs---ssE. s-s-s---. -s-.ss-ss.i
.4Oh, goodie! goodiei won't we have
= grand time. sang Tina, whirling
sronnd, willis Snip barked as loud as he
so1ld., --o9r--. r-t~9r- ~z~-
"Well. only be good girl and mind
Maggie" said Mrs. Earle, hurrying of
10 got ready. u - 5-z liiliA-
'ss'.fes, mamma, will; come, Snip,
ct Us go over and ask Ned. ~
Tina, with Snip at her heels, was soon
lying across the street. Ned saw her
rom an upper window aud rushed down
% open the door.
so; Ned" began Tina, before she
Was inside the door, i.you ara to spend
the day with me, and we are to have
queen s.pndding for dinner, and eat il
all alone in the diping-room, instead Of
in the kitchen with Maggie. Won't
that be elegant?' gasped Tina, quite
out of breath.
s'Oh,- it will be perfectly magnif-
cent" answered Ned, who was one year
Younger than Tina. who had Just
passed her sixth birthday. Prancing up
and down the bali, Ned gave vent to his
feelings of delight, In
run ups stairs and ask your mamma
If you can come" said Tina
"Oh, she has been away for two
days, but will ask Susan; she will be
glad huff to let me go, she says bower
her So"
A willing consent was given by Susan
for master Ned to spend the day
with ,.Aiiss Fina,il and the happy chill
dren scampered away. Mrs Ear. e bade
the children goodbye, charging them
"to be good and play happily" al
will come back tonight, Tina, if posi-
ble," she said, as she hurried down the
steps. The children rushed up to the
warm nursery, and were soon deep in q
game of hide. IA which Snip was the
seeker After this came blind man s
buff, in which Snip, with handker-
chief tied over his eyes, made the most
frantic efforts to catch the children.
just as Tina was going to give him q
good chance 10 seize her dress. he ran
against the sharp edge OF the door and
bumped his nose, which made him lie
down IN disgust, and refuse to play any
more,
Never mind, Snip. we will play doc
tor now. and you shall be my horse.
You must have all the children sick this
time. Tina, for papa says there is a great
eckadenick about, and every one has
got some of it," said Ned.
Snip was soon harnessed to the dolls
carriage, while tina dons were hastily
undressed and put to bed, all but Alge-
non-he was saved out to run for the
doctor. 1t was thought best, however,
to tie piece of flannel around his neck,
as he seemed hoarse, and was "subject
to guitar in winter" Tina said. sup
pose she meant catarrh.
81 guess they had better have other
eases from each other" said Ned. $50
l shall have a great many medicines to
give them. - shall give them awful
Doses he continued. for am an
alapalaty doctor. YOU know"
''HoW shall we make the medicines"
said Tina. "Oh. know; we will mix
different colored pain with water, and
Twill get some o; mamma homlypstty
bottles to put it in The medicines
were soon mixed, G cen. yellow and red.
There said Ned, they look
'zactlN like soms of papa'a that he has
on the shelf in his office. Now / must
have sJme either / will fill this
biggest bottle with water for that.
always take it with me, but don't use
It 'cept in. dreadful things"
All was now ready. The doctor s
team was waiting at the door. DIR. Ned
was putting on his coat, when in rushed
Algenon (pushed along by his mother),
and squsaked: 10, DR. Ned, come
-quick--the children are all sick, and
ma is dreadfully Harmed"
~ will be there. 'mediately, my
son. said the doctor. ,'Get into the
carriage and will take you home"
The doctor was obliged TO walk be-
hind his carriage and drive, but that
made no difference. Snip understood
his part and trotted out into the hall,
through Mrs Earle's room, to the other
door of the nursery.
The doctor was long time fastening
his horse. taking of his overcoat. and
~-affirnr v.r1 In 81, Hinhf of ataire
The mother of Eveline, Blanche, Au-
gustus and LADY Bess meanwhile
walked the room in a tragic manner,
exclaiming: "Oh, oh, oh, my dear
children will surely die"
Don't take on so; am here" said
the dootor.
'Oh. save my childrenr' shrieked
the mother.
Yes, marn, 1 will. Let me feel
their pulses, and look at their
tongueses," said DR.. Ned. going to the
baby first.
''Oh. my, she has got the group.
Put her in the basin and turn the hot
water on to her quick. rScald her with
all your might. She is china and 1t
won { hurt her, you know. Tina
While Bess was being scalded. DR..
Ned felt of Augustus pulse.
II think he has the scarlet fever; he
is all covered with rush. you see;
think he will die, so we won't stop for
him." said Ned. moving on to the bed
where Eveline and Blanche were lying.
After careful examination they were
declared very sick with brain fever.
caused by esting too much" Mean
while the DOCTORS horse had been
amusing himself by shaking Algenon
between his teeth. With q wild shrek
Tina rushed to his rescue Bring me
the either" said the doctor. calmly;
Ibis head must be sewed up" While
Algenon was being sewed and bandaged
rne dinner bell rang. and. shouting
queens pudding, the children rushed
down stairs. followed by the doctor
horse and carriage. Whenthe bottom Of
the second fight was reached there was
not much carriage left; butNed comfort
ed Tina by telling her that ''papa's buggy
got smashed the other day, and he
guessed al doctors did sometimes"
Maggie had nice dinner for the
children. and was going TO stay and at
tend to them. but Tins declared that
her mamma had said thew were to dine
alone. Maggie laughed at the two
small specimens at the large table. and
after fastening their nap ms for them.