Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-09-27
LOOKING On.

Sammy Bones lived on the very top
of n hill. and the yard that he played in
was almost all hillside. So shat if he
happened to fall down, and get to roll
ing before he could get up again, he
never stopped rolling until he reached
the fence at the bot; ON of the hill.
But this did not happen very often.
Really it never happened but just once
that know Of That time he did roll
down hill, just like a log of wood or a
keg of molasses to the bottom.
His mamma was sewing on the ma
chine, by the sitting-room window, at
the time, and CHANGING to look out, she
saw her precious son rolling away! And
what was worse, he rolled faster and
faster at every roll. Imagine her feel
ings! But if you re not mamma your
self, there's no use in trying to mag
ine-yOu can't. But she need not have
been so alarmed about him, for half an
hour afterwards her son was safely on
the top of the hill a"ain-in the house.
He had been rubbed with arnica
here, and anointed with scented salve
there, and he had Il long strip of court
plaster Just above one of his eyes, and
another strip across the bridge OF his
nose. Nevertheless, he was very hap
py. For besides having been great
hero, achieved greatness as Shake
speare would say, he had also achieved
some blackberry jam. And he did not
get blackberry jam very often, not much
oftener than he took Il roll down the
hillside 1t was only because of the roll
that he got the jam now. Sammy I'M
derstOOu this fact; SO withal, he felt
that the accident was ''all for the best
now that it was over.
While he ate his bread and jam, his
mamma with very red eyes, was giving
her neighbor, Mrs. Smith, an account OF
the shocking affair, and of the mental
anguish she had suffered while her boy
was taking his wonderful circular jour
ney.
"Whv, should think my hair would
have turned gray with horror at the
sight" she exclaimed, wiping away
some more tears that came at the
thought.
"Ohr' interrupted Sammy just as
Mrs. Smith began speaking, g if you'd
just been the fellow that was a-roifing
though! Looking on amt nothing" he
added, grandly.
But few days afterwards he found
that Choking on - acds something. 1t
came about in this way:
When Sammy's father, who was a
doctor, came home ut noon on this day,
he was in great hurry. Mrs. Buell.,
who lived twelve miles out of town, had
another stroke of paralysis. and he must
90 to see her right off.
CPL just take old BIZ out Of the
shafts said the doctor, land let him
get some oats and a few minutes rest,
and then off must 60 again
Then he put two stones before the
front wheels of the buggy to keep it
from rolling away, and went in to his
own dinner.
Don't NEEDLE with those stones,
Sammy" he said. the last thing.
Sammy had had his dinner, and so
had his two little cousins Meg and Milly.
who were visiting him. So they did not
90 into the house.
Lets get in the buggy and play
horse" said Meg.
And in she and Milly clambered,
while Sammy took hold of the shafts
and began pulling. Taking hold of the
shafts and pulling little was not med
ding with the stones. he thought. He
Just pulled ''little bit" when sud-
denly the buggy began to push. 1t
pushed harder and harder, and Sam
my got very red ~ the face trying to
hold it in. But it U0uldnt be held in!
1t got away from him. and rushed pell-
NELL down the hill with those two little
cousins inside screaming ''just awfully.'
And Sammy could only stand still and
look on, just as poor mamma had done
when he rolled away a few days before.
Oh. he felt dreadtutly! Then his papa
rushed out, and his mamma rushed
out, and his auntie, and Mary Ann, the
hired girl, they all chased the buggy
down the hill. But they did not catch
it-not until it stopped of itself against
the fence.
Milly and Meg were not bit hurt,
but they cried and cried; and both of
the shafts of the buggy were broken
clear off.
So the doctor had to 90 on horseback
to see Mrs. Buel.
Nobody scolded Sammy very much,
for he looked so pale and sorry, and no
body gave him any jam this time
either. But after while his mamma
smiled little, ard asked him if ''look-
ing on "Wasn't something
And Sammy looked very, very meek,
aud said: Yes, ma y Youths COM
panaion.