The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-09-06
Jimmy and Johnny.


Such hitter hot July day! But
Jimmy and Johnny, the twins, didn't
feel it much. No, bless you. for they
were down in the brook under the deep
shade of the willows, up to their knees
in the cool, soft water building most
lovely dam, and having such splen-
did time as little boys do have the first
| days of vacation, when they have been
| shut up in school all the long, hot sum
| mer.
Down the path from the house their
mother came walking fast, with her
| apron thrown up over her head. 60,
boys she said, 81 must have you go
over to Mrs. Days right of, to get my
radd]e. I'm all ready to draw in my
web, and Pve just remembered that it
| is over there"
"Oh, dear" whined Johnny, eve
were just having such boss time, and
it's SO hot, toon'
81 know, and it is too bad to dis
turb your play and send you off in the
hot sun, but l don't see any other
way"
"Pll CO." cried Jimmy, cheerfully,
jumping up the bank, and rolling down
his trousers. 81 can bring it aloneJ
can't I?''
"Ob yes, dear, it isn't heavy" !
"Let johnny stay and play, then.
What is it you want?"
My r0ddlc. Can you remember the
name?'
I'm afraid I shall forget, it's such
queer name. What is it like?"
Well, it has teeth, some like a
rake. Don't run, dear, in this hot sun.
I'm sorry you have to go.'
! 81 like to do it for YOU, mother;
you've always been doing for me-" and
Jimmy set OFF, whistling Captain
| Jinks."
1t was a long, warm half-milc to Mrs.
Days, and Jimmy's face was as red as
one OF her peoples when he turned into
her yard. She was washing her churn
on the cool back porch.
"Good-morning, Mrs. Day." he said
"Mother sent me over to get her-her
her her" and then Jimmy began
| to fan his face with his old straw hat,i
and turn redder than ever.
''Sit right down here, said Mrs. DayJ
giving him chair. you're Just about
melted, aren't you? Now, what is it'll
l can't seem to remember as | have
anything of your ma 5 here
1--WE forgot the name, but it has
teeth some like a rake"
Teeth like rake! What under the
sun! Do you know what she wants of
it?'
"She's doing something with her
| web"
"Oh, her raddle"
eyes, yes, raddle. That it,"
''NOw, to think of it, what scrapeg
Old Mrs. Burns borrowed that very
raddle of me last spring. She was on
her way to your house a-purpose to-
borrow it, and | told her twas here. L
lent it to her, for | knew your MAJ
wouldn't care, and she said she would
use it the very next day, and then she
would send it right home to your ma
| dare say the old lady has forgot ALI
about it. she getting dreadful forget
full. It's too bad"
Jimmy thought so too, but he rose to-
90 on another not half mile.
mo, you needn't 90 another step for
it, little man. Alcen' she called to al
large girl, who was knitting in the Sit
ting-room, 'you 90 right over to Mrs.
Burns and get Mrs. Dover's raddle for
her." Alice laid down her work, and,
taking her parasol, started off as thought
she was not sorry to get away from her
knitting. 1
Now, jimmy said Mrs Day, "you
Just wash your face and hands in this.
cold water, to cool you off, and then sit
here and rest YOU till she comes back.
She won't be gone long; grass never
grows under her feet when she's on thet
road"
While Jimmy was washing, Mrs.
Day went into the pantry, and he had
just sat down on the shady back steps
when she came out with aslice of bread
and butter in one hand teaspoon in
the other, and an empty honey-boX I'M
der her arm.
"See here" she said, 81 know you'rel
hungry. Little boys always are. L
took out the last of this honey last night.3
and we don't any of us care enough
about it to scrape out the box. Perhaps
you would like to.
WOuldn't he? If there was anything
on earth he dearly loved, it was honey,
and his father never kept bees.
"Oh, thank you! guess | should!'f
and Johnny fell to work i'll good earn
est. Honey! there was enough for two
boys in the box, and so nice and clear
With the soft white bread and golden
butter, it was feast for King.
"If Johnny had only come, too" he
thought over and over again. For
Johnny loved honey just as well as he
did.
BY the time Alice came back with the
raddle, he was too full to hold another
morsel, and started off home with it,
feeling as sweet as boy could.
dear mel" whined Johnny, when
Jimmy told him what Mrs Day gave
him to eat. ard have gone, too, il I'd
known about that honey-boX." &
Jimmy went when he didn't know
of it, - said their mother - YOUTHS Conn
paatjon.