Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-24
A GOOD BEGINNING.

Teddy'S Little Deeds of Kindness on New
Years Day.
''And so," said mamma, concluding
her little twilight talk with Teddy
the last one of the year, because this
was New Years Eve-'I hope my lit
tie boy will try to make somebody
happy every day through all the new
year-try to do some good thing,
Teddy"
Teddy looked doubtful.
II don't know how, guess said
he. II don't have much money to
give poor folks stuff with, mamma"
money isn't all there is, dear, :"
mamma answered. with smile. kind
words and deeds are worth more than
dollars sometimes. Try it and see,
tomorrow, will you, Teddy"
"Yes'm,' answered Teddy, II will. !"
"And we'll talk it over tomorrow
night, again, DEAR
eyes, M, we will,' said Teddy 80
mamma! I'm going coasting all day.
can't I? Mr.. Billiards. hill is just
splendid and smooth"
II suppose so," mamma said, smil-
ing.
But Teddy didn't go coasting until
afternoon, because there were lots of
errands to run in the morning-a bask-
etful of leftover Christmas dainties to
carry to poor old Mrs. Tubberman, for
one thing, and glass of jelly to sick
Johnny Bryant, for another. And by
the time all this was done it was nearly
noon, and mamma said he'd better eat
his dinner before he went.
So after dinner he was off; and at
tea-time he was back again, as rosy
and merry little fellow as you would
be likely to meet in long days jour-
ney. And when tea was over, and his
talk with mamma in her low rocking
chair before the open fire, and Teddy
on cricket at her feet.
"Well, Teddy, what about itp" asked
mamma
mot much, Tn afraid" Teddy an
swered, staring quite soberly into the
glowing Goals. ''Course / carried old
Mrs. Tubberman her New Years din
ner and Johnny Bryant the jelly, but
1t was you did that, mamma-gave the
to carry 'em and get thanked. Sides,
IVY 0"S''" w w oAA"AuS Az LILO AAoon
er"
Mamma smiled, and laid her hand
lovingly on her boys head. ''And
how about this afternoon, Teddy?" she
asked.
II don't think of anything worth
telling, mamma" Teddy answered,
the hill met that little Jack Pooler,
hos fn thn cfn no
crying like everything cause his fin
gers were so cold. And I took him on
my sled and whisked him home in a
jitfy. and kicked up my heels and made
him fairly laugh. But that wasn't any
thing. 'Twasn't out of my way hardly
bit, you know. And Tim Mellin was
sled, cause his folks are so poor, you
know, and he looked SO kind of sorry
standing round that / couldn't help
telling him to take turns with me; and
any way twas good deal more fun to
but bout as much. And Tim was so
pleased that it more'n paid. And when
/ was coming home / ran across Mr..
Tracks lame Susie, and she had lit
tie basketful of apples somebody'd
gave HcT, anu sle u sHPpeO uoWh anu
they'd all bounced out And so I
helped her pick EN- up and hauled her
home, and the apples, cause knew
you'd want me to. That's what made
me kind of late home, you know. And
that's all; only ran after old Mr.. Hun
Unveils hat when it blew off, cause
he's got the rheumatism, you know.
And 1 helped Aunt Penny Peters over
an iov ,aIaoa-ovar two lev placaS
for fear may be She d fall down on 'em
but anybody'd do those things, of
course, mamma
Mamma smoothed the curly head ten
derby.
'.Teddy, DEAR" she said, II think
you've made pretty good beginning"
Youths Companion.