The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-04-15
TOTS EScAPADE. |

Home. '. '
Crash! bang! ting-a-lng-a-tiug! went
the piano. Mrs. Bevere lifted her aching
head from the lounge with groan.
"Oh, Tot! 'front.' you please be quiet
for five minutesP"
"Ycs, mamma" replied Tot, shrilly,
scrambling noisily from the piano-stool,
and coming up to where mamma was
lying. Twas trying to play a jewet
with kitty, but she's just horwid to day,
Mamma Bevere. She made all that
noise" ... ....
"Put the kitten out Of the room,
Tot" said Mrs. Bevere.
"Shsll / fan you, mammap'' asked
Tot, when the reluctant kitty had been
dragged oat OF the room by the tail.
And two or three gusty breaths from
palm-leaf fan swept eoldly around
Mrs. Bever's throbbing head.
"Thank you, no, Tot" said mamma
Wont you go into the dining room
and shut the door behind you? II
could only 60 to sleep, perhaps I'd
wake up with my headache gone. You
may tell Mary Ann to give you some
bread anil milk" ... .''. W.
"Shall | sing you to sleep, mammal
can sing J title drops Of water love-
ly. Shall IP" ..
"No, Tot" said mamma, in despera-
tion. II know you must be hungry, 50
won't keep you here. Mary Ann may
give you an orange, too" p. ru'
So Tot went, banning herself re-
morsefally for negecting Mamma
Beyere," but an orange was something
not TO be resisted. f .g'..r :
And now the bread and milk and
orange were gone, and Tot was making
lively, II rather discordant, mus Q on
her silver mug with the spoon. It'had
been raining, but now the shower had
ceased, AMI beautiful rainbow ap-
peared in tho east. Tot had watched Il,
delighted, till IL had slowly vanished;
but Tot was quite sure that one end had
been sticking in the ground in their
garlen. - La rL5l z u
II am going to dig somc gold," she
announced 70 kitty, who was purring
content' dlyin the warm sunshine which
had suddenly burst into the room.
''Don't you want TO 20 'longp Why,
you naughty. lazy ihlngl Don't you
know VOL got re-, IL We go'"
''Now wo din't rich, kitty, for once
heard Mrs. French say il was queer that
mamma had only one servant, When
papa was making 50 much money. Shc
didn't know helped do the washing. l
guess. When / toll Papa Beyere he
Just laughed and said; .rrr-. F
'Mrs French Is liablo TO be mis-
taken ..-
"Tll bring you chain for your neck.
kitty, mado Of twenty gold cents"
But digging gold was certainly dis
couraging work, and Tots arms soon
began 10 ache. She knew exactly
where the Gu OF the rainbow had been.
but she could find nothing there except
rusty nail. Mamma silver spoon la
broken right in the middle. Tot be-
camo dishedrtenel. Then happy
thought struck her; she would go q.
begging.
Size had seen little girl once who
sang and danced, and who got, oh. ever
so many pennies!
"I can sing Little drops OF water,'"
thought Tot, land Papa Bevere says I
can dance lovely"
Mr.. Smith. the next door gardener,
was tying up some vines that had been
beaten down by the rain. His dlapi-
dated straw Int was hanging on thc
fence. Tot put IL on. Il was ever 80
much too large, and tapped dismally
over her face when she walked. But
bcggarS must not DO chooscrs, you
know.
In n twinkling Tot was out on the
Sidewalk. with the silver mug which
was TO hold tie pennies claspsd tightly
In her hand, Oh. naughty little lot!
There was an old gentleman reading
a newspaper out on the ve-anda of the
first house Tot decided to enter He
looked just Ike her grandpapa, so she
wasn't bit afraid OF him. lrliII Dol
How he stared when Tot began 10
sing Little drops Of water" and how
he laughed and applaudcd when she
dancedI {egV .7FN 3 N.sgstt.I ti
Really, begging was great fun, Tot
dcc' 'ded, when. breathless with her ex-
ertlons, she held out her mug, andthe
old gentleman put shining silver piece
into II. -.--------r.--..-- .---l'.-------s7. -.-..-
How people laughed on the departure
OF the funny little figure, which rang
their door-bels so furously and sang
and tripped polka so irresistiblyl
Most OF them knew who she was; but,
somehow, no one thought of sending
her home. lttltgtG lHA9T ~
Tot felt very rich, indeed, ss shc look
cd at the sh ming heap Of pennies and
silver pieces In her mug 1qTTuIi
Two ladies and two gentlemen were
playing croquet out on Mrs. French's
smooth.shaven lawn. They looked az
fresh and happy after the rain as the
birds aud flowers did ''ii p .''' wv d"
Mrs. French herfelf was reclining In \
hammock, reading book. Che was
slender, elegant lady, who talked In a
soft voice, which fascinated Tot. In spite
Of the vague idea she had conceived,
thet she ought to dislike her very much.
I've come a.begging," announced
Tot hslnng directly before tho ham
mock. 1--WE amt rich NV papa says
you're liable 70 be fnlstaken we don
need more'n ono servant 'causc / help
do the washing, Shall I hlnY for youph
Az Mre fre,it,lil hhddad hrs q, a., ,y,si