The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-18
ToNY's CLOTHES,
How He Was Provided for ON the Morn.
ing of the Picnic.

grandmother, holding up very sorr,
looking pair of small trousers. "You'
have to put on your Sunday suit fo
every day now, Tony"
"Yes'm." answered Tony.
"And don't you slide down any mo,
trees with rough bark"
"No'm," replied Tony.
"And you'd better 60 down to Sara
Jane Green's and see when she ca
come and make your new suit"
"Yes'm," said Tony. '.I'll 60 now
fore get my clothes dirty"
The only difference between Tony
Sunday suit and his everyday suit Ia
in the fact of the former being in goo,
order.
| His suits were always made by on,
pattern. owned by Sarah Jane Green
Tony grew 50 fast that Sarah Jane al
ways had to cut her pattern larger, an,
sometimes she forgot to enlarge ever
thing, so that the suit had a curious
look. which, however never trouble,
Tony at all.
| Inc trousers were sure to be ba ggy
and the jacket rather short in the back
with sleeves SO long-''to grow in, '
grandmother said-that they were still
too long when worn out.
! When the everyday suit was past al
mending, he took the Sunday one fo]
every day, and had new one for Sun
day.
| I'm very sorry. Tony" said Sarah
Jane, when Tony reached her house
'but I've sprained my wrist, and dom
know when l can come"
Tony looked dismayed.
THE picnic's to be in two weeks" f"
. he said.
"Oh, I'm pretty sure to be we'll by
that time. I'll keep it in mind, and
you'll be pretty sure to see me-"
Tony lived on sheep-ranch with his
father and his grandfather, and one or
two hired men. Until about a wear
ago, it had been twenty miles to a post
office, and neighbors had been so scarce
that weeks would sometimes pass with
out their seeing one.
But now railroad came within four
miles of them, and little bit of a vii
lage was springing up at the station,
so that Tony and his friends felt al.
most like city folks, they sometimes
declared.
The picnic Tony spoke of was for
the Sunday-school at the station, which
Tony attended, thinking nothing of
fonr-mile walk.
He had never heard of one before,
but grandmother knew all about pic
nlcs, and talked great deal concern
ing them, leaving his mind in an ex-
cited state looking forward to wonders
and delights to come, in which rail-
road ride aud plenty of good things to
eat stood out from all the rest.
A week passed, and Sarah Jane did
not come. Tony took to giving peep
at the brown cloth, which Law ready
for his suit. and then climbing to the
top OF the tallest hitching-post outside
the door, to watch anxiously for her
stout figure and jolly, round face.
One day he saw a wagon in the far
distance. and his heart gave a great
bound, for there certainly was woman
IN 1t. But. as it drew near, his Joy
turned to curiosity. The face and
form OF the stranger were not bit like
those of Sarah Jane. But who could
It bep
rs this Tony?' she asked.
"Yes'm," said Tony.
II am your Aunt Eleanor" she
said. II have come q long way to see
Aunt Eleanor was his mothers sis
'er Tony found it SO pleasant to be
near her, that he spent several hours
in the house. almost forgetting his suit.
She told him all about her boys. and |
asked all about what he had learned,
'eeming surprised to hear that he had
'ead the Pilgrims Progress" the
Life of Washington" and half of
Jays Lectures" which were the only
looks on the ranch.
"But l don't like Jays Lectures
cry well" !" he admitted to her, at
which she laughed, and told him to 90
nut and play.
Then Tony climbed on the post again
nd watched so long and anxiously for
'arah Jane that Aunt Eleanor came out
nd asked him about it. And Tony
ound courage to tell her all his fears
bout his new suit.
The days went by, and still no Sarah
ane. Tony took again the long walk
0 see her. and learned that she had
one over to her sisters, long way
II, but had left word that she would
ONE to Tony's grandmother the first
ay that she was able to sew.
Tony's heart sank lower every day,
ut he remembered that Sarah Jane
ould do wonders in the way of haste
nth her needle. and SO did not quite
espair.
But the day before the picnic came,
nd grandmother began baking ali
orts Of nice things. Tony took a last
ook at the brown cloth, and then went
, her with a swelling heart
"YOu couldn't do any thing with nv
Id clothes, could you. grandmother"
e said, turning round and round be-
)re her.
There were woeful spots on the
acket, but the holes In the sleeves were
mall. and Tony was thinking hope
lily of bottle Of benzine, which had
very bad smell and wonderful pow
Of sending away the spots on a
oy's jacket. HH4f
But the trousers were past all help
ony had taken too many climbs on
he hitching-post-and grandmother
hook her head and went on with her
aking. Aunt Eleanor did not take
luch notice. So line q lady as she
ould not be expected to concern her.
III about little boys old clothea
Tony took a last look down the road,
nd then went out to pour his griefs, |,
ne always did. into the ears Of bis
OF sheep.