The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-08-21
TONY'S OUTFIT.
How He Was Provided for on the Morn
ing of the Picnic.

How He Was Provided for on the Morn
ing of the Picnic.
Il can't mend these any more" said
grandmother, holding up very sorry
looking pair of small trousers. you'll
have to put on your Sunday suit for
every day now, Tony"
"Yes'm, answered Tony.
"And don't you slide down any more
trees with rough bark. ="
"No'm," replied Tony.
Sand you'd better 90 down to Sarah
Jane Green's and see when she can
come and make your new suit"
eyes M" said Tony "T'll go now,
fore get my clothes dirty"
The only difference between Tony's
Sunday suit and his everyday suit lay
in the fact of the former being in good
order.
His suits were always made by one
pattern, owned by Sarah Jane Green.
Tony grew SO fast that Sarah Jane al
ways had to cut her pattern larger, and
sometimes she forgot to enlarge every
thing, so that the suit had a curious
look, which, however never troubled
Tony at all.
The trousers were sure to be baggy,
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 all
mending, he took the Sunday one for
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 don t
know when l can come"
Tony looked disinayed.
1.-The picnics to be in two weeks, -"
he said.
"Oh, I'm pretty sure to be well 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 year
ago, it had been twenty miles to 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 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 fol
the Sunday-schoo at the station, which
Tony attended, thinking nothing of 6
four-mile walk.
He had never heard of one before
but grandmother knew all about pic.
mes, 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 and plenty of good things tt
eat stood out from all the rest.
A week passed, and Sarah Jane die
not come. Tony took to giving peel
at the brown cloth, which lay ready
Tor his suit, and then climbing to the
top of the tallest hitching-poSt outside
the door, to watch anXiously for he
stout figure and jolly, round face.
One day he saw wagon in the ia
distance. and his heart gave grea
bound, for there certainly was woman
in it. But, as it drew near, his 10.
turned to curiosity. The face ant
form of the stranger were not bit lik
those of Sarah Jane. But who coult
it be?
as this TonyP" she asked.
"Yes'm," said Tony.
81 am your Aunt Eleanor" sh
said. II have come long way to Sc
you" -.
Aunt Eleanor was his mothers sis
ter. Tony found it so pleasant to b
near her, that he spent several hour
in the house, almost forgetting his sui
She told him all about her boys. an
asked all about what he had learned
seeming surprised to hear that he ha
read the Pilgrims Progress, tn
Life of Washington, and half
"Jay's Lectures, p" which were the onl
books on the ranch.
"But l don't like Jays Lecture
very WE'LL" he admitted to her,
which she laughed, and told him to 2
out and play.
Then Tony climbed on the post agai
. and watched so long and anxiously f
5 Sarah Jane that Aunt Eleanor came OIL
5 and asked him about It, And Tor
found courage to tell her all his fea
about his new suit
The days went by, and still no Sar;
Jane. Tony took again the long wa
. to see her. and learned that she h