The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-06
A GOOD BEGINNING.
feddy'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 wered, with a smile. "Kind
words and deeds are worth more than
dollars sometimes. Try it and see,
tomorrow, will you, TeddyP"
"Yes'm," answered Teddy, II will"
Sand well talk it over tomorrow
night, again, dear
"Yes'm we WILL" said Teddy. 30
mammal I'm going coasting all day.
can't Ip Mr. Billiards. hill is just
splendid and smooth"
81 suppose So" mamma said, smil.
ing.
But Teddy didn't 60 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
nights wood in, came 1.-The bedtime
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, I'm afraid" Teddy an
swered, staring quite soberly into the
glowing Goals. "Course l carried old
Mrs. Tubberman her New Years din
ner. and Johnny Bryant the Jelly, but
it was you did that, mamma gave the
things. you know and twas. onlEsStjc
I to carry en- an}kcet thanked. de-
ia boy ought to do errands for his moth
dr. Es...4. u,
Mamma smiled, and laid her hand
lovingly on her boys head. "And
how about this afternoon, Teddy?" she
asked I.t
II don't think of anything worth
telling, Mamma" Teddy answered,
slowly. when l was going over to
the hill met that little Jack Pooler,
and he'd been to the store, and he was
crying like everything cause his fin
gers were so cold And | took him on
my sled and whisked him home in Il
| jiily, and kicked up my heels and made
him fairly laugh. But that wasn't any.
thing. wwasn't out Of my way hardly
a bit, you know. And Tim Mellin was
ever on the hill without sign of a
sled, cause his folks are so poor, you
know, and he looked so kind of sorry
standing round that l couldn't help
telling him to take turns with me; and
any way twas good deal more fun tC
slide half the tlme-not quite, of course
but bout rs much. And Tim was SC
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's
gave her, and she'd slipped down and
they'd 81! bounced out. And so
helped her pick 'em up and hauled hel
home, and the apples, cause l knew
you d want me to. That's what made
me kind of late home, you know. AnG
that's all; only l ran after old Mr.. Hun
Unveils hat when it blew off, cause
he's got the rheumatism, you know
And | helped Aunt Penny Peters ovcl
an icy place two icy places
Tor fear may be she'd fall down on en-
- but anybody'd do those things, o.
course, mamma
Mamma smoothed the curly head ten
derby.
freddy, dear" she said, II thinl
you've made pretty good beginning.
Don't you and think just so, toop--
Youths Companion.