The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-09-10

Joe. II can lie down there if feel the
need of it. ]"
Every WE'LL" said grandpa, "but
don't walk fast I'm sorry you feel so
badly, for was counting on having
you help us with our good time this
afternoon"
''I'm sorry, too,' replied Joe, with
a deep sigh. ''My head didn't ache at
all when left home, o. Ewouldn' thaye
come over.'
On his way to the gate he had to
pass the wood-pile, where Ned and
Charlie were working like young Tro-
jams.
81 hope the herb tea did you good"
said Ned.
.It's too bad you can't stay to ride
old Prince" said Charlie.
Joe made no reply, but his face wore
an expression of shame as he went out
of the gate and started down the road
leading to the village.
| He found his mother busy making
mince-pies, the baby on her lap.
"What! home so soon, JoeP' she
said.
eYes'm. l had such headache
couldn't stay. But | feel better now.
I guess the walk did me good"
'I'm glad of that, for you can take
care of baby. She is very fretful to-
day, and won't let me put her down
minute"
Joe's face clouded at once. Taking
care of the baby was worse than put
ting wood in the shed, and he had
been planning to go over to Iom
Stacy's to have game of ball.
''Won't she 60 to sleepP" he asked,
, lap.
'sYou can try her, and see."
: Joe tried, but tried in vain. The
t baby's eyes refused to close, in spite
$ of the most earnest rocking, and Joe
E was completely out of temper when at
length the last pie was in the oven and
! his mother able to relieve him OF his
charge.
e Don't go off," she said, as he was
e starting toward the door, 81 want
you to help me with the vegetables for
n dinner, and bring in some wood"
d al don't think ought to work so
i hard on Saturdays" grumbled Joe.
u 81 work hard every day in the
J week." said his mother. ''I won't
- ask you to do any thing beyond your
D strength. After dinner you can clean
up the yard. I'm ashamed of it as it
[e is now, Uttered up with all sorts Of
d trash" !"
ol "Oh, mother, let it go till next
~ Saturday. Then Ned and Charlie CAP
help. 'r,
- mo, it mus Il done to-day. Miss
Id Bassett is coming TO Tea tomorrow
d. night, and I want the place to look
at nice. would have set all three o1
,lv YOU BOYS at work on it early this m orn.
90 ing, but your grandfather sent WORD
that he would take you all to the
&C. museum in Coverley, SO didn't speal
Ter of the yard"
Is. 1.-The museum! Oh. mother, VIII,
I'd didn't you tell me this morningp" anC
- tears of disappointment and chagril
ler sprang to Joe's eyes.
"Your grandfather told me not t
in mention it. He said he wanted t
err give you surprise
Poor Joel 1t was with very ur
e." steady hands that he peeled the pots
let toes and washed the parsnips for dir
md ner, and when twelve o'clock came b
sat could not eat any thing, so heavy ws
ow his heart.
ed, The ''museum" was travelling COZ
Int Germ, owned by two wide-awake Yal
KEGS, whose bills announced that the
put were making a grand tour of I'll
dpa United States. They exhibited q
his sorts of animals, both alive and stuffe
and birds from every cline. They all
ork performed wonderful feats in juggle
Joe, and ON the trapeze. They had been
in week in Coverley, large town sew
miles from the village where Joe live
ing and he had been carrying some of t
). liandbills around in his pocket for t
You DAYS, and had read them SO often th
mo- he knew them by heart. 1t seem
cell very hard that he should have miss
% TO the treat his grandfather had wished
give him.
rilv. He was raking the leaves on
bree grass in front of the house when
,an't light wagon containing his grandfatl
Won and Ned and Charlie drove up to
gate.
mex. .sHow's your headp" asked graz
pa. .It's too bad you couldn't go W
oepn us"
from 'We'vc had the grandest kind Q
timer' cried Ned.
an This has been the incest Saturda
ever knew!" cried Charlie.
e. or Joe gulped down a lump in
| the throat A nice Saturday! 1t had b
turn long, unhappy day to him.
mile. But he had learned lesson. Fl
said that day forth he never told a stor.
nper. order to shirk an unpleasant piece
wood work. Florence B. HaltoaceH, IN G
work en- Days.
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