Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
A GOOD
'reddy's Little Deeds of Kindness on New

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A GOOD BEGINNING.
:reddy'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
ycar-try to do some good thing,
Teddy"
Teddy looked doubtful.
81 don't know how, 1 guess" said
he. II don't have much money to
give poor folks stuff with, mamma"
"AIoney isn't all there is, DEAR"
mamma answered, with a smile. "Kind
words and deeds are worth more tEan
dollars sometimes. Try it and see,
tomorrow, will you, Teddy?"
"Yes M" answered Teddy, 81 will"
"And we'll talk it over tomorrow
night, again, dear"
"Yes'm, we WILL" said Teddy. 80
mammal! I'm going coasting all day.
can't IP Mr.. Billiards. hill is Just
splendid and smooth"
II suppose So" mamma said, smil-
ing.
But Teddy didn't go coasting until
afternoon, because there We're lots of
errands to run in the morning. bask-
etful of leftover Christmas dainties to
carry to poor old Mrs. Tubberman, for
IL thing, and a 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 a little fellow as you would
be likely to meet in a long days jour-
ney. And whom tea was over, and his
nights wood in, came ''the bedtime
TALK with mamma in her low rocking
chair before the open fire, and Teddy
on q cricket at her feet.
"Wcll, Teddy, what about it?" asked
mamma.
Mot much, Tn afraid" Teddy an
swered, staring quite soberly into the
; glowing Goals. "Course 1 carried old
Mrs. Tubberman her New Years din.
ncr and Johnny Bryant the Jelly, but
it was you did that, mamma-gave the
things, you know-and twas only fun
to carry 'em and get thanked. Sides
err"
Mamma smiled, and laid her hand
lovingly on her boys head. "And
how about this afternoon, TeddyP" she
asked.
II don't think of anything worth
telling, mamma" Teddy answered,
slowly. ''When I was going over to
the hill l met that little Jack Poolcr,
and he'd been to the store, and he was
crying like everything cause his fin
gers were so cold. And l took him on
my sled and whisked him home in a
jitfy, and kicked up my heels and made
him fairly laugh. But that wasn't any
thing. Twasn't out of my way hardly
q bit, you know. And Tim Mellin was
over on the hill without a sign of a
sled, cause his folks are SO poor, you
know, and he looked so kind of sorry
standing round that I couldn't help
telling him to take turns with me-; and
any way twas a good deal more fun to
side half the tlmc-not quite, of course,
but bout rs much. And Tim was so
pleased that it more'n paid. And when
| was coming home l ran across Mr..
Tracks lame Susie, and she had a lit
tie basketful of apples s%omcbody'd
gave he1, and she'd slipped down and
they'd all bounced out. And SO l
helped her pick 'em up and hauled her
home, and the apples, cause l knew
you'd want me to. That's what made
me kind of late home, you know. And
that's all; only l ran after old Mr.. Hun
Unveils hat when it blew of, cause
he's got the rheumatism, you know.
And l helped Aunt Penny Peters over
an icy p~lacc-oyer two icy places,
for fear may be she'd fall down on 'em
but anybody'd do those things, of
! course, mammal
Mamma smoothed the curly head ten
derby.
"'Ieddy, DEAR" she said, II think
you've made a pretty good beginning"
Don't you and l think just so, too?-
Youths Companion.