The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-01
A GOOD BEGINNING.
.edJy's Little Deed. OF kindness on New
Years bay.

And So" said mamma. concluding
her little twilight talk with Teddy
the last one of the ear. because this
was New Years EVE hope my Ill
tie boy will try 10 make somebody
happy every day through ail the new
year-try 10 do some good thing.
Teddy"
Teddy looked doubtful.
Il don't know how. I guess" said
be. II don't have much none 10
give poor folks stuff with. mamma"
Money isn't all there l., dear
mamm answered. with a smile. Kind
words and deeds are worth more than
dollars sometimes. Try il and ste.
tomorrow. will YOU. Teddy
'.Ye,'m,' answered Teddy. Il will
And well talk it oyc tomorrow
night. again, dear.
..Yc-'m, we will said Teddy. 20
mamma. I'm going coasting all day.
can't /? Mr.. Billiards. hill is just
splendid and smooth"
Il suppose So" mamma said. smi!-
ING.
But Teddy didn't 20 coaS,ing until
afternoon, because there were lots of
crrandS TO run in the morning. bask-
ctful Of leftover Christmas daintles to
carry to poor old Mrs. Tubberman. for
one thing. and a glass @; jelly 10 sick
johnny Bryant, for another. And by
the time all this was hone il was nearly
noon. and ami said he'd better eat
his dinner before he eel
So after dinner he was of; and ut
tea-time he was back again. a, rosy
and merry a little fellow ~ YOU would
be likely to meet in a long days Jour
ney. And when tea was over and his
night wood in. came 1.-The bedtime
talk" with III in her low rocking
chair before the open fire, and Teddy
On II cricket at her feet.
We'll. Teddy, what about it?' asked
mamma.
"Not much. I'm afraid" Teddy an
swered, staring quite ,obcrly into the
glowing Goals. Course | carried old
Mrs. Tubbcrman her New Years din
ner and Johnny Bryant the jelly. but
it was YOU did that. mamma-gavc the
things. YOU know-and twas only fun
W 'dlis 'li dlih 30 tistiih''- 'i'i'>.
a boy ought TO do errands for his moth
err"
Mamma smiled, and laid her hand
lovingly on her boys head. And
how about this afternoon, Teddy" she
asked.
II don't think of ANYTHING worth
telling. mamma Teddy answered.
slowly. when | 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 | took him on
my sled and whiskcd him home in 4
jitfy. and kicked up my heels and made
him fairly laugh. But that wasn't any
thing. 'Twasn't ont of nv way hardly
a bit. you know. And Tim Mellin was
over on the hill without a sign of a
sled. cause his folks are 50 poor, YOU
know. and he looked so kind Of sorry
standing round Tat | couldn't help
telling him To take turns with me: and
any way twas 4 good deal more fun TO
slide half the tIme-not quite. of course.
but bout as much. And Tim was SO
pleased that it more paid. And when
l was coming home ! ran across Mr..
Tracks lame Susie. and she had a lit
tie ba>keiful of apples somebody'd
gave her. and she'd slipped down and
they'd all bounced out. And so |
helped her pick EN- 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 / ran after old Mr.. Hun
Unveils hat when it blew off. cause
he's got the rheumatism. YOU know.
And 1 helped Aunt Penny Peter, over
an icy place-over two icy places.
for fear may be she'd fall down on EN-
but anybody'd do those things. of
course, mamma
Mamma smoothed the curly head ten
derry.
Teddy. dear she said. Il think
you've made a pretty good beginning"
Don't You and ! think just 50. ;oo?-
louMS Companion.