The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-18
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would mutter to Jimmy. 'The other
boys don't have to. When I'm little
bigger I won't dc It. so there!'
1t was the day before the Fourth oil
July. The townspeople had got up a
celebration, and hired the band from
the city to play on the occasion. which
band was to give concert that evening
on the fair grounds. half mile out OF
the village.
"We are all going, aren't we.
fatherr asked Jimmy at the dinner
table. The fair ground is to be all lit
up and people can drive about in their
carriages and hear the music.''
Il would like to CO." said their
father, ''but have 10 take the evening
train for New York to meet a man on
important business. And don't dare
to trust anyone else to drive the ponies
in such crowd and with so much
music in their ears"
Never mind" said the mother,
"you'll hear the band to your hearts
content tomorrow"
Eight o'clock that evening found a
large rabble of small boys, Johnny and
Jimmy among them, following along
behind huge wage which was slowly
carrying the band from tho depot to
the fair ground. Why they should
follow the wagon is as hard to tell as it
is why small boys do a great many
other things they do, for the band was
not playing at all. But their instru-
ments were in sight and occasionally
some member of the band, as he un-
screwed his instrument and wiped it,
would give little "toot" which sound
always gave the boys fresh courage to
think they would play pretty soon.
"We mustn't 60 any further now."
sad Jimmy, when the clock struck.
"Come. johnny
"Oh. it's awfully mean to have to go
just yet. We want to hear the band"
"But we mus CO." urged Jimmy.
"Come. I'm off, and off he went like
a kite. johnny tur ned doggedly to-
ward the wagon.
81 am going to risk 1t tonight, any
how" he confided to Sammy Staples,
not too good boy who had great in-
fiuence over Johnny. Il presume
father'll punish me for it some way,
but he don't lick me very often and I
can stand anything else"
GLAD hain't got any father to boss
me round" remarked Sammy, who. as
may be imagined. was a sore trial to
his widowed mother.
When Jimmy turned into the home
yard, there was his father in his best
clothes, just Harvesting the grey ponies
to the shining two-seated carryall.
''Why. father, thought you were
going awayw
Il got a dispatch half an hour ago
that needn't go tonight, so I hurried
home to take you all to tho concert.
Where's Johnny?"
"He wouldn't come home with me"
"Well, he will lose the concert. then.
Hurry in and wash up and dress as
quick as you cam
Jimmy ran in an found his mother
putting on her best bonnet while sister
Fan. in gay attire, was just coming
down stairs. drawing on her gloves.
They both took hold and assisted ut
Jimmy's toilet, as a mother and sister
know how to do so well, and in ten
minutes they drove gaily off
'It,s too bad johnny didn't come
home" said his mother. with a sigh,
"he will loose so much.''
THE best punishment he could have"
said his father. 1T is good thing for
boy to learn that it is for his interest
to obey the family rules"
The band wagon had just gone inside
the gate as they drew near the fair
ground. Around the gate there was
gang of boys who had trudged out
there for nothing, all swcaty and dusty
and tired. Johnny's eyes opened wide
when he espied his fathers carriage
driving up for tickets before going in
side. Rushing to it at full speed he
was about to climb in.
Stop. stop. my boy" said his faith
er. '.you are a pretty Object barefooted
and dirty, to come in among clean, well
dressed people,"
Il didn't know you were coming"
faltered Johnny, 'or I should have
gone home"
Neither did l know it an hour ago
or should have told you But Jimmy
didn't know it any more than you did,
and yet he came home.
johnny hung his head. No doubt he
was ashamed to have his tears seen.
"Tm sorry. Johnny" said his moth
err kindly, ''but if you had only come
home with Jimmy it would have been
all right Of course you would be
ashamed to 60 in now, looking as you
do"
That was so. Johnny was very
proud of his appearance when dressed
up, and could never bear to 60 looking
worse than people around him.
'Couldn't 60 home and dress and
then come backp"
1T would be too late," said bis faith
en- Go home and go to bed and get
rested for tomorrow, That's the best
thing for you now"
Johnny went home a sadder and
wiser boy. If his pillow was not wet
with tears that night, there were tear
marks in the dirt on his face; for he
was too thoroughly discouraged when
he got home to think of washing up or
doing ans thing but going to bed.
"Its kinder hard to follow rules al
ways" he said to Sammy Staples next
day; "but sometimes fellow makes
it to do so, after ALL"
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