The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-10-10

/ we've got 10 hon er ve learn TO lily
/ but hopping is t'rsojfti sfo~.
/ Ellen Oliver. in W:ic.Awase.
TOMMY'S EXPERIENCE.
Whv He Now Treats His Sister Juat rs J
sho Were Rosne Other Boys sister.
Tommy! Tommy
Tommy shut one eye. and with Iii.
other looked through convenient
knot-hOlc in the side Of The wood-shed
| Again his mother called his name
this time little louder than before
Still Tommy did not answer To say
| that he felt aggriered would be givin.
a very mild description of his feelings
at that minute Hadn't he worked all
morning carrying coal and water. pick
ing up sticks and stones from the
front grass plot, and doing various
other things too numerous 10 think al
just them And hadn't he been sus-
tanned and upheld through it all BY the
thought OF having the whole afternoon
TO himself? Why. he had even for.
gotten TO count how many buckets OF
water he had carried 10 wash of the
porches. 80 interested was he i'm tryin.
to calculate how many willow whistles
he would have time to make before
srppcr-time. And now. just as he was
comfortably fixed ut work. to think
that he must be called from it!
II know just what she wants me
for, nc said to himself. Il don't see
any sense in two Of us going 70 the
store: just rs II Tillie couldn't go by
herself. I'll not let on heard her
call me-
Tommy knew that this was not II
very safe course to pursue. but he was
So rexcd that he did not think of con-
sequences. BY this time his mother
had gone into the house and closed
the door. but 1t was again opened. and
again his name echoed through the
premises.
That's Tilly." said Tommy. '.and
she won't stop at calling; she'll hunt
| me up"
He looked around for a hiding place.
He could hear Title running down the
stone walk. She would be there in a
minute: SO. hastily jumping down from
the workbench, he ran across the
floor and climbed into an old cup
board, which shook in threatening
manner. as il resenting the intrusion.
lie pulled the doors to, just as lilly
appeared at the doorway.
Tommy! Tommy Dawson!' she
called. 50 that there might be no mis-
take As to what Tommy was wanted.
Tommy held his breath lest she might
discover him, and wished that his
heart would not thump SO loudly
! against his ribs. Surely lilly would
hear it; but she turned toward the
house. as II satisfied that he was to be
found. Tommy chuckled inhigh glee,
and after hearing the door shut clam
bered down out Of the crazy old.cup-
board. his face very red. his clothes
covered with dust and cobwebs.
After taking observations through
the knot hole for u few seconds, he got
| up on the bench and be canon tho whis-
| tie. but somehow the bark seemed very
hard to loosen. and his knife was not as
sharp as usual. He was sure he had
never heard the field crickets chirp SO
loudly. And wasn't it strange they were
saying: Sneak. sneak, sneak" just
rs fast as they could. Tommy had
| often listened to them before. but he
always thought they said. summers
here. here. here He must have
been mistaken them, for nothing could
be palmer than what they were now
saying.
If only that road to the store WASN'T
SO hot and dusty" he said half aloud,
and then he whitfield at willow
switch.
Il do wonder il Nations dog would
bite; Tilly's awful 'fraid Of dogs. +"
And then another minute OF whiting.
Il guess could finish these whistles
after come back. and he shut up his
knife and with one bound was in the
middle Of the moor and with another
was out on the stones.
..Whew! how hot that old wood shed
is anyway" And running up tho
stones, he burst into the kitchen where
he found lilly flying around in wild
delight.
"Why, Tommy Dawson!'' she ex
claimed, "where have you been, view.
been calling you everywhere"
What are you polishing your bes
shoes for? To wear to the store?" de
mandel Tommy, skillfully evading tn,
question.
..Store!" echoed Iilly. scornfully
why. Tommy Dawson, Uncle Ton
is here. and he's going to take III
home with him. and he's in an awful
hurry, and mothers upstairs layin.
out your clothes, and I've polishe.
your best shoes. You see we thought
you might come in in time to get ready
isevery thing was fired for you to dres
In hurry. And oh! Tommy, wa
that afraid ! would have to go withou
you," and here lilly paused to take hel
breath.
Tommy may live to be very old, bu
no will never forget how mean he fel
just then.
You'd better not stand there" con
tinued lilly; Uncle Tom said W,
must be ready in hal: az hour. an,
he's been here most fifteen minute
now"
| lilly wHs too much excited TO no
ucs bis scniusson, ard hs buried h!