The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-10-23
THEIR FIRST NEW ,.,SUlTs.

Him When He Was =; Little BOY.
"Ting.a-ling-lin@" went Grandpa
Mayoy door-bell. Grandma heard 1t,
and because Bridget was having day
out and there was no one else in the
house but grandpa, she opened the
door herself. There stood little boy,
.who was just standing on tiptoe to
ring the bell q second time--af very
little boy in new knickerbockers new
jacket and new fur cap, who looked
for all the world as though he had just
come out of handbook.
Deaf mer' said grandma. taking
off cher yspectacles' and Mping them
and putting them on again. "'How do
you do little .,boyP Won't'yoa come
IMP" r.
The little boy didn't answer a word.
Indeed, you might have thought he
acted very strangely, for he put one
hand tight over his mouth and made
queer little gurgling noise. But ne
followed grandma in through the hall
to the study. n
Grandpa was In the study reading
the latest paper, but he laidft down
and took off his spectacles as his small
visitor entered. @R
ut is some one to sec you, l think
said grandma, sitting down and taking
her knitting-work. ~"
Grandpa put on his spectacles again,
and his eyes fairly twinkled behind
them, though there wasn't the first
hint of smile on his face. A
s'Well, my young friend" he said,
just as, he had said good many times
to good many little boys. "what can
l do for youP"
Then this little boy did another
funny thing He jumped up and down
and clapped his hands.
"Why, gran'pa!" he cried. why,
gran'pa, don't you know mep I'm
Teddy"
Oh, how surprised grandpa did look
And grandma dropped the little red
mitten she was knitting, she was sc
astonished.
why, can't believe it, said she.
Teddy had curls and wore skirts the
very last time saw him, and that was
only yesterday"
"Teddy-our Teddy-doesn't veal
pants and jacket like-lik a grown-ul
+ boy" said grandpa.
! "Oh, but yes l do, now!" Tedd!
, made haste to explain. "Causo I'm
not baby any more, gram pa; I'm si'
i mean. I'll be seven years old m.
next birthday after this one. AM
papa cut off my hair this morning, am
y mamma sent gram'ma curl. though
don't think it mounts to much!'
Grandma thought it did, by the low
ing way she opened the tiny tissue
:, paper parcel which Teddy gave hel
and was almost as sure he saw tea
!. drop upon the yellow curl within 1t
though he couldn't see for his par
what there was to cry about. II
didn't feel one bit like crying, himsel
= "And this is my new suit" said hi
- proudly. "My very first pants owe
:, had"
- "Well, WE'LL" said grandpa, aftt
turning Teddy around and around.
~ view him on every side, II declare
it doesn't make me think OF the fir
: really new suit l ever had"
y 20 gram'pa tell about It'll" crit
70 Teddy. eagerly. "Was it like mine
~ mo. not exactly" grandpa a
. swered, with funny smile; ''if
=, member, the pants were longer, a
y so was the jacket And there was
~ waistcoat, too"
u whats a waistcoat?" demand
Teddy, so much interested that he II
70 got to be polite. He remembered II
~ minute. If you please. grandpa, /"
~ added. MIA
3. That's right" said grandpa, {
az provingly. IA waistcoat is We
~ Teddy, very much like those men we
on nowadays. was older than you 8
~ when l got my new suit. thin
y" must have been as much as ten ye'
JILL old, because | cut all the wood motf
needed to burn in the brick oven Il
winter"
re- whats brick oven, If you plea
l., gram'paP" r-H tf
W. Then grandpa laughed. IL do
'o lieve this is Teddy" said he. II tn
=" had been doubt Of it in his mind
~ along. "A brick oven, nay boy,
." large oven built in the house just
u the chimney is. of brick or stone,
" the fire to heat it is made in the o
'y itself. Ours was built of stone. tho'
I we always called. it the brick ov'
" Mother used to heat it two or tn
~, times a week. and had to work pr
~ hard. sometimes, to furnith wood TO
ne But when sheep-shearing t
came, in the spring. had my rev;
rh One day heard mother say to fat
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