The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-17
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
Dicks Lesson.
BY LILA H. GoDsHALL.

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And Dick looked up from monke,
he was drawing on slate
"That's always the way with you,
chimed in Dicks younger brother, Dan
who was always being held up as a re
buke to his brothers continual tarCli
ness.
Never you mind" and Dicks good
natured brow rumpled up for the mo
ment. II said I'd put them en- in i.
minute, and l will if you'll give me
time"
my DEAR" interposed his mother
quietly, eff an engine was coming
along the track at the rate of fifty
miles an hour, you could not take the
time to get out of the way, could you? ?"
Dick flushed, and had the grace t.
| feel ashamed. Procrastination was hi,
besetting sin. His brothers plague
him and his mother warned him, b
all in vain; Dick still continued to "pu
Off" and as yet no serious accident O.
inconvenience had arisen therefrom.
The minute went by, two, three, and
four, and still Dick drew on his slate
Mrs. Swain sighed, and was JUS
about to speak to him again, when the
door opened and in bounded Harold
Dicks older and favorite brother, pant
ing and glowing with excitement ano
quick running.
"Dick, the fox is out-broke loose
about five minutes ago. She ano
Browns dog are in a fight. Come
quick, or Topsy will be killed"
Topsy, the fox, was Dicks own spe
cial property, purchased for him whe1
she was only few weeks old.
She was inclined to be vicious and
savage at times, and no one but Dick
had the courage to interfere during hel
frequent fights with Browns dog"
But that very morning he had locked
Topsy securely in her house, as he C.!
late had had occasion to do pretty
often. Now, how came Topsy to bt
out and in fight with that mean little
cur of Browns?
Dick dropped his slate with a crash
and was just making for the door, when
his mother rose hastily and detained
him by main force.
Dick, you are not to go out in your
stocking feet, do you hear? It was just
that way you were taken sick last
spring. Topsy can wait, and if she is
killed you will be justly punished for
!! your disobedience.
"But, mother, where are my shoes q"
And Dick nearly burst with impa-
thence and smothered rage, as here,
here, and everywhere he looked; but
I'll to no avail-the shoes could not be
found
How was Dick to know that that
model of propriety, Dan, had deter
mined to teach him lesson, and had
accordingly carried off the shoes and
hidden them?
So Dick fumed and ragged, and at
last made final dive for the kitchen,
where he happened to catch glimpse
of the fighting animals from the win
dow.
Then everything was forgotten =
shoes, mother, and all-and, Selling
heavy stick, Dick darted out the door;
then, regardless of consequences, he
threw himself in between the enraged
combatants, and, with one blow, sent
Browns dog off, bowling dismally.
The victory was Dicks, and amid
the general applause of his brothers he
led off "Topsy," who still showed her
little white teeth savagely.
It took some time and considerable
trouble to get her back into the house
showed a very evil disposition to fight
with Harold or Dan, who discreetly
kept at safe distance.
She knew Dick and became slightly
pacifed, as before leaving her he
patted her several times gently.
"Shell be all right in the morning"
he said, as he walked briskly away.
His shoes had quite suddenly entered
his head, and feeling rather anxious as
to what his mother might say, he
started on run, and then, all of a
sudden, stopped with cry of pain.
"Wel1, what now?" And mis- two
brothers joined him in some amaze
ment.
ooh, take it out. can't you?" groaned
poor Dick, sinking to the ground, cts
thorn, I guess, or glass. Oh, it's
gone clean through my stocking"
Harold stopped down, anxiously, and
tried to do as he was hidden, but Dicks
heel had come down on a good-sized
thorn with full force, and the sharp
point broke off and remained in the
flesh even after the principal cause of
the trouble was removed.
Dan felt rather stricken
as he saw Dicks evident distress, and
kindly offered to support him to the
house, which offer Dick accepted CRATE
fully, and he hobbled along on one
foot.
It was on the tip end of Mrs. SWANS
tongue to tell Dick it served him right
for his disobedience, but she saw he
wss really suffering, and instead laid
him on sofa and examined the
wounded foot carefully and tenderly.
It was beginning to swell and looked
sore aDd infamed where the sharp point
still remained hidden.
She tried to pull it out, but with no
success, and greatly to Dicks disgust
and modification doctor was sent for,
who quickly removed it, but not with
out forcing from Dick sharp cry of
pain.
The wounded foot got well, of course.
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