Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-04-22
St1omth' 8 Column.
Why Harry Never did it Again.

The prayer-bell had rung, and L
was not ready. But Cousin Ella
wasn't ready, either, because | heard
her hurried words to the children, as
she tried to fasten the small garments
on the three restless bodies which
would not be still.
Suddenly there was wall from one
of the babies. / knew the sound. 1t
was Winifred. Then followed dead
silence, which was broken By man.
mas aggrieved voice, ''Now Harry
must be punished"
l knew what had happened. The
two year-old boy, with his great blue
eyes, his little dimples, and his merry
laugh, was not quite perfect. He had
one sad fault. Whenever his little
sister ''Wink, as he had named her,
did anything which he did not like,
the dimple fed, the smile hid away,
and the pretty face had naughty
look that brought the tears to man.
mas ewes, and the little hands flew
to Wink's cheeks, and made deep
scratches, long and red. And that
brought the tears to Wink's eyes.
But mamma couldn't say or do any
thing to bring the tears to Harry S
ewes, or make the baby say he was
sorry for hurting little sister so.
Almost every day Wink had new
piece of court plaster on her nose, and
almost every day mamma tried to
think how she could make her little
son remember.
On this particular morning, [ felt
curious to know what was going tc
be tried.
Cousin Ella came in late to pray,
ers. Before her walked Dede and
Wink,-Wink with tear-wet lashes.
and, sure enough, fresh piece OF
court-plaster on her dot of a nose
Harry sat on the sofa beside his moth
er, with his yellow head down, anc
occasionally casting doubtful glance
at the face above him.
Drawn to the shoulder, over eact
little fat arm, were two long, black
stockings, very long, very black
Whenever we glanced at the baby
down went the curly head into hi:
mothers lap.
After the prayers were over, Dedf
and Wink went, las usual, to kiss auntit
good morning; but Harry refused tc
90, so the big doctor cousin tossed
Harry upon his shoulder, saying
''Why, Harry, boy, what's the mat
ter, and what's all this superiority o.
stocking for?"
''Tell Cousin Doctor" said nam
ma, quietly, as Harry hesitated.
Scratching Wink"
At breakfast, the stockined hand.
made dreadful work of the slipper!
glass of milk, and both little blacl
arms were drenched. "No stotin
now," said Harry. joyfully; but HI
was mistaken, for Dede quickly bro
a fresh pair, and on they went. Thi
was too much. Harry slipped dow
from the table, and ran into the Ii
brary; and after breakfast MANN:
found him sitting behind the sofa
with a very sober face. care yol
sorry, little boy?" she asked. Th'
answer came quickly; "Hawwy no
soddy. No"
All the morning the little fellow
played with his arms covered with tn
stockings. Mamma fed him at din
ner, and he took his nap with tn
black coverings still on. When h
awoke, he ran to his mother. "Bo
dood now. No stotins on. Hate
'um !'' care you sorry?' aske'
mamma. "No," replied the child
'ssoddy for Hawwy, not soddy 70
Wink And mamma left the stock
ings on.
Before tea, callers came. Harr
was plaving in the hall, and MANN
called him in. OF course, the ladie
asked about the stockings, and Han
ry explained.
After the callers had gone. MANN
heard sounds of sobbing in the closet
and there sat Harry, his little blac
arms around Wink's neck, saying, /
a very choky voice, ''I soddy, Wink
Hawwy vewy soddy." So MANN
kissed her baby, and took off til
hateful stockings.
As he knelt by her side that night
this was his prayer "Dod bless papa
! mamma, Dede, an Wink, an HaW
| wy and p cas-, bod, no stotins adler
f Hawwy dood now. Amen" An
mamma went out Of the room with
very happy look on her face; an
! after that Wink's nose looked Xix
Dede's nose, and Wink's stocking
; never went again on Harry's littl
Christian Union.