Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-04-17
TOMS DON'T WANT"
How Papa and Mamma Taught Their
Little Boy Lesson.

ner sewing, run into the otner room
and bring me my thimble. It's on the
window-sill."
Four-year-old Tom was sitting on the
floor tying the cat into harness Of red
tape, which matched her fur beautifully.
Don't want TO-. he replied, cheerful
ly attempting to pull poor kitty's ears
through an impossible loop.
Mamma said no more, and Tom stole
one or two curious chances at her from
under his curly brown lashes. Was it
possible he was going to have his own
way? 1t really seemed so. Usually
mamma said some thing more, and it
ended by Toms doing oh, so slowly
and neutrality-suspicious. he was told to do.
But some thing was the matter with
that beautiful gray harness: it WASH t
SO pretty, after all, and it didn't fit in
the least
So Tom abandoned it, and hunted up
his long lines that grandma made, and
fastened them to the rocking-chair.
Those lines acted very queerly. Tom
couldn't understand it.
"0h de me-" he said at last, despair
ingly. Mamma. my lines is snangled;
please to unsnangle EN- for me-won't
your
Mammals brow drew into little
frown, and she said, in whispering
voice:
mo, ! don't want to.
Tom looked at her very hard, and de-
cided that she hadn't understood him, so
he repeated his remark:
Il said vey must be fixed, mamma;
please to fix EN-"
Don't want to- she said again,
this time with more of whine than
ever.
But you're the mother" Tom OBJ
jected.
Don't want to, was all the answer
he received; SO, very much puzzled, he
carried them to Bridget.
BY and by papa came home, and met
his small son in the hall.
See here, little fellow" he called,
cheerily, take this paper to. mamma.
I'm in a hurry.
Then Toms pretty lips pouted, and
Don't want to" was what they said. A
CLEAN Of remembrance lighted papa
face, and he took the paper in himself
That was such little thing that Tom
forgot il, but papa didn't.
After dinner the little boy was in his
fathers lap before the fire, and mamma
heard him beg, as usual:
please tell Tom tory, papa big
one, bout bear
Papa's eyes twinkled, but he drew
down the corners of his mouth, and said;
II don't want TO-.
why for not?' queried Tom.
Il don't want to.
Tom slid down to the floor, and sat
in silence for whole, long minute;
then he said:
An when my lines was all snaggled
up, she saided she di'nt want to, an /
fink dngs is funny"
Papa and mamma looked at each other
and smiled.
After a little, just when Tom and the
gray kitten were having such good
time on the rug, mamma remembered,
as Tom was AFRAID she would, and re-
marked:
Il know a little boy who is very
sleepy, and know a lovely white bed
to put him in. Come. Tom
'Oh, no!n said Tom briskly; Il
DON'T
Then something occurred to him, and
he got up without another word took
the gray kitten in his arms, and he and
mamma went upstairs. But the gray
kitten objected, and dragged her sharp
claws GROSSLY down Toms little round
arm. Usually he cried when he was
worsted in contest with the gray kit
ten. This time he looked up at mann
ma, and said, slowly:
'D iou see her a-sayin' she di'n't want
to? Tom don't say it vat way"
I'm not so sure, little boy" replied
mamma, as she took him in her arms
because, you know, when you pout and
frown, and say you don't want to when
mamma asks you to do something for
her, then it hurts mamma just as if you
made long dreadful scratches right on
her heart
''Oh de me- Tom said in dismay
Tom won't do vat any more to poor
heart he don't want to.'-Grace II.
Dufield. in 5. $ Times.
"A man may smile and smile and be
a william This probably accounts for
| the existence of 50 many yillanous
pictures Of persons who have been told
to look pleasant Boston Transcript.
The man with 4 strong mind who is
asked 70 mind the baby generally
doesn't mind it Bingtamton Republic
an.
Have your picture taken while you
have money. secure your shadow ere
your substance fades. n. Q. Picayune.
The payment Of = dividend some
times proves to be a matter Of very lit
tie Interest to stockholders.
"A girl appreciates kiss when she
gets old enough 70 know she ought not
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