Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-17
TOMMY'S EXPERIENCE.
How Near He Came TO Missing a nice
Visit in the Country.

How Near He Came TO Missing a nice
Visit in the Country.
I'm Tom. Tommy
Tommy shut one eye, and with the other
looked through convenient knot hole in the
side of the wood she'd.
Again his mother called his name. this
time little louder than before: still
Tommy did not answer. To say he felt
aggrieved would be giving very mild
description of his feeling at that minute
Had he not worked all morning, carrying
coal and water, and picking up sticks and
stones from the front glaSS-plot and doing
various things too numerous to think of
just then? And had ne not been sustain
ed and upheld through ii all by the
thought OF having the whole afternoon to
himself? Why. he had even forgotten
to count how many buckets of water he
had carried to wash off the porcheS, so in
terested was he IN trying to calculate how
many willow whistles he would have
now, Just as be was comfortably ixeG at
work, to think that he must be called
from it!
Il know Just what she wants me for. ="
he said to himself. Il don't see any esnse
in two of US going to the store: Just as if
Tilhe couldn't go by herself. I'll not let
on hear her call. "
Tommy knew that this was not very
safe course to pursue, but he was SO vexed
that he did not think of consequences.
By this time his mother had gone into the
mouse and closed the door, but it was
again opened and his name again echoed
through the premis's 5.
ss'1b,Nt's 'I1llya SarA fHNn,r,,- H.
won stop at calling; she will hunt me
up"
He looked around for hiding place.
He could hear Title running down the
stone walk. She would be there in a
minute; so hastily jumping down from the
work, he ran across the floor and climbed
into an old cupboard, which shook in a
threatening manner, as if reSenting the
intrusion. He pulled the doors to Just as
Title appeared in the doorway.
Tommy, Tommy Dawson, she called,
so that there might be no mistake as to
what Tommy was wanted Tomms held
his breath lest she might discover him,
and wished that his heart would not
thump so heavily against his ribs; surely
Title would hear it. But she turned
toward the house as if satisfied that he
was not to be found. Tommy chuckled in
| high glee, and after hearing the door
| shut, clambered down out of the crazy old
cupboard, his face very red, his clothes
! covered with dust and @obwebS After
| taking observations through the knotholt
| for few seconds, he got up on the bench
and began on the whistles; but somehow
| the bark seemed very hard to loosen, and
his knife was not so sharp as usual. He
was sure he had never heard the feIC
cricket chirp so loudly, and was it MOI
strange they were saying: Sneak, sneak
sneak just as fast as they could? Tom
my had oftened listened to them before
but he always thought they said: Sum
mer'S here, here. here He must ha:,
been mistaken then, for nothing coulC
be palmer that what they were now say
ing.
If only that road 10 the store was no
so hot and dusty !" he said half aloud; an,
then he whitfield at willow switch.
II do wonder if Hatton's dog woul,
butte? Titles awful 'fraid of dogs" an,
then another minute of whiting.
Il guess could finish .hese whistle
after | come back; and he shut his knife
and with one bound was in the middle o
the heor and with another WIS out o.
the stones.
"Whew! how hot that old woodshed !
anyway and. running up to th0As tines
he burst into the kitchen, where he toun
| Iillie flying around in wild delight.
why Tommy Dawson, she exelaime d
where have you been? We've been cal
ing you everywhere.
What are you polishing your b, 5
shoes for?-to wear TO the store?" d.
manied Tommy, skillfully evading tn
question.
"Store?" echoed Title. scornfully
why, Tommy Dawson, Uncle ToIl
here, he Is going to take lis home wit
him, and he's in an awful hurry: and me
Their S up stairs laying out your clothes
and | polished Your best shoes. y
see, we thought you might come in time t
get ready If everything was fixed for yo
to dress in hurry.
Ard oh, Tommy, was afraid that
would have to 20 without you and her
Iillie paused to take her breath.
Tommy may live to be very oid. but n
will never forget how mean he felt Jus
then.
You nad better not stand ther, cen
tinued T;!Iie Uncle Tom said W
must be ready in half an hour. and h
has been here fifteen minutes now"
Tilie could not think what made Tom
my so very kind and thoughtful uurin
the next hif cen minutes, and when
after running up stairs after her parasC
and handing it her, he stopped to pick II
found expression in words: How Iii,
you are. Tommy! just wish you'd be tina
way all the time
And Tommy ~ no oI:n,I,,l -, Al
buggy which was to take them to tn
station, resolved that ne would be tina
way just as often as he could think of it
think that he must have kept his resolu
ton, for it was only the other day that
heard lay remark: How much Tomm,
Dawson seems to think of his sister, HI
treats her just as if she were some othe
body's sister.