The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1891-02-06
she didn't like to have her caller driv-
en- away SO suddenly.--Youth's Com
panion.
Gertrude's Pet Pig.

Certrude's Pet Pig.
Gertrude'shomeis in the pine woods
of Florida. AS she has no little girls
to play with, she makes playmates OF
the birds and animals. She calls them
her menagerie. One of her pets is a
razor-black pig, and his name is Peter.
With the other pigs he wanders all day
in the woods, digging with his snout
under the soft moss for roots. When
evening comes they all run home for,
their supper.
Gertrude has apretty pailmade out,
of q gourd, which she fills with ears of
corn With it swinging on her arm
she walks out to see Peter. Sheclimbs
on a fence, and sitting there waits un-
til he finishes his supper.
Peter is very funny-looking, for he is
yellow and his nose is about half a
yard long, and his back is a sharp
ridge. He soon sees Gertrude, and
knows the corn in her pail is for him.
He plants his feet on the fence and lifts
up his snout to be fed.
The other pigs have found out that
Peter has something extra every meal.
Sometimes they play a joke upon him.
Just as he takes the ear of corn two
pigs bite his legs, which makes him
jump. He drops the corn and one
piggy picks it up and eats it. Then
Gertrude handspoorP etersom more.
AS he takes it, the pigs again bite his
legs. He drops the a and the other
pig gets it. So silly Peter goes to bed
without his dessert.
Gertrude heard her mamma say
that pigs eat snakes. AS there are
many near her home, she is teaching
Peter to walk home with her to pro-
tect her and then 60 back to his pen
alone.-Our Little Ones.
Naughty Tommy.
Yes, it was Tommy Foster, andthis
was his first day in school. Tommy
had started out quite gayly in the
morning, in spite of the fact that he
had tied his old gun to Fido'stail, and
shut him up in the attic. Poor Fido!
who loved him, and licked Tommy's
hand even after Tommy had abused
him.
Tommy's big sister had left him feel
ing very proud of the pretty, curly
headed brother in his scarlet fez, with
its scarlet tassel bobbing and bowling
and waving at every turn of his curly
head, and the lovely Scotch plaid
dress with embroidered collar. Tom
my felt very large and important as
he sat down among the other little
folks. The first thing he did was to
call out across the room to q little
girl who lived in the next street. She
looked very much frightened, but
the teacher told Tommy that he
must not talk in the school
room, so gently that the
little girl looked pleased. Tommy
frowned and muttered under his
breath. Then he made a noise with
his slate, and the teacher spoke again
quietly. Then hepinched the boy next
to him to make him look at the funny
picture he had drawn on his slate.
He was naughty, and he knew he was
naughty, and l do not know why, but
1 am afraid that he was glad he
was naughty. At last the teacher
handed Tommy his scarlet fez, and
said; II am orry, Tommy, but 1 can
not have little boys in my school who
do not try to be obedient. Youmust
go home!!" go home!!" Tommy
couldnot believehis ears. So naughty
that he could not stay in school!
What would his dear mamma say:
Tommy's big brown eyes were full
of tears, but he saw it was useless to
ask the teacher to let him stay.
Slowly he went out into the hall, put
ting on the fez of which he was so
proud only that morning. When he
was alone he did not try to keep
back the tears, and as he stood
crying he heard q scratching
scurrying sound over the floor,
and a gentle little bark. There was
Fido, saying as plainly as a dog
could: II am sorry you were so
naughty"
Well, the next day Tommy came to
school, and he was SO good, so obedi-
ent, that theteacher gavehim a flower
to take home.
"Fido, 1 believeit vas because l was
hateful to you first that was naugh-
ty to everybody yesterday. Mamma
said it was, and she knows" and the
red tassel waved most decidedly. Il
told teacher all about it, and she said
you were a true friend to me, because
you forgived me what | did, and help
ed me. You did help me yesterday,
Fido, when you came"
Fido waved his tail joyously, and
rushed ahead, sayingplainly: Come,
that's enough; let us play" And
they did.-Christian Union.
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