Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-08-21
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in the back yard he could stand it no
longer but started for the door dragging
the chair after him.
AS he crossed the grass plot he saw
boy whom he knew walking along the
road, and he set the chair straight and
climbed into it, because he did not want
the boy to know he was tied to it. The
boy peeped through the pickets of the
front fence, and called:
Hello! What you doin'?"
'Dess settin' here" said Teddy.
The boy went on, and Teddy gave
his attention to the chickens, finding it
very difficult matter to chase the
rooster while dragging the chair after
him, and often stopping to sit on it for
little rest. At last the rooster was
settled, and still Dolly did not come.
Where could she be? Teddy went to
the fence and peeped down the road in
the direction in which she had gone,
feeling sure that Mrs. Bray's baby must
have taken all the peppermint by this
time. Then he looked longingly down
the little lane at the end of which was
the field in which he had played with
jake Potter the three times he had run
away that morning. The bars leading
into the lane were all out except the
top one, SO he could easily pass them.
Five minutes later he stood hot and out
of breath by jake Potter's fence.
Come on over" said jake.
81 can't" said Teddy. 'l'm tied up
Dolly tied me SOS couldn't run away
and come here no more.
Jake climbed on the fence and looked
soberly over
"Come on anyways" he urged.
mo, can't. It's too heavy" giving
tug at the chair.
"I'll help" said jake, climbing over
"Tll lift and you climb" So Jalkie lifted
and Teddy climbed until the three were
at the top of the fence.
Dolly reached Mrs. Bray's to find the
baby very sick, and Mrs. Bray alone
with it, except the little girl who had
gone for Dolly.
"Oh, Dolly, I'm so glad you've come.
Drop the peppermint quick, dear-that's
right, you're as good as a grown wom-
an, with your handy little ways. Now,
Dolly, fix up the fire and bring me some
hot water as quickly as you can, for I'm
afraid he's goin' to have fit"
How could Dolly leave Mrs. Bray at
such time? She helped with her best
will and service, all the time carrying
an ache in her heart at thought of the
small boy tied up at home. Not until
the poor baby was asleep did Dolly see
that she could leave.
"Now go, Dolly, and I'm thousand
times obliged to you. And will you just
run round by old Mrs. Carter's and tell
her to come and stay awhile with me?"
twas quite way around, and Dolly
ran every step of it,giving the message,
and at length reaching home to find the
house empty and still.
Teddy
It was something of shock not to
find him. Hastily making sure that he
was nowhere in the house she ran out,
still calling his name.
Somebody's screaming-who is 1t ?"
She listened and could hear:
dolly, Dolly! O-o-o-o-o" 1t surely
was the long howl by which Teddy al
ways made it known that he was in
trouble. Dolly turned toward the howl,
rushed through the lane and in mo-
ment was close beside 1t.
The chair was on one side of the fence
and Teddy on the other hanging by the
rope around his arm. jake, now add
ing his screams to Teddys, was trying
his best to help, first pulling on the
chair, then on Teddy, either way max
ing matters worse than before.
And just as Dolly reached the chair
Mrs. Potter came running toward Ted.
dy and in half minute had raised him
so that he could tumble over the fence
on the same side with Dolly and the
chair, where he soon picked himself
up and stood sobbing and rubbing his
arm.
Teddy told very mournful story to
his mother when she came home at bed
time; but she only smiled and said II
served him right. Dolly's heart how
ever was full of pity for his sufferings
and of penitence for having caused
them.
"I'll never, neper tie you up again,
Teddy" she said, giving him hug as
she covered him up in bed.
81 shall, though if he needs it," said
mamma, shaking her finger at him.
"But it won't be to chair. 1t shall be
the bedstead next time"
"You couldn't carry that off, could
you, TeddyP" said Dolly.
NO." said Teddy, taking sober look
at it. "And l wouldn't want to, any
ways; even if it was a chair. Sydney
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