Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-23

| a little rest. AT last the rooster wac
settled, and still Dolly did not come.
Where could she be? Teddy went 70
the fence and peeped down the ROAD III
the direction in which she had gone'
feeling sure that Mrs. Bray's baby must
have taken all the peppermint by TINS
time. Then he looked longingiT 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 We're all out except tie
| 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. I'm tied up
Dolly tied me SOS l couldn't run away
and come here no more.
| Jake elm bed 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'n help" said Jake, climbing over
| s'I'll lift and you climb" So jake llfted
and Teddy climbed until the three were
at the top of the fence.
Dolly reached Mrs Bray's to ind 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
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 a thousand
times obliged to you. And will you Just
run round by old Mrs. Carriers and tell
her to come and stay awhile with me-
1t was 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-whois it p
She listened and could hear:
dolly, Dolly! Cocoon 1t surely
was the long howl by which Teddy al
ways made it known that he was ir
trouble. Dolly turned toward the howl
rushed through the lane and in a mo
ment was close beside it.
The chair was on one side of the fencs
and Teddy on the other hanging by the
rope around his arm. jake, now add
ing his screams to Teddy's, was trying
his best to help, first pulling on tho
chair, then on Teddy, either way max
ing matters worse than before.
And just as Dolly reached the chan
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 himsel'
up and stood sobbing and rubbing his
arm.
Teddy told a very mournful story &c
his mother when she came home at bed
time; but she only smiled and said it
served him right. Dolly's heart, how
ever, was full of pity for his sufferings
and of penitence for having caused
them.
''I'n never, nerer tie you up again,
Teddy" she said, giving him a hug as
she covered him up in bed.
Il shall, though if he needs it, said
mamma, shaking her finger at him.
but it won't be to chair. It shall be
the bedstead next time"
''You couldn't carry that off, eoulG
you, Teddy?" said Dolly.
NO" said Teddy. taking a sober look
at it. "And 1 wouldn't want to, any
ways; even if it was chair. Sydney
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