The Princeton union., 1891-03-19
QUEER LITTLE COAT.

AAopio vi. AAe WaS very eager 10 Degln
new things, and would work at them
as diligently as any one while the
novelty lasted, but his zeal never held
out to the end; he would get tired and
throw his work by. Little Hebron
hever finished anything. He had a
top half whitfield out, a windmill
three-quarters done, O. white oak bow
without strings or arrows, and ship
that would have been beautiful little
plaything if the deck had been made
and it's masts put up.
IL dld not matter so much about
his playthings as it did about his les
sons and his work. The school teacher
was delighted at first at Hobron's
eagernessto take up every new study,
but he soon grew grave when, after a.
few days, he found that the lessons
were never likely to be more than half
learned. 1'
This was no way for him to grow in
to an earnest, useful man, and his
parents at last became very axious
about their little boys great fault.
"Something must be done about it
that's certain" said his father, cor he
never will be good for anything at all.
We have tried talking long enough. I
am going to send for that wonderful
new tailor to come and make Hebron
q coat"
II suppose it will be for the best,'
SAID the mother, with a sigh.
SO the tailor came in a. great hurry,
for he was full of business, he said
making clothes for so many boys in
the village, different patron for each
one. His eyes twinkled and his little
sharp face seemed to laugh all over as
ne worked away on Hobron's new
coat. Hebron watched him cut and
baste and sew for little while, and
then he got tired.
I'm going to plant POPCORN" he
SAID, and away he went with a. great
flourish, swinging his hoe and rafting
the corn in the pan. But in ten min
utes he was back again, playing with
his dog and teaching him to carry a
basket.
"Have "a; you finished planting thepop-
corn?" asked the tailor.
"Oh, no." said Hebron. II planted
a few hills and then 1 got tired. I'll
finish is some other day."
"Ah!' was all the tailor said, and his
eyes tWlnkled more fllnnily than ever
as he ripped out few stitches he had
| just put in.
At last the little coat was ready,
and Hebron was called to put it on.
tie was to wear it to his cousins
house that afternoon. The coat fitted
beautifully, not a wrinkle anywhere.
1T almost seems as if it grew on
me, said Hebron, we'll pleased, and
he walked up and down before the
mirror. But suddenly something or
one side caught his eye.
"Why, Mr.. Tailor, he exclaimed
"you haven't quite finished it. Here's
a seam on the side you haven't seweG
up"
ooh, that's no matter!" said the
tailor, who was putting up his thread
and needle, ''folks don't always finish
things, you know. I believe you
haven't planted the rest of the corn
yet, have you, my boy?"
"NO," said Hebron, staring at him
S'but what Of that? And just look
here, here's another place you haven't
done; you have but half sewed on this
| sleeve. just look at that!"
And he raised his arm, displaying al
alarming space, indeed. But the tail
or did not seem to mind it at all, h,
only SAID, as he took his hat to go:
"Oh that's no matter; that can b.
done any time, as you said this morn
ing when you threw down your hatch
ct before you cut half brush enough
for your mothers sweet peas"
"Come, Hobron," said his mother
'It is time for you to start if yol
mean to spend the afternoon Will
your cousin"
"Why, am I to golooking like this?'
exclaimed Hebron, growing red in tn
face.
EYES," said his mother, gently, Gun
til you learn to complete what yol
undertake you must be made to fee
the inconvenience of unfinished
things"
At the same time she felt sorry fo1
her little boy, and would gladly hav,
sewed up the seams for him, but sh'
knew that was out of her power, fo]
that very uncommon tailor wh<
made coats to fit faulty little boy
! did his work in a very uncommon
manner, and was not to be interferre(
with.
"Oh, well, if that's what it's for,
said Hebron, in surprise, "then I'll g
out at once and finish cutting tina
| pea BRUSH"
And don't forget the corn," saic
the queer tailor, with one of his twink
ling glances, land I'll wait here til
Won come back -
So, away ran Hebron, much amazed
at his unexpected predicament, ant
seizing the hatchet, he soon had ;
nice heap of brush cut for his father.
garden.
"That's done," he said to himself
and it seemed to him that his sleeve
felt better already. Then he hastenec
to the corn hills. That was harder
work, but he dug with all his might
for his spirit was up, and then he
went quickly from hill to hill, drop
ping in the pearly little kernels o.
corn, five in a hill.
"There, that is a satisfaction" he
exclaimed, we'll pleased with his work,
81 had no idea that it could be done
so quick,'
"Hum, hum, said the tailor, shrewd.
ly, eve shall see how it will be another
time!" But he took out his shining