Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-07-30
TEDDYs PUNISHMENT.

Teddy Proutl Where have you been
this time?"
"Dess-over de fence" said Teddy,
hooking ruefully down at his apron.
Look at your apron. You've tore il
ldreadfully."
Twas de fence tore it," said Teddy.
Teddy, this is three times to-day
That you have run away and climbed
lover that picket fence to play with
Lake Potter. The first time you got
lyour shoes soaked through with dew;
1.-The next time you tripped and tumbled
Into the mud puddle; and now you've
tore your apron like this. What do you
spose I'm going to do with you?"
| 81 don't know" said Teddy, with a
lyery doleful face and a voice to match.
1'm going to put you in this chair
and keep you here for two solid hours;
then you can't run away"
Teddy looked more doleful than be-
fore, if that were possible. In fact he
Hooked great deal more doleful than
lhe felt for he did not feel afraid of any
thing his sister Dolly might do. She
always talked and hustled about as if
she meant something dreadful; but he
knew very well that before long she
would bring him baked apple or a
cooly, and like enough tell him story
while she mended his apron. But be-
fore she had her needle and thread
ready neighbours little girl ran in.
"0h, Dolly, Mrs. Bray's baby's got a
awful pain, and she wants You to come
over and bring the peppermint and tell
her now much to give him."
e0h, Patty, mothers away for all
day. and I've got to take care for
Teddy"
Let him come, too"
mo, he can't" Dolly shook her head
very positively. Hes been naughty,
and he's got to sit on that chair"
But what was to be done? Mrs. Bray's
baby could not be left to suffer; and il
would never do TO leave it to little
thing like Patty to tell how many drops
dpefpermint must be given.
Patty" said Dolly ''you run back
and tell Mrs. Bray I'll be there with
the peppermint most as soon as you
are
It was very unfortunate for Teddy
that Patty had happened along just be.
fore Dolly's tender-hearted stage had
etin. Ten minutes later she would
have been petting him, and doing every
thing to show that she was sorry foI
bengsocruel, except telling him so in sc
many words; but she now turned to him
with very hardened look on her pref
y, rosy face
4 know what I'll do with you. ]
guess can manage to keep you from
running away even if I'm not here. I'm
going to tie you to that chair"
Teddy set up a wall.
4Yes, am. 1t won't be half as bad
STou deserve"
She brought piece of rope and tied
he small boys arm near his shoulder to
The back of the chair.
No you don't do that, she said,
severely, as Teddy gave little hitch tc
Try his chances of passing his arm out
o. the rope as soon as he should be left
Alone. She passed the rope around him
and under the other shoulder, making
tight knot as She could behind the
chair.
There now But before she had
lanied out the peppermint bottle from
Ne top shelf of the pantry Dolly's heart
laAed her. She ran to the cupboard and
hastily spread piece of bread with jam.
= won't be long" she said, thrusting
Alto the small boys hand.
Il had been hard work to hold the
D9leiul look on his plump little face,
and Teddy let it 20 the moment his sis
ef was ont of sight, for the jam was
s0oa and he knew he should not have
Aaa 1t il Dolly had not been called
sway He knew also, that something
sse unusually nice would be forthcom-
= as soon as she came back, perhaps
yen piece of pie or lump of white
Ne ate the jam off the bread, dropped
= T" The floor, and listened for Dolly to
-. BNA ANN minutes VI uADiC pdoSSc
" Teddy began TO get restless.
Ns two hours / know. She said
\, - Two hours I'm most starved. Wis
had dat = cad"
he tried to reach the bread he had
-loNn down, but his arm was not long
i ign He wriggled and writhed until
rope become very loose, but he
80 not get free. Bending over as far
le could for the bread he lost his bal
'.s and went over, chair and all.
ae SET up little cry, looking around {
zee II Dolly was coming to see how
-aa hurt himself, and all her fault.
!. as nobody was near to him he /
concluded to eat the bread and /
:. he cry wait.
g climbed back upon the chair and /
- wondered why Dolly did not ,
The door by which she had /
II ont opened from the side of the :
-, - and through it came sounds /
- told Teddy that the big old 4
4 -''si q IN the back yard was running 7
lhe little chickens whenever they
!. -. anything to eat, which was a way
~ hard it was to keep still when
muscle Of his stubby little legs d
angiing To get after that great B