Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-12
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Fred's Surgical HInt--f1e Hadn't
Apologlzed--An Entertaining
Parior Game--Going Early
"A Good Way to Go.
Fred's Surgical Hint.

slttlng-room Tor MS accustomed help-
ers.
ooh, dearl" began Fred, who always
thought it a great nuisance to go up
and down stairs unless he wanted
something for himself and couldn't et
any one to go; but before he had fin
ished his grumbling sentence, little Lii
lie had deposited her lapful of patch
work on the sofa, and, with CHEEKY
IN get them, grandpa" was on her
way upstairs.
Erred, you forgot to put your tools
away" Mamma said little later.
"Oh, dear, it's such bother to put
every thing away" fretted Fred.
Cant i leave them where they are till
tomorrow; for | will want to use
them again?"
"No; want them put away at
once" said his mamma in such a de-
cided tone that Fred knew she requir-
ed instant obedience.
ooh, dearl / can never learn this
! long lesson" he grumbled that even
ing when he sat down to prepare his
recitations for the next day. "It's
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4 the sentences"
DIR. Morton had dropped in for a
little chat with Fred's father, and he
looked up as he heard the impatient
exclamation.
what do you think have been
doing to-day, Fredy"
"What sir?" asked Fred, glad of a
diversion from his books.
Breaking n little girls arm"
DO you mean mending it, Doctor"
asked Fred, thinking that the Doctor
had made a mistake.
mo, broke it, answered the Doc
tor. Some time ago this little girl
broke her arm, and it was very badly
set, and has been so stiff ever since
that she could not use it as she want
ed to. She makes lace very cleverly,
a,.d her earnings have been a great
nelp TO the family; but since her arm
was hurt she has not been able 70
work at all We held a consultation
at the Hospital to-day, and decided
that the only way to help the child
would be to break her arm and reset
it,"
think I'd rather never
be able to do anything than have
that DONE" exclaimed Fred.
"Why, that's unfortunate, re-
marked the Doctor. "I've been think
/ ing that there is a bone about you
that ought to be broken very soon if
you expect to become an active man.
I've been meaning to mention it to
| you for some time
Fred turned pale. He was not at all
/ fond of bearing pain.
/ where is the bone?" he asked, with
a frightened tremor in his voice.
"Will you have to break it,"
"No; can't very well break it for
you," answered the doctor. "You
can break it for yourself better than
any one can do it for you. 1t is called
the lazy bone"
"0h, is that what you mean?" And
he was so relieved that he smiled at
the doctors words.
"Yes, my boy, that is the bone l
mean; and it is bone you ought to
break very soon if you ever expect to
be of any use in this world. 1t will
take pretty determined effort to break
it; for it's one of the toughest ones /
know anything about, but you can
break it il you make the effort. Will
you try?"
eyes, sir, WILL" promised Fred,
manfully, his face flushed with morti-
iication at the thought that he had
earned a reputation for laziness.
He Hadn't Apologlzed.
There is a small boy working in a
merchantile establishment in this
town, says the New York Recorder,
who is not likely to behanged while he
stays in New York state and the pres
emit laws stand as they do. More than
this concerning this young man it
would be rash to prophesy.
Now, the merchant who employs
him to do great many things very
badly is large, red of face, pompous
and dignified. He was oncein thesen-
ate gallery at Washington when Ros-
zoe Conkling sat down, metaporically
speaking, on statesman from Jim
town or some other place. Since that
time this merchant has been Conk-
lingesque, particularly when rebuking
an employee.
NOW, the small boy, VINO may be
called James, succeeded the other day
in performing some especially villain
Gus action that drew down upon him
the wrath of his employer. So he was
called into the Presence. The digni-
led merchant expanded his chest,
drowned and proceeded to annihilate
the small boy with look. The small
boy would not annihilate.
flames" said the merchant, haugh-
lilly.
"Yas, sir" said James, not at all
haughtily.
al wish you to listen to me-"
'"Yas, sir, )" said James.
This sort of thing won't do at tall"
"las, sir" said James.
"There can beno apology for such
proceedings! Do you hear, sirg" said
the merchant. 81 will not hear of an
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