The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-07-23
FOR YOUTHFUL READERS.
MATTERS OF INTEREST AND IN
STRUCTlON FOR THE YOUNG.
Fred's Surgical Hlnt--He Hadn't
Apologlzed--An Entertaining
ParIor Game--CoIng Early
"A Good Way to Go
reds Surgical Hint.

sitting for his accustomed help
ers.
"Oh, dear" began Fred, who always
thought it a great nuisance to go VI
and down stairs unless he wanted
something for himself and couldntge
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 a CHEEKY
"I'll get them, grandpa" was on her
way upstairs.
Erred, you forgot to put your tools
away" Mamma said a littlelater.
ooh, dear, it's such bother to put
every thing away" fretted Fred.
Cant leave them where they are till
tomorrow; for l will want to use
them again?'
mo; | want them put away at
once" said his mamma in such de-
cided tone that Fred knew she requir-
ed instant obedience.
"Oh, dearl / can never learn this
long lesson" he grumbled that even
ing when he sat down to prepare his
|
such lot OF work to translate all
the sentences"
Dr. Morton had dropped in for q
little chat with Fred's father, and he
looked up as he heard the impatient
exclamation.
"What do you think 1 have been
doing to-day, Fred?"
"What sir?" asked Fred, glad of a
diversion from his books.
Breaking a little girls arm"
'Do you mean mending it, Doctor"
asked Fred, thinking that the Doctor
had made mistake.
mo, l 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,
and her earnings have been a great
help to the family; but since her arm
was hurt she has not been able to
work at all. We held q 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,"
1 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 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
frightened tremor in his voice.
"Will you have to break it?"
mo; 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"
ooh, is that what you mean?" And
he was so relieved that he smiled at
the doctors words.
Eyes, my boy, that is the bone | |
mean; and it is a 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
1T; for it's one of the toughest ones |
know anything about, but you can
break 1T if you make the effort. Will |
you try?"
eyes, sir, WILL" promised Fred.
manfully, his face flushed with morti-
fication at the thought that he had
earned q reputation for laziness.
He Hadn't ApologIzed.
There is a small boy working in
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 dignifed. He was once in the sem
ate gallery at Washington when Ros-
coe Conkling sat down, unexpectedly
speaking, on statesman from Jim
town or some other place. Since that
Time this merchant has been Conk-
lngesque, particularly when rebukine
an employee.
Now, the small boy, who NAV be
called James, succeeded the other dav
N performing some especially villain
ous action that drew down upon him
'he wrath OF his employer. So he was
,alied into the Presence. The digni-
led merchant expanded his chest,
rowned and proceeded to annihilate
,he small boy with look. The small
BOY would not annihilate.
James," said the merchant. hauob.
lily.
"Yas. sir" said James, not at all
"
II wish you to listen to me-"
"Yas, sir, said James.
This sort of thing won't do at ALL" -,
"Yas, sir, said James.
There can beno apology for such I
,roceedingsl Do you hear, sir?" said v
he merchant. 81 will not hear of an c
4pology, sir!" q
"fas, sir" said James, "but /
aven't made none" a
Then the seancc closed, and James Il
not yet discharged. The naughty
Merchant is still thinking the matter $
Yer and does not see his way clear. II
ames does.
An Entertaining Parlor Game, +,
Amateur poets may find good deal S
encouragement in several parlor
amcs Crambo is an old friend of
hose who rhyme, and sometimes of .
hose who cannot Than -: l.