The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-12-08
eooD-NAruREp RosEaT.
He Had a Pleasant pisposi:ion, But Wa
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GooD-NATuREp RosE2T.
He Had Pleasant Disposition. But Was
So Very Careless.
A writer in Farsy gives r:rtrre we
fear of many children who while ttry
have love Tor their parents do rot take
pains to show it in the proper way.
Grandmother was settled for the
night. The day lad been long TO her.
and full of weariness. She had had to
work beyond her strength, for there
was only her one pair Of hands TO llc,p
the house in order and prepare the
meals for her son, joseph. and her
grandson. Robert. Very willing hands
they were. Nearly seventy years
they had been at it; but Of
they used to be, and grandmother
spent some sorrowful hours, occa-
sionally, wondering who would do for
Joseph and Robert when she was gone
| On this particular day her head had
nched. and she felt that she taken cold.
"rll go to bed early she said, 'and
see If can't get good nights .'cst and
sleep it off. l shall have to be up
early tomorrow morninr, anyhow
| So not lorg after S o'clock her light
was out. and she was carefully night
! capped and ready for her first nap.
just as she was doing off to sleep
| the sitting-room door opened and closed
with bang, and Robert, whistiing to
the full extent OF his Lungs came up
stairs three steps at time, and
$3.50 l., l,,,a
why, grandmother!' he said. il sur
prise; lit isn't nine O'clock yet"
Il know it, dear. but my head aches.
1t has ached all day. thought ! would
slip away to bed real early, and see if
| could not get a long rest. l have to be
up early in the morning on account Of
your father going on the first tran.
Did you want Gnvthing?"
"Yes'm; I want ball OF twine and
needle the wors: kind"
"Won't it do in the morning, dearie?
I'll fix it for vou then"
''This IS something ont of your line,
grandmother. 1t is an April fool we
are fixing for a. fellow, and I've got to
get it ready tonight"
"Well. you'll find ball Of twine in
my worli-baslset under the bureau, and
needie-case in the bottom of the same /
basket: don't mix things up Robert"
"Nom," said Robert, making q dash |
for the basket and overturning it,
whereupon balls and spools and but
tors rolled under the bureau, under the !
bed, under any spot they could find to
disappear. Grandmother raised her
self on one elbow and groaned, and |
Robert whistled.
I'm an unluclly chap" he said, land
that's fact. Don't you worry, grand
mother, I'll pick them mp all right"
Grandmother turned her back on them
all and shaded her eyes with her hand.
The sudden start had .et her head to
throbbirg ''Be as quick as you can.
Robert; my head aches and the light
hurts my eyes"
"All right" said Robert, AMI he be-
gan another CHEEKY whistle, selecting a
great needle meantime nnd trying to
tread it with the twire.
"Rcbert, don't whistle. there's dear;
it harts ny head"
"All right" said Robert again. ard
was still for Eve seconds: after that he
forgot and whistled. Threading the
needle proved to be a long job Then
the twine failed to e" through the
shoe-leather as he wanted it to. ard he
divcd into the basket Coz. the tangled up
scissors. muttered at them little in
good-nstu tu-ed wcy for being in such
snari, and finally crt apart what he
had done ard commenced again. This
time he whistled cheerily with every
stitch.
"rhere!" he said. after wha. seemed
half hour to his grandmother, II
don't believe you could have sewcd it
better yourself. We've got the cutest
idea for tomorrow, Grandma; don't
you want to hear about it?"
Not tonight Rob, dear; and can't
you hurry and make the room dark;
that is a good boy. My head aches
harder every minute"
"All right" said Robert, ''I'll be gone
now in a jiGy. All want is little
tape and spool or two OF thread, and
o, Grandmother! couldn't you lend me
one OF your caps? A lace one with pur-
pie ribbon in it, or something of that
kind. can find what want in your
drawer"
For PHYS sabcr said grandmother,
rising on her elbow in dismay, what
do you want of one OF my caps? Don't
open that box! There, now, you have
ruined my best cap, with your great
clumsy hands. Robert Jenkins, do
think you are too bad! Shut that
drawer and go out OF my room this
"Why, grandmother" said Robert in
an injured tone, Il won't hurt your
cap; that's nothing but a little shoe
backing on my fingers and shoe black
rag and rub it off of the cap as well as
not"
Don't you touch it again"
"Well, then, ! won't" in 4 good
natured tone; ''but. grandma, really
must have some tape. Where will
find it2"
The lonG-suffering grandmother tried
to tell. and another basket was sought
for and its contents tumbled about un-
til the neat old lady herself could not
find anything in the mess her grandson
left. Then he wanted bit of blue
cloth and hunted through her piece
D.tS tti't tiiIOuel. bJA ol ollS
shelf, she all the while protesting and
urging him to wait till morning, and
assuring him that hcr head
felt ht 20 split. At last, when he
was about to dive into q
trunk, she arose in her wrath and
told Ian if he did not go out of her
room that minute she would call his
father. Then Robert went, but as he
closed the door, not gently, ne was
heard to say that he wouldn't be SO
cross as some folks were not for any
thing in this world. After all he left
he light burning, and poor grand
mother had to creep ont of bed and
take care of It. The next morning the
'ather, who had to take the early
train, managed to make cup Of coffee
and cook an egg Tor himself; and Robert
when came downstairs an hour later,
in the cellar and pantry
md found what breakfast he could.
I'm dreadful sorry,' Grandmother
aid, when he came to inquire what it
I'll meant; but can't raise my head
fna r,iI1nvr