Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-07

the pan Of potatoes | gave that little
scamp TO scrape. Hes the --latest child
ever saw says the old lady, wrath
tully, az she hurrios into the shelter OF
the porch out Of the heat Of the noon
day sun.
Tommy or Thomas. as she cnna
him when she Is disploased with him.
Is her only grandson. and has come all
the way from big, windy Chicago to
spend the summer on this Now Eng
land farm. 1T IS his first experience in
the country and everything mis- him
with delight Everything. except that
grandma threatens 10 cut on his vel
low eurls, which she says are too baby
ish for great boy years old. So he
submits quietly TO the dreadful comb
ing and pulling his hair receives every
morning aud runs on all the erranda
Willingly for fear she may take II into
her head 20 cut them all on with those
drcadfuliy sharp scissors Of hers.
In the shade OF the porch, her ewes
shielded by her wHnkied hands. shs
takes in the old orchard the brook
and the harnyard In one Hweepinfs
glance very little over escapes Grand.
ma Pease's bright eyes. But no Tom
is 10 be seen. Everything Is quiet ms
death, save FOR the clumoring Of the
cattle under tho shed.
with an impatient Sigh she enters
the house and soon the sound Of beat.
ing eggs ana tho savnry udor of ain
ncr. comes through the open windows.
she comes to the windows and blows
the big hocn, calling the men from the
folds to their MONDAY mcnl
one 10y one they Bnuntcr through
the shade OF the orchard, hungry aud
tired, aud ready tu do an honor 10 her
generous dinner Grandpa Pease comes
last carrying q hlg bunch Of scarlet
peoples, which he has gathercd by Inc
way Tor MS witr iauSiug az the old
wen he removes his Erent straw hat
anu dnshos the cool water we'll over his
heated face.
Have you seen Tommy" queries
grandma from tho window.
mot scnco mornm'. Nubby" he sput-
tetH his mouth fun OF water.
Goodness sukusl / hone nothin's han
pcnrd that child Two called and hul-
lerod TN I'm hontsc: j spt him 60 feed
9ld Hess and tho pig, but he halnt
'Heen canun' currlnta. so didn't
nhnllee where ho went. suppose you give
"rom Toni HI. Tomr Grandpa
i'eaHes voice nils all the air with
echoes, but no boy
Kinder queer where he IS, amt tn
Manly II he don't come when 1 eat
my dinner IN 60 see whore he is.'
Mry. IvaHc NILS a plate g1ncrouslv
and sets It Ia the oven. seoidiun Rii
the while mildly, and castlug anxious
looks toward tho door
10 soemed AN endleus moui, and she
sighed with RELIEF when the men
table
uIt,Id -, nov. ,.,,, ,..... ,.,,n
brook IL ways and Sec II you come
across any sign Of our boy: III take the
The orchard at Breezy Meadow farm
was uuquestiOnahly "a delightful spot
this hot morning, The apple boughs
seemed 70 wave a welcome and the
robins sang Come, sit ia a tree"
Come, sit in a tree" al lenst Tommy
heard IT 80 and longed TO accept tho
invitation, but grandma had snid some.
thing awful about idle fhands and
satan and had sent him with a great
pan OF poringB TO feed tho rig and
cow When no thought OF thnt great,
briatllng plg. and les terrible grunta,
ms heart stood still with fear; and the
blB, rcd COW, with it's long horns, 1t
made MN SILVER even on this hot day,
no felt very much ashamed to be
AFRAID. 30 he grasped the pail firmly
Win both chubby hands, splattcring
30. N"N~A "i NNSA HAa NhIts huth AIpuh-
At THE entrance 60 the barnyard old
Bess stood placidly awaiting his ar
rival the pig near her KruntiuB his
8auglncuon at tho slight OF the over
flowing pail.
a moqrnful Moo" from Besg, a fe.
tociuus ugh, ugh from the pig, and
down goes the pail aud away goes
Iommy'a fat legs. across the barnyurd.
into the orchurd never looking back
until he reached great spreading APP
PIE tree, with A ladder plnced against
10 10 reach tho snug scat above ia It's
branches. Painting and pulling he
chambers up, expecting every step to be
caught by the dreadful horns VI the
cow. He is heated and tired with his
chase and Hes down on the little plat
form, his curly yellow head resting
against the gnarled trunk Of tho tree.
The robins call softly. the leaves sigh
in the breeze, aud the bees
drone alcepily below him. lie Won
dors what grandma win say when she
never tell her he was afraid; how she
would laugh and the men, tool
He heHrB peculiar, swishlng noise
10 tho long grass below, the ladder
shakes, and sound Of II heavy. lum-
boring body climbing nrouscs him.
He raises his head to see the pig APP
pearinE at the top OF the ladder grunt-
Ing ncrcely, followed by Bess, who
makes awkward work IN climbing. Be-
hind them Comes new potatoes, large
and small, they bob on his head. mt
him Ia tho mouth the nose, and roll
all over him IN frantic glee.
Begs laughs uproariously, tho pig
squoals deightedly at their antics.
He ls dumb with terror scarcely dar-
ing 70 breathe.
Tho COW begins 60 talk. I'VE are
gathered here to impose sentencei
the prisOnsr ig guilty OF n crime. that