The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-12

ting work and went over where
Tommy was, and she asked: "Deal
little Tommy, do you feel ill., | was
afraid when I saw you eating three
pieces of that rich cake that you'd bt
sick"
"Did he eat three pieces of that
rich cake?" exclaimed mamma. col
course, that is what is the trouble
with Kim. I'll run up stairs and gel
some medicine for your stomach
Tommy, this very minute"
mo, mamma, l don't want any
medicine"
"But you must be good boy and
swallow it right down, and go to bed
as quickly as you can"
"There isn't anything the matter
with my stomach, mamma; the mat
ter of me isn't in my body any
where"
ooh, the child Shure now an it
must be that somebody's been hurt
ing his feelings. Be after telling
Bridget all about it, and she'll make
you as foine little pie tomorrow as
was ever baked in the stove oven"
But Tommy only looked at Bird
get with an appealing glance, and
put both his hands in his pockets.
Then his little sister Grace came
across the room and put her arm
around his neck and kissed him, and
whispered in his ear: "I'm SO sorry
you feel bad, Tommy"
This was too much for Tommy,
and he burst out crying and ran
right upstairs. His mother ran up
after him, and when she went into
his room she saw him lying on the
floor crying out aloud.
Finally, after she had quoted him
somewhat, he said: I'm not sick one
bit, mamma, anywhere, but in my
heart; my heart is just as if it was all
swelled up and going to burst"
Then Tommy told his mother all
about it, and what do you think it
was? Tommy's little sister, Grace,
had small play house which grandpa
had built for her right under large
sweet apple-tree in the corner near the
house. She had been cleaning it up
that day, had hung new pictures on
the wall, and grandma had made a
pretty rug for her to spread on the
floor.
She had washed the dishes belong
ing to her little tea set, and put them
in order on the shelves. Rosabel and
Claribel. her twin dolls, were dressed
in their best and sitting in their re-
spective chairs. The next morning
Grace's little cousins were coming to
spend the day with her, and were 60
ing to bring their dolls.
Tommy had struck up quite an in
timacy with Sam White, who lived on
the adjoining farm. Sam was three
years older than Tommy. There were
some of Sans ways that grandpa
didn't like; he told grandma that he
wished Tommy had not taken such a
liking to that Sam White, not that he
knew anything especially bad of Sam
only he didn't seem to have any man.
ners, and acted as if "what he didn't
know wasn't worth knowing" If his
elders were talking on any subject
Sam would give his opinion on the
subject of the discussion in pert, de.
cisive tones, that would indicate that
he thought his opinion was settler
of the argument. You know such
boys are not very apt to win the re-
spect of their elders.
Sam and Tommy had been to-
gether all day building dam in the
brook within sight of Grace's play
house.
"Your sister is having a real clean
ing-up time," Sam.
eyes" said Tommy, "her cousins
are coming over from Maplewood to
play with her to morrow
"How silly girls are" said Sam,
playing with dolls and such things.
Wouldn't it be fun to play a trick on
them' When it begins to be dark,
let's go and hide the dolls and the
dishes and tumble things all about
at skies and sevens."
Tommy didn't quite approve of
such doings, and he didn't understand
how to fix things at SKIES and savans.