The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-06

tied on her white apron.
Nov hurry, Billy" -he said 70 her
little son land be bacl, as soon 81 |oo
can, and bring those mutton-chops from
the butchers and that milk from Old
Mrs Perry's There is the money tn
the milk, put in this jacket pocket :
and there is the money for the meat III
the other pocket. Garry the can care
fully"
Yes, ma'am," said Billy, pulling on
his red mittens Mamma, don't you
feel glad you've got such a smart boy
that can 60 on errands for you and
bring things home? johnny Trim
mers mamma darsn't let him 90 on er-
rand5 because he loses the change and
breaks the china. He isn't smart like
| am. Say, mamma, don't YOU feel
glad Johnny Trimmer isn't your little
boy"
"Certainlv, love you better than ]
love Johnny Trimmer, and l am glad
you are my little boy" said the moth
er; "but we should never praise our
selves. We should let Others do that"
suppose they don't?" said Billy.
''Then haven't You got to do it your
self, for fear nobody might find it
out? ,"
'People will be sure to find it out if
YOU are good and smart, Billy" said
his mother. Now run"
She kissed hlm and went into her
| kitchen, but in one minute more little
brown fingers were tapping at the WIN
dow-panes, and when she raised the
sash, Billy pol,cd in his head.
"Say, mamma" he cried, IF may
not say am good and smart, may
say ! am careful? That's a good thing
| can do II | said ] could read il
wouldn't be Dragging, cause / can"
We'll, Billy" said his mother, Il
can't see any harm in saying you are
careful, il you remember always to
make 1t the tIQth.
You bet !" sald Billy, pushing bis
sailor bat to the back Of his head and |
marching off, a tin kettle in one hand |
and 4 basket in the other.
Billy went to the butchers first and |
got the chops, and then to the little
dairy and set his can on the counter
and aouushed of the cover.
y quart Of your very best milk, ii
YOU please, Mrs Perry" ne said.
Mrs. Perry laughed and ladled out
tie milk, and away Billy went with
basket and can again. Only lie forgot |
the tn cover that he had flourlshed off .
80 elegantly. Old Mrs. Perry hurried |
to the door and called after him, but
Billy did not hear, and he had forgot
ten that the can ever had cover. He |
walked along swinging it, and thinking
what very careful boy he was, until |
he came to Squire Trueman's gate.
Squire Trueman had very large |
grounds and there was a garden and q
grove and a little lake and summer
house. And the Squire's llttle grand
son Jeff was driving his goat-wagon.
sHello :" Jeff cried. 'Come in, Billy |
and see old Black-Horn He's got a
new harness with red bells, and he's
been shut up SO long that he's glad to
BE driven"
Little Jeff had heard something like
this said about his fathers horse, and /
thought it sounded very fine, but
Riack-HOrns was not 50 delighted as the /
child believed. He would have pre-
farred to be taken out of the traces |
again and allowed to so into the lot at
the back garden, whore he liked TO stay
ali day eating the big, glossy leaves OF
what the children called the ''bread
and-i1utter-bush, and climbing the
rocks, where he used to stand with ali
fcur feet together and so "baa-baa-baa"
for hours.
come IL, Billy, and have q ride,
said JEFF.
I'D like to-" SAID Billy, but I've
been on an errand for mamma, and
I've cot things to take home, and I'm
always very careful, YOU know" But
f0r al that he came in, saying to him
self "One ride Won't take long
Little Jeff had jumped down from
his wagon and stood holding the relns.
and Billy, setting his basket and can
down close to the iron railingS, got IN
and took them. I do not knoY wheth-
er he did anything to make Black
+ Horns angry, but before he could take
/ :lis seat, oil few the goat straight across
The lawn and through al open gate IN
j to the green lot where be had pastured,
oyertuning the wagon and breaking j t
to pieces and upsetting Billy in q little
muddy pond Giles Jones, the Squire's
hired man. saw it all and came running
to pick Billy out Of the mud and I'M
harness Black Horns.
jeff began to cry over his broken