The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-31
TeddY's Jersey Cow.

How long viii II take you n finish
Teddy?" asked an anxious looking woman
OF lad Of twelve years, who was strug-
Cling into his Jacket preparatory TO going
out.
About two hours. mother" answered
the lad. '1ll hurry home as quick as
ever II Is done. and If / get through early
perhaps he will give me the money to-
night" And without waiting for an an
swer the boy hurried away
His mother watched him with weary,
sorrowful eyes. She needed him very
much. but she needed the money he would
bring home even more, so. hard as 1t was.
she had let him go back to finish wedding
Squire Eastman's strawberry beds. Ted
DIV, or Theodore, Locke was the only son
OF his mother. and she was a widow.
There was one other child. a little sister.
lying now in the inner room. where she
tossed and moaned in her sleep, and seem
ed 10 be very ILL., Mrs. Locke had not
told Teddy lest he find IL too hard 10
run away 10 his work and leave her in
her pain.
They had moved to this little brown
cottage on the outskirts OF Squire East
mans estate. because Teddy. between
the school times. could get here many
a little job Of work. Indeed, last year
the boy had earned enough 10 pay the
rent Sometimes the gardener let him
help tic up the roses. or clip the edges
OF the walks. Sometimes he picked peb-
bles from the path or stones from the
fields. or trunGled the grass cutter over
the lawn.
Every minute az the place was pleas
ure 10 Teddy. except perhaps the moment
when he had to go up to the house for
his pay. Tonight when the strawberry
bed was clean. the Squire had company
in his little office. and. after waiting as
long as he could for ne knew his mother
needed the money, ne started 10 run down
tho road that led to his little home.
Suddenly. in the gathering dusk he
was startled by something moving in the
bushes by the roadside. on coming nearer
ne found Il was one OF the SQuire's Jer-
sey cows. Teddy's first thought was 10
turn back with her; then remembering
that his mother would be anxious, he
drove the COW before him into his own
shed and turned 10 the house.
AT the door his mother met him, look
ing pale and frightened. ''Is IL you. Ted
DIV? I thought you would never come.
Eva Is IN. very IN. and you must run
10 the village for the doctor. Don't wait,
Teddy. perhaps you can ride back with
him"
% mother. let me wait just a minute
10 see Eva. then I'll run all the way,
ana the excited boy pressed on 20 the
inner room on the bed his little sister
was tossing. stretching up her arms ana
talking wildly
rvai Eva. little sister! Looki here's
brother Teddy
She opened her eyes and stared Al MN
moment. and then moaned: Dwink.
Teddy. dwlnk; give Eva dwink or milk!
s.IJere's water. darling" said her moth
or. holding glass to the fevered lips
Of her child.
EMO. no: milk Give Eva dwink of
,nu,r' and tho poor mother turned away
in distress.
SIS there no milk, mother7
mo. my son. but the water may DC
better for her"
But the child seeming 20 recognize
TEDDY. chung 20 his neck, and cried when
he tried 10 draw himself away
Seeing that she seemed excited II TEDDY
made any movement 10 leave her, the
mother slipped ont and went herself down
the road 10 a neighbor. whom she asked
a. ro for the physician. While she was
conc the little girl nestled to Teddy and
rsaaded for milk TIL no could endure Il
NO longer
Gently placing her upon the pillow. he
.a,d ssWait Just a minute, Eva; brother
A. Going 20 get you some milk Just let
,rot6v 20 one minute and ne viii bring
.,on = drink" And five minutes after he
49, hec,< with a trimming bowl drawn
from the wild-eyed Jersey COW.
Ths Kind old doctor STAYED long time
ans relieved the anxieties of the mother,
az the same Sms urging the Importance