Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-26

ccnI hdd ulHu ppthicu
First Voice-Sh sh! What's the
trouble?
Second Voice - My-cent 49, all
gone
First voice-Your what?
Third Voice Cby the sound feminine,
by the words, maternaD Ties lost his
copper cent in the bedolothes-ma man
mas darling!
Tho small bunch Of melancholy re-
pests another Hawaiian nsme-this
time il is that Of Fome islnnd- and Joins
his progenitor in delving into the bed
linen in search Of the farav-ny Klondike
where treseure nest rs. Al length the
money il found.
tn, head Of she house il Impressed
by an idea.
"Nov, you1l lose it sgsin If YOU try
30 hold H. in your hand. 1T me- pin it
in fold Of your nighte. There Isn't
thst fine? You can't lose your money
now" He bad ssrmed very bunch%
wen upon the front ~ The garment,
the core thereof being the corner.
Go on with your prayers now.
'GrsHdma, and
Papa, did You fix my money so
can't loss it?''
YES, YOU ueednt be afraid any
more"
"Yor GOOD boy, papa Let me kiss
you"
The little arms are extended after the
manner OF = letter v, and nj the sight
OF The homes admiration which beams
out Of the bright and very widcswake
eyes the parent in his heart forrires
this little interruption ~ tao holy func-
ton. His boy viii be too big even 10
waut 10 kiss him come time, and it is
best 20 accept the swec1 fruit Of child
love while one may. But austerity fol-
lows affection, and order proclaims it.
SOL
'Tow papa = boy mustn't DO anything
at all but say his prayers and go 30
sleep. Go ahead at grandma
80 And grandmamma
Auntie Ruth and Auuty Ruth
bought me a shicken."
"'And Auntie Alice"
"Aurtie Ruth bought me shicken
Shicken with cany in IT,"
Third Voice (the voice OF wisdom from
the oWer roon)-H | were you I'll no
toe his chicken, or you'll never get
past IT, That's tho way l managed
Rosie, and she's asleep now
Notice ~? How-oh, yes; 40 Auntic
Ruth bought YOU a chicken full Of
candy. my, that vas nice! Did YOU give
Sister Rosie some Cf il -
"E-efSs"
There ie something drawn ont and
protrac,"d and sleepy sbout the r.
spons', and the man at the bed looks
closely.
Hes about gone. Dear. little old
chap Well III rush it through and
not keep him awake too long. I'll bunch
1t. Sweetheart, say God bless every
body
The sweetheart reviveS with an alac-
rity evidently born Of the belief that
euancipa ton is to BE- chcupiy pur
chased.
Cav bless e~'body. Watch me turn
a eummerset.'
'Why, you kule poesum. No, sir.
No some rsGults till you have finished.
You must say: And make Rosie a good
girl and Ted a good boy before there
are any sOInerSaults.
Silence. One foot kicks upward over
the edge OF the covering, where it is
discovered hike a new country, and a
Joyous '7and-ho" OF delight is uttered.
Look at my foot, papa"
Now, cir, insist that Won finish
your prayers. This has gone far enough. !
The frog will come. and 80 wiz the big
dog. And beAdeN." az a hesping UP Of
sorrows, "0od doesn't like little boys
who turn somerssulte in the middle Of
their prayers No, sir Not the least
bit. So with smazinR severity, CON
siderng tb- siEo of the adversary on
whom he was picking" Make Rosie |
q good girl and Tod good boy"
Tn too tArd.-
TOO tired, On in an excess of
grief and sorrow, addressing the brass
ball at tho bead OF the bedstead, was
there ever suoh sinful little boy? !
Breaking his poor old papn's heart by
has wickodnc<.i Wont say his pray rs!
Poor. poor Old paps, who loves him 80
much-'
Second Voice (from far, far, far away
And mako papa good girl an'-Sn'
On Rae base-cv7ody--an D
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@lencRt
The scafdesWibed zone Of the broken
hosrt ocuds ovcr aad notes the sealed
eycs, the little face nesthne into the
6cpths OF the pillow s.d che tranquil,
roe-llsr bres<hing-
"Amenl' ha s,Vs, very gcntiy-Cih-
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