The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-04
uE MADE HIS BEST BOW TO. THE
DEAR OLD LADY.

HE MADE HIS BEST BOW TO. THE
DEAR OLD LADY.
Was that bag full? Youu be sick e
YOU eat another one. Give them to
me-"
Put them here" said grandma.
pointing to an old china tea-caddy on
The closet shelf That's where ! drop
notions.
Polly did as grandma said for some
how she trusted the caddy more than
her mothers pocket Then her moth
r. carried her Off to find Aunt Why.
and after that they went home.
The Caddy was a good place for no.
tions. Il already held some shoe bu,-
tons. a bad quarter and recipe for
mangocs; also little pocketbook con
tanning ten cents. That was Bens lie
hid it there when he was going chest
lnutting. because the clasp was broken.
| Now Polly's peppermnts went in. and
presently grandma. who had been buy
| ing nutmegs. put them all into the
"addy because Why was talking an1
| It confused her.
Now. mother" said Why. "Ive
come home this winter TO help YOU.
I'm going to regulate the closet so we
shall know wnere everything s."
II know where everything is now. ="
said the old lady.
But Why was already clearing the
shelves and putting on fresh papers.
Then she set things back methodical-
ly
This old caddy of nutmegs." she
said, "rll put in the other closet where
the eggs are"
ITS handy fer notions" said grand
ma
"Oh. well. this cracked sugar howl
will answer for notions III set it
where the caddy was. and drop this
lump of alum in it,
So the sugar bowl took The place Of
the caddy. and when Ben looked for
! his pocketbook il was not there. so he
thought he did not ren' omber right. II
was disappointing, Ton he wanted ten
cents to buy a ball Still. that did not
matter. for next day il was skate
straps he wanted. and the next he had
| a chance 90 buy another boys knife
But he couldn't find the pocketbook
Perhaps Polly took cold the day she
went where Aunt Why was unpacklng
She had a sore throat and wore fan
| nei around her neck for two weeks
The next time she went to her grand
mothers it was Christmas There was
roast goose fer dinner and all kinds
of pie. Ben was there lie had never
found his zen cents. II he had, he
would perhaps have bought sugar
dove for Polly.
! While the folks sat around the ire
talking, Polly, perched in tall chair
with nothing to do, had a sudden mem
Dry.
She got down ran to the kitchen
loset, and saw the sugar bowl. 1t had
buttons ana alum and broken spoon
In it, but Polly was not TO be supposed
upon.
"Caddy. caddy! caddy" she cried,
running up and down.
IT'S the old tea-caddy that she
wants" said grandma
That's in the other closet We keep
AAA AAAht 80 III IT, ENAA AUNT my
"Pep'mintsl mine pepmints!" clam
)red Polly,
The caddy was brought, and sure
enough when she thrust her little hand
under the nutmegs she found her pep
permints and pulled out the recipe for
pangoes
There, Mrs Gray wanted thatr' ex-
claimed grandma.
And now Ben was putting his own
hand in. Yes, there it wasi his pock-
etbook and his ten cents!
We'll, Edeclare!" said Aunt Why.
Ben sat down to consider. 1t was
now too late for Christmas. but he
might do something for New Years.
lie had heard Aunt Why talk about
calls and cards
Only the day before boy who had a
printing press had offered to print
cards. twenty-five for ten cents, and
every card was TO have picture of a
hower OF bird upon IT,
IN buy cards thought Ben, and he
went at once 10 find the boy.
On New Years Day Ben, clean and
shining, called Polly into the par
llor
I'm making calls" he said. This
Is your call. Choose the card you like
best"
Polly was delighted. She picked out
the prettiest card. with Mr. Benja-
min Dotten" and a pair OF doves upon
II.
Then Ben went ior;h from neighboT
to neighbor impartially, He was very
successful. He met with smiles every
where. and in some places he met with
apples and New Years cakes. Every
body seemed glad 10 receive a card
with 'Mr. Benjamin Dotten" upon H.
Together with a picture.
When It came 10 the last he hesi.
tated. He was tired ana wanted 10 50
home. Il seemed 10 bim he would