The Florence daily tribune., 1899-12-30

Teddy had many OF the nice things
| of this world. but there was something
he did not have and which he knew he
could not ever have. All of tie other
little boys and girls had one, or two,
/ and poor Teddy felt very bad when he
| thought about IL, for he thought that IL
! must be the incest of all things! You
| could never guess. though perhaps you
have one yourself-it was n Grand
mother! Both of Teddy's grandmoth-
ers had gone to heaven when he was a
haby-it was one Of his grandmothers
who first called him Teddy" Jamie
had good sweet grandmother and she
would have him and Marjorie to come
and stay with her; and then Teddy
would be very lonesome and sad. He
would say, Il wish had grandmoth-
er! If | just had a grandmother to
| so and see, and she would send me
tea cakes" Jamie's grandmother Of
ten sent Jamie and Marjorie tea-cakes
and maple sugar and apples and other
good things. One day Teddy sat very
still and looked thoughtful; then he
leaned his face against his mothers
cheek and said: Mother, don't be-
lieve | can stand 1t without a grand
mother!"- Teddy's mother patted his
head. Il can hardly stand 1t myself,
Teddy" she said; because she was
my mother, you know dear" Then
| Teddy patted his mother. After a
while he said: Mother, asked Jamie
II | might have part of his grandmoth-
er. and he said | would have to ask
her. So want you to write to her for
me" Teddy's mother said she would
and she wrote just what Teddy told
her to write: Dear Grandmother
Mallory:
Il know you are not my real grand
mother, but [ haven't got any. and
| wish you would please let me just
call you grandmother. If you can
stand 1t to have so many grandchil-
dren. All the boys have grandmothers
except me. Both of my grandmothers
are in heaven and | can't stand it any
longer. won't bother you bit If
you will let me call you 'grandmoth-
err | haven't any one to send me tea
cakes and maple sugar Sometimes
jamie gives me some of his.
Goodbye. Grandmother,
Your little boy. Teddy"
Teddy's letter was mailed at tho
postoflice. and the next day there wan
a package for Master Teddy Warne."
Inside of the box were tea-cakes and
maple sugar and letter from dear old
Mrs. Mallory. This was the letter:
My dear little boy:
ssVoY, oopno4 ~ ;,t-
to have another nice boy to love me
and call me grandmother One of
my little grandsons is in heaven, ard
maybe God is going to let you take his
place. and ] will be glad to be yolr
grandmother in the place of those
grandmothers in heaven who love YOU
still. want you and Jamie to come
tomorrow to spend the day and night
with me. Ask your mamma If you NAV.
Your loving grandmother,
Janet Mallory"
The next day Jamie and Teddy rode
on the old horse to Grandmother NAL
lory's. Jamie rode half Of the way
in the red saddle with TEDDY behind
and Teddy rode the last half With
Jamie behind, and they took their 1
night gowns to stay all night. Mrs.
Mallory kissed Teddy just as she kiss
&c jamie, and she let Teddy sit on one
side of her at the table. and Jamie on /
the other. They played in the attic 4
and waded in the branch" and they |
climbed the trees, and nobody told |
them not to go in the flower garden or
to stop eating cherries. and they had |
honey for supper, and they handed
back for chicken at breakfast, and Ted
dy said, Yes, GRANDMOTHER" every
time. He was SO proud and happy be-
cause he had a grandmother at last
And since then when Jamie goes Ted
dy goes too, and when Jamie gets n
box of tea-cakes and maple sugnr
Teddy gets one, too. Teddy tells
everybody that he has grandmother
bow. and adds; She's not my real