Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-05-11
T0NY'S NEW CLOTHES.
"Ican't mend these any more ? said grand |

And you'd better go down 70 Sarah Jane |
Green's, and see when she can come and |
make your ncw suit.
''Yes'm" said Tony. "I'n SC now. fore !
get my clothes dirty"
The only difference between fony's Sun
day suit and his everyday SUIT lay in the
fact OF the former being IN good order
His susie were always made by one pat
tern, owned by Sarah Jane Green. Tony
grew 50 fast that Sarah Jane always had TO
cut her pattern larger and sometimes she
forgot to enlarge everything, so that the suit
had curious hook which, however, never
troubled Tony at al.
Pm very sorry, Tony" said Sarah Jane,
when Tony reached her house; but I've
sprained my wrist, and don't know when ]
can come"
Tony looked dismayed
"The picnics to be in two werSs,' he
said
"Oh, I'm pretty Nre to be well by that
time. ~ keep Il in mind, and you'll be
pretty sure TO see me-
Tony lived on a sheep ranch with his IA
tlcr and his grandmother and one or two
Tired men. Until about year ago it had
been 20 miles to a post Office, aud neigh
bors had been so scarce that weeks would
but now railroad came within four miles
Of them, and little bit OF a village was
springing w at the station, so that Tony
and his friends felt almost like city folks,
they sometimes declared.
The picnic Tony spoke Of was for the Sun
day school at the station, wkich Tony at
tended, thinking nothing OF a four-mile
walk.
A week passed, and Sarah Jane did not
come. Tony took to giving peep at the
brown cloth, which lay ready for his suit,
and then climbing TO the top Of the tallest
hitching post outside the door TO watch
anxiously for her stout figure and jolly,
round face.
One day he saw wagon in the far dis
lance, and his heart gave a great bound for
there certainly was woman in IL. But, as
il drew near, his JOY turned to curiosity.
The face and form OF the stranger were not
bit like those OF Sarah Jane. But who
could it beg
rs this TonyY" she asked.
"Yes'm," said Tony
Il am your Aunt Eleanor" she said. Il
have come a long way TO see you.'
Aunt Eleanor was has mothers sister
Tony found IL so pleasant to J G near her
that he spent several hours in the house, al
most forgetting his suit.
She told him al about her boys, andlusked
all about what he had learned, seeming sur
prised to hear that he had read the 'pil.
grim's Progress" the Life Of Washington,
and half Of Jays Lectures" which were
the only books on the ranch
"But / don't like Jays Lectures very
well" he admitted to her at which she
laughed, and told him to so out and play.
Then Tony climbed on the post again and
watched so long and anxiously for Sarah
Jane that Aunt Eleanor came out andassed
him about it. And Tony found courage "a
tell her all his fears about his new salt.
Tony's heart sank lower every day, but he
remembered that Sarah Jane could do won
ders in the way Of haste with her needle
and so did not quite despair.
But the day before the picnic came, and
3 grandmother began baking al sorts Of nic'
things. Tony took last look at the brown
cloth, and then went 10 her with a swelling
= heart.
"You couldn't do anything with my ole
clothes, could you, grandmother he said
turning round and round before her.
, There were woefnl spots on the jacket, bni
, the holes in the sleeves were small, ant
Tony was thinking hopefully Of a bottle o
benzine. which had very bad smell and {
. wonderful power Of sending away the spot
on a boy'e jacket.
But the trousers were past all help-Tonl
& had taken too many climbs on the hitchinl
e post--and grandmother shook her head ans
r went on With her baking. Aunt Eeanoi
g did not take much notice. So fine lady Oh
, she could not be expected to concern hersel
about little boys old clothes.
Tony took a last look down the road. an'
/, then went out to pour his griefs, es he Away
= did, into the ears Of his pet sheep.
y He stayed with his neery friend until /
2 was dusky enough TO hide his tears STAINED
n face, then ate his bowl Of bread and mill
= and went to bed.
e "Here, Tony" Quick, Tcnyw "Han'
n that, Tonyl" Garry this. Tony" Such
n calling him here and there and everywher
Tony had never heard, as grandmother an'
Aunt Eleanor filled baskets and paske'
them in the spring wagon. And no on
o could have guessed how heavy his hesrt wa
> as his feet few himbly in answer TO each dc
l. mand.
i Now run and dress yourself, dear" sal,
grandmother.
Il ,ony looked at her in amazement, with
, tear gathering in each eye
y w ny, HrAumotHtft u0u you hhNN "a
Il clothes amt made,'
"Tonyl" ca led Aunt Eleanor, wash youI
self and come up here. You viii be late"
o Late for what? 1t could not be that any
d one expected him to so In his old clothesl
e But Tony always obeyed, and he obeye
o now, and ran up stairs
n What was that which Aunt Eleanor bel
II up before him. just out Of the sunshin
n which played around the wash bench unde
Is the spout, the room seemed almost darl
h and it looked as il a boy might be staudin
:. there; Tut the boy had neither head no
= feet
Il "Quick" said Aunt Eleanor, unbuttonin
g his OH jacket.
And in ten minutes he stood before he
o arrayed in a.new suit OF soft, light gra
g cloth, with such buttons and pockets q
d Tony had never dreamed Of And when !
v took peep in the glass it looked like SON
r othersboy.
T. Where did they come FROM he manage
q TO ask.
= 'I wrote a letter the day | came to Il
place where l buy my boys Clothes sal