The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-12-29
Teddy's Grandmother.

1eudy a many OIL the nice tnlHSS
If this world, but there vas something
la did not lave and which he knew he
could not ever have. All of the other
little boys and girls had one, or two,
and poor Teddy felt very bad when he
thought about it, for he thought that it
must be the incest of all thingsi You
could eve guess, though perhaps you
have one yourself-it was a Grand
mother! Both of Teddy's grandmoth-
ers had gone to heaven when he was a
baby-it was one of his grandmothers
who first called him Teddy" Jamie
had a 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, 81 wish l had a grandmoth-
er! If l just had a grandmother to
go 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 it without a grand
mother!!" Teddy's mother patted his
head. 81 can hardly stand it myself,
Teddy she said; because she was
my mother, you know, dear" Then
Teddy patted his mother. After a
while he said: Mother, l asked Jamie
if l might have part of his grandmoth-
er, and he said 1 would have to ask
her. So l 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 l haven't got any, and
l wish you would please let me Just
call you grandmother if you can
stand it to have SO many grandchil-
dren. All the boys have grandmothers
except me. Both of my grardmothers
are in heaven and l can't stand it any
longer. | won't bother you a 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 the
postoffice, and the next day there was
a package for Master Teddy Warne."
Inside of the box were tea-cakes and
maple sugar and a letter from dear old
Mrs. Mallory. This was the letter:
MY dear little boy:
You cannot think how pleased l am
to have another nice boy to love me
and call me grandmother One of
my little grandsons is in heaven, and
maybe God is going to let you take his
place, and l will be glad to be your
grandmother in the place of those
grandmothers in heaven who love you
still. l want you and jamie to come
tomorrow TO spend the day and night
with me. Ask your mamma if O may.
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
night gowns to stay all night. Mrs.
Mallory kissed Teddy just as she kiss
ed Jamie, and she let Teddy sit on one
side of her at the table, and jamie on
the other. They played in the attic
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 vas SC 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 a
box of tea-eakes and maple sugar.
Teddy gets one, too. Teddy tells
everybody that he has a grandmother
now. and adds: She's not rcy real