The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-02-01

Uatil hts i.iher started Ter the etlics
little sammy ss denurr. qsist snd .
model hvt-yesr.oid iicm every roln, ol
vlev, Hts isihIr bad barely soi cot oi
the front gate. hosevtr, before be bessn
by tbrosips the osl pp among the ivy si
The eide Of tbe house. He was Of an eI
penmen,si torn OF mind, and he wanted
TO see IL the CO, wouid stick there. The
ca, did stick there, aud lilile Sammy vss
prodding the cat With trocm handle
when bis mother sss him lie declined
I 10 cone 10 sben his mother invited him
to DO go, snd she had 10 so alter bin,
he kicked her in the shirs all the wsy 10
and hosled like kiokspoo,
Ten inmates later he was out 10 iront.
jumping street cars against msny solemn
orders. He wss brought 10 blubberns
by q peishbor. His nose was much skin
Oed. His roars could be heard = block,
His mottsr vsselined aud pet'ed him ior
bali sn hour and then turned him loose
sgsio. The cook bad bucket OF -four on
= chair betiie the kitchen table; prepSrs
tory TO mskins breed. Lutte Sammy got
ye rning to observe TIE coslescsut prop
critics OF iour and water, so be dumped
the ta'iu OF water that he got itom be
nesth tue refrigerator into ths bucket OF
-four The cook, who had been in the back
yard, caught him 10 the act aud dragged
hin TO his mother. TIE cook was severely
kick on the sbi "a and bitten on The
hand oil the way.
Nov. sammy, said his mother With
grave reprosch.
Ten minut later Sammy was discover
ed 10 the sot Of painting his bsby sis
ter's nose green aud yellow aud red and
purple with toy brush and set OF colors
that belonged to bi outfit OF play things.
sammy, my precious. why will ytu do
3 ch naughty tbiussp inquired bis IN other
feeling OF her scbiug head.
Awhile later happening to psss through
The sitting room. his mother found little
sammy industriously engaged 10 cutting
The buttons from the surface Of the leather
,ouch with 3 case knife.
Sammy said she, ,solemply. shall spank
Eou il ever | catch you doing sucb thing
igsin.
When woman friend called upon her
nst before luncheon, clad 10 q handsome
White and black foulsrd drese, little Sam
ny saw his opportunity He snesked TO
he kitchen. got hold of damp stick OF
tove polish, crep up on bis moth rs vlsi
or with an innocent expression OF conn,e
,snce aud 81 idenly reaching out, dsbbled
eversl big splotcbes OF stove polish on the
onlsrd dress.
Why, Sammy SieeveIiuks. aren't you
shsmed OF yourseIl exclaimed bic
mother, while Sammy, burstiog With 10y, !
nsde for the back yard. and her visitors ,
ace &c ewed up into tight expression
hat plsinly said. Oh, wonln's do thing
0 that one il l owned him.
After luncheon little Sammy tried lit
Ia experiment With his guinea pig. He
led piece Of lope around the guinea d
ig's neck filled q bAby's bsthtub with h
atsr and dropped the guinea pig therein. q
he guinea pig was only thres parts dead O
ON drowning when little Simmy's moth "
nailed him. D
Aren't you bit sorry for the poor little o
igsyp she ssksl Sammy.
The above is only the nearest outline OF ty
tile Ssmmy's develtries during the day. p
he was demure and sweet and quiet Of
ieel child, 10 his nice little white duck Ii
ilor suit. when bis father got home that al
'ening from the offics. He played around cC
ith the besuiiful innocence OF angel child ST
ooj while bis father and mother sat 10 ba
e front vsrd after dinner. As thus they VI
I there two ht,e 5-year old boys across al
e street, next door neighbour, got to be
boring each her and yelllcg. co
I'd jl,t like TO have the hsndling OF ed
oee whelps Of kids for about "A honrs, Of
Id little Ssmmy's father to little Sam in
y's mother. 90
Well, thsbk goodness grsciou', ,our little Oh
mmy isn't like them, said little Sam
' 6 mother Ho's mimms'e blessed lit 80
angel, that's what he IL, and bc gives Il,
ANNA no more trsnble them -etc, etc, 10,
Moral, There isn't any. VI