News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-06-12
For THE LITTLE ONES.
Teddy Forget His Errand Because He
Stepped TO "Wrastlc."

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Stepped TO "Wrastlc."
Teddy lived in large house on
the top of hill.
At one side of the house and down
the stone steps, across the three cor
nered bit of green called the triangle,
there was Aunt Matilda McWright's
little thread and needle shop,
which all the neighborhood found a
great convenience, as there were
many hills in Teddy's town, and the
large shops were far down below the
houses and meant much climbing
going to and from them.
Aunt Matilda was greatly liked by
the children, for she was never out
Of patience, and she kept candy,
bread and many other things be-
sides thread and needles and was
possessed OF a liberal heart that
made her always put in a little over
weight when one bought penny's
worth of sweets.
Teddy was playing in the yard
when Christine called him. 1t was
5:15 by the kitchen clock and Sat
urday afternoon.
Come here, laddie," called Chris
tine, and Teddy, with his appetite
for supper growing bigger every
minute and a smell of Christmas
molasses cookies in the air, went
willingly.
Owe broken my shoe lace" said
Christine, showing the dangling
ends, ''and it's falling over it I'll be
carrying in the supper. So hurry,
laddie, over to Mrs. McWright's and
get pair. There's 5 cent bit, and
there's a turnover, crisp and brown,
waiting for you if you're speedy"
So Teddy ran down the stone
steps and into the triangle, where
he met five boys, one of whom, a
stranger, instantly challenged him
to what he called a ''wrastle."
Teddy, champion of his hill, pock-
eted his 5 cents and fell to with en-
thusiasm. He came off victor, but
the clock was striking 6 when, flush
ed and breathless, he flew into Aunt
Matilda's shop, furiously jangling
the bell that called that excellent
woman from her tea and toast just
beyond the partition.
There stood Teddy, his hands
thruct in his pockets, his legs far
apart, his hat on the back of his
head, frowning thoughtfully at the
candy jars.
ooh, Aunt Matilda" he began as
he became aware Of her presence,
Give come for something. It's 5
cents worth Of something for Chris
tine What do you s'pose it is ?"
Lets see," said Aunt Matilda.
swell, I guess, as it's 6 o'clock, it's
bread she's wanting, and the boy
that fetches it wants a peppermint
stick"
ooh, thank you'll" said Teddy
gratefully. ''You know lot, Aunt
Matilda, and you can always help a
fellow out"
Christine's wrath was great when
after 40 minutes of waiting Teddy
anneared comfortably sucking his
candy and carrying loaf Of bread.
Bread! And me with eight
loaves Of sweet, fresh bread just
baked! Take it back
But Teddy's mother came in tc
hear the story.
"No; keep the bread, Christine
Teddy can pay for it out Of his
money, and he must go right back
and do his errand before supper
That will help to strengthen his
memory"
So Teddy mournfully took his
way back through the park with one
of his own precious nickels that he
was saving for camera shut tight
in his hand, ,and this time he had nc
temptation to loiter by the way.
Aunt Matilda laughed until hel
fat sides shook when she heard the
story and comforted his heart with
two nice sticks of candy to pay fol
what she kindly called their mistake
L. E. Crittenden in Seattle Post