The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-09-06
TOM GETS INTO TROUBLE.

Youths Companion.
TOM GETS INTO TROUBLE.
Had Tom known everything that was
going to happen that day, he would
have obeyed his mother, but he felt
sure that he could go down to papa 8
store by himself and surprise him;
so, without telling anyone, he boarded
q car feeling as brave as though he
we're sixteen years old instead of six.
arm, for he wanted to show 1t to his
father. Uncle harry had given it to
him right after papa had started off
that morning. Mamma had told Tom
that he must never go off the block to
play, because she always wanted to
know Just where he was; but Master
Tom that morning thought he would
make-believe he was man just like
Uncle Harry, and so he signaled the
car at the corner and climbed in as
fast as he could, still holding his pet.
He felt very important, for the con-
ductor treated him as though he were
grown-up, and the passengers seemed
to think he was a manly little fellow
to be able to go about by himself. He
knew where to get off. so when papa's
store was reached he motioned for the
conductor to stop. and right there
the trouble began, for on the pavement
Z boy postled him, and trying to keep
from dropping Guinea, Tom ran
against an iron post, and Toms pretty
blue shirt with the sailor collar was
ruined, and so were his new tan
shoes. Guinea was dropped after all,
and some one accidentally trod on her
and hurt her dreadfully. BY this
time Tom was so frightened that he
forgot to make believe he was a man;
and so he burst out crying, and when
he ran into the store, he was SO horrid
looking little boy that his father
felt anything but proud of him. To
keep him from making-believe that
way another time his mother would
not let him have strawberry short
cake for supper that night. But worse
than that, he caught bad cold riding
on the open car without coat and has
been i'll, and has been obliged to stay
In bed and eat sick folks food ever
SINCE He thinks now that it is better
to obey his mother.-Montreal Star.
PRfNCESSS STRANGE BROOD.
George Ullrich, of Hammond, Ind,
the most remarkable example of brute
Intelligence ever heard of outside the
fairy books of Grimm and Anderson.
Mr.. Ullrich, who is poultry raiser
on small scale, noticed a few days
ago that one of his setting hens was in
the habit of frequently leaving her
nest and remaining away for long
time. Fearing that he might lose
brood of chickens through the hens
neglect! he set about to make ar
rangements for keeping the eggs warm
during her absence, and to that end
decided to transfer the nest to the
basement, alongside the furnace.
Upon entering the henhouse, how.
ever, he discovered that his wishes
had been anticipated by his pet dog
Princess. a female fox terrier. which
Ne found crouching on the eggs He
endeavoled to induce the animal to
leave the nest. but she refused to do
20 until the hen returned to her du-
tie& I
This state of affairs continued until
the eggs were hatched. The moment
the hen would leave the nest the oog
would dash into the henhouse and
sit" upon the eggs until the cluck-
Ing biddy had finished her outing,
and was ready to assume her rightful
Asssden Is the chicks were out Of
tho dAdl Princess asserted her right
to share with the hen the care of the
prossny.
Last week a reporter of the Record
Herald called at Mr.. Ullrich's home,
which is situated on Conkey avenue,
on the 0utskirts of Hammond. and
found ilcess out In the yard with
her - young about her. A few
yard my the hen scratched and
ciucke4 but the chicks seemed to pre-
Ter The society Of their foster mother.
The day was damp and cold, and
rs : hen sathereth her chicks under