The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
61e Story Teller
Tommy's Paradise

Ton1n1y's Paradise
you, said Mrs. Macdonald to her daughter. This was
arrived after discussion
with the little 5yearold brother
Wednesday afternoon
had just recently been discharged and Mrs
Macdonald unwilling to trust him to of the serv-
ants Upon this particular Wednesday
obliged to read club and her
daughter Alice had received invitation to join party or
girls who going to the matinee Alice was unwilling
give going and Tommy could not be trusted to stay
home. ...- H. IL.
Upon former when Tommy left to his
had short had seized
opportunity pantry there to eat jam
unobserved And though the he had suffered the
he had not forgotten those few moments when
he had for satisfied his appetite for jam.
debating between mother daughter it
that either the decision must accepted matinee
given Alice chose the former and comorted herself with
the thought that it only party of school friends after
Tommy the plan with disfavor How he
did hate atinees Why couldn't he stay home and have
good time? What did it matter if he did eat jam? He
didn't see
Wednesday afternoon The in front of the
theater lined with horses the doors Of
the heater thrown and the crowd of people
slowly ebowing way lobby. party Of
girls stood the sidewalk waiting for carriage to drive
and let its out When reached the curb out
stepped Alice Tommy They greeted joyfuly by
the group, Alice talking gaily she
joined the crowd. She paid little attention to Tommy, who
obedently dropped behind.
A little side little newsboy
his bundle OF under his He watching the
crowd which was moving toward what seemed to him a
carefully week
tried to imagine what the brilliantly would
be like He meant to know some day when he got
perhaps if ship mother said
it would surely Gomez he could time before then All
the hope and anticipation of that longedfo time showed
itself in his face Just then SMALL gloved hand reached
out toward him and a soft voice said:
"Come, Tommy, keep hold my
It Alce's hand voice, but talking
the girls and did whom addressed The
little newsboy glanced her. Did she him? Yes
there her hand and she had called him Tommy"
confdingly put his little brown into SOFT gloved
one, together they toward Paradise.
Tommy Macdonald had heard his sisters call had
stepped forward when suddenly else filled his
place How he would like to punch that somebody But the
stranger slowly moving by the side of Alice leav
ing Tommy standing Despair
him when he them disappear from his sight.
fell upon Jack, fooman sitting idly upon
box of the carriage talking with fellow Perhaps
he would take him back home with him. So Tommy
ais way to the carriage Jack looked amazed when he
the little fellow, but listened attentivey story
When Tommy finished he said, "Al right my boy We'll
see. He hurriedly pocket
and wrote few lines in it, then stepped
and beckonng to usher whom he knew asked him he
knew Miss Macdonald The man said he had her.
Jack gave him the note and asked him to deliver it. Then
he and Tommy home. ~-.s= s=--~>.~f ...
Alice had charge they in
box Then she turned to help him off with his things.
'Why, where did you come from?" she exclaimed.
"You-you brought me- faltered Tommy.
"Oh no! 1t is all mistake; didn't you, said
Alice oh girls! Where do you suppose Tommy is?' No
one knew and Alice turned to go search of him. But just
then the usher in the doorway with his
Alice read it, then laughed with right"
the usher.
Never had Tommy a wonderful sight. He could
not believe that really himself kept wondering
he wouldn't wake and find that he fallen
and this dream surely fairyand
He took in act, drank in every might
tell all about it when he reached only
the acts when the great curtain fallen found
himself telling Alice and the other girls
life, that he fully realized that he Tommy Brown
The girls became interested little
delight with much They
before what great thing matinee is.
"Aice" whispered the girls 81 enjoy it almost as
much when the curtain is down when it up"
When they left the theater Alice slipped into
in hat ninth
and little jamie. Then she bade the little fellow BY
and promised to and his mother while
lesurely in the carriage to her along lightly
to hs-the happiest boy in the city.
Grace E. Richards.
A Ninth Grade, East Side High School ,--s.@E
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