The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-31
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dow and ran down like tears in little
streams.
Albert's nose was pressed and fiatten
ed against the glass as he said TO his
mother: "Oh, don't want TO stay at
home! | don't, don't want TO! want
to 20 down 10 Mr. Hobsons~
"Oh, no, Albert" his mother replied.
Just get your box of playthings and
have a good time. II will clear of after
awhile. Then perhaps you can go"
still Albert stood Ia the chair eagerly
looking down the street acress The c,.a
mon toward the White parsonage i,s
tied by the hill, where ia winter AL b
village children went eoasting For Mr.
Hobson, the kindly pastor of the little
country church, had n warm place In
his heart for children. and they loved
good times.
Albert jumped down from the cha.
looking cross ana unhappy.
Il don't want to 90 anything but
to MIR. Hobsons," he cried out
Uncle Bob sat reading his paper 10y
the open CRATE, where just little blaze
fiickered Albert thought that Uncle
Bob knew most everything, and he
went over TO him. hoping that he would
suggest something agreeable.
Uncle Bob looked up just then and
said: 1T seems TO me hear little boy
say Il don't want to very often. It's
generally better 70 DO what mother
wants you 10 do"
Then he jumped up and dared Albert
to play a game of marbles with him,
and directly they were down on the
carpet swapping and shooting the
bright glass balls back and forth.
Just as Uncle Bob said, There, that's
the third game I've LOST the sun peep
ed in and made a great bright yellow
spot on the carpet, so bright that Al
bert started up, clapping Lis hands.
"Can 20 now, MAJ Can 80 now
he called out
Yes" answered his mother, III YOU
will put ON your rubbers."
Albert was out In the entry In mo
ment and tugging 70 get his rubbers on,
and his short legs were soon taking
him down across the common. Pres
emily he stood on the piazza, ringing
the bell, at The parsonage.
Miss Mary, the minister's daughter
came 10 the door.
Albert spoke UP promptly, I've come
a-visltlng."
walk right in. said Miss Mary
He followed her through the entry
into the sitting room
She thought she knew what Albert
wanted, SO she pulled out little table
from the wall and drew a chair up 70
IL. She put big dictionary into the
chair and lifted Albert up on TO the
dictionary Then she set before him
two little glasses.
one was three minute glass two
little crystal bulbs of glass joined by
a small connecting stem. One Of these
bulbs had very pretty red sand in II.
/ The bulbs were mounted In round
wooden frame
When the bulb that had the sand IN
i Il was turned so that IL was az the top.
the sand began TO run slowly into the
4 lower bulb, and II took just three min
utcs FOR it to run from one bulb TO the
1 other
Albert was never tired Of seeing the
j sand run back and forth And he
i wanted three minute glass Of his OWE
80 much Tie cthor glass was q multi
4 plying glass II looked like d small
\ spyglass.
Miss Mary took the multiplying glass
i m her hand. passing il % Albert aud
said "Now Albert II you ok
/ throuch tl, III tie three minute
you'll SEE what Won did tile lust time
you were here"
Abort took The multiplying glass u
looked.
"Ooh.cem said he "Oh see 'cr
See 'eml one two, four twelve, eight
oh. Miss Mary there's lots of 'cml
should you like one Of themY she
asked
Eyes. mn'am. May have one?"
Eyes" she said -if you don't take
ours, YOU may have one Of those 9th
ers."
Then. holding the multiplying glass
close 20 his eye, he put one hnnd out,
with the fingers spread out as far as he
could make them reach. Carefully he
CROPPED and grnsped. Now his hand
was on IT, Now he had Il.
Putting down the multiplying glass
he looked for the other glass that he
thought he bad caught and II was
gone. lie tried Il over and over again.
and every time Just NJ he thought he
had II the glass that he thought he had
caught seemed to slip away
"where do they go TOT" he said to
Miss Mary.
"Sure cnoughw she replied.
How patiently he tried Finally he
had 20 go home. But when he got
down from the dictionary he began
looking underneath the table
"What are YOU looking for3" qucs
toned Miss Mary.