Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-08-20

sHe Hduu beSl DSCduSS shS was 50
busy"
Bob drew a letter from his pocket,
and as he did so made upon it an
ugly mark.
why, Bob, your hands bleeding!"
is il, Miss? Oh, ali! so 1t is.
That amt nothink"
you are all over mud, too. Have
you met with an accident AGAIN."
The boys lips parted to say Yes >
hut as he gazed UP into the clear
searching eyes which looked down so
kindly into his, he shook his head.
NO Miss" he said boldly.
why, Bob you have not been fight
ing?"
II didn't want to fight, Miss; but
what's a chap TO do?"
Surely not fight when he is sent
on an errand," said Rich severely
81 didn't want to fight" said the
boy again: but ! was fightin', and
Mr.. Hendon ketched me-"
I'm afraid, Bob, shall be obliged
to speak to my father, and have you
sent away"
mo, no! don't do that, Miss; please
don't. | will lie SO very useful, and
will do everything Lisbeth tells me
Don't send a Teller away"
I'VE cannot keep boy who behaves
so badly" continued Rich who was
trying to hide being amused and
pleased at the boys affectionate
earnestness.
Then | wont fight no MORE" said
Bob. But you don't know what it is
Miss. You don't know how the fellers
tease yer. They're alters at yer
Soon as yer goes down the street
some one shouts 'Bottles.' Jest be-
cause / takes cut the physic | should
jest like to make some of 'em take it.
I'd give EN- dose"
But Bob, you ought to be too sen
slble to take any notice about rude
boy calling you names.
80 | am, Miss" cried the boy
ever so much. never did nothing
till they began on the doctor"
Began on the doctor?
Eyes, Miss; saying all sorts O
things about him. | shouldn't like to
tell you what"
"And | should not like to hear, Bob"
! stairs; while after waiting till he
heard the door close, Bob went
cautiously into the surgery, crept to
the door Of the consulting room, and
| listened to find out whether the doctor
was there, and finding him absent, the
drawers, opened one. and took out a
pair Of scissors before lifting a tin case
| from corner--a case which looked
like the holder of n map.
Bob removed the lid, drew out roll
Of diachylon, and after cutting off n
strip, lie replaced the lid and scissors,
and descended to the kitchen, where
Elizabeth was peeIing potatoes, and
making the droning noise which she
eyidently believed to be a song
Look ye here!' cried the boy,
rimuphantly showing his bleeding
knuckles.
Elizabeth uttered faint cry.
"Why. you've been fghting!" she
cried. ooh, you bad wicked boy!"
so are you" cried Bob tauntingly;
you'd fight If the chaps served you as
they did me, and said what they did
about the doctor"
What did they say?' said the girl,
giving her nose a rub as If to make
it more plastic.
You battle them cuts nistely and
put some sticIllng-plaister on and III
tell you"
Elizabeth set down the potato basin,
wiped her hands, and after filling
| tin bowl fun Of cold water, and fetch
ing towel, she tenderly bathed the
boys dirty injured hands
Nov tell me what they said about
the Doctor" she said coaXingly,
why, they gets saying things to try
and get me took away, My old woman
don't like me stopping"
she's dreadful old creature"
said Elizabeth angrily, and | won't
have her here"
SOS your old woman a dreadful old
| creature retorted Bob, and | won't
have her here.
"My mothers been dead ten years"
said Elizabeth battling with an OBJ
stinate lit of mud, and | won't have
| you speak to me in that impudent
way"
Then you leave my poor old WON.
an alone"
You let her stop away instead OF
always coming down them area.
steps, and you encouraging her"
THAT | don't. SO come now. She's
my old woman and I'm very fond OF
her; out | wish she wouldn't come,
She allus comes when I'm busy,
And she ought to be very glad YOU
are here"
but she amt. She says doctors are
bad 'uns, aud that they do all sorts o
Things as they oughtn't to. She was
in the orspitle once, and she said it
was horrid, and If she hadn't made
haste and got we'll they'd have 'sected
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