Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-15

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her down with a feather"
On Thursday night he could not
sleep for a long time. Mummy's foot
steps through the wall died away, and
the house fell into silence. But he lay
still, bravely struggling through
strange dreams. He thought God had
brought him a steam engine that was
so good that it would not go fast. The
great star came into the room and
turned out his pockets, examined the
heels of his stockings, and looked to
see if his nails were clean. He wiped
his nose with the sheet and lay quiet.
Suddenly he heard a great bang and
saw the new cannon Auntie had
brought him shivered into a thousand
bits before he had even touched it: it
was the postman's knock-Friday!
He was dressed for tea immediate tely
after breakfast. "If you worry any
more, l shan't take you," said Num-
my; "what a fuss about rocking
horse"
"a rocking horse Well, if it had
stirrups, and a bride, and went itself!
Auntie said it was something special
What a tea! The bread and butter
would not go down his throat, and the
cake merely went round and round,the
roof of his mouth. He never knew his
father to eat so much and so slowly be-
fore.
Can you tell the time by the clock?"
Auntie asked him. Were they going to
start these silly questions again?
NO." said he, mol"
"Oh, we'll, I'm afraid I've made a
mistake. There" she said, and passed
paper parcel to him. "Open it,"
He took off the paper and found a
box. He opened the lid and found a
round thing in paper. He undid the
paper, and there was his present be-
fore he knew: a real, live, ticking
watch, and chain 1t fairly laughed
at him; the great figures glowered
solemnly: ~, /, 2, 8, 4, 5; and then a
little hand that ran faster the more
he looked at it. He held it to his ear,
and it clucked with JOY. He put it in
his pocket and it seemed to go out, so
he brought it forth again and pro-
posed to wear it hanging down outside,
like the ladies. Finally he set it down
on the table, gazing at it and lingering
it while he ate bread and cake and
drank sweet tea voraciously.
His first really proud moment was
when the nurse wished she had a watch.
In the future he was only to go to bed
by his own watch. BY Mummy's di-
rections it was placed under his pill
low. The nightly programme of tuck
ing in and kisses was duly performed
and Mummy gone away, when she was
called back by loud alarm: Mummy,
l can't hear it," So it was tied to the
rail of the bed where the great star
shone upon it in wonder and envy
81 suppose" he thought, 1.-The angels
have gold watches"
At midday on Saturday, Lucy Brown
passed the garden with her best doll in
company of the nursemaid and the per
ambulator. He rushed down to the
gate and thrust his chained bosom be
fore Lucy Brown. She affected to sec
nothing. After giving her ample time
withou effect he pulled out the watch
gazed at it, and said: You're late thi:
morning"
oh" said she, "Bertie has 'golc
one"
you're a story-teller," said he;
isn't she, Mary?" Mary, whose notice
was running out, answered.: awful
For two days the watch was WOUND
every hour. On Monday there was dire
disappointment because he was no
permitted to take it to school. Gould
MT l just take it to show the boys
and put it out of sight then?" A com
promise was arrived at. There woult
be tea-party, but one of the condi
tions insisted upon was that no bo,
known to possess a watch was to b
invited
One day big boy friend stoppe
him with firm hand and moclingl
asked the time. The watch-owne er too
it out mechanically, then with flasl
of inspiration held it up to the bi
boy and said: 81 didn't think it was 3
late!" and rushed off for home.
After all a watch is a very quiet sor
of toy, and requires to be left aloD
too much AT the end of the first wee
this one suffered from over-Windin
and had to be started by violent shall
ing. When everybody knew he had
watch it became necessary for TIL
; bearer of it to assure himself of it
possession occasionally by swingin
it round and round on its chain. On
day in the middle of this performanc
it flew off the swivel and landed in th
conservatory by way of a pane of glas
1t is now supposed to be at th
watchmaker's undergoing repairs
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