The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-06-04
THEIR TRIP TO TOWN

When Tottie and Jimmie boy came to visit
grandpa and grandma at the valley farm. in Oc-
tober, grandpa promised them trip to town. Now
Tottie and Jimne-boy had never seen a town. so
the ywere much excited Tottie was 10: Jimmie
boy was 10 also, because as Totte would have told
you. "twinses can't help being the same age"
One hne crisp morning everybody at the valley
farm was up before sunrise-for town was twenty
miles away, and a journey thereto must be begun
betlmes Just before they started in the market
wagon, with the two big red horses grandma gave
Tottie and Jimmieboy 10 cents each
Get just exactly what you like for yourselves"
she said.
Grandpa let them take turns driving all the
way to town. This was best of all. When they
mad driven ten miles the world was getting pretty
well wakened up, and they met lots of people But
how Iottie and Jimme-boy pitied those people who
were not going to town with grandpa 1t was
such good fun to rattle through the little evillages
where the children came out to look at them Tot
tie and Jlmmie-boy felt 50 important Everybody
must know that they were going to town with
grandpa, and it a wonderful thing.
Half way to town grandpa stopped the horses
IN little woodsy place where there was brook,
and they at the lunch grandma had provided, and
drank the clear, cold water of the brook. 1t was
such fun--iust as good a picnic, you know; and
grandpa told them stories and made them laugh
Grandpa was so Jolly.
When they got to town Tottio and Jimmie-boy
stared until their eyes ached. 1t was a wonder
full wonderful day all through. They enough
to talk about all winter. Between times they each
thought deeply on what they should buy with their
5 10 cents They had never had so much money to
spend before. But presently Tottie frightened up
and looked knowing. She had decided what she
would buy A little later Jimmie boy also bright
ened up and looked knowing; he had thought of
the very thing.
When going-home time came they were glad
and tired and happy. The road seemed pretty
haol- clio nd
When Totte began to nod violently grandpa
thought it was time to do something. He stopped
the horses, spread a big rug the floor of the
wagon behind the seat, fixed up pillow out of
parcels put the drowsy twins III and covered them
over with another rug. Tottie and Jmmieboy
slept as soundly, for the last twelve miles, as if
they were at home in bed.
1t was bright moonlight when the big bay
horses stopped in the valley farm yard and Tottie
and Jimmie-boy woke up.
After supper Tottie gravey united small
parcel.
81 got this for you, grandpa" she said, proudly.
1t a most gorgeous heart of pink candy,
adorned with gilt paper, and a motto, and the pic
ture of rose.
well WE'LL said grandpa, "isnt that SPLEEN
did PRESENT.
q got something for grandma said Jimmie
boy. proudly.
Then he undid his parcel, and To- there a
yard of the very brightest bright yellow and bright
blue plaid satin ribbon that 10 cents could boy.
Grandma held w her hands
Dear me-" she said, isn't that most elegant
thing, now"
When Tottie and Jimmie boy had gone to bed
grandma and grandpa laughed until the tears
down their cheeks
"The dear little things" said grandma 'To
think of their buying something for US instead OF
spending it themselves"
Grandpa never ate the pink heart, and grandma
never wore the pink ribbon. They kept them
wrapped up in tissue paper in a box on the parlor
mantel shelf, but they showed them to everybody.
There was nothing Tottie and Jimmie-boy could
have bought for them that would have pleased
them more.-L N. Montgomery in S. S. Times.