Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-30
ToMMYs PUNIsHM ENT
BY M. {. Kreuz-class A-Fourteen
Years

Little Tommy Blackmore and his
parents and nurse were going out into
the country to spend the summer at
Grandpa and Grandma Blackmore's
large ranch.
Tommy was delighted at the idea of
going, for he had never been on a
ranch before. Every evening Tommy
would climb up into his nurses lap
and beg for a story about I'm the
Country"
The day the Blackmores were to
start on their journey, Tommy was
awake very early and said, I'm ready
to go now, nurse"
Everybody in the house was awak-
ened by Tommy. Nurse dressed Tom
my and brushed out his long yell
low ringlets. When the express
came for the trunks Mr.. Black
more and Tommy drove down to the
depot with the expressman. Mrs.
Blackmore and nurse soon followed
them. In a little while the train whis-
tie was heard, and soon it came steam
ing into the depot. Tommy was so de-
lighted that he could not speak for
while. When Tommy was seated in
the train, he could hardly wait for it
to start. When it started, Tommy
would ask all the time, "Is we there
yet, mamma?"
When the train reached it's destina-
ton large buggy was waiting at the
depot for the Blackmore family. After
they were seated in the buggy, they
started out on a five mile drive. Grand
pas dog, Trump, ran along barking be-
side the buggy. He and Tommy then
became best of friends. When they ar
rived at the farm house, they were
all dusty and very tired. nice lunch
was awaiting them when they got
there. Old John, the hired man, took
Tommy around the farm and showed |
him the kittens, the puppies and the
little calves. He allowed Tommy to |
choose a puppy for himself. Tommy
choose a pretty little brown and white |
one which he named Brownie" Tom |
my grew tired after a while and he
went to bed after he was carried into |
the house. He was awake very early
next morning. He was going with
grandpa for hay. After they passed
uy the back of the house, they came to |
little brook. Grandpa told Tommy |
that when they came back with the
hay he could go in wading a little |
while. Tommy was delighted and as
soon as they came back with the load |
of hay, he went in wading in the cool |
water.
The next morning Tommy begged to |
go to the brook again, but mamma said !
"No, my little man, you must not go |
near the brook unless you have some |
grown person with you" Tommy knew |
that when mamma spoke like that he
should not ask her any more. He
played around the yard with his puppy, |
but the temptation was too great, so he
walked off 70 the brook and went in
wading with his shoes and stockings
en-.
He waded on and on until the water
was up to his waist. He got frightened
and fell down. He tried to get UP
again but he always fell down. Grand
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and Tommy seeing him, cried for help.
Grandpa was very much frightened
and when he brought Tommy into the
house, mamma was nerly distracted be-
cause her little boy had been gone such
q long time and had disobeyed her.
She told the nurse to get some water
ready and give Tommy a bath because
he was very dirty and muddy. After
Tommy was nice and clean again.
mamma told the nurse she would dress
him. She had some clothes of Tom
my's little cousin Dorothy. She put
some little white slippers and stockings
on him. a little petticoat which was
covered with starched ruffles, and last
Of all she put on little starched white
dress. She tied Tommy's long golden
ringlets with a large white ribbon.
Tommy was a very sad little boy
when he was dressed. At dinner time
Uncle Ned and Cousin Dorothy came.
Everybody but Tommy was glad to see
them. When the meal commenced,
Uncle Ned inquired for Tommy, but
when Uncle Ned teased too much about
him, he ran sobbing into his mammals
arms crying: Il won't do il again,
mamma, l won't do it any more
Tommy had to wear the clothes the
rest of the day, but when mamma told