Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-07-11

nibit his new accomplishment But
they all shrieked Alfred, how can
you" Never do that again, do you
near?'-and there It was.
Or course, there was plum cake and
Things Oh, well. Alfred could get
along without that Tommy Otis look-
ed fat and hearty, and he never had
matted milk or pdum cake, or things
like that. But then he never had to
near that everlasting:
Alfred, come In now and dress
for SUPP Ter!
Alfred, keep away from the wa,
teri"
Alfred. don't run SO nard-you' il
get SO hot!"
BE careful, Alfred!''
Alfred, are your feet wet?"
It's time to go to bed, Alfred!"
On, that last was the limit. There
ne had to go to Oed, while Jimmy
and johnnie sat up and played mar
bles on the curbstone TO- a good
hour right under his window.
The Pride of the Household was
In a state OF revolt. Couldn't he ever
manage to get r.d of his parents? IN
story books fathers and mothers sold
their children, VIII, couldn't he sell
his parents.
once he offered to sell Tommy Otis
his father. because Tommy hadnt
any, you see. but it didn't work, for
In the first place Tommy hadn't any
money-and then besides he hadn't
any use for Alfred's father.
Jimmy and Johnnie said it was too
bad-they'd like to swa,. But you
couldn'te manage about fathers SO
easy-it couldn't be done.
Then, Alfred, as a last resort, turn
ed to God. He prayed that God would
just let him out for a lew minutes
and play alone. and that he might be
delivered from Madenoiselle. She
never did anything out fuss little
boys anyway.
But God paid no attention to his
ll~yers, ana the everlasting nagging
went right on.
Suddenly a great idea struck him.
He'd run away, and be IAN orphan
all by himself. He heard about COW
boys on the plains, and he'd 60 and
be an orphan cowboy, and of course
then he'd never lave to wear rubbers
or drink matted milk and have Mad
enoiselle tag after him That's what
he was going to do. He'd made up his
mind And Tommy Otis said he'd like
to 60 too.
Only, just before his birthday, you
know. He'd hate to 60 and 40 it then.
In the first place about the presents
and they'd miss him so-and when
he started to think how father and
mother would fe after he was gone
his lip just trenbled, and he had t.
wink hard to keep back the tears.
+ So Alfred put OF his going from
day to day-although this was just
the season when he wanted to 60 on,
catching June bugs on the plains
and it was particularly hard to have
to go walking all dressed up and hold
ing fathers hand Surely, surely
father, never had been a little boy
himself in all his life.
One evening, just before his birth
day, mother picked the little fellow
up and c1ddled him in her lap. asked
him what he'd rather have in all the
world for his birthday.
o h,but it was nice to have mother
cuddle you. 1t felt SO soft and sweet
and You could hang on tight tight
and never be afraid of getting mussy
or dirty. And all Of q sudden he was
SO happy. And an idea came to him
that made his little heart beat wildly
and he softly pulled mothers face
down and whispered: "Muzzy, dear
best Of all the world I'd like to be an
orphan"
1t was out at lasti-and as he
| anxiously watched the tears steal
down mothers gentle face, he sput
tered out all the indignation that had
! been bottled up SO long in his poor
| little heart!
1t was just that everlasting, al
fred, don't do that" that he couldn'i
Standard having to keep clean ali
the time wasn't any fun for little
boys. And Jimmie and Johnnie said
you couldn't swap your parents, and
SO he was just going to run away
and be an "orpn..n cowboy" Tommy
said that was the only thing for him
| TO de-
Mother didn't speak for a while
she couldn't She only Rugged her boy
so tight, and shook a little bit, and he
never knew whether he was going to
have his dearest wish" for his birth
day or not.
But he heard father and mother
talking a long time that highland
the next day father said cheerily
Don't you want TO go down TO the
corner and play with Jimmy and
Johnnie today. Alfred?'
You'd bette, believe Alfred didn't
waste much time In getting there,
and, best OF al. he had on o new dark
blue suit. And II you'll believe It