Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-30

talk to him. I suppose that will please
you better"
A moment afterward, penitent and
fearing that trouble was brewing for
him, the grandson, Charles Edward
Labor, made his appearance in the par
lor.
How is this, Charles Edward"
asked his grandfather, perching that
rueful young person on his knee. Your
teacher writes that you've been talk
ing back. Do you think that's nice
thing for a little boy to do?"
II didn't talk back, grandpa, Teach
err said l wasn't to ask her so many
questions, and then l asked her why.
and then everybody laughed, and then
she said I was to go to the dressing
room and then l asked her why again,
and then everybody laughed again, and
then she said l was talking back. and
then I asked her why again, and then
everybody laughed again, and then
teacher she went and sent me right out
of the room"
Mr.. Townsend. to whom for some
reason or other this appealed as being
very clever on the lads part, was on
the point of breaking into laugh,
when a warning look from his wife
caught his eye and he checked himself
in time.
"But how about eating candy during
school hours. Charles Edward?"
III waited until 10 o'clock, grandpa,
before l even took my candy out Of
my desk, then put it back again and
4 10 a
to almost IL o'clock l thought it was
so near to closing time that If l only
took one bite it wouldn't make much
difference. But the first bite tasted so
good that I took the second and then
somebody went and told teacher, and
then"
"And how about the paper wads?"
asked the grandfather, Fastening to the
most serious charge lest he be as much
tempted to laugh as his grandchild had
been to devour the candy.
"You see, grandpa. Willie Clark, who
sits In front Of me. said l couldn't
hit James Whitney. who sits at the end
of the aisle so 1 threw the paper wad
to see if | could aim at him and still
not hit him and the wad happened to
hit him"
The grandfather, unable to restrain
himself longer, burst out laughing.
The grandmother exclaimed indig-
nantly: you ought to be ashamed
of yourself to encourage the boy in his
enough! You're to be punished.
Charles Edward. Come upstairs with
met"
He followed her reluctantly. know
ing that.it was likely to be more Sc
rious affair when his grandmother
threatened punishment than when the
same threat came from his grandfath-
err In the bedroom the old woman re-
moved her slipper and said to her fear
full but none the less reflective grand
son: You know this will hurt me
much more than it does you, Charles
Edward"
II don't want you to do it If it's go
ing to hurt you grandma" he said.
twinng his arms around her neck af-
fectionately before she could gather
courage enough to prevent him.
you're not to get around me that
way, Charles Edward" she scolded.
IF you know it hurts me so much to
have to punish you, why don't you be
a good boy so won't have to punish
your"
II will after this, grandma, hon
est" he answered, hugging her again.
Then you feel that you've been pun
ished enough in hurting me?"
yes, grandma"
VERY we'll. Go downstairs and tell
your grandpa you've been severely
punished Do you mind, severely pun
ished."
I'll tell him. grandma" he an
swered.