Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-02
And being good would naturally make

the street he stopped his play to run
to it, and to take it ttenderly in his
arms and carry it home. where his
mother would care for it until it be-
came a beautiful. glossy-coated crea-
tule. Then Teddy would give il 10
some girl or boy whom he knew would
treat ii kindly. And in regard to poor
half-starved dogs he was just rs
thoughtful,
But it was not always stray, half.
Starved and abused cats and dogs that
enlisted Teddy's sympathieS. The
children OF the poor touched him deem
ly, for he understood as few boys CT
good homes and plenty can under
stand. their many needs and disap-
pointments And he was never stow
i'll dividing his noon luncheon at school
with some little char whose lunch con
sisted OF SCRAP OF dry bread. and
whose ragged clothes betrayed mis-
poverty.
The week before Christmas Teddy's
mother called him TO her one evening,
saying; Now dear. the Christmas
time is almost here, and VIC mustn't
forget the poor children | want you
TO gather up all Your old toys and
select the best ulbroken ones. shall
have them repainted at the toy men
der's shop down the street. Then well
Lave them in readiness TO give to the
poor children of our Sunday school"
"ycs, mamma" said Teddy. smiling.
at the thought of doing SO much for
the poor children. And as he was
leaving his mothers room she kissed
him, saying: "Do unto others as YOU
would have them do unto YOU
That evening after supper. as Teddy
sat beside the library crate prepariry
his lessons for the morrow. the words
do unto others as you would have
them do unto you" ran through his
mind Nor could he drive them away.
do unto others as YOU would have
them do unto you" would CLEAN from
the page of his geography when he was
intently searching for some chain Of
European mountains or a Canadian
river.
He put his book down and went
upstairs to his own room. He shut
and locked the door. Then he went
to pile Of toys that Uttered the floor
IN the corner. He, had, in response 70
his mothers request. gathered togeth-
er all the unbrolSen toys that had been
accommodating in his room for three
years. Those OF previous years had
been broken to pieces long. long
time ago. He carefully looked over
the strange assortment, which an hour
before supper had appeared so fine To
hlm-fine Tor the poor children. But
why shouldn't they have new TOYS in.
stead OF Old ones which had been cast
Off by other children? This was the
stulnollng piock thaI ready was Try
ins ~ clihu oNei. ~ ell'o otiieis sta
w. W. 49,, 49, - naae . nc w NY YOU.
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tovso n;dn,+ ba a1raus ,ona W. t 4o,.a
and oo,,,as fo, tha s;,,,nIa ra,no ~
tha,, we've ,,o1,,o Tba1 e ~, $50 .i,. -.
the nno,. oh;,,ra,, 49, ia H., ~
No ,onoo, oorad Gov would ha ~ ao;,,,r
any yreo+ l,;ndnass after .I19 Thnra
would he M sale sacrifica in II ~,
doing INTO others nc be would have
them 10 INTO him ;,
NJ, ,
~ 80" is uas no i1iotiei sen
ot 80 .. ~. ~ III ~ ~ ~ .nop
thot tha,, ona aa,oa 49, 90 ,, :; ~ ,.o,s
,nss;hIa;, Taad,- Gov, =" tba 40 n1 $50 as
mo 40 ,,;o I,nSas, am.v M +bara ~,
no fne1ina of eybaustio,, ~ Mn, IT.
did MT cav .nvtbing 70 bic n,o+ban
about tho nnast;on in bic MIND +ba
question ba wac irving tn find an an.
swer to. He went to school, as usual.
but during the day the old question
which SO perplexed him would rise up
Dermost in his mind.
So time spend on and Christmas
eve arrived bright gloriouslv bright.
and propitious Christmas cheer was
In the air everywhere. and Teddy ran
out to big snowdrift in the yard and
dipped I'D handfuls of it washing his
face till his cheeks glowod and sing
ing, ont merrily till the air reso,nded
with his shotus. He was happv, han
Nv, He had solved the problem which
for DAYS had racked his brain. He
had taken no one into his confidence.
The time was almost ready for action
and Teddy was supremelv happv.
When he entered the house his
mother said. Nov son the old TOYS