The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-08
THE JELLY BOY.
(Julia F. Deane, Elburn. ND
MISS FRlEDA DRESSED,

the cnlloTen s WdIu Ol l0e nO5pllal
all summer. and now that the flow
ers were nearly gone. they wondered
what they could send In their place
Il know" said Dorothy, I'VE can
send them what Aunt Jean calls pre-
served sunshine'-Jellies and canned
fruits"
"Where1l we get them?" asked Ted
dy doubtfully. I'VE can't make jel-
lies
Same places We got the flowers"
responded Dorothy promptly. II guess
when we ask folks for just a teenty-
wecnty glass OF jelly for poor sick
girl or boy, they won't be mean en-.
ough TO say No They'll rush down
cellar fast enough, Teddy Howard. TO
get them for us
May We do II, mother" asked
Grace, pleased with the Idea
Their mother gave her consent. and
they began TO make out a list OF peo.
pie upon whom TO call, and started
that very afternoon to make their re.
quests.
Teddy was disappointed at his very
first call, for generous Mrs. Reynolds.
who he was sure would give three
glasses OF Jelly, was not at home. and
the maid told him she would not be
| back for n month. That Will be too
late" thought Teddy with a Sigh.
Now the others Will Get more than
l do. l believe I'll stop here" He
looked up at the fine house of Judge
Williams. Il never saw Mrs VIII
| liamS, and maybe she isn't the kind of
woman who cares about sick chill
dren. but then maybe she is Can't
| tell without asking. Folks who live
in such a big house ought to have
their cellars Just packed full of jel-
| lies and jams
With inward trembling. Teddy
walked up the steps, rang the bell
and asked to see Mrs, Williams. The
rather imposing man servant who
! came to the door looked at him doubt
| fully, but before he could refuse him
ladys voice from within said.
Bring him In Ralston. I'll see him"
Mrs. Williams had a number of lady
| friends with her. and when Teddy had
told her he was DR.. Howards boy. and
what his errand was, she smiled gra.
ciously and said "Of course, / VIII
! give you something for your little
sick friends" She touched a tiny
electric bell to summon her maid, and
babe her get from her preserves clos
et a half dozen glasses of jelly. At
this Teddys brown eyes shone and
/ his face dimpled with delight. Jane
, added Mrs. Williams to her maid,
bring a couple OF bottles of wine,
| too" The dimples on Teddy's face
| disappeared and the shine wont out OF
his eyes so rapidly that one of the
ladies laughed That didn't make II
any easier for Teddy, but the maid
was hurrying away and there was no
time to spare.
"Ob, please. Mrs. Williams" he
stammcred, I'VE couldn't send them
wine-the jelhes are enough. thank
| you"
| Couldn't send them wine?" repeat
can pack 1t so 1t won't break. Wine
| Is splendid for sick people"
| Teddy's face became very red, but
he brayely faced the ladies. Il guess
perhaps YOU don't know what dread
ful things wine does. IL makes peo-
pie sick. not well And lots Of those
little girls in the hospital were hurt
by their fathers when they had been
drinking. OF else they were so poor be-
cause their father vas dTunkard
that they never had things 10 eat to
make them strong and we'll. You
see" Teddy had forgotten to be
afraid in his eaSeness to tell all he
knew Of the dreadful drink habit
You see If we gave wine TO those sick
boys and girls. we might make them
like il and then they'd grow up to
lovo II more and more. and they'd
never be any account at all
II was Mrs. Williams face that was
red now. when | was a child she
said severely, children didn't pretend
to know more than their elders" Then
turning TO her maid. she said; Jane
wrap up one of those glasses of Jelly
and give IL to the boy. That Will be
all can spare for him. You can put
the rest back In the closet"
The tears almost came to Teddy's
ewes, but he bravely held them back,
I'm sorry. Just thought maybe you
didn't 20 to the Temperance Legion
when YOU were little and didn't know
about the wine" he said. But Mrs,
Williams only held the door open so
he could pass out with cold Good
afternoon"
He was too discouraged 10 make
any moro calls that day. but the next
afternoon after school he started out
He had not gone any farther than the
corner when carriage stopped and 4
lady called;
Are you the jelly boy?" Teddy
ran out to the carriage In 1t were
two OF the ladies who had been at
Mrs Williams the day before. One
OF them handed him a basket con-
tanning a dozen glasses OF beautiful
jelly For your sick children She
said, land we want to tell you, my
lad. that VIC think you did just right
yesterday TO stand by your colors, and
refuse the wine. Wine isn't good for
sick folks. or for we'll folks, for little
people or big people. and we hope you
will keep right on telling everybody
so, even though you are laughed at.
Here are our cards. and when YOU
send another box TO the sick children.
call on us and well help you. Good
bye