The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-18

For birthday present, Trixy's faith
or gave her watch, a watch OF hei
very own which would tell time at any
hour OF the day, had a secondhand
and could be wound up
Papa said Trixy, my watch car
whisper TO me When / put it up &c
my ear 1t says. 'Trixy. TriXy,' just as
! II il were in hurry TO tell me some
thing What is il trying 10 say. papa
But papa couldn't tell her SO the
little girl got into the habit OF holding
the watch TO her ear at all hours Oh
the day trying TO understand. She
even took II 10 bed with her at night
Deep under her pillow she heard
Thick thick. thick-thick, thick-thick
thick.thick.' until she took II from I'M
der the pillow. when she understood X
TO say, "Thank.you, Trixy. thank-you
TriXy.' very clearly
How funny, said Trxy Which
DO you like the better. little watch tie
pillow or the Mattress
"Bed.tick-tick-tick-ti bed-tick-tick
tick.tick," answered the watch.
So she put the watch down by her
side and kept time to its little voice,
saying to herself and, IL, "Tick-tick-
tick-tick." until she fell asleep
Now, whether she continued saying,
"Tick-tick-tick-tick" all the night long
do not know, but in the morning she
was awakened by her papa putting his
head intO her room and saying,
e. Morning daughter
"Tick-tick, tick-tick," answered the
little girl thinking she said. Morn
ing papa"
What's that you said?" asked her
papa.
"Tick-tick. tick-tick, tick-tick." an
swered Trixy and supposed she had
said Il SAID Morning papa.
You're not sick, are YOU asked
her papa
"Not-sick-sick sick answered TriXy
We'll, breakfast is nearly ready; be
quick. little girl"
"Quick-quick quick-quick, said TriXy
Fastening into her clothes.
"Will you have some oatmeal ask
ed her papa, little later.
Tick, tick-tick, tick-tick, she an
swered and was sure she had said
Yes, thank you, papa.
Look here. If you cant behave, II
take a stick to you said her papa
half playfully, half provoked, for he
was IN a hurry. and IL really seemed
very saucy In his little girl TO answer
him in way which sounded senseless.
"Stick-stick-stick-st cried the
little girl. In surprise
Her father was now so put out at
what he thought her disobedience that
he hardly spoke 10 her again before
leaving. but as he kissed her goodDy
he said
II hope when get home my TriXy
won't talk like little lunauc any
more -
'I.un'tic-tic.tic. lun'tic-tic-tic." an
swered the little girl. and her father
went away almost angrily.
When she went 10 school her teach
er asked. do you know your arith
metic?"
'Rith-me-tic-tic, 'rith-me-tic-tic,' an
swered Trixy, and thought she had
answered very intelligently.
How. many are six times SIX?
asked her teacher.
Ticks tick ticks tick ticky ticks
said Trixy promptly, supposing she
had said, six times six are thirty
six
Look here, Beatrice" said her
teacher. Are YOU playing me
trick?'
"No trick.trlck-trick," sobbed the lit
tie girl. for she begun TO fear nobody
would ever understand her again.
1T is a trick and mean trick too
and I shall have to call you Tricky
Trixy.' II you keep 1t up said hel
teacher.
The little girl could only repeat
Tricky Trixy. trick TriXy. and SAL
silent the rest Of the school session..
She was SO glad when school was
out for the day that she ran nome
singing n little squirrelsong she khe"
but all her mother heard was
Tick Observation-Disclosures
Tlck-tic. -tick-tick-tee,
Tick-te.tickery. tick-te-tickery'
Tick-te-tickery.tee''
Haven't YOU got over that yet little
chick?" asked her .Aamma. who ire
ouentlv called her Little Chick as
net name. She was sorry she hac
done so this time. for the little CIR
answered. "Chick-chick. chick. chick
chick. chick. chick-chick?' and was
sure she had said. Haven't got ovel
what. mamma?
a little later her papa came nome
and she ran to meet him He picked
her up and cried. "Hows my littlt
I brick by this time?' for that was one
Of his funny names for her.
'Brick-brick-brick-b said TriXN
gleefully. and then her papa sat hef
down and said. hooking her, Lick
| Hck.licklick. Hck-lick-lick-lick! didn't
papa tell you he'd punish YOU II you
didn't stop that fooishness"
Poor Trixy h adj all she could do to
keen from crying She didn't know
that she no longer talked like little
girl :.
. what do you suppose ails herr
asked the papa.
i've been trying TO think all day
answered her mamma. 1T must be
that watch"