The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22

~UDDLES stood I'm the middle Of
7 the mud puddle looking about hope
H< 'rsslv He knew he had done
0somethlng naughty and was won
dering how he might make amends,
lie had waded wilfully waded Into
deep mud puddle. And he had on new
pair of pretty top boots. boots Grandpa
had had made for him to order. "All
boys should have boots" Grandpa had
said And now all boys wear shoes
just like girls" And then It was that
Grandpa had gone to n queer, jolly Old
shoemaker who could make boots In
most beautiful style, and ordered him to
measure nm old shoe of Cuddles' that he
had "sneaked" from under Cuddles' bed
that morning.
And In due time the shoemaker had
the pair Of red-topped boots done, and
Grandpa was highly pleased with them,
Just like wore when was little
shaver" chuckled the dear old man. And
straightway he took the boots to Cuddles.
And what do you think! 1t was Cud-
dies birthday! And Grandpa must have
remembered 1t was Cuddles' birthday, for
when he put the boots beside Cuddes
chair ut the breakfast table. he said
to the little fellow: Now, Jump into
thuSe olu toppieS hHu let us see man.
And the way papa and mamma did
laugh, And Cuddles laughed merrlest
of ali. And dear jolly grandpa grabbed
up Cpddles and gave him six spanks.
aud then another to grow on. Now
you're ready for the day, GRANDPA had
cried.
Well. II was after breakfast that Cud-
dlCi decided to explore the yard In his
new top boots The sun had been shin.
inc uurmly fpr prnl Ju
snowdrift that had doomed mountainlike
in the back yard had melted all away
aud where II had stood there lay q little
lake of shining mud
When Cuddles reached the edge OF this
mud lake h, stood irresolute for a mo.
ment. asking himself: Can boots carry
one through 1t better II shoesP Shoes are
short at the mud just gets all over
their tops and muddies ones stockings
But boots" And he glanced admir-
inEy down at the blooming red tops OF
his new footgcar, "Graudpapa knowet
what to get for his Cuddles" he OBJ
serN ed. Then he wuded bravely Into the
very deepest part OF the mud puddle
And suddenly he noticed that the mud
stained the red tops of his boots ana
ruined their pretty color. And then It
was that he stood wondering what to
do. lie feared his boots we're ruined
forever, and that Mamma would chas-
ttse him for having been naughty. Nam
ma had so often forbidden his wading
into mud. for she told him II would
spoil his shoes and stockings. During
the summer time she allowed him t.
wade into both mud and water, tor he
went barefooted In warm weather. II
made him strong and hardy, Papa said
to rough it,
When Cuddles saw that his pretty new
boots were all mud stained. he began tC
feel like very bad boy. lie had not
thought about the mud running his pretty
new boots. He knew 1t spoiled shoes
but he had never had boots before.
I'm have to get out" he observed
Then he walked out upon dry land again
The warm sun made the damp boot,
send forth steam. Oh" said Cuddles
this will dry them. Then maybe they I
turn red again"
But after half an hour the boots looked
worse than at hrst The mud became
uglier and uglier on them. for 1t HUNG
about In dry Jumps and patches. al
thick and whitley.
Hello, Sonny. Where you beenr' II
was Grandpa who was calling to Cud
dies. "Wsll. upon my word-you've beer
in the mudv' And Grandpapa whistlst
q surprised note. well. and 70 thost
pretty boots look worry than old shoes
We'll. well we'll What viii Gamms