The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-23
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~ FaQe DeVOIeQ lN6lglOuS lVldllcIS Rev III

W10 IN &GCtQoOts ana uU0 w. ~
thst her little boy had wasted The
u. when ehe had put dry cIothta on
him, she cut beautiful rose from her
bush IN the garden, and sent him 70
| school with X
! The teacher was pleased with the
| ross, and excused CAspar for bein8
late ct schooL--Ida Fey.
T1e DApple-0say Poay.
! ny tcaronns Btstsoa Allen.
| What 10 Il, Jacky You've lost
your new bali? No? Your aled dfdn't
know snoush to stop when II Got to
! the foot or the nah! what q s.uYId
I sled And 90 II sent you bang into
tnS esons y ~. lUms mere, tnsn. asid
will tel apout-iet me ~
About i had q little pony"
"Oh, yes. Once there wero four
! little brothers-Tom. dick, Ted and
! Maurice. Tom liked 10 sail boats. He
| planned to bea real sailor when he
grew up, 70 he learned early 10 swim.
: and was often to be found near the
| ". tS.. rae IA, q 70 waLes. tns n.taei :
men hauling In their nets, ana TO ifs
ten to the tales OF old sea.cept4tna.
| Sometimes the captains sat on biz
1 coils Of rope, and sometimes On an
overturned dory: and they told won
I! dsrful things.
/ 60 ls....,, II was very pleasant that
; Tom had these good times By the sea.
I T., Lac ~ tSAOme tH.n9
about the took q dislike to school.
II my IeK yiu no 0ssteri sAid
their mamma"
| did he?''
| mo. Il was the hardest work to
sta .j,sk al .ee..v.s. q Andps
couldn't DO It; grandma couldn't do
/ It: papa couldn't do II. And mamma.
| though 90 made her eyes red with
; weeping. couldn't do II No one had
! any effect except Uncle Bob; and the
way he managed was by saying. See
here. young man. II you ever ant to
take my bat agafn'--
HE never had to finish the SON
tence. Dick would have out his artth-
T metfc In 3 Jfffy. Dick could beat All
/, ~ = young lion. But could he cay
| the eAsas4t nuitipticA ton tA1ief 1
mean right through. In a fash, With
out stopping? Not he."
II guess Ted could, Them"
why. I'm sorroy to tell you, but
Ted no hated study that he even hid
his geography under the -four barrel,
The barrel had Just come t-ons tue
grocer's. too. that very moning; %
II was weeks before the book waA
| found"
.What aid Ted IKE 10 dor
s.red fixed hardening. ana II wa
hard not to forgsyo him for playing
truant. when he brought into ia.
kjtchen such plump tomatoes and
/ crisp lettuce. all OF his own raising.
He found . bunch OF ladies' delights,
! placed GA teachers desk. had \ geod
eject, too.
"No. Il couldn't be said that etthes
Tom. Dick. or Ted was born stu
| dent 60 when Httle Maurice was fivs
sS..A on, aau began reaoo,, mamma
sighed q great Sigh. and said. I sup
pose Il viii be the aamc story over
sxsin:' She meant she thought Mau.
zee. too. would have to be urged q
ref his Lessons. But mercy! che
aeedn't have worried
A.au.l.c ku.A i, - uool like a duck
70 water. the whole family were
astonished At the way he shot ahead
He soon caught up with Ted. and Z
year or two later saw him In Dtck'a
caass. fapap anu mama Loaf aail- ps-
wiidered whom they found he must
b held hack.
For the old family doctor shook
his head. Not enough outdoors
ma'ana.' said he. All this study Il
/ foo,ery. The body's ~ than a. q her.
Il r,nxr
1ut what can We dot" asked
mamma. almost crying.
/ DO? Get him q pony answer
/ ed the doctor. GOOD morning
| ma'am.'"
.Dsd the doctor mean Z live pony p
4 "Aes. oe4u..I... s..ea9. - -.s-
gray pony. And At nrst, indeed. fol