Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-01-04
Eddy's Balloon.
From ST. Nicholas.

From ST. Nicholas.
Eddy was n little boy who lived ON Il
farm. One day he went with ms
father. mother and sister to the county
fair four miles away
Eddy saw Il great many WONDERFUL
things tina day, but there was nothlng
that he wanted so much as Il red bal
loon so he bought one with some
money given hiin to spend as ne
pleased
All the way home Eddy held the
string and the balloon tloated over tAe
carriage. When he Went into tho mouse
he tied it to the chair back and left II
there. while he sat down and ate sup
per. After supper he amused hlnlseiI
by irving to make the balloon stay
down on the floor. AS soon as 1t rose
he struck ii with the palm of his mana
and made it so Town again.
Now, Eddy lived in an old house
with a large. open fireplace; as he was
chasing his plaything, all ut once he
came to the fireplace; the balloon
slipped away from his hand and Went
right up the big chimney.
Eddy and his sister Ami ran into
the yard, but they could not catch the
hy-away: it rose higher than the house
top. They watched it go up. up. up,
until it was only a speck against the
blue sky. Then 1t went 80 very hlgh
that, although they kept looking and
looking, at length they could not see
it at all, and that was he last OF
Eddy's balloon.
How Hillary Learned to Be Cheerful.
"Cheerful.'' Merry" Hilary pom
dered the two words so long that a
couple of wrinkle a stationed Them
of soldiers on duty. Wrinkle number
one had %telephoned to wrinkle NUM-
Der two that trouble was brewing.
I'VE won't give in they agreed
"A boy who has entertained us all
day amt get rid of us as easily as he
thinks he can they assured each
other.
But Hilary decided otherwise. And
when a boy makes up his mind as
firmly as Hillary had done. wrinkles
are not lin it" so to speak.
We'll. if that is what my name really
means, I'm bound to be as good as
my name is he asserted. II suppose
if / am cheerful and merry" he
reasoned.
So When mamma entered the room,
Il few minutes later. she found her
little boy busily engaged in fitting to-
gether the pieces of some postcards
that had been cut w to form q puz-
zle.
DIV YIN tC
exclaimed in all eager tone, reckoning
his mother to his side. ut is n Of
those that Aunt Anna sent us from
Virginia. I've got every piece fitted in
right. and it has been more interest
Ing than If it had been a truly puzzle
instead of n we made"
Then his mother sat down beside
him, and together they remade half a
dozen other postcards that had been
gether at his sister Ruth's birthday
party.
had happened to this cloudy faced lit
tie boy that she had left sulking at the
window q short time previous tina had
brought the dimples and the smiles
into his ace again.
Finally Hilary told her: but not until
after a row of post cards decorated the
table, the pieces of which had ali been
neatly fitted together.
Il had the dictionary looking up the
meaning of some words in my spelling
lesson, mamma when l came across
my W name" Hillary explained, II
never knew before that Hilary had any
meaning. But when ! saw the words,
cheerful and merry beside it, 1 be-
gar. to feel ashamed. because I wasn't
a bit like my name. then; l was pouty
and sulky. Then I remembered what
randpa told me once: If you want to
get rid of naughty thoughts, think good
thoughts, and the naughty thoughts
VIII sc away So I began to think
how nice 1t would seem when the sun
came Out. instead of fussing about he
rain. And right then 1t came into my
mind that you had once said time AL
ways passes quicker when we are busy
about something. So I went to work
fitting these post cards together: and.
now, mamma. the naughty thoughts
have gone and the sun is shining aeain.
SO grandpa must be right"
"And how about your name. dear?.
his mother asked.
oh. I've Thought that all out. too.
Hilary answered. I've got 10 he
merry and cheerful or else change
my name."
Il am very glad that YOU have SD
decided, for ] should very much regret
70 lose my little Hilary" his mother
responded. with n fond smile.
What Freddy Learned From . Snail.
From Child's Hour.
Freddy sat on the wall in the garden
with a book In his hand, at which he
was looking with a very sad face. "I'm
sure 1 shall learn It," he cried.
The master had given all the hovse n
holiday task: and Freddy Scott had