Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-25

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the room, turning the key in the hall
door as she went.
The Tantrum Boy was simply ap-
palled. There he stood like a little
silly with his finger in the keyhole.
So he stared and stared at the closed
door of the closet. too surprised to
kick. Still Harold did not return, and
gradually sullen stubbornness took
possession of the hero Of the keyhole.
He would stand there forever! Already
his arm was stiff. Outside the summer
day buzzed and droned sweetly. The
elm tree near the bedroom window
swayed to and fro, just as If she were
rocking the baby breezes to sleep, and
the Tantrum Boy listened.
Then he felt some one Juggling at
| his finger, Juggling at the end that was
in the keyhole. At first he was fright
eued: for pull as he would, he could
not get away. Then to his amazement
he felt himself following his finger.
! actually going through the keyhole. 1t
was rather notifying to think he was
small enough for that. At last he was
on the other side, but to his horror,
it was not the inside Of the closet that
he stood in. but new and strange
! land. and facing him was as ugly and
=! ill-conditioned looking an object as
| even the Tantrum Boy had ever seen
when looking in the mirror!
! well, now that you are here. what
do you think of it," asked the cross
! creature, in snarly voice.
Where am II" quivered Master
Tantrum.
! ".In the land Of Do-as-you-please.'
"You are not very civil Tantrum
went on. in much milder tone.
well what is that to you? You
can't have all the biack looks to your
self in this free country. Here
choose to storm and kick. What have
you to say to that? You've done it
yourself" With that the creature
made such an outcry that Master
Tantrum sarted back in terror.
| Come on" said the mad thing. Il
am your twin brother. 1t is outre-
geous the way they treat you out
there-never letting you finish what
you want to do, always telling you
whatswould happen if you did certain
things. Now in this country the
! things you wanted to do are alive and
waiting for you. Just think what you
want to do first"
| With that Tentrum Boy sat down
by the. roadside to think, and Fuss
and Fume amused himself by scream
1 ing and crying. The noise finally
aroused the inha bitants and they
came prancing to the spot-a wild
crew. Soon the landscape OF the
beautiful land Of Do-as-you-please was
married by a mob who filled the air
with screams and shouts. why don't
/ you Join it," called Fuss and Fume.
1"You used to like this sort OF fun
'Im I'm thinking" answered
Tantrum, meekly.
! "Oh, we'll, suit yourself" and again
| the mad lot went on with their noise.
The more he thought, the more
unhappy he became. He could do just
as he pleased. but so could every one
else. At last Fuss and Fume finished
his idle temper and came to Tan
t*um.
"Have you thought he asked suT-
lily. Mercy knows you made outcrv
enough on the other side Of the door
when you couldn't do things! Now
that you can do them, you act queer
enough. must say you look very
much like that Harold Boy, but we
never could have got him through
keyhole.'
A flush of shame covered Tan
trum's face and sigh huttered be-
tween his pouting lips. :.
| Come, come" snapped Fuss and
Fume. 81 didn't hunt you up for this
You've got to do something wrong!
| You shall! you shall! you shall!'
Why, there was the fishing he had
wanted to do! The little fish he had
almost caught might be waiting for
him at that very moment! 81 want to
70 to the lake!" shrieked Tantrum,
/ above the uproar II want to catch
that little fish,"
! Come on, them shouted Fuss
and Fume. "And do kick or do some
thing When you are in Do-as-you-
please, you must Do-as-you-please
! do!'
| This almost made Tantrum laugh,
but all desire to scream and act 1901
ishly had departed Very solemnly ne
started to 60 fishing.
! A moment more and a blue lake
lay before the two boys-a beautiful
lake smooth and peaceful. But, as
they looked. it was suddenly dashed
into wild sea, and Fuss and Fume
remarked appreciatively: "The fish
like to GO in passions. 1t isn't nice
for US but, then, they have as much
right as WEI 80,
But they are getting me all wet!'
walled Tantrum. "They are spolllng
my clothes
ooh, we'll, you have spoiled Har-
ODDS often enough. It's great fun, you
, know. to do exactly what you want
to do, and never consider any one
else"
Down went Tantrum's head. How
often he had screamed in the old
days, 81 don't care!" and that was
what all the fish were screaming now
down there under the white-capped
waves! While he looked in alarm, out
from the water came large FISH
head, and in the most terrible voice
Tantrum had ever heard came these
words: Here I am! catch mel"
"Tve-Pve changed my mind! =
stammered poor, meek Tantrum.
"Wel, I've changed mine, also.
This morning l wanted you to catch
me- Now I want to catch yOu.' Tan