Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-04
Stories About
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Sometimes, you know, it Is very
pleasant to sit on the stairs with some
body. Toms mother said to Tom.
Lets sit here on the top step. Let's
have talk" So they sat down on
the top step. Tom said. up close to-
gether." So they sat very close in.
deed. Then they talked a little talk.
Then they went downstairs.
Then, another time, Tom said to his
mother, "Sit down, sit down." And
he took hold of her hand and led her
to the lowest step on the stairs. His
mother said. yes. let us sit down. "
J SO they sat down close together on
the lowest stop of the stairs. Tom
said Little closer, little closer" So
they sat very close indeed. They had
a very pleasant time talking and sit
ting on the stairs. They liked it, both
Of them, because they did not say very
much-just sat on the stairs, close to-
! gether, Tom and his mother
! There was big library near Toms
boys do not often go to the big IT.
braries. One morning, sunny, Tom
went over to that library. His mother
let him go with her. -
He took hold of her hand. and they
went together down their front, steps
and along the path to the street Then
they walked on and crossed the street.
Then they came to the library; and
| they began to go up the library steps.
; Tom liked to go up those steps-so
many! and great deal longer than
steps at home. When they reached
the top, Tom said, High go.
And then they went through some
! big doors-big ones!
: Then they were in the library, 1t
was all large and light and pretty.
j; There was a children's ROOM, ! Tom
and his mother went in there. r., f.
1 Tom said Mice! little chairs!
tables! pictures! Mamma, see baby!
baby" And there was pretty baby,
something like very fine dolly, a
white one, all white. upon the wall, 50
that everybody could see it. That was
a lovely baby!
And Tom skipped and danced little
holding his mothers hand, and he
said, ''Windows-big! light" and then
he looked all around and said Books
! books lots of books" So they sat
down in those nice. small chairs,
and looked at lovely picture; book
After that they had to go home. But
there were ever so many other picture
books, and Toms mother said that
they would come again some day soon.
Soon Tom said. Some day soon
We come again." AZ -,
! Liddy and Tom were taking walk
in the country. They went down by
the barn where horses and wagons
were kept Right out in the sunshine
there was a wagon, just waiting-no
horse at all. but just the wagon.
! Il want to get in," said Tom.
Lets get in, both of u.s. said Liddy
Yes, both Of u.s. said Tom. 10. !.
| So :Liddy lifted Tom, and he took
hold ana helped himself, and there he
was In the wagon! Then Liddy came,
! too. "Ill help you" Tom, so he help
ed her in. They sat up on that high
seat. -
wait minute said Liddy; and
she hoped out and went to tree and
broke off two nice whips. ~. 49,.
So then they each had whip They
sat up beside each other and drove
and whipped and jiggled up and down
on the seat, and said, "Hi! We go
FAST" = y n 2
+. And Tom whipped hard and said,
go faster, go faster!" and Liddy said,
"He Is going faster: and she said,
"I'm almost scared" So then Tom
whipped still harder, and looked at
Liddy to- see how scared she was, and
they liked that wagon so much that
they did not get out for long time.
Such nice things they have in the
Countrywide wagons without horses
fastened to them!
Often in the mornings Tom could go
market with his mother. Dorothy went,
too. because she pushed the go-cart
with Tom in it. Teddy went, too the
dog. Teddy. Teddy wanted to go. He
wanted to see the other dogs and he
wanted to run and bark at the street
cars. That was what he did. He barked
at every car as hard as he could. And
it didn't do any good
Tom liked very much to see the
cars. Such lot Of them! big ones yell
low ones. making noise-roaring.
They go fast" Tom said. Nam.
ma. they go FAST" And his mamma
said: Yes. don't they go fast? They
hurry as fast as they can" So Tom
said, too: "They hurry-they hurry as
fast as they can. Hurry. hurry. hurry,
hurry" The cars did hurry, and Teddy
ran tearing after every one, barking
as hard as he could.
And they saw other things too. when
they went to market people and
things. A great many things in the
shop windows they saw, even such
things as a monkey that wagged its
head.
Tom and his mother always had
good time together cleaning teeth. First
Toms mother took down her cup and
Toms cup. 49,. 90.
Toms cup was beauty: his mother
said so, and Tom said so. 1t had pink
flowers on it, and little men and wom-
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