The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-23
Bed Time Stories
For the Little
Folks
THE BOY WHO scowLED.

4 he scowled when the sun was hot, ant
9 he scowled so much that many people
r thought he never looked any othel
. way.
; One day he met an old man on the
road. Good morning." he said to AL
fred. This is not good morning." re
piled Alfred, scowling. ut is too hot >
ut is lucky for you that it is hot. "
said the old man. IF the weather
were cold your face might freeze with
that scowl upon 1t. You better smile
before winter comes or you may al.
ways wear that frown."
Alfred did not reply, but he scowled
and looked crosser than before. A
white rabbit ran across his path and
ran into the wods. Alfred forgot to
look cross and followed it. On and
on the rabbit ran, and Alfred kept up
the chase, when, all at once the rab.
bit disappeared and Alfred saw that
he was in front Of a queer looking
AAooSo III q thiSh pdiI VI tnS WOODS.
He went to the door and just as
he raised his hand to knock the door
flew open and a gust of wind blew
him into the hall and the door closed
with a bang.
When he tried the door it was lock.
ed. Then Alfred scowled but he could
not open the door, so he ran up and
down the hall trying to keep warm
While he was running he saw door
at the end Of the hall, which he did |
not notice at first. He opened it and |
saw fight Of stairs. "I'll go into the |
cellar" said Alfred, 1T may be warm.
ed down there"
He felt colder as he went down the
stairs. and he noticed that his feet
were colder than any other part of his
body.
He looked at the stairs. They look
ed like glass, but when he put his
hand on them Alfred found he was
walking on ice. He felt of the walls
and they were of ice also.
Alfred shivered harder than ever.
II shall freeze, II stay here" he
said. running up the stairs. But it
was as he thought, the door was
locked.
He called and pounded the door in
his anger, and presently it opened.
The white rabbit he had seen in the
woods stod there. What do yor
want" ASKED the rabbit.
II want to go where 1t is warmer
han here" said Alfred. Il shall
freeze II stay here"
Alfred was scowling as he spoke
md the rabbit looked at him and
hook his head.
ut Is too late he said to Alfred.
You have scowled too long this time
Ind besides that | was sent to take
,ou to the room of mirrors, not to 1
he warm ROOM" I
who sent you?" asked Alfred, still c
q
MY master. the old man who lives {
lere," replied the rabbit. Here is I
he ROOM" he said tapping on door 1
hree times. .. f
A door opened and Alfred went In t
nd the door closed with a bang.
Il suppose am locked in here. h
co." said Alfred, "but 1t is not so cold n
s 1t was in the cellar" t
The room was filled with mirrors, s
he ceiling the floor and the walls
'ere of mirrors. and every way he II
irned he saw himself
But when he beheld his face he was @
'ightened. His forehead was wrin. X
led and his lips pouted; he looked a
D cross that he did not like to look Il
t himself. tol
"oh. dear wish could smile,' he
aid after awhile. II am tired Of see a
e this Sowing face" G.
The door opened and the old man Al
lffsd met Oh the road came. into the q
,om. $50 you arc tired Of looking N
your own frowning face" he said. D.
Did you ever think that your friends OF
ave had to look at It for long time, n
ley are tired of It Also n
Il didn't know that looked 30 cross
nd was SO unpleasant to look at" h
aid Alfred. II want very much to b
mile, and I do not feel cross in the Ell
81 believe l will take you to my sun m
ght ROOM" said the old man, land e.
BE what that will do for you." o.
The old man snapped his fingers u
Tree times and the rabbit appeared. Ia
Take this boy to the sunlight
'om," said the old man. p
Alfred followed the rabbit along the 81