The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-01
Bedtime Stories
For Little Folks
GEORGE ANr THE ATTIC
BROWNIE.

Saturday, too so George did not fee
very pleasant when he came down K
breakfast.
81 think we will have to eat pic
mic lunch" said Georges mother. q
have so much to do | wish yon would
amuse baby after he has had his nap
George. That will give. me time tt
get the house in order and the cooking
done before father comes home to din
lner."
But George did not care about be
ing nursemaid, as he called it, and in
stead of answering his mother II a
lcheerful manner looked very cless
and kept on eating his breakfast With
out making any reply.
He could not 60 out, that was Ger;
tain, for the rain came down thick and
fast, and there was no place be could
go in the house that his mother could
not ask MIN to help her. Yes, there
was. George got up from his chair,
when he thought of il, and softly tip
toed up the back stars with book
under his arm.
1t was the attic, Nhere there vas q
storeroom. If he closed the doer ne
could not hear her call him, and Il he
didn't hear her call he could ROT be
blamed if he did not help. How was
he to know when BABY awokes
How long he read he q Mt know,
but suddenly from somewhere near
him he heard someone say: you
can't hear yoursmother call, can you?
And the baby vii ers and you won't
know it. You are q fac feliow to grow
into man.
"Who are yop asked George, look
ing around
"Oh, / am tie attic Brownie" re-
piled the voice, and mere am, if you
want to see me-" Then right on the
window sill beside him George saw a
little brown man, so little that George
thought he could brush him off the
sill if he said things he did not like.
"Try it and see if you can,' said
the little brown fellow, laughing and
dancing on the window sill.
TRY what?n said George
"See if You can hragh me of the
sill. That is whas you re thinking
of doing if I saia 14.:sss. u. * q s4ave Tog
| did not care to hear
George tried to raise his hand, but
to his surprise he could moi raise q
finger even.
"Ha, hal" laughed the Brownie,
you see know a thing or two, or
three and then some more, and you
will have to listen to all wish you to
hear without moving until | let YOU
well, / can talk, and / shall tell
you what think of you," said George.
"What are you here for, anyway
ITO give you a little advice said
the Brownie.
81 don't need any advice said
George.
Yes, you do" replied the Brownie.
"You are hiding from your mother,
and that is not the way to be man
Suppose you are boy, you need not
be afraid to help your mother Nov
| listen to me:
The quickest war to become q Dan
Is to help your mother all sou CAM
Do the things you know are right;
Show Foolish Pride that you can
fight.
When the boys say Come out and
play
Don't be afraid to boldly say:
81 can't come out for an hour or two,
Because have some work to do
Let them laugh and let them sing,
| "He's tied to. his mothers apron
string"
The little deeds you now dare do
Will make the big ones easy for you.
That's the best way to become man
So help your mother all you can.
George jumped up for he heard his
mother after all, and she was callins
that the baby was awake and Georg,
went down with a pleasant face ant
was glad he heard her.
The picnic lunch in the kitchen wa
i great fun, and George told his mothe
he liked it better than the one cool
served
81 don't know what has happene,
to our George" he heard his mothe
telling his father that night, "but h
was such a help he didn't have to b
ytold to do thing. and | am not bi
Tired tonight he did so much"
George felt that he had done som
good deeds that day and he knew
. was the attic brownie who had pu
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