Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-09-21

told him not to climb on the sink
again.
Freddy stood watching grandma
lifting the pans of milk from the
shelves, take off the thick, yellow
cream, and then set them on the |
shelves under the sink, two rows
of them, with a little road up the
middle between.
"Ain't they heavy, grandma" he
asked.
Pretty heavy answered grand
ma, but Jonas will empty them in
to the swill barrel for the pigs"
Jonas was the boy who did the
chores.
Freddy; Freddy" called mama
from the stairs, I'm going to drive
over to the village to see if there's
letter from papa. II you want to
go, come and put on your linen
suit
A ride to the village with mama
was real treat any day, and by
Che look on Freddy's face you
would have felt sure he did want
to go.
So upstairs he ran, two steps at a
he was down again sweet as a rose
bud grandma said, in his pretty
gray linen blouse and knee-pants.
Grandma had her sunbonnet on.
Cant you take me to Mrs. Moore's
and back, now the teams harness
ed?" she asked Freddy's mama. Il
have am GRAND to do and l don't
feel like walking. We needn't be
gone ten minutes g
ooh, yes, certainly" said Fred
dy's mama; and she and grandma
got into the carriage and drove
Off
AS Freddy watched them go down
the road he wondered if Jonas had
taken away the pigs milk yet, and
went into the dairy to see, while he
was waiting.
No, there We're the shining pans
OF milk, with the little road between,
just wide enough for Freddy's feet.
And my shoes are clean as can
be- said he. "And that milk is
real heavy-grardma said so.
know. | couldn't tip all that over.
And I'm going to try that somerset
over backwards, so now
So up the naughty little feet went,
from one shelf to another. But some
how it wasn't so easy to turn over
backwards as it seemed to Freddy
ALI at once he heard the carriage
/ wheels.
"I'll just try once more" he said,
fore grandma gets here Whoop;
! over l co.
And sure enough, over he did go,
milk-sink and all, with dreadful
rattle-tee-bang and clatter.
Mama and grandma came rushing
in to see what was the matter.
w ny, rT6u0TlCk All6u, cr1GU
grandma. "Why, why, Freddy"
Freddy sat in lake of milk With
the pans all around him. He had
not had time to catch his breath
and looked up at them with such a
scared expression o., his face that
Jonas laughed. He had left his
work and ran in to see what the
matter was, too.
WELL" said he. you've saved me
from one job. won't have to empty
that milk anyway"
He's made me one,' said grand
ma, soberly.
Mama didI't laugh. She didn't sa.
a word, but her sorry, surprised
look went right to Freddy's heart
His chin began to CULVER.
IL didn't mean to,'' he began.
I mean I'm sorry IL didn't mind
grandma
BLESS his dear heart" said grand
ma as she lifted him to his feet.
He was sorry looking object as
the milk dripped from his soaked
garments into the pool Of milk at
his fcct HIS nea zen suit was
sight to behold Milk was drip
ping ever from his hair.
There, there" said grandma
taking him up in her arms, milky
garments and all, and carrying him
to the kitchen Let us forgive
him, daughter; what do you say?s
And l suppose mama did forgive
him; mamas always do. But he
didn't get to go to the village all
the same How could he when his
) village suit was all dripping milk?
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