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Show 4 Little Benny This aftlrnoon ma was up in her room crowsh eying, and I was looking out the window wondering weather to go out or Jeat keep on looking out. and ma sed, deer, 0 shah. Benny, run erround to the store and get me u spool of red silk Aw O, ma. I was Jest going out, I sed. Well, youre going out. aren t vou? sed m i. and I sed. Yes. mam. but I ment Jest out. Hears a pceco of thred to match, and pleaae kindl remember Im hcer waiting for you. sed ma. Meaning not to take too mutch longer than I had to. and wen I got down to the corner a man started to clime up the telo-graff telo-graff pole to fix the wires, me stopping to watch him in casi he mite fj off or cnything, wich after a wile Puds oimklns c.iiiie along and stood there and helped mc watch him. and after a wile 1 remembered I was on a errand, er-rand, saying. Hay. Puds, come with me wile I get a spool of silk, will you? I will if you come with me fcrst. I got to go about , places, sed Puds. Wich I went vOth him, and then he went with me, and wen I got home It j was prltty neer dark, ma saying, Lid-ent Lid-ent I tell you I was wuting for that silk, now I cant finish the tie. you I Jest wait till your father gets home Wii h prills soon pop did. and raa Showed hlin the start of the tie, being be-ing red and green as cnything ma saying, It was to of bin a surprise so you could wear It tomte wen we go to the ihow The doose I could, sed pop, and ma sed, Ye. 1 could of had it all finished and the only reason I dldent was be-l be-l cause Benny stayed out about 2 hours I wen I snt him for more red silk, and I I wunt you to scold him for it. too I . -rteny will, sed pop. Benny, that was a inltey queer thing for yon to do. O my goodntss. s old him. seold him, sed ma- and pop sed. Benny dont you ever let that happln agen. Im very very mutch pleas, ii, 1 meen offended. And he winked at me. saying. .Vow run along. I cant hare to look at you. Sutch a scolding, sed ma. Me quick omx out of th room for &aa ln", sMMI |