Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1902 — FOR THE LITTLE ONES. [ARTICLE]

FOR THE LITTLE ONES.

How Teddy and Freddy Made a Sugar Bath For Papa. Once two little brothers, with the best intentions, played a peculiar trick on their father. These boys lived at a western military post and in their house had only cold running water, so that when a warm bath was wanted the water had tube heated in the kitchen and carried upstairs. “Teddy, run down and tell Maria to fix father’s bath,” said thdr mother one morning. Teddy dashed downstairs, fallowed by Freddy, with about as much noise as a pair of young dte* nhants would have made. Maria brought tl>e water if> and told the boys to tell their father it was really. Then Freddy happened to remember that their father had been taking salt baths lately, so before calling him they decided to put the salt in. With a great deal of trouble Teddy, standing on the back of a chair, managed to reach a big bag on the top shelf in the dining room closet, while Freddy sat on the chair to keep it from tipping. Together they dumped the bag into the bathtub and then ran shouting: “Papa, papa, your bath is ready, salt and everything!” Poor papa! He plunged into his nice hot bath and discovered it was sirup! And mamma discovered theloss of a seven pound bag of sugar,, which left a tiny white trail from the dining room closet to the Iwliiroom. What happened to Teddy axtiS Freddy one can best tell by imaging ing wluit would happen if one ninJar 1 such a mistake. J