ADVENTURES OF THE CHUMS

Taranaki Daily News, 17 June 1933, Page 20 (Supplement)

ADVENTURES OF THE CHUMS

Sjchard arrived at the breakfast-table one morning, looking very bad teni«red. Ide had got into trouble for splashing. his early'morning tea over the aounterpane, and he blamed Gwen, because, she had brought it up to him and spilled it in the saucer. Gwen did not like being blamed. She considered Richard very ungrateful—and told him so.

But Richard had in a very bad temper, and he continued to blame Gwen for the soilt tea all through breakfast “The remains,” he grumbled, “if you. hadn’t spilt the-tea in the saucer, it would not have dripped on the'counterpane.” “Don’t be stupid,” cried Gwen. “It was your own carelessness. You can fetch, your own tea to-morrow.” / -■ ,

could not be persuaded that the spilt tea was his own fault. ~“No one can deny,” he said.-getting.up, “that Gwen has not the. slightest idea how to carry a. cup of-tea without splashing the -contents in the saucer.” “Oh! haven’t I,?-hissed Gweii.- “Well, perhaps, you will give us an exhibition on how- to do itproperly;”;-V;I'■ 1 '■ ■■■ • “I most; certainly will,”said Richard. -‘And Jet it be a lesson to you.”

Richard decided that he would give Gwen a very -thorough lesson on carrying i liquid without “splashing it all. over the place,”'as he expressed it, So he filled two cups with tea, and a jug with-hot water, apd-placed them on a tray, Then, holding-the tray at arm’s -length, he proceeded to give Gwen her lesson. “Now watch, me carefully,” ’-he said. “It <is easy when you do' it "properly.” ■■■■ ■ ~ . ...... r,.. . ...» ■>■■ ■■• ■■ ■ ■

■'-.i.'..t 1 . :i' . ——•■ /. I 'iU'-ir lAj 1 ' 1 ■Poor Richard! The'fldor had just beQn-.polished, and he had not allowed for that. -He was so'intent'dri-ffie tray, and so" ke^nori'tripping along in'a stately fashion that he balanced too long on one foot—then shot into the air as you see. Of course the contents of the tray flew -into the air also, and tea and hot water poured all over him.’' <

; Richard land**? with, a' bump on the floor, well'saturated with tea and hot water.' The most annoying part to him was the Chums’ loud laughter apd Gwen’s irritating remarks. To make hjm still more miserable, he got into trouble for breaking the cups and making the floor dirty, He had to dear up the mess him- ■ self,'and all the time Gwen kept asking when he would do the trick again. However, perhaps he deserved' it! , ' .