Amusing Richard’s Little Brother

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 178, 30 July 1932, Page 19 (Supplement)

Amusing Richard’s Little Brother

What to do to amut>e Richard’s little brother Phillip, and at the same time keep him out of mischief, soon became a very great problem with the rhumn, And one morning, while Phillip sat and wagged his tail. Richard talked things over with Gwen. Polly and led. "What shall we do with him this morning?” queried Richard. “Let’s take him for a run,” Polly suggested. Polly always offers this suggestion as a l aa t resource. »

The chums would not tract Phillip loose. e 0 he had to be put mi a lead. Gwen offered to take the lead, but she found Phillip ao eager and full of life that she aeon began to wish someone else had taken it. When they got on te the Commfwi. PhilMp tort away like lightning, and poor Gwen had to run with him. "Not so fast,” she cried. "Not »o fast." But Phillip only "wuffed."

At last, after Gwen had ran quite a mile, she made Phillip atop and wait far the other* to catch them up. When they arrived, she was very bad-tempered indeed. "I've had quite enough of it," she grumbled. "He will not do a thing he’s told. Yow take the string!” I believe P hillip only did it to make Gwen angry. He looked an if he liked teasing her, and perhaps he was even then thinking of some other trick. Anyway, he got the lead nicely twisted round the back of her feet!

Phillip muat hare been twi.Hni hl. lead r o „ n<) the kart „ f Gw „-, (Ml , k , ti „, she was stumbling about his pranks. At a„ y rate, hr suddenly made a (uriou. dhe forward. and poor Gwen went dylnj over, bee. u „ Richard hold wn to the rope. Gwen fell with an awful thud, and she was all the m<>re annoyed because the others thought it very funny. •

r more to do with Phillip, no Richard took After her fall, Gwen would have nothinw the pap to ret really on the run. but all (he load. He wu very careful not to alloon to the little wooden bridge. (he same he hurried them acrou the f'onintillip made a hound to ret acrota, "or we uh aII “Now be careful," cried Richard, aa Ph have an accident."

h<y would have an accident if Phillip wm not Richard was quite correct when he said tn trying to keep up with him, poor Richard careful. Of course he was not careful and. ihe clutched the lead tighUy, he pulled Phillip slipped on the planking, and in he went. An it. Perhaps it will teach him a lew an. Anyin with him, and Phillip did not enjoy it a h < way, it put Gwen in a good mood again.