Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 23, 1912, Page 2

rauk TWO THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA, JANUARY 23, 1912. K XI5 By TRANCES BOYD CALHOUN (Copyright, by Reilly & Britton Co.) CHAPTER V. Turning on the Hose. “Look! Ain't that a snake?” shrieked Billy, pointing to what looked to him like a big snake coiled in the yard. “Snake, nothing!"” sneered his com- panion, “that’s a hose. You all time got to call a hose a snake. Come on, let’s sprinkle,” and Jimmy sprang out of the swing, jerked up the hose and dragged it to the hydrant. “My mam- ma don't never 'low me to sprinkle with her hose, but Miss Minerva she's g0 good I don’ reckon she'll care,” he cried mendaciously. Billy followed, watched his compan- fon screw the hose to the faucet and turn the water on. There was a hiss- ing, gurgling sound and a stream of | water shot out, much to the rapture of : the astonished Billy. | “Won't Aunt Minerva care?” he| asked, anxiously. “Is she a real 'ligious | ‘oman?” z “She i{s the Christianest woman they is,” announced the other child. “Come on, we'll sprinkle the street— and I don't want nobody to get in (mr! way neither,"” | “I wish Wilkes Booth Lincoln could see us,” said Miss Minerva's nephew. A big, fat negress, with a bundle of clothes tied in a red table cloth on her head, came waddling down the | sidewalk. ! | Billy looked at Jimmy and giggled; Jimmy looked at Billy and giggled; then, the latter took careful aim and a stream of water hit the oid wocan Squarely in the face. “Who dat? What's yo' doin'?” she | yelled, as she backed off. “I's a-gwine to tell yo' pappy, Jimmy Garner,” as she recognized one of the culprits. “P’int dat ar hose 'way f'om me, 'fo’ T make yo' ma spank yuh slabsided, 1 got to git home an’ wash. Drap it, 1 tell yuh!” Two little girls rolling two doll * buggies in which reposed two enor- mous rag-babies were seen approach- “That's Lina Hamilton and Frances Black,” sald Jimmy, “they're my chums.” A ™ily took a good look at them. - . '“Thoy’l gotrr o 2 ™Y chums, too” he said, calmly. “Your chums, nothing!" angrily cried Jimmy, swelling up pompously. “You all time trylng to claim my chums. I can’t have nothing a tall ‘thout you got to stick your mouth in. JYou ‘bout the selfishest boy they ls, You wang everything I got, alt time.” ' "The little girls were now quite near and Jimmy hailed them gleetully, for getful of his anger: i “Come on, Lina, you and Frances,” be shrieked, “and we can have the mostest fun. Billy here’s done come " to live with Miss Minerva and she's done gone uptown and don't care it we sprinkle, 'cause she’s got so much *ligion.” “But you know none of us are al- lowed to use a hose,” objected Lina. “But it’s =0 much fun,” said Jimmy; “and Miss Minerva she's so Christian she ain't going o raise much of a rough house, and if she do we can run when we see her coming.” “1 can't run,” said Billy: “T al got nowhere to run to an'—" “If that ain't just like you, Billy,” interrupted Jimmy, “all time talking I *bout you ain't got nowhere to run to; you don't want nobody to have no fun. You ’bout the picayunest boy they 1s.” ‘ Little Tkey Rosenstein, better known as “Goose-Grease,” dressed in a cast- off suit of his big brother’s, with his father's hat set rakishly back on his head and over his ears, was coming proudly down the street some distance off. “Yonder comes Goose Grease Rosen- “When stein,” said Jimmy gleefully. he gets right close le's make him MINERVA and | ‘th('lr victim, dripping water at every | gtep, ran howling by his tormentors. i turned around, shook a fist at them ! ! vinck clothes, was coming toward n't | Maude.” Pedagogue at His Worst. ; | N7, Gm m Cleveland Plain Dealer Relief for the Superstitious. The composer Rossinl could cook cleverly, and his most celebrated dibh was a preparation of macaroni. It was claimed the other litfle boy, "’cause |8 contemporary of Rossini who sald, he's a Jew and the Bible says not to “An overturned salt cellar is only a baptize Jews. You got to mesmerize to be feared when overturned In | ‘em. How come me to know so |E°0d dish." which is a good thing for | much?” he continued condescendingly. | the Superstitions to remember. ;Mlu Cecilia teached me in the Sun- ay school. Sometimes I know so S0l 1t Uhe Yo pihk 15 Nt | el e e . . an who just kicked She teached me ’bout ‘Scuffle little [ ¢ng chair over and threw a k of chillens and forbid them not,’ and 'bout | cards Into the fireplace?” in ml;:: : ‘Ananias telled Sapphira he dome It [ wajrer. “0b," replied the o?ho ..: e with his little hatchet’ and ‘bout | ¢pe gentteman who tri illeedt bk es to rest bis Lijah jumped over the moon In a | perves by playing solitaire” automobile.’ I know everything what's - - in the Bible. Miss Cecilia sure is a cracker-jack; she's 'bout the stylish- est Sunday school teacher they is.” “'Twas the cow jumped over the moon,” said Frances, “and it isn't in | the Bible; it's in ‘Mother Goose.'"” “And Elijah went to heaven in a | chariot of fire,” corrected lLina. “And I know all 'bout Gabr'el,” con- | tinued Jimmy, unabashed. “When | folks called him to blow his trumpet he was under the haystack fast asleep.” Y lkey was quite near by this time to command the attention of the four children, i “Let's mesmerize Goose-Grease,” | velled Jimmy, as he turned the stream { New line Beds in two-inch Post | of water full upon him. Verni Martin, Oxodized, and Frances, Lina and Billy clapped | N Brass Finishios fr ! their hands and laughed for joy. "‘l\l‘llll 'u:)" ass Finishes from $2.75 | anl . With a terrified and angry shriek BED s '] iy v f When he reached a safe distance he SPF”NG and screamed back: “My papa is going to have you all arrested and locked up in the cala- boose.” “Calr.boose, nothing!” jeered Jimmy. “Yov all the time wanting to put some- | body in the calaboose 'cause they mes- merize you. You got to be mesmer- fzed ’cause it's in the Bible.” | A short, stout man, dressed in neat HOOKS TURNFD UNDER _ . FORUSE IN WGODBED ADJUSTABLE NOTE STEEL 8uATS them, ‘ ADJUSTABLE SL0T- “Oh, that's the major!” screamed ; Py Bllly delightedly, mm,.; the hose and | Our line of Springs are correct squaring himselt to greet his friend [and prices right. From $1.75: of the train, but Jimmy jerked it out |and up. of his hand, before either of them no- ticed him turning about, as if for something forgotten “You ain't got the sefise of & ohe- eyed tadpole, Billy,” he said, “That% Miss Minerva's beau, He's bsgn lov- ing her more'p & millny years. My mamma 8332 g ain't never going to marTy nobody a tall ‘thout he can get Miss Minerva, and Miss Minerva she fust turns up her mnose at anything that wears pants, You better not sprinkle him. He's been to the war and got his big toe shot off. He kil ‘bout & million Injuns and Yankees and he's name’ Major ’cause he's & Confed'rit vetrun. He went to the, war when he ain't but fourteen.” “Did he have on long pants?” asked \ Billy. “I eull him Major Minerva—" “Gladys Maule’s got the penny- skeeters,” broke in Frances important- ROCKER An Ohio schoolteacher has declared | that both the Declaration of Inde | pendence and the Constitution are | lacking In literary style. It would be ton great a risk to trust that man with either the first chapter of Genesis or the Gettysburg speech.— | Gentry Undertaking Co. '3 S. L. A. CLONTS Red CITY AND COUNTRY PROPERTY— JUST A MINUTE! 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Lina gazed up the street. | “Phat looks like Miss Minerva to | | me ‘way up yonder,” she remarked. “1 Lakeland Lodge No, 1 F. & A M. meets in Masonic Hall every Second and Fourth Monday nights. A cor-| dial invitation to visiting brethren. C. G. Arendell, secretary; J. L. Love, | w. M. K . Lakeland Chapter, R. A. M. No.| 29 meets the first Thursday night in| each month in Masonic Hall. Visit- ing companions welcomed. C. G Arendell, Sec'y.; J. F. Wilson, H. P.} . Palm Chapter, O. E. S. meets every second and fourth Thursday nights| 30 p. m. Mrs. Lucie B.| 1 of each month at ([ {hink we Bad better get away from | gy .q Keen, W. M. here before she sees us.” Eaton, Secy. Two little girls rolling doll buggies | | fairly flew down the street a.n'?e (:ne | i ¢ quickly climbed to t op ::;':;eb:l!\'h:;n; fince. From this safe | meets every second and fourth Th vantage point he shouted to Billy, day night. \\'mdmcj? (‘nr‘!;\ l:ir;t-1 who was holding the nozzle of the ,nq third Thursdays. : C. P f, hose out of which poured a stream of | pedy, Council Commander, Mrs, Sal- water. ! jan of Circle. “You'd better turn that water off s ‘cause Miss Minerva's going to be T reen persimmon.” “l:f‘(:d:l‘r)'l‘kir‘wf\- hm\-p to,” said Billy for- F. Lakeland Camp No. . 78, W, 0. W, | urs- ! lie Scipper, Guard . ks 1.0.0. F. Meets every Friday night at 7:30/ ica and western meats of all kinds | Guick and prompt delivery. | CALL PHONE 67. STRAIN & RUTHERFORD @=— l. AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAANA e B land Steam Launii Regular meeting every Tuesday % 0 $ Sisi T ——————— at Ted0 at Odd Fellows Hall, Visit- m members always welcome. ing | F. D. BRYAN, I d 1 Chancellor Commander. i u| e ans | A. M. JACKSON, Secretary. S one of the best €q PP P g 313 2 - in the State having all modur? Orange Blossom Div. No l'."). G. L. A. to B.of L. E. meets ever¥al. g f : og gecond and fourth Wednesdays of | ¥ maChmery and Wha‘ is morc¢, each month at 2:30 p. m. Visiting 0 Sisters always welcome, have operators who know how MRS, J. C. “RO\\:N Sec'y. | : "g il i cueiialle use them. We want everybody s Meets flrstu‘sfiiurnriay in every (2] laundry- DO you send yourS-' If month at C. E. Dayton’s, South Ten- J. R. TALLEY, Adit not, why not give a trial next week? nessee. o= Precept and Practice. ale e — “Do you wish to go to church this | &) evening? Father is going to preach, 3 > 4 PrOD you know,” the minister's fair daugh- [&}e R w WEAVE R s | ter asked. The young man considered. |"' > 4 [] [ ] “Um. The last time I went he rather G *Phone 130 £ fell on some of my small fallings. Do |3 you know what his text will be to- 3 night?” “Yes, ‘Love One Another.” He regarded the round pink cheek ap provin “Suppose,” he suggested softly, “that we let the old gentleman ; go preach while we sit on the porch and practice?” olv. Ge* Any? The fall of ti. vear always lays & o specizl strain v n the nation’s finan- N ial resources r not y is there Triumph cf Right. :‘:e s : ‘:‘nl.,x S 1 One thought breathed into a man [y o - At e may regeverate him. The idea ot | ‘r - freedom in ancient and modern repud- | lics, the idea of inspiration in various religious sects, how have these tri- they may come i o Y - 1. 0. 0. F. Hall ,corner Main and o5 i S i 1 lornly. “You turnt it on. _|at L. 0. 0. ot 3 All r!fhv‘.fl tim"‘-]i's]ml],);p(li‘;: Kl‘l‘;l“: . “Drop the hose and run to the IY+ | pannessce. Visiting hrmh.(\‘:?, cor- humO: restored, drant, twist that little thing at the | dially invited. J. Q FRENCH, gt . e Noble Grand. “Oh, we can't baptize him,” ex- (Continued on | page 6.) umphed over worldly interests!—W. E. 5 ey Channing. | summer —Puck.