Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 30, 1912, Page 2

iG] * THE EVENING TELEGRAM LA ELAND, FLA., JANUARY 30, 1912, e ——————————— and w7/ i By TRANCES CHAPTER XIX. Twins and a Sissy. Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Black were sitting on Miss Minerva's veranda talk- ing to her, and Lina and Frances were in the swing with Billy. The at- traction proved too great for Jimmy; he impolitely left a disconsolate little wisitor sitting on his own porch while he jumped the fence aund joined tt other children. “Don't you all wish you co JArs. Brown's new twinses?" greeting as he took his “Khere 'd she ge’ Frances. i ; mm,';?.r(.-?" .4l 100ken ‘*m o her r - wee . wag his At by, Billy. o em?” asked BoYD CALHOUN (Copyright, by Reilly & Britton Co.) ; ‘ Yakeland Lodge No. 81 F. & A ll.‘ 7 lineets in Masonic Hall every Second R, and Fourth Monday nights. A cor- .« Yiws, no- | dial invitation to visiting brethren. . @ Yowelook- | ¢, G. Arendell, secretary; J. L. Love, _@ton, Auat Enwa 1t- | ¥ M M come out trom Mem- ' oA eday with me and Il pe'- -4 giad when he goes home; "+ Soat the stuck-upest kid they is, <88 sheery? He 's dout the ‘fraidest { young un ever you see. And look at &im now! Wears Jong curls likea girl and don't want to never get his clean clo'es dirty.” “I think he 's & beautitul little boy,” championed Lina. “Call him over your porch, Jimmy?” aske ticing for the first time ing child. “That's Leon ™ tle boy. He ' phis to spe . | ; I Lakeland Chapter, R. A. M. No. 29 meets the first Thursday night lni each month in Masonic Hall. Visit- ing companions welcomed. C. G. Arendell, Sec'y.; J. F. Wilson, H. P.I Palm Chapter, O. E. S. meets every second and fourth Thursday nights of each month at 7:30 p. m. l(tl.! | | here, Jimmy.” “Naw, 1 den’t want to. You all 'll like him : heap better over there; he's Flora Keen, W. M., Lucie . F. B. Eaton, Secy. ow Featuring l "Che Savoy Shirt, Made-Well Underwear, Stetson Hats, Diamond Brand Hose, Lisle and Furnishings. Silk Hats, and Caps 50c up, Onyx Silk, Walk-Over and Hanan Shoes, Schmidt Knit Sweaters and a complete line of Men's “He T ater tound 'em in a hofler | one o' these-here kids what the fur sl e remarked Billy. “I knows, | der you get ‘way from ‘em, the better “ suse thut s where Doctor Shackle- | ¥ou like ‘em.” soel finds aller of Aunt BlueGum| “He sho' do look lonesome,” said ‘Tempy's Peruny Pearline’s, an’ me Billy; *“vite him over, Jimmy.” an’ Wilkes Booth Lincoln been lookin' | “Leon!” screamed his cousin, “you in ev'y holler stump we see ever can come over here if you wantta.” sence we's born, an’ we ain't never ! The lonesome-looking little boy foun' no baby 't all, ‘cause can't no- | promptly accepted the invitation, and body but jes' doctors fin’ ‘em. 1 wish ' came primly through the two gates. he 'd agive 'em to Aunt Minerva | He walked proudly to the swing and *stidder Mrs. Brown.” | £tood, cap in hand, waiting for an in- “] wish he 'd bringed ‘em to my mama,” said Frances. “] certainly do think he might have given them to us,” declared Lina, and { growled Jimmy. 1 'm going to tell him so, too. As much money as father has paid him for doctor's biils and as much old, mean medicine as 1 have taken just to ‘commodate him; then he gives ba- bies to everybody but us.” “I 'm awful glad he never give ‘em to my mama,” said Jimmy, “‘cluse | never could had no more fun; they'd be struck right under my nose all time, and all time put their mouth in everything you want to do, and all time meddling. You can't fool me *bout twinses. But I wish I could see ‘em! They so weakly they got to be batched in a nincubator.” “What 's that?" questioned Frances, “That 's a someping what u hatches chickens and babies in when they's delicate and ain’t got 'nough breath and ain't got they and ain't got no feathers on,” ex- plained Jimmy. “Reckon we can see asked. “See nothing!” sniffed the little boy. “Kver sence Billy let Mr. Algernon Jones whack Miss Minerva's beau we can't do nothing at all 'thout grown folks 'r' stuck right under your nose. 1 'm jes’ cramped to death.” “When | 'm a mama,” mused Fran- ces, "1 hope Doctor Sanford 'll bring me three little twinses, and two Mal- tese kittens, and a little Japanese, and a monkey, and a parrit.” “When | 'm a papa,” said Jimmy, “1 don’ want no babies at all, all they s good for is jus’ to set 'round and yell." “Look like God 'd sho’ be busy a-makin’ so many babies,” remarked Billy. “Why, God don’ have none ‘a the trouble,” explained Jimmy. “He ’s just got him a baby factory in heaven Jike the chair factory and the canning factory down by the railroad, angels jus’ all time make they Arms ‘em?” she and legs, like niggers do at the chairiYou, scaring little girls t factory, and all God got to do is jug’ area bad boy to scare Lina and Fra glue em together, and stick in their souls. God got 'bout the easiest job they is.” “l thought angels jes' clam’ the golden stair and play they harps,” said Billy. “Ain't we going to look sweet at Miss Cecilla’'s wedding?" sald Frances, after a short silence. “I "Il betcher 1 'l be the cutest kid in that church,” boasted Jimmy con- ceitedly. “You coming, ain't you, Billy?" “l gotter go,” answered that jilted ewain, gloomily, “Aunt Minerva ain’t got nobody to leave.me with at home. 1 jes’ wish she ‘d git married.” “Why would n't you be a page, asked Lina. “Cause 1 did n't hafto,” was snappish reply. “l bet my mama give her the finest present they is,” bragged the smaller boy: “1 reckon it cost ‘bout a million dollars.” “Mother gave her a handsome cut- glass vase,” said Lina. the yol troduction. “Why did n't you clam’ the fence, 'stead of coming th'oo the gates?” “You 'bout the prissi- est boy they is. Well, why don’t you set down?” “Introduce me, please,” said elegant little city boy. “Interduce your grandma's pussy cats,” mocked Jimmy. “Set down, I tell you.” Frances and Lina made room for him between them and soon gave him their undivided attention, to the in- tense envy and disgust of the other two little boys. “l am Lina Hamilton,” said the lit tle girl on his right. “And I 'm Frances Black, and Jim- my ought to be 'shamed to treat you like he does.” “1 knows a turrible skeery tale,” re- marked a malicious Billy, looking at Lina and Frances “If y' all wa'n't the eyes open | girls 1d tell it to you." “We are n’t any more scared 'n you, William Hill,” cried Frances, her in- terest at once aroused; “I already know ‘bout ‘raw meat and bloody bones’ and nothing 's scarier 'n that.” “And 1 know ‘Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum, smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive or be he dead, I'll ground his | bones to make me bread,’ " said Lina. l | g “This-here tale,” continued Billy, glueing his big eyes to those of the little stranger, “is one Tabernicle learnt fer a speech at school. It 's all 'bout a ‘oman what was buriet in a graveyard with a diamant ring on her finger, an’ a robber come in the night—" The child’s tones were gut- tural, thrilling and hair-raising as he glared into the eyes of the effeminate Leon, “an’ a robber come in the night an’ try to cut it off, an’ ha'nts was groanin’ an' the win’ moan '00-00' an'—" Leon could stand it no longer. “l am going right back,” he cried and | rising with round, frightened eyes, “I am not going to sit here and listen to o death. You | n- | | | | { ces and | am not going to associate with you;” and this champion of the fair sex stalked with dignity across the yard to the gate. “l 'm no more scared 'n nothing,” and indignant Frances hurled at his back. “You 're just scared yourself.” Jimmy giggled happily. “What 'd 1 tell you all,” he cried, gleefully. “Lina and Frances got to all time set little fraid cats ‘tween ‘em,” he snorted. “It 's just like I tell you, he ‘s the sisgyest boy they is; and he don‘t] care who kiss him neither; he’ll let any woman kiss him what wants to. Can't no woman at all ‘cepting my | mama and Miss Cecilia kiss me. But 1 Leon is 'bout the kissingest kid they is; why, he'd just as soon ‘s mot let Frafces and Lina kiss him; he ain't got no better sense. 'Course 1 gotta let Miss Cecilia kiss me ‘cause she’s | ‘bout the plumpest Sunday school teacher they is and the Bfble say ‘If vour Sunday school teacher kiss you | on one cheek turn the other cheek and | let her kiss you on that, too,’ and 1 “It leoks like Doctor Stanford would | 4)1 time bound to do what the Bible 've give Miss Cecilia those twinses gy, for a wedding present,” said Frances. _ “Who is that little boy sitting on You 'd better call him back, Frances, and kiss him, you and Lina (Continued on page 6.) Tennessee. STRAING RUTHERFORD | its inuiluence on the mind, do not hesi: | Lakeland Camp No. 78, W. O. W.,| meets every second and fourth Thurs- day night. Woodmen Circle first and third Thursdays. C. F. Ken- nedy, Council Ccmmancer, Mrs, Sal- lie Scipper, Guardian of Circle. . L] L) 1.0.0.F. Meets every Friday night at 7:30 at 1. 0. 0. F. Hall ,corner Main and Visiting brothers cor- J. Q. FRENCH, Noble Grand. K. 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