The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-05-28
brook after it has fallen over q great

brook after it has fallen over great
rock.
the Chief Hasty Pudding Stirrer to the
Great King Of Badman's Land made
another wild dash into the something:
and in an instant it--well, it "slopped
over"
II don't see why fellow can't be let
alone. Don't want to be rocking babies
and doing things all the time" An
other turn by the Chief Hasty Pudding
Stirrer, and then another "slop over"
"I won't stand it! I'll run away!
I've had enough of rocking babies, ana
bringing in wood and coal, and doing
things, and I'll 90 away from them"
And so the Chief Hasty Pudding Stir
er to the Great King of Badman's Land
continued to stir the something in
Tommy Tingle, and the something
continued to "slOp over" until there
was a pretty mess of it.
At last the baby was fast asleep, and
Tommy Jingle grasped his hat and
ran away. He rushed down the street
like wind-sprite, taking no notice OF
ANYTHING or anybody, until suddenly he
found himself in crowd gathered about
the Opera House.
"Hullo! what this?''
"See that rope stretched across the
street," said q street urchin at Tom
my's elbow. eyes," replied Tommy.
"Well, the man what shows trained
birds in the Opera House to-night's
goin' to give us free show here in q
minute" "Going to walk that rope?'
asked Tommy.
"No, sir. Big bird goin' to wheel
little bird cross the street on that rope
in that little cart you see up there.
There's the beauty"
Up from the crowd a long pole ap-
peared, on which little bird was raised
to a perch that was underneath and at
tached TO the "cart." Down went the
pole, and soon it was seen again bear
ing larger bird, which stepped clum-
silly from the pole to the rope. Taking
a step or two, the large bird stretched
its neck. and, taking hold of the ''cart''
with its beak, proceeded to push the
tiny vehicle across the street on the
rope track. Half way across, and the
bird-coachman seemed to lose his tenn
per. Surely, something did not 90
smoothly. for the bird made a queer
noise-a birds way of shopping over"
perhaps-the cart tipped, and then was
seen dangling from the rope wrong side
up. Up came the pole again and took
everything back to the starting point,
and the second trial was successful.
The crowd moved away, and in a few
moments Tommy found himself at the
gate of his own home again.
''Why, see here, Tommy Tingle!'
said he to himself, "what are you here
forp You've run away. Forgot all
about 1t, thinkin' of that bird-show.
Guess I'll wait now until tomorrow.
It's most night, and I haven't time to
find place to stay. anyway
"A few hours later Tommy Jingle was
in dreamland. He was running away.
He did not know where he would go, or
how he would get there; nor did he
care much, if he could only find place
where boys are not asked to rock ba-
bies, or to bring in wood and coal, or to
i" do things" Away he went as fast as
he could run, and the next thing
he really did know he was being
dragged through a crowd by a man
who carried a long pole. and moment
later he was caught on the pole at the
collar of his coat, and raised to rope
that was stretched across the street.
There he stood on the rope, leaning
against the building.
Hullo! it's you, is it?' The voice
came from sort of wheelbarrow that
rested on the rope before him, and
peering into his face were the saucy
eyes OF street urchin.
"Do you know what you're up here
for?" asked the urchin.
"No, don'tn' said Tommy.
"You've got to wheel me across the
street,
. rope"
master now"
"Start, youngsterr' came from the
man with the pole.
"Oh, sir, I can't do itr' sobbed
Tommy.
Eyes, you can do it. Start, say"
And Tommy started. lie walked q
lew feet. and then the crowd yelled
md hooted, the band played "When
Johnnie comes marching home," and
rommy's tears blinded him so that he
missed his footing, and-there he lay,
vide awake in his warm bed at home.
"Pm glad I'm here. I'm glad that
vas just dream. I guess I've run
away enough"
And Tommy Jingle turned over for
mother William N. Burr, in
8. s.. Times.