The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-17

/ INIcc as bIg. ! q the round eyes gaZ
ing at them they looked as big as the
barn, and if any little reader doubts
/ il, let him measure twlce the length
and breadth Of his boot, and put his
foot upon the measure.
Tinkey kicked the shoe into the
crner OF the room with passionate
sob.
Il wont go" he cried. L wont wear
my old pants and sho,s with Il great
patch on them"
Are yon never comingf shouted
Bob from down stair.
III walk over. Don't wait for me"
Tinkey answered, and could hear them
al laugh as Fanny said:
'Tinkey'5 prinSins! Wont Le be
fine"
Should he 20? Mrs. Dayidson's an
nIal party Was not TO hc lightly set
aside and was one of tie great pleas
ares III Jlnkey's quiet country life.
! Perhaps among 50 many his dress
would no, be noticed. Very iiItiessly Y
he took up the Hacking brush, and
polished his old shoes To such porfec
ton that, after al, the patches were
Ncurccly y seen. and with q lighter
heart, JinLey .prang to complete his
( dressing The mirror, by tho aid Of
which he arranged his collar and
neck tie, did not reiec: his pants, and
the pretty silk tie was very becoming.
Actually linkefy was whlsthhS when
he TOOK up the comm 10 part hi7
h",f' ,,r >,
Vow l""ty h1ir was WhA' ora
n'lfs'a can 'S'thh0rH' amt the more
! llnk"y brushed. the more persistent
! ~ II stuck out. lie parted 1t on the
left; be tlird parting on the right;
he maze a lovely white line down ia"
imudle; he banged i over, his fore
h cad, and each way he looked worse
| THAI The -
On, / wish | h'dn't any hair
cried impatient lmhey.
Was there ram OF feathers
W bat was that hyinS into hls eyes,
up his nootrils, tickling his ears,
down his throat, through a mouth
/ opened iWidn III anazen"nt' hair,
halr mar! ne "hole room seemed
! TO be full oi 1t. lying here and there.
a- il every haIr was Il fairy laughing
al 1Inkey' dismay. And when at
last 1t had all swept itself with one
grand rush out at the open window,
Iinaey'o head was a. bald rs china
door knob.
He cave one dcSpniring glance at
the mirror, caurhl up HI. old coat.
rrammed his polo can rightly over
his bald mt. and rushed ont Of the
house. Nobody noticed him as he
I r..p. not 90 afrs. Dnv; l-,on'r, b. into
the woods. into the deepest shadow
/ he could find undcr the tail trees,
where he threw himself down and
! cried ike a baby.
40 wonder Father says, Think
first. speak aiteIwGrd,' sohbed lin
i key. 4 pretty looking object ! have
made Of myse.f, and } cannot imag
ine what Mother viii say about my
shoes and pants. .And they must be
having such a'nice time now, playing
all sorts of rainas Eve half mind
t. wish it would pour rain. No. /
wont. 1 am not quite such Il beast as
that anyhow. Oh dear. how hot it Is,
| wish-nO. no, | dont wish any
thing Dear me. | was just going to
wish | was a snow bank, Now, |
won't male another foolish wish; not
one., And as | can't go TO the party
/ such q guy, I'll inst think as hard as
ever can. Of real sensible things.
Oh, what Shall | wish for first ? he
thought. sitting down upon a fallen
! tree trunk i wonder If it isn't best
I TO wish for million dollars, and then
can bnv everything | want. Idon't
believe ! would get it. | wish for Il
dollar he cried aloud. and frit in
the palm OF his hand pressure OF
something round. There it lay, q
bright silver dollhr. shining as If it
had Just left the mint.
i do believe can have them"
thought Tiukev. who had been rather
scared at the magnitude OF his pro
posed wish. but ! must hurry up; the
sun is certainly gong down He
/ stood no and waved his arm aoft.
! wish for million dollars" he
cried. In a second the great silver
dollars rained down upon him, rs If
every leaf in the trees above his head
had been turned into coin. They flow
/ into his face, striking him with their
sharp, metallic edges, bruising his
cheeks, his nose, his eyes: they piled
up around him. each one hitting "a
blow as it fell. His feet were prison
ed fast, his legs. his knees; he was be
Iing banked up in silver prison. and
vet the air was full OF this novel hail