The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-09-07

protests, and in rushed the two ehti.
dren flushed and clamoring for their
rights.
johnny snatched my copy-boOk
away! sobbed Mamie.
g Nannie's been getting my copy-book
and she's bent the COVERT exclaimed
Johnny.
"It's mine!' cried one.
" It's miner cried the other.
"Stopf" said grandpa. "Come here:
let me take the book and find out what
this meansi Johnny, Mamie has been
showing me this book, and said Ted
gave it to her, and she was going to
mark in it. =
He did give it to mep' repeated
Mamie, firmly.
"Well, it's my book" said johnny.
just as firmly. 81 found it out in the
shed in the barrel of kindling, when
was going to light my bonfire, and
saved it to use. / am going to copy
pieces in it, and it's miHe!''
"No, it's miner' said Mamie. "Ted
gave it to met
:. / laid it on the grass d minute,
while [ went to climb the Baldwin
apple-tree to look into a nest that is
there; and while l was gone, Mamie
came and took it. But it's mine, and
don't want her to have it."
i'No, it's mine!" said Mamie, break-
ing into sobs again.
at isn't, eitherY' said Johnny, with
quaver in his own voice.
Why said grandpa, s. here are all
the elements of an important law-case,
and we must see that strict justice is
done"
Tied was looking over his desk
yesterday" remarked Aunt Ann, "and
brought down an armful of refuse paper
to burn. told him not to burn it then,
but to put it in the kindling- barrel. :"
''Then he parted with all right and
title to it, said grandpa, land it be-
came the property of any one who APP
propriated it from the barrel. / think
Johnny has right to it.
''It's nay bookr' sobbed Mamie, in
one final protest, and then she rushed
out into the yard and seating herself
under syringa-bush near the open
window, wept loudly.
She felt that the case was going
against her, and that she should never,
never be able to mark in that book with
her colored pencils.
Cousin Ted passed through the room
with an amused smile on his face, but
did not interfere one way or the other.
Johnny stood hopelessly waiting.
sit is true, :" said grandpa, ''that the
original owner afterward gave the book
to Mamie, but it was not then his to
give. He had parted with his title, and
the book was Johnny's."
Eyes, SIR said Johnny, FL said it
was mine"
The sobs broke out louder from un-
der the syringa-bush. Grandpa heard
them and wavered.
.'Don't you think, Johnny. you had
better let your little sister have. itP"
''No." said Johnny, II want to copy
things in it. =
"Well, I'll tell you what" said
grandpa, "Pll give you five cents for the
book Win you take it?"
Johnny's eyes glistened. He saw a
chance for trade, but in his inexperience
he made mistake.
You may have it for ten, he said.
Grandpa laughed, but before there
was time to bargain, the sobs ceased
outside, and little figure came flying in
at the door. 1t was Mamie, whose ears
had been quick to hear.
"PH take the five cents, grandpa"
hesaid, and Johnny may have the book.
I don carer'
That's right" said grandpa, we'll
pleased at this way of settling the tan
gled law-case.
SO Johnny took his copy-book with
rather q sober face, and Mamie, with
five cents in her hand, sped away to the
nearest candy-shop.
When she came back, she found John
ny waiting conveniently near the gar
den gate, so she shared her good things
with him, whereupon he told he had
another book upstairs, q smaller one,
that would do just as well for her to
mark in, and he would give her that.
So the case was settled in most
friendly fashion. Mary L. BolEes
Branch, IN Youths Companion.