Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-23
A Fairy story by Little Johnny.

Me an Billy we ben readn fairy tales, an
l never see such woppers. l bet the Teller
wich rote EN- will be burnt every tiny little
bit up when he dies, but Billy says they
are all true but the Jacks. Uncle Ned sed
cude tell one, and asst him wot about,
and he sed "Wel Johnny, as you got to
do the tellin Tie leav the choice of subjsck
entirely TO you jest Civ us some thing
about little boy that went and sock his
forten."
So sed "One time there was little
boy went out for to seek his forten, and
first thing he see was great big yello posy
on punkin vine.
Then Uncle Ned he sed : Johnny, was
that the punkin vine witch your he'd once
had bizness connection with ?" But l
didn't anser, only went on with the story.
so the little boy he wocked into the
posy, and croli down the vine on his hands
and karees bout ten thousan hundred miles,
till he come bime bi to door, witch he
opened an went in an found hisself in a
CRATE big house, offie nice like kings pal.
lows or hotel. But the little boy dident
find any body to home and went out other
door, where be see ocion with bote, and
he got in the bote."
Then Uncle Ned he sed uther time :
Johnny, excuse the ignance of man
witch has been in Injy an evry were, but Is
it the regular thing for punkin vines to
have seaside resorts in EN- ?"
But only sed Wen the little boy
had said out of site of land the bote 1t
sunk, and he went down, down, down il
the water, like he was tied around the
neck of mill stone, till he was swallowed
by vale, cos wales is the largest of Gre
ated beings witch plows the deep, but lions
is the king of beests, an the American
eagle can lick Of other birds, hoorayl Wen
the boy was seekin his fortan in the STUN.
meek of the wales belly he cut to fence,
an wen he had got over the fence he found
hisself in a rode runin thru medder, an
it was ofe nice country fur as he cude
see"
Uncle Ned sed "Did he put up at the
same way side inn witch was patternizsd by
Jonah wen he pennitrated to that part of
the morl vinyerd p
But | said "Bmebe he seen rope
hangin down from the ski, and he begin
for to cline it up, sayin, Snitchesy,
snatehety, up l go, wot time is it old
witch ? 'niggers as good as white man,
fee.faw.fum.' Chinese mus co. all men
is equil fore de law, blitherum, blather-
UNI, boo, and all the words of madgick
witch he cud think of. After vile it got
reel dark, but he kept on climeing, and
pretty sumo he sees round spot of dalite
over his he'd, and then he cum up out of a
well in CRATE city"
Just then my father he came in, and he
said Johnny, you get the bucket and
90 to the vel and fetch sum water for your
mother to wash the potatoes"
But I sed it was Billys tern. and Billy
he sed twasent no sech thing, and / sed he
Tide, and he hit me on the snoot of my
nose, and we fot a fife, but victery percht
upon the banner of my father, cos he had
stick. Then vile me and Billy was cry
ing Uncle Ned spoke mp and he begun
"0ne time there was crate North Ameri.
can fairy taller ="
But l Jest fetched Nose a kick, witch is
the cat, and l went out and pitcht into
Sammy Doppy, who licked me reel mean.