St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-26
TWO LITTLE BOYS.

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Spring had just come. The trees
that had looked like old sticks along
the city street, and which Jimmy and
Jack had decided between them ought
to have been broken up for kindling,
had all of sudden grown extremely
pretty, and were full Of birds. After
breakfast the two small friends, who
were of one size and often of on e
mind, set out. hand-in-hand to take a
walk. Jack with the round patch,
the size of a saucer, high in the back
of his coat, where the bulldog had
grabbed him; and Timmy, with the
toes Of his shoes cut open. because
they never wore out and his feet
would grow.
81 wonder what summer Is gong to
be like" Timmy was asking. 'They
say its coming vcry fast"
don't you remember SUMMER"
cried Jack. Il do
''Well. / begin to remember eating
some currants. answered Tmmy.
"Oh, weren't they sourr'
Both the little boys stopped all of
sudden. Some one had called out, in
a startled voice, from one of the win
>dows along the street: "Ettar'
Never mind, we aren't either of us
Eta" said Jack.
Il wonder who she is," mused
Timmy.
The voice sounded again, shrill and
earnest calling: Eta! Etta!'' as if
the mother of some little girl had lost
her. and was getting very much
alarmed.
''She must be on the street." said
Timmy. Il don't see her mothers
head sticking out, but the windows
open. See that girl way down the
sidewalk, there. / guess that is Eta,
Jack" G
What naughty girl to scare her
mother sol" exclaimed Jack. ''Let us
60 and tell her to come home.''
As they scurried along on their er-
rand. the voice rang out again and
again. calling the missing child. until
it seemed as if every body oughtto join
in the search for her.
"Etta! Etta!"
When the little girl was accosted by
Timmy and Jack. who said "Hallo!''
to her, and then stopped and stared ut
her, she looked out from her very big
hat with astonished eyes. and would
not answer at all.
Your mothers calling you, Eta
Jack informed her. Don't you hear
her? | do. even from here"
my name isn't E ta," remarked
the little girl, whirling round till her
back was turned toward them, and
then looking over her shoulder per
haps you think me aninny; bu, never
Was one yet. And with these words,
she danced off down the side walk,
sayly
The two boys sat themselves on
ioorstep and asked each other ques-
ions they neither of them could an
Wer. as TO what they were TO do in
,lIerto find Eta.
1T might be we'll to call her our
elves, said Jimmy. MAY be she'd
mind us better than she does her
Mother. You shout first.'''
A number of people looked out of
heir windows as the boys proceeded
Trough the street. making the name
+ Eta sound clear and shrill as they {
rent. while the echo still rang high in
il behind them from the house the
hid had left. where the female voice /
allied and called.
However no little girl responded to
Il this noise -and all at once Timmy /
lade {: sound which caused Jack 70
ook round at him. He was crying:
Sae's lost" he sobbed; .'and we
an never. never find her!'
Jack put his kind little arm about
immv's neck. which was very awk- t
ard for them both. and they nearly $
tipped each other up especially as b
immy could not see where he was il
Ding for his tears :
There's a little girl with ahat on b
one of those windows" Jack an s.
ounced. We'll stop and ask her iff K
le is Eta; and I guess she ran i'm Il
'ere to make q call on some other B
tile girl-named Jenny. | guess. y "
Accordingly the boys stopped under t.
le open window, quite persuaded .
ow that their search was successful, a
nd told her that her mother. was Il
slling her, and wouldn't wait for her Il
NJ longer. a
The little girl at the window quickly il
sappeared, and soon opened the Il
Dor of the house. and came out. in
You have frightened them very 5,
uch at your home. Y said Timmy, 81
'proachfully. They think some- d
ing has happened to you" 81
The CIR! was starting or on run, Il
hen Jack exclaimed: ii
.Why. that's not the way! Dom / b
u know where You live, yon funny Al
ing?' lei