Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-03-02

, Mt tho Huntsman between the tabl,
legs. n
Father reused by this, slys hope
J fully! "0ld Hares AFRO not MS lively a.
young ones-thoy can't run about SC
much because they're stifl, or make ST
much noise" ..
The game begins, and presently tn,
Huntsman becomes discouraged ut tbs
agility of the Old Hare, which, despite
fathers logical deductions on the sub
DUNG influences of age, leaps will
shrieks of Joy under and over the
chairs, evincing singular vitality for
an antiquatcd quadrupcd.
At last father says dospondontly
from tho depths of the evening papers
"Isn't that aged rodent almost old
enough to dieP"
"Oh, no, father" cries tho Old Hare
in her fresh, gay voice, mot for ages
yet Bcrtie's got to catch mo and skin
me first"
This bloodthirsty termination seems
to appal the Huntsman.
Don't let's play this any morc?" he
says, subsiding on to his heels and
viewing the flushed and disheveled
Hare, "let's play Robber Chief"
Aunt Loo pricks tho attentive ear.
An uneasy look comes into her eyes,
and she says: "NYas 1t Robber Chief
you were playing in my room yester-
day?"
"Yes, yes; oh, it was splendid"
cry the Huntsman and Tie Hare, in ex-
cited chorus
"oh, then" says Aunt Loo, hastily,
81 advise you to stick to the Hare.
It's so-so-much easier to play"
When mamma enters. five minutes
later the hunt is at its height The
Old Hare, close pressed, has to "run
home," under fathers chair, where it
lies on its face, hammering its toes on
the floor in n breathlcss ecstasy. Father
and Aunt Loo, with set look about
their mouths, were sitting in silence
with their hand folded and their eyes
closed.
BERTHE stays up half an hour later
than Rosalic. This sacred half hour is
generally dedicated to the improve
ment of the mind. For BERTHE has n
mind to improve. He is n young man
of parts. His favorito poem is "The
Ancient Mariner" illustrated by Dore.
Ho is also fond of "Comc Into tho
Garden, Maud" though little dazed
by the power of speech exhibited by
the enamorcd vegetables in Maud's
garden. But the Bible is his particular
favorite. From it he has culled some
of his greatest heroes, having some
time ago matriculated from the story
of Little Samuel into the stirring adj
ventures of the King of Judea. He has
n respect for Aunt Loo's tasto in all
questions of art and literature, and
generally refers to her on those halcyon
occasions when lie decides TO make o
present to his grandmother.
AUNT Loo" he says, approaching
with piece of bent and grinly perfor-
ated board in his hand, Il want to
make a bookmark for grandma. What
would be nice to put on it?"
Aunt Loo leaves the selection of an
appropriate motto to the giver.
The givcr Enthusiastically look
ing inquiringly ut Aunt Loo fora sug-
gcstion. Suddenly he has scintilla-
ton.
I've got it! Oh. butte! The pilot
shrieked and fell down in n fit
"But, BERTHE, that not appropriate,
in high key of cxasperation. "What's
the sense of that? Do you think your
grandmother's in the habit of Shrek
ing and falling down in ii sP'
"Well, she might and not tell any
body" says BERTHE, sulkily, evidently
suspecting his ancestress of rioting in
fits on the sly. &
''Then it would be rude to remind
her. Try something else.'
BERTHE, with lowered crest decides it
is safest to keen to the same style. He
hazards his next selection with hesita-
don:
"'Water. water everywhere, but not
n drop to drink" he says, interroga-
lively, nodding his head and raising
his eyebrows.
Aunt Loo treats TINS with silent dis
dain, looking Mt him severely from un-
der bent brows. -.-
"How about something from Hora-
tiusP" he next ventures, with n depre-
cntory air, "'To every man upon this
earth death cometh soon or late?' "
That isn't appropriate" " Aunt Loo
insists, "it must be something about
books, or reading, or writing"
"Oh" says the nephew with deep
emphasis, asthough suddenly enlight-
enod, now / see, Let's think! Some
thing about writing-I tell YOU" great