Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-12
FOOLISH QUESTIONS
He's narr, was Cared st q Very Aaasy
tns Hahtt.


FOOLISH QUESTIONS
Hs~ Harr, wa. Cared ss a very Aaasy.
tss Hshts.
Little Harry Meade's mamma vas
very ill. and bis papa thought IL best
to send Harry into the oouatry ior a
iew weeks. and soon Harry and his pa
pa we're on their way 10 Uncle Char
lies
Harry was very tired when he
reached the arm-hOuse where his un-
clo lived, and did not take much later
est Ia the introductions which followed
his arrival. FOE he had never seen any
Of his uncle's family
lie vas duly presented io Uncle Char
lie, Aunt Emily. their three dangh-
ters. Kate, Carrie and Ella and their
little SOU Ralph. who was only threo
years old
Harry's papa stayed until the next
afternoon. and when be started Tor
home Harry tried bravely 10 keep hack
the tears which would come 10 bis
eyes. llis cousins, seeing hos badly
h. felt tried TO divert him IN every
possible way. and suoceeded - we'll
that hc was as bright as any % them
beforc night
AZ Harry had no sisters of his own.
he did uot know shat 10 make oi his
girl-cousIua who we're too old for
playmairs. ~ the only way he could
enjoy their society was by tormsntihR
them with questions on every possible
subject
No answer. however direct would
satisfy aim he would invariably fol
low Il with another question.
Bat no one was irritAied BY Harry
question. ~ Prank. A. Harry vas 4
guest his cousins thought they must
humor him A. much as possible. bal
Prank would seold and fret about H.
Harry would go into the lo1 wher,
Frank was digging potatoes. and say
Have you got load yet. Frank p
No" Frank would say. not wish
Ing 10 say any thing more than he
could help
Have YOU half load p
Yes"
ANY more than half q loadP'
Yes"
How much more than half a load ?
Il don't know
We'll. Why don't you knowF'
''Bccauss don't want IA know"
why don't you want N know
You go into tho house aud torment
soms one else. said Frank. nov thor
oughly exAsperated
~ Harry would 20 Into the house
where he would and his cousins very
busy but Harry would not stop fol
that II Kate we're sewing Harry
would say
Cousin Kate, wha, are you max
ingg'
Perhaps the answer would be- "A
dress Tor Ella"
Why are you making a dress io'
Cousin Ellap'
because she needs Que, pre-,
sumo"
lis IL nearly doasf'
No. ! only began 10 this morning.
Why dida't you begin IL beiore
Cousin KateP'
II was not ready. ! suppose.
Why were you not readye'
because | wasn't" said Kate. fall,
ing bach on q womans reason.
la 10 half doaeF'
Mo-
is h quarter doasF"
Yea"
"Is 10 any more than quarter dOnsr
| No
why don't you make one for your
selfP"
Oh. Harry do stop askla9 qaos
tlona"
Harry would then 60 to ether Nom
bers Of the family with similar Ques
tions about different things. until eaol
In turn would lmplors him 10 stop
thea he would begin hla rounds again.
As this continued day altar day, ths
girls began 90 think of some plan b,
which he could be brokea or shamet
ou, Of this habit
Finally the long-looked-for oppor
tnnlty arrived. One morning Harry
uncle Charlie told him that II he wouls
sort some apples that aftarn oon h
would take him to the county fair ths
next day, and give him any numbcr o
rides on the msrFy-g -go-rouad. LED hiu
look AZ the races and show him al
thai wAs worth seeing. Harry was de
lighted With this plan. and was ver,
eager 10 begin bis afternoons work.
Nos Il our time" said Kate 10 Oh
other children and Freak, .'let us sael
90 into The barn. In turn. snd ssk his
all the questions we ean think Of"
"splsndid. cried tho rest Of IN
children. "Yoo 60 hrs1 Kate"
IAN right" said Kate. and on sh
vent
she walked quietly inse ths barn. q
n on some oshsr business and sesln
Harry. said
Hello. Harry YOu hsrsP What AZ
you aolngP'
sorting applss.~ said Harry. Inn
esatly.
i way asv yOu ssr'las apple
HAFsy~