The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-01
FOUR BOYS TOO MANY.
mo Runaway Come and One Run
away Gone.

a wild rush and jar of scampering feet
} the morning, q hubbub of suppressed
bouts, tum bic en- the stairway as OF
luff,cd tbunGcr, and four rollicSing
cys land in tie lower hall with sue.
tssion of resonant thuds, and rush of
b tho closet that receives their nightly
fpcsit Ct shoes.
In Il @ sal c gracious closet is the lava.
piy fer their morning albutions, and,
fter a wordy scramble for the right
hoes-which they never can remember
stand in pairs in a row-they wash
nd brush. and are ready to tackle papa
ir some favor or other as soon as he
ball have come down to breakfast.
This time it is for him to furnish what
anita Claus has failed to do--a turning
1.-THE for their workshop, one with a
ieadle, to be worked by 'foot power"
"If we are to be cooped up here in
pwn," they say to each other, 'never
flowed to play on the streets, we must
hve tOcls and things as fast as we grow
} them So, this morning, Arthur,
be eldest, is going to tell papa that he's
fOWu 10 turning laJne.
Il can run turning lathe as we'll as
; ou can," says Burt TO Arthur. "You
now / can whip you any time when |
fy my level best, cause I've got the
iuscle, you see," and he clenches his
st against his shoulder and strikes out
Ike young gymnast.
l"You know you can't do any such
hing when l try my level best says
lrthur, tripping up his brother while
peaking. Then Burt leaps to his feet,
nd graphing Arthur, a short struggle
blows, ending in tussle on the floor,
ihile Carlos and Bennie stand by,
lughing and cheering.
Their sister Julia, coming down stairs.
awning and sleepy, hears the tumult,
nd rushing in. exclaims:
II declare, if you awful boys are not
ghting, this early in the morning. I'm
ping to call papa down, this minute -
Knowing she will do it, they untangle
themselves, and turn their attention to
er.
bu are without your interfering" says
!rthur, with very red face. You're
ways putting on fine lady airs and
biting shocked at every thing we do
"How did you come to be awake so
Arly, anyway, Miss Sleepyhead?" asks
lurt, sneeringly.
awake, indeed!" she impatiently re-
prts. 81 wonder who could sleep a
ink in this house after you are awake.
be noise you make in getting down
airs is enough to make the neighbors
link there is an earthquake on hand.
ia positively ashamed of you"
20, you're SO touchy," retorts Arthur.
I'm glad I'm not girl We do try to
eep still and smother every thing till
IT'LL we just explode; you know we
int help that"
i"Besides," adds Burt, mamma makes
5 leave off our shoes to save the car
et, and how can we make much noise
our stocking feet?''
"How can you, indeed. You couldn't
you weren't as rude as a pack of In
lans. The fact is, four boys are too
any for one house"
"That's what ! think when they've
pt sister like you" snaps out Arthur,
and I'm going to run away-that's
hat I'm going to do"
II wouldn't start till after breakfast
/ were you" says Julia, sneeringly.
f''You shut up"
'And j wouldn't go till the weather
banges; It's rather cold just now for
( leeping in barns"
II tell you to shut up, you hateful
ping you.'
Mr.. Medford, entering with slippered
eet just in time TO hear Arthur's last
lords. is shocked at their rudeness and
nkindnoss, and, reproving him, orders
i'm to his room, to remain until he Is
plled. At the same time Mrs. Medford
ppears and the bell summons them to
be breakfast room. While serving the
uclfwheat cakes the waiting maid an
ounces that tho cook is trying to thaw
pit half-frozen boy by the range and
eeding him hot cakes"
~ must see aim after breakfast, says
[rs. Medford. "Its strange he was not
licked up before he reached this
rect"
Breakfast being over, Mr.. Medford
Rstily buttons himself into his over
pat and hurries to the next street to
atch car, telling Burt as he leaves to
pll Arthur TO breakfast Burt thinking