New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-24
WEE WILLIE WINKIE.
BY RUDYARD KIPLING.
"An omcer and gentleman"

book and that was the end Of the chrlStcned
! title. His mothers aNah called him Willie-BaDa,
but, 40 he never paid the ialntest attention to
anything that the ayah SAID, ner wisdom aid not
| help matters.
Ills father was colonel Of the ojth, and as soon
as Wee Willie Wrinkle was old enough TO under
| Williams put him under II. There was no other
way of managing the child. When he was GOOD
| for week Ia" drew good -conduct pay and when
| he was bad he was deprived oi his gOOd-cOnduct
stripe. Generally he was bad, for india oilers So
many chances to little slNycar Odds OF going wrong
Children resent familiarity from strangers, ana
| Wee Willie nkc very particular child.
| Once he accepted an acquaintance, he was sra-
ciously pleased To thaw. lie accepted Brands,
! subaltcrn OF the l9Jth, on sight Brands was
! having tea at the cOloncls, and Wee Willie Nlnkle
entered, strong in the possession OF good-conduct
| badge won for not chasing the hens round the
| compound. lie regarded DrandlS WIN gravity iOr
AT least ten minutes and then delivered himself
| OF his opinion.
Il Ike you" said he slowly, getting of his
| chair and coming over to Brands / ike you.
| shall call YOU Copy, because of your hair DO
YOU nina being called Copy? 1t is because OF
We hair, you Know.
| Here was one of the most embarrassing of Wee
| Willie Wrinkles peculiaritlcs He would lOOl at
! stranger for some time. and then, without warn
| ing or explanation, would give him a name Aud
the name stuck No IegImeatal penalties coum
| break Wee Willie Wrinkle OF this habit. lie lost
! his good-conduct badge for christening the Com
| missioners wife "PObs but nothing that the
ooloncl could do made the Station iOrcgu the nick
! name and Mrs COLLEEN remained Mrs PoDS ilit
! the end of her stay So Brands was cirlstehcd
Copy" and rose, Therefore. III the estimation oil
Ii Nee Willie Winkic took interest in any
one the fortunate man was envcd alike ~ t"c
| mess and the rank and file. And III their envy
| lax no suspicion of sclf-lntercst. Inc colonel
! SON was idolizcd on his own merits entirely Yet
| Wee Willie Wrinkle was not lovely HIS
face was permanently, fIecNeI as ms
! lee, were permanently scratched ana
| in spite of his mothers almost fearful re
! monsiranccs lie had insisted upon having his long
yellow locks cut short III the military lashioil;
| !" want wy hair like Sergeant lamhlI s. sLl'
! Wee Willie Wmkic and his rather abetting, the
! sacrifice WAS accomplished ,,,,
! Three weeks after the bcsto"al OF ms youihlu'
/ affections ON Lieutenant Brands hcnccioIth 10
bc called Copy Tor the sake OF nrGIiN-" wee
/ Willie Winkic was destined 10 behold strange
| thing, and far beyond his comprehension.
! Comm returned his liking with interest,". 'olPy
| had lei him wear for five npturous minutes MS
! own biz swurd-Iusi rs tall as Wee willie Nlhkie;
! Coppy hal promised HIM terrier puppy ara
Coppy had permitted HIN TO witness tlc Ia, i'i
OPERATION oi shaving. say, more oppy haI sai j.,
| t{,t even he. Wee Willie Nnkie. would rise III
/ time to the ownership OF a boA of shiny KNIVES
| " .ilvcr eoop-boN and silver handled "sputlcG-
| - ~ Wee Willie Wnkic called II. De-
| cidcil,y there WIS no one except his iather VINO
! could give OF take away sood-cOhduct n'h.'s at
pleasure. halt 50 wise, strong ana Naa' d. D'rp,
with the Afghan md ESi Ptan ihcu"IS vi i us
! breast Way then. should copy DC SuImS
Of the uumony weakness @i h,ISi'- ,.rc ~
mcnily kls,lns-a "hls Sir M,Sn H', r,d Woe
WWilE. Wirlic had srcn copy so doing. and. like
] tho Gentleman hr was. had promptly Whe''d
/ round and cantcicd BACK y" HIS E'o''"' Wv '
| ndcr ordinary circumstances he would nave
| spoken 10 his father. but hr tcI' ihs,Ihc'i,rE
/ tI,t This was a matter on winch copy ousnu
/ "rs' ~, nnn' Shouted Wee Willie Wmkic. refining
up outside that subalcuN bunsalo" earN one
! morning" want 10 SO Nou, copy ). ,
Come in. yoIng UNI returned copy VINO
VA, a, rary breakfast in the midst Of his dos;
/ What mischief have you been scttlh- mo nov
Wee Willie Wrinkle had done noihIhI noioi4ouNy
! bad for three days, and so STOOD on PiIl""'4'
o' ye been doing nothing bad said he, curling
himself into a loug chair with studlous aHccia-
| lion of the cclorcls lan-pi after a not PdIar'
! lie buried his frccll ed nose IN tcacup ana win
| eve, staring ruuudly over the rim "skcu S'H'
! Copy. Is n pyopcr % kiss bl9 girls W., i
IN Joyc, (ou.rc beginning early "ho 40
'o. ~ an. Niy muyyer's always kissing me If
| I d,n't stan her II it isn't pwopcr how was YOU
kissing Major Allardyccs big girl last morning oF
We r@n|i n,oy wrnkcd. lie and Miss Allardycc
| had With treat craft managed to keep thcr en-
! pagcmcnt secret ior "a fortnight mere w., W.
! urocnt and imperative reasons why MaJo; AIIu
| dycc should not know how matters stoou Io[ ~
| Icast anotlcr mouth. and this small mnrplot had
| discovered a great deal too mnch. ~, III,
Il saw YOU" said Wee willie "in 1 c9nllN'
" Hut We groom didn't see said. Hut Iap
! ;" ob van had that much sense. You young KIP,
! ,,ro,,,nd noor Coppv half amused and hall angry.
And how many people may 20" nave '''' '''"'
! IT," -.
,yied TO- wide We buffalo ven my pony was lame
| and I foIaht Nou wouldn't like
! Winkic" said Copy. cnthIsiastlcaHN' SLah i
| tniiows Look here. YOU can't understand all
| ,bnsc hing, one of these days-hang II, now
I can make you II IN golhg 10 marry Niis ,'
| Nlaftlycc and then she II he Mo 'oPli "s W,
saw If you young mind is 50 Scandan2ed at
thc idea Of kissing biz girls, go ana tel your
''. aWhat will happen ?" said Wee Willie Wnke'
who firmly believed that his father was ohhip-
o'eHI shall get into trouble said Copy play
| inc his trump ca,d with an appealing LOOK al
| the holder Of the ace.
Ven won't" said Wee willie "lhkc pTTicn :y
| " Eut ms favcr says its un-lnan-N 10 ne Always
! ;ssin, and | didn't fink you'd do val, copy
I'm not always kissing, old chap. It's only
NOW and then, and when you're plSseI you ~ 90
it too. Your father meant IT ) ho' Soo' 'o' "''i'
Dogs ,h - said Wee Willie Winkie. now fully en-
uohirncd IT'S like sputtcr -bruSh.'
r%octlv said Copy graVeN. . ;.
Hnt I don't fink I'll ever want 10 KISS plg
Girl. nor mo- one. ccpt my muvvcr And must
way b SD WAS long pause broken by Wee Willie
" . :. Ere Won fond Of Wis big girl. Copy"
"Awlmlly!" said Copy. ,
" rndnr van Won are of Bell or We Butcha-or
me- ,. soi1 Cornv gym
| s r, If tbcsc dnys Miss Allardycc Will belong
,o me but you'll grow mp ana command the TcSl-
ment and-all sorts OF things. lts quite dlher-
ent' { cru veil said Wee Willie Wrinkle rising.
=" 7, vou'r, fond OF We girl, ! won't tell any one.
| must go now. -, liz email ,uoet 70 tbe
oPII dirC.-" You're the best of little fellows,
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