The Van Buren press., 1893-06-10


change back again. Then thinking his
father would not notice how he limpcd,
Ted clambered into the buggy and they
drove off.
instead of driving home, however,
Ted's father took him to the RAILROAD
station, telling him on the way that his
uncle in Sinedville, a town about twelve
miles away, had sent word that he
and Aunt Lucy had gone away
from home for the night and
they wanted Ted to come and stay
with his cousin Jack. Perhaps Mr..
Burns was rather surprised that his boy
did not seem better pleased at making
the visit; but as the train was just COM
ing into the station as they drove up
he had no time to ask questions, and
almost before Ted knew where he was
the train had puffed away, and he was
going ona visit with Tommy Pearson'sr
leg! = - ~s|s L.. u
Whatc could he say when his cousin
asked him why he walked thatway,
and what would Tommy do? While Ted
was thinking about this he sat with
one hand under the open window. fsfes
Suddenly the man who sat behind
him leaned over, and saying, in quito
an angry voice: "Do you want to freeze
mefto death?' shut the window down
on Ted's hand gave o scream and,
Immediately began to unscsew his arm
TO be, rid Of the pain.
When he had taken it off and laid it
on the seat beside him he noticed that
everyone was looking at him in the
queerest way. and the old man who
had shut the window wps saying:
"What-what WHAT while . little
girlsopposites began to cry, and h lady:
looked terribly frightened and got out
her smelling bottle. II
All at once Ted understood it. These
people were not like the boysat school
they were not screwedstogether, and
they did not know anything about IL.
lie Thought lie Ind better explain to
them; but the train begans to sslowAupss
and the brakesman put his head in at
the door and yelled: 'Smedville"
Tommy had forgotten how soon he
must leave the train, and, jumping up
in = hurry ne rNnsoutsof the car leav-
ing his arm on the seat behind him.
The train went away carrying part
of Ted with it, and Ted stood at the
Smedvile station wearing one of Tom
my Pearson's legs. 1t was terrible
Ted burst out crying, and started to
run away; but. just then he saw Cousin
Jack hurrying up to meet him. Ted
had sudden wild wish that he were
dead and out of all his trouble. If he
unscrewed his head it would all be over
nothing could happenlafter that! So
he put his one arm up, and twisting as
fast asshel could began to take his head
off right before his Cousin Jack. just
as it was coming off Jack gave loud
scream, and Ted found himself sitting
up in bed with one of his hands around
his neck.
Where was he? What had hap
pened?A He felt of his neck and found
that his head was on quite firmly. He
looked down. thinking to see an empty
| sleeve; but his other arm was in it's
place. He crept out of bed and found
he could walk quite well. He must
have his own leg back. Then he tried
whether he could unscrew his head !,
and found ii was fastened on in the.
good old way. and would not come Oft
at all; SO We're his legs and his arms.
He never felt SO relieved-so happy
in all his life But what had hap
pened?. leave, you to guess. All /
can tell you is, that Ted from that time
was far more careful not to mislay his
things.-rVirginia Yeaman Remnitx, In
N. Y. Independent.