The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-25
WITH THE LITTLE FOLKS
POETRY AND PROSE FOR THEIR
ENJOIHENT.
Concerning Matters of Especial Interest TO
Boys and Girls-Our Prize Puzzle
Communications Facts.
JIMMIEBOY IN N03LkND.

Jimmieb0y was not certain which OF the
two heroes he liked the better Little
Lord Fauntleroy or Jack the Giant Killer.
There was something unquestionably no
bic about them both, he thought, and he
was quite sure that 10 know either of
them personally would be an honor
highly 10 be priced. He had thought
about Il a great deal. and once he had
gone so far as TO say that for a fishing
trip or for a tramp through the wild
portions Of the country he would prefer
the society Of Jack. but for a house
companion or for a dancing school chum
Little Lord FauutlerOy would be his
choice.
His parents could not help him a bit In
making up his mind. His father said that
he didn't think a boy as smart as the
Little Lord could wear well as a con-
slant companion, because he was bound
sooner or later TO say something that was
so enormously clever that he could not
help knowing IT, and would in consequence
become more or less conceited; and, as
for Jack, he wouldn't have such a blood
thirsty little ruitan around at ALL he said.
Not that JimmicbOy's father was not an
ardent admirer Of that youth. and always
had been. but he was lust little bit
afraid Of him. Fathers like 10 remain at
The mead OF their families, and Jimmie
boys father limited that with a bold
warrior like Jack in the house every
BODY from the cook 90 himself would
have to bow down TO him. and this he
did not intend % do II he could helm him
self. Jimmieboy's mother said thar she
thought boy like Jimmiebov himself
suited her so we'll that she didn't care ia
meet either Of the heroes mentioned
Jimhieboy was just enough of both Of
.heh 10 satisfy her-that is to say. he
was unselhsh and looked well IN vel,,o
teen trousers like Faunflerov and We ,,,,
10 All sorts OF martial gamesa and in an
imaginary way was quite as blood thirst,
as Jack. She had seen him ca sbo al
killing giants by the score ONT in tbe
eoroen with no other weapon than a sIat
wnlt'ieu TO look f'se a sword only a few
uays before. To be sure the giants were
.nNIS'nie' out on Jimmioboy's own word
80 u''u Just the same, and Il was only
, ,hl 10 assume that they were really
mere ana In their invisible coats.
nevertheless, Jimmieboy was quite IS
anxious as ever 10 encounter fine two
youths ne had read about so often. for
~ ac,uh contact with them only could
, ne sellle the question as to which he
~ 'ile more and 50 he Piled every one
~ V"'ne 70 his home with questions as
to the exact whereabouts Of The forno,,s
youhbS'ers. And what a woeful amount
Oh ignorance people did display on that
nuDJect. No one, save Jmmleboy's brill
naht Uncle Periwinkle seemed to have
'he ehShtest idea as 10 whore they lived.
ana one man hadn't even heard OF them
at all. ''''''
Ohcie Feriwinkle. however, had a no.
uoh mat he knew Just where they both
We're 10 be found and Il was nowhere
olse than In the far-famed Land Of Nod
~ lact' Uncle Periwinkle said that once
"heh ne had visited the Land Of Nod
ahu ne went there every night-he had
met JACK the Giant Killer there, and had
found him a very bright sort OF fellow.
ne was little given 10 bravado Uncle
ieTl"lnke observed, but after all nothing
tise could have been expected from
s"all boy who had slain some two thou
saho DRAGONS, sixty-sx hundred and forty
osfes' nifty scores of witches, twenty-six
thousand four hundred and thifiy-thr.e
serpents, and q four-headed dog without
sustaining single scratch I'm return.
Jlinmieboy opened his eyes very wide
when Uncle Periwinkle said this, because
ne had no idea that Jack had accom-
fi.shed so much as all that.
what" cried he "All those?"
Yes; and more. too" said Uncle Peri
Wrinkle. "Why. when met him there in
Nodyiile-which is the capital city OF
'he Land of Noble was about setting
out TO XIII a r-hundred-legged giant,
ana went with him."
- GU! roared Jimmleboy. his Uncle
,'tiNlhkle going mp some two or three
nuhufed pegs In his estimation. for never
oeiore mad he considered Uncle Periwinkle
as more than usually brave He knew
.hat ne wasn't afraid In the dark. and
.ha' ne hadn't turned any paler than
most men would have done under similar
.,s'Nnlstances when Jimmieboy had fred
al popsun behind his ear. but he never
u eeu mat his Uncle Periwinkle was
80 '"sVous enough TO 30 OF with Jack
,he s -FOUR -hundred-legged giant-and so
mere was Just suspicion OF unbeiief in
'n re. our as he uttered IT,
certainly" said Uncle pcr,winl,le
why not? Jack asked me TO so and I
n ", M, ! We an Invisible coat. and had
pair or p'~-ers to protec, me fron, tbe
tiaht assaults. Every time he'd roach
on, ms hands TO catch me ia min or the
en,S or MS rnGer-nails with my olneers
n n"u without finger rails he couldn't FIGHT.
but scatch." " w "'' ''iiS
And did Won ksu ,ha e,an, oa.n....,
queried Jimmieboy.
4, ou' we had very hard time of
a. returned Uncle Periwinjsle "yo,, Gee
naving Tour hundred legs. he coula travoi
JUG, TWO hundred times as fast 90 wa
sonlu VINO only had two apiece ana ,ye,d
80 ."Oner get 10 where he WAS than he,d
s,s siong ahead and leave us way be
'he couldn't have been much Of a r,sn,