The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25

Drusila? Did it all happen sure enough"
Drusila shook her head wildly How
kin we bofe have de same kind er dream!
I seed he oman gwine on, en- you seed 'er
gwine on Uh, un don't talk ter me bout
no dreams"
The whole matter was settled when Bus
ter cried out from the next room: What
fuss was that you were making IN uaere last
night squealng and sQueaking!
The matter was soon explained to Buster
John. and after breakfast the children
went out and sat Oh the big Woodplle ana
talked it all over. The boy asked hundred
questions but still his curiosity was not
Satisfied.
All this time the birds were singing in
tho trees and the wood sawyers saving
in the pine logs. Jo-reeter, Jo-reeter' Jo-
rec! sang the birds. Craik, cralk, cralK,
went the wood sawyers
.rrherA were fifty dozen OF them," said
"Fiftv-five thousand you'd better say
renled Sweetest Susan. Just listen at
them!'' :, ,s r,,u,o
..You'd hear 'em eff you plugged up w
years. s , +bick
,,,ana ri n'ne bark and pried it up to hnd
one of the busy sawyers. Inc DARK "ao
strong but presently 1t seemed 10 oo4,i1 up
of ire own accord and out JuiiiPeu INC
oieerest little man they had ever seen W
even heard Of except in make-peheVe stors
hooks. Buster John dropped MS hHtio a.ia
down II went into the woodpHe. ne Coutu
toro II 60 rattling from log to log nearly 10
~ hottou. Sweetest Susan gave a NIUE
snraach Drusilla sat bolt upright anu e~-
claimed: oo va, ma
"You all better come on go see W i'a-
- +e. see 'er rvsef.
l va" wore was nothing 10 be frightened az.
po' 49, man had brushed the dust anu
tIsh from his clothes and then tuAh ~
80 children with a Sood-huiho-e" -
~ VAS not above four inches hisi. 80
~ dress coat. DruSIl2 alefW'"ru
hdo "a ~ - &C . claw hammer coat we've
ue r,,ic,rerhockers and silver buckles Oh
teoi go. His hat was shaped like lhliE-
~, 10 .nd he had a tiny feather STUCK III l'io
side OF IT, . o,, for oetrfny me
.t ~ that scrape," he said with a DOW ~
Out ~ h;,dran ct was a pretty tSht
a. T STAYED out last night just ciie
panond and a half too late, ana "heh =
$500 "a go home ! found The door smut %
;nst crawled under the bark there loI
nap. The log must have luli'eu AZ $500
raS, for when tried to crawl out touHo
nonldn,t manage 1t. I wouldn't nave
;ndad that so much, but just When Sd"
nne of those terrible fiat headed crea'oie s
waking his way toward me- "hS' '
$3.50 wa. a sawmill. He was sna"hs the
wood out Of his way and clearing d lo"
70 me I tried to draw my sword put
,1dr,t get it from under me- linen
fe,t the bark rising. l pushed Us Nara as
could and here l am. ~
AK i'm his name" SAID l'rusllia III O."
awe stricken tone
ar l,row Won but you don't know me. MY
I've is Mr. Thimblefnger, and l snail pc
bennv to serve you. Whenever you want
me lust tap three times on Inc heao oA
your bed" -.
."Thank goodness! l don't sleep III IL"
he'd" exclaimed Drusilla.
."Irha makes no difference, SAID MT.
Thimblefinger eff you sleep on a pallet
lust tap on the floor.
"please Mr.. don't talk that way plead
ed Drusilla, "kase I'll be constant a-pro1-
eckIn wild that tappn, an de iuS tlIiie yoo
come I'll holler fire"
"Dont notice her" said Buster jonn.
..she talks to hear herself talk
"I see" replied Mr.. TnimblehnSer, tsp
ping his forehead significantly ana hcocnS
his head. ,,,. ..,.
..You kin nod" said Drus'lla cchant'y'
..but nv head got mo- in it dan k,r COMB
out" -
finer AZ believe you! He spoke SO e"ln-
estIy that Sweetest Susan and Buster Jehn
launched and Drusila laughed with Them
You dropped your Knife said Ar. Ib1m-
hIefneed I'm sorry of it. / can't rring 1t
up to you, but I'll see if can't c:awl I'M
der and get it out"
With that he leaped nimbly from log to
log and disappeared under the woodplle.
The children went down to see what ne
would do They were SO astonSned at his
droll appearance that they forgot their Gu
riosity. - soy, ,o. .,..
est Susan in a low voice.
"Nov exclaimed Buster John With q
lofty air. but not loudly. Don't you see
he's not a bit like the fairies we read about
N books? Why, he was afraid OF d wood
sawyer
''1'hats So" Sweetest Susan rejoined.
"He's WITCH dat what he is" SAID Dru-
silla.
''Shucks!' whispered Buster John lie
heard the voice of MIR. ThimblehnGer under
the wOodpile.
i've found it, I've found it!' he cried.
And presently he made his appearance.