The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-23
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the mayor at this turn in his affairs, but
he had TO difficulty in recognizing Tip-Top
as his younger brother.
He certainly is a man of talent, sald
the mayor, and it is a pity that he should
be executed
''Then the thief fell on his knees and
begged the mayor to pardon him, promis-
ing to live and die honest man. And
he kept his promise. He engaged in bust
Eess, and, aided by TipTop's advice ana
influence, made large fortune
What became of the talking saddle?'
asked Buster John.
"Well," replied Mr.. Thimblefnger, Tip
Tcp hung the saddle in his front porch, as
you have seen farmers do. He thought
a great deal of it."
1--WE read something about the great
thief, remarked Buster John, But the
story didn't end that way. The thief es-
capped every time.
''Oh, well, you know how some people
are" exclaimed Mrs. Meadows. They want
everything to happen just So even thief
must be big man if he's in a story; but
l don't believe anybody stole anything
yet without getting into trouble about it,
who is that cryng?' MIR. Rabbit sud
denly exclaimed
81 hear no crying" said Mrs. Meadows
II certainly thought L heard crying
persisted Mr.. Rabbit.
1T is Chickeny Crany Crow and Tickle
My-ToeS singing. Listen!
sure enough the queer looking boy and
the queer looking girl were singing a song
One sang one line and the other the next
lne and this made the song somewhat
comical. The words were something like
these:
CHICKAMY CRANY CROW
Oh sing it slow,
This song of we
OF the girl who went to wash her toe!
Her name was Chick
ooh, run here quick)-
The words so thick)-
Ch1ckamy-ChiCkamy Crany CrOwt
She Ssa went to the well and fell in the ditch
The clock struck one
And bowed to the sun;
Chlckamy what? and Chickamy which?
But the sun was fast asleep, you know:
Ana the moon was quick,
With her old-time trick.
To hide from Chick
Chickamy-Chickamy Crany Crow!
She went to the well and fell in the ditch;
What O'Clock. old Witch?
Oh sad to tell!
She went to the we'll
The time was as close to eve as to dawn
TO Chickamy Chick.
So supple and slick.
The clock said Tick
But when she came back her chicken was
gone!
on, whatamy, whchamy, chickamy, O!
Moonery, oonery, tickamy Toe!
Wellery tellery, Cutlery go!
What kinder gwSines' on is Nl dat?" ex-
claimed clam Drusilla, whose mind had never
Deen quite easy since she walked through
the dry water in the spring without getting
drowned We all better be maxim our
way lords home. Time git dar-ef we
ever is ter git dar-it'U be dark good Den
what yo' ma gwine ter say. She gwine ter
talk wild de flat er her han'-dat what she
gWlne ter talk wild. Come on"
Cant you be quiet?'' cried Buster John.
Its nothing. but song"
oh, you kin stay, an I'll stay wild you,"
SAID Drusilla; but when missis sit you in
de washroom don't you come sayin dat 1
wouldn't fetch you home"
Il want to see everything" said Buster
John
Il done seed much ez L want ter see"
replied Druslla, IAN l want ter live
ter tell it,
Before Buster John could say anything
more everything suddenly grew a little
darker and in the middle of the sky-or
what ought to have been the sky but which
was the enlarged bottom of the spring
there was a huge shadow. The children
looked at it in silence.
CTo be Continued)