The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-23

and invited the little fellow in. lie uld
more than that. He went to the closet anu
got out dry spot, and told the boy TO
make himself as comfortable as he could.
Get out a what?" asked Buster John,
trying hard to keep from laughing.
"A dry spot" replied Mrs. Meadows SOL
EMMY. Uncle Rain went to the closet ana
got out dry spot. OF course, she con-
/ tinued. Uncle Rain had to keep II sup
, ply of dry spots on hand so
as to make his visitors comfortable. It's
n great thing to be polite. Well, the boy
sat on the dry spot, and after some re-
marks about the weather, Uncle Rain ask
ed him why he had come so far over the
rough roads Then the boy told Uncle
Rain the whole story about how poor his
father was and how he had been made
poorer year after year. first by Brother
Drouth and then by Uncle Rain. And then
he told how he and his little sister hau
to go without shoes and wear thln clothes
i'm cold weather. all because the crops were
ruined year after year either by Brother
Drouth or Uncle Rain.
"He told his story as simply ana WIN
so much feeling that Uncle Rain was com
PEELED to wipe his eyes on a corner of the
fog that hung on the towel rack behind inc
door He asked the boy a great many
questions about his father and his mother.
- Il reckon said Uncle Rain finally, that
I have done all of you Il great deal OF
damage without knowing it, but thinf
| | can pay il back. Bring the dry spot win
Won and come with me. He went into
! the barnyard, and the JOY followed They
went into the barn, and there the boy saw
| tied by a silver cord, little black sheep.
| IT was very small, but seemed TO be nun
| grown because it had long horns that
| curled round and round on the sides OF lis
| head: and although the horns We're long
| and hard, the little sheep was very friend
~ II rubbed its head softly against the
bov's hand and seemed TO be fond OF him
At first sight.
.Uncle Rain united the silver cord and
placed the loose end in the boys hand.
Here is a sheep he said, that is worth
more than all the focks in the world.
When YOU want gold, all you have to do Is
TO press the golden spring under the lett
horn The horn, will then come OH ana
YOU will ind it flll of gold. When you
want silver. press the silver spring under
tha right horn The horn Will come of
and you will lind it full of silver. When
the horns have been emptied, place them
back where they belong. This may be done
orce, twice or nifty times day.
THE boy didn't know how 10 thank Uncle
Rain enough for this wonderful gift- lie
was SO ANXIOUS TO get home that ne would
have started off at once.
wait a minute, said Uncle RAIN you
NAV tell your father about this, but he
must tell no one else. The moment the
secret IT the sheep is told outside your
family 1t VIII. no longer ne N"'"i' -
YOU
"Tbe hoy thanked Uncle Rain again and
started home leading his wonderful sheep,
which trottcd along after him as II II were
glad to go along The boy went home
much faster than he had gone away, anu
il was not long before he reached there'
But what became of the little glrlF
asked Sweetest Susan, as Mrs. Meadows
paused a moment.
- am coming to her now" said Mrs.
Meadows. "'The girl, according 70 the bar.
gain that had been made between her ana
her brother, was to visit Brother Drouth,
and lay her complaints before him. 80
she started on her way As she went along
the roads began to get drier ana urleF'
ana the grass on the ground ana the
leaves on the trees began to look as IL
they had been sprinkled with yellow pow
der. BY these signs the sirl knew that
she was not far from the house of Cousin
Dust, and presently she saw it in the dis
tance. She went to the door, which was
open, and inquired the way to Brother
Drouth's. Cousin Dust was much sur
prised to see q little girl at his door, but
after a long 1T of coughing, he recovered
himself and told her that she was now in
Brother Drouth's country
IF you'll show me the way said the
girl, IN be more than Obliged to You
I'm go a part of the way with you.
said Cousin Dust, and lend you fan
so they went along until they came in
sight of Brother Drouth's mouse, and then
Cousin Dust went eddyinB back home IN
the shape of a small whiFlwind. The girl
went to Brother Drouths door aad knock
ed. Brother Drouth came at once ana
opened the door and invited her in.
I'm not deny that I'm surprised, said
he, for / never expected to find little girl
knocking at my door at this time of day.
But you are welcome. I'm glad to see
YOU You must have come a long journey,
for you look hot
with that he went to the cupboard and
got her cool place to sit on, and this
she found very comfortable. But still
Brother Drouth wasn't satisfied. AS his