The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-28
NE NET 4 WIZARD.
Put II was one OF the Practical Latter
Day Kind.

tho city of New York. Master Timothy'a
special distinction grew out OF his knowi-
edge of all subjects supernatural. hc
knew little OF tho situation or the orthog'
raphy of Kalamazoo. but when 1t came
t. fairy stories he was right there.
He could tell you tho names OF All tne
celebrated dwarfs. giants ana w'xo'us
from "oncc upcn time" to eighteen
hundred and nincty-s,x. lie knew exactly
che time whom the chains OF ghosts were
liable to become audible and exactly wnat
sct,ons In an enchanted chicken might
Indicate n princess imprisoned. lilo was
continually OH tho lookout for old women
with bundles OF fagots to be carried ana
for stray ghosts. who had left thor
watches Mt home and hadn't heard the
cock crow.
Timothy was walking along the ROAD
on, summer day wondering why some enc
did not take out n. patent, upon the manu-
noticed man s',ti~sg hy the roadside
and wip.ng the rerspiration from hts face
Immediately II flashed a,,ross rimothys
mind that hero was the long sought op
Now. OF course Minister 1'lhbs knew that
wizards are always found seated by the
strangers favor. Ho was cld--pont No.
2. Hc was hump-backcd: third link In
this chain of cumulative evidence, rnd ht
had n long heard. which scttlcd II; Tim
o,hy noticed these facts aud sulic ,ly
remembered that he mud u bundle of
lunch In his pocket. Intended for recess
favor of his theory, his opportunity had
como. And then. AZ II to zap the climax.
the old man 81 IKE to HIM
This salutation was brief. hut emln~ntlv
f'itnr. Wizards are provcrhially t,conic,
thought Timothy.
iiy' time IN hesitation. Tho boys In the sto-
RIGS mover did. lilo walked over to the
stranger, sat Down and pulled out his
lunch.
"Are YOU hungry. s,r?" 10 asked
The old man looked nj Timothy IN sur
prise and Timothy observed It,
'rhc wizards always share boys lunches. :"
I'm "A wizard"
Yves, Of course" said Timothy. aren't
you?'
"Why-er-ycs. Of comsc am assentc~i
the old man. CHANGING AT him slyiy,. But
readily. was travelling nrder an AS
sumch nanc and didn't wan, To be rec
osnizri, You're n very sharp boy"
The sharp hoy smiled with sratined
why didn't YOU turn into hird?" he
aek Il "Then cr9n Gouldn't havs '"l"'
"That doesn't hurt" sad rlmothv, "only
silver bullet could hrrrt YOU I'm SUR
| Irlsrt tlat You fpf8pl.
"Whai tavo YOU got zee luuch2" asked
the old man. abruptly changing the sub
| tect Let me see he went on nndoinf
| ham nice and thick Panama good
| Pickle and cakc--wrl not SO had on the
wholn. hut not enough
Timothy was impatient for tn" wizard Ia
| fnish, Tor he was N hurry to receive
| his magic GIT sut impatient ns he was,
| he could scarcely hay" asked the man to
eat faster. Indeed hc ate - fast that
| tho hoy had made M his mind 10 innuire
| how many teeth wizard had. when ,h"
| Thought WIS driven from his brnd by tn"
"Nnything clsc9'' asked the old man
hnngrlv oy,.'ng Timothy. :,
What MN is it z" tho man Sshe,,.
gazing at Tino,hys watch cham, Would
You Ike mo to tnse lha. watch WI t., to omgrm
queen ossywor",.,. echoed Timothy, "
never heard of her ~. N.,.,
ness But sho can turn 1T Into gold zoe
"Reaily" exclaimed the harry owner.
| IAN right, I'll tnko IT. And IN adopt
Your sc',cmc too. and TIM, into hird
e ana D m1m y n :" IL" he p rc,n G ''
"Comld ycu." nslsod the boy .timidly,
| could You do mo another invos'"
what is ~" inquired tn" wizard
| III,
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| CURED 10 MN ga" s'Se w"
| just ms good"
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| 90 down ms 'pi". Nv W. n, 49,
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| ", 2 "".h hufIN r,,ro,,,,,
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Went gni'y hlong IN inc "pposio "''''-
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| TINT short jonrnnN ovcr'opnel ~, .hdics.
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| c,p6ciatton T. M, uH.in, eXpr.ss'"l on.
| i VII not snfhon Tor TINS story; nc vas
| fairly an s'il's Wien Nc rnpn"' 'nr . PR
| cious stone ana hurried "np''lY n'"h '""
shore IN search o. me f"asl ,