Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-08-19

half an apple stolen out of the dining.
room. We'll gosand tell Uncle JACK
that auntie'scrying; awful and he'd bstt!
ter come and say he'saorry-else no ons
won't love him ever any more."T
"Oh, WEEK." cried Babs rapturously,
wouldn't it be beautiful! An l would
wear my new hat, if you couldaget it
down from re cupboard, SO would be
nice and Specialize Use sure malhmy
wouldn't mind if We were going to, flesh
Uncle Jack" So lex tiptoed on Chair
for the hat, and primed the popgun as
a protection against lions and robbers,
and they went round by the sweet stuff
shop, becau use they generally went that
way with Uncle Jack, and;a heavy new
PENNY was burdening: Rex's pocket. Be
sides, everyone knows that brandy balls
are excellent nourishment for travellers
of they get lost in the woods. And if
they eat them before they get lost, they
make sure of them, and don't" sticky'.
their pockets. Thanks to such pruden-
tial measures, the young explorers
reached the plank across the ditch in
good spirits. and as happy as bold trav-
elers should always be.
= The plank was not along one; but the
water was so near Rex's feet when they
dangled. and it was such good oppor-
tunity to shoot fish if they should ap-
pear, that it took good while to cross
over. Then they had to go the long
way round the lane, because the field
was full of cows; and, as Babs said:
"Cows are drefful fings, cause zey
might be bulls" So the autumn after
noon was turning to evening when they
reached the fish pond where Uncle Jack
ought to be. But, no jolly uncle ap-
peared-pcrhaps his mamma had put
him in the cupboard, because he was so
naughty and made Auntie Jill cry. Rex
and Babs began to feel cold and tired.
II wis., wis we had lot of tea.''
lamented Babs.
'Perhaps we shall come to camp"
said Rex consolingly, travellers always
do. Then they will give us some buff
falo cooked in a pot on three sticks over
the fire; and tell us where Uncle Jack
is"
So they trudged on, ,cheerfully, lit
tie farther. But it got so dusk, and the
cows looked so large and wild in the
fading light that they might almost
be real buffaloes-which are very diff
ferent from play ones, as everybody
knows. Bab's shoe stuck in the mud,
and couldn't be found, and Rex fell in
solpe singing nettles, and they both
got scratched scrambling through a
hedge. So poor little Golden-hair sat
down on a bank, and cried, and Rex
stroked her head, and would have cried
too, if crying hadn't been out of the
question for big boy, who was nearly
man, dada said.
Just then Farmer Burton came along
with his dog Rover. He found them
some apples out of his pocket, and
listened attentively whilst they ex-
planned matters. OF course, he ought
to take them straight home, but-a
wicked smile crossed the old mans lips
they had come out to find Uncle Jack,
and perhaps it would be good thing
if they found him. He had seen him
walking distractedly about in Sleepy
Hollow few minutes ago, and he knew
something about lovers quarrels. Why,
when he was counting Dame Margery,
40 years ago, they parted forever once
month! But he didn't tell the young
sters anything about this, only took up
Babs on his broad shoulders, and walked
along so fast that Rex had to trot to
keep up with him.
''Why does you laugh, Misser Bur-
ton?' inquired Babs.
ooh, because you're such funny
little girl to go hunting buffaloes."
''But it was WEEK Eat was goin' to
shoot zem," apologized she.
''Oh, beg his pardon" said the jovial
old farmer. perhaps he would like to
stop behind and shoot them now?"
But Rex thought they'd better be
getting home as it was so late. Buff
faloes, he admitted, in his private mind,
were not so nice to hunt in the dark.
AS they were crossing the hollow, a
big gentleman came striding along.
Heres Uncle Jack!" they both ex-
claimed at once. &c.,; :~: =
why, Babs-Rex!" CREDIBLE in amaze:
ment. Whatever" ~r..<. $.
''Oh, they've come to look after you,
MI. jack" said old Burton, solemnly.
''They'll tell you all about it. Perhaps
you'll see 'em home asst is,getting lats."
So saying he disappe cared oyer aSstiie
with remarkable agility for:his YEATS
and size. All the way home he laughed,
until Rover thought that he must be
going mad, like some ill-balanced dogS
ins hot weather.. All that evening M
'chuckled to himself, until his dame co1ffs