The San Francisco call., 1898-05-15
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was a shout from the multitude; an approving smile from the queer old man as the Lob-Lolly, many blocks away, balanced himself on the very rope until it swung above the tops of scores of buildings, blown freely back and forth by the wind.
 At once 500 boys saw the fine chance offered and begged the queer old man. Gimme swing. mister?"
 The old man chuckled and whispered to the Lob-Lolly, who had come back along the rope, hand over hand, in true man of-war fashion, and was once more beside his queer companion.
 ''Go to a hardware store and get 500 hooks and chains and tell the store keeper to charge them to Sinbad."
 Five hundred boys heard and ap- plauded; 800 boys were soon swinging at once, on this most royal of all swings, filling the air with laughter and shrielxs of fear; 300 boys cried when Sinbad and the Lob-Lolly, one at either end of the great swing, swayed the line until it swung higher and higher and higher, not only swung higher, but ac- tually went over and over so that 800 boys, securely held by the chains and hooks, the latter being fastened to their wristbands, went hundreds of feet high in air-as far above the top Of the Spreckels building as the swing had depended below the top. Then around and around, until they were whirfed so fast that they looked like a string of black boys on a wire.
 The boy in the middle of the rope, who was swung the hardest and high est, was Charlie.
 Great fun," were his first words when he came down.
 ''In-mense," said 499 other boys.
 "Ha, hal Ho, ho! Hee, hee" said the crowd.
 Didn't I tell you we would have fun?" asked the queer old man, as he came along with the Lob-Lolly Oh! but that's only starter. and We can do better than that later on. You'll see.''
 looked wonderingly at the two queer ones
 Say" remarked the Lob-Lolly. you children must be hungry. Let's see, D feeling around in his pockets. i've got peanut here somewhere. Yes, here it is. Now I am very particular how that is cracked, but when it has been cracked I will divide it between you and that will be a feast. It is not good for children to overeat!'
 "Oh," asked Katy, do you think one peanut would be too much lunch for two of us?"
 Cant tell. Perhaps you are strong enough to stand it, specially since Charlie has been exercising on. the swing a little. But come on, l can't crack this peanut here We'll go and find machine that will do the work up brown.
 We went down Market street to the water front, and there found pile driver that lowered high above the highest building.
 Just the thing" said the Lob-Lolly, "iust the thing. Now we can crack the peanut in fine style and you shall lunch at once"
 The Lob-Lolly laid the peanut, which was not a very big one, on the top of a pile, that was about to be driven. Then he climbed up so high that Katy was dizzy looking at him.
 Are you getting hungrier?" he trumpeted down from the height.
 "Yes, hurry up,' said Charlie, who was getting excited.
 Crashl The big weight of the pile driver fell whistling through the air and struck with a shock that shook buildings to their foundation and-but the peanut.
 Haul away!" shouted the Lob- -Lolly and the pile-driver engine puffed, out of breath. while the weight went up- ward.
 "But," asked the Lob-Lolly, when he