The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-25

wars to un'erstan' the beauties. of that
ere campaign in Cuby."
He laid the paper open on the ground
before him, displaying a huge picture
of square building, enveloped in
clouds of smoke, and attacked by a
dozen dim figures, some on the ground,
some apparently butting their heads
against the walls, these also so envel-
oped in smoke that it was very difficult
to guess what the picture was all about.
Robert Henry and Ethelinda sprawled
under the big apple tree by the kitchen
gardens wall and munched green APP
pies, and listened respectfully to Ed
ward
Where's re drummer boy?" asked
Ethelinda. L want to see d'ummer
boy"
There isn't any drummer boy" said
Robert Henry, stupid
Miss Ethelinda is puffeckly creek,
Master Robert 'Enry," said the GROOM
respovingly. There ought to be
mooSic"
We'll" said Robert Henry. Il amt
goin' to be a drummer boy when / grow
up. I'm going TO be a colonel of rough
RIDERS
Use goin' to be a drummer boy"
Ethelinda, cried. and, being q lady of
most enthusiastic temperament, she i'm
beat a rafting reveille on Robert
Henry's stray hat, needless. in her fer
vor, that the hat was on Robert Hen
rvs head.
Wow! You little beast, Wow,
Stop that" yelled the boy.
Robert Henry van Gravaelsoecki"
cried a fretful voice coming round the
corner of the house. why do you make
so much nOise?"
shes off her base, Aunt Robina-"
Then put her on again, Robert
Henry" cried the lady, land lift her
gently. Edward, if you have finished
your work, / should be grateful if
you'd amuse the children and keep
them quiet. 1 have a bad headache
''Yes'm'' said Edward, and Aunt
Robina strolled on with her parasol and
her book She was tending toward the
pinewood, but. as she passed the old
court house, deserted for the bigger
new one, she observed that somebody
had slung a hammock just within the
doorway, which looked most cool, COM
Portable and retired. Aunt Robina at
once claimed its services, and as the
sun was shining in, closed the doors.
leaving herself in the soft light of two
open windows high up in the wall. 1t
was quiet deliciously cool and quiet
and the hammock quite at the proper
height and angle.
Aunt Robina daintily disposed her
draperies and read, until, in a little
while, the book dropped to the floor
and Aunt Robina gently snored
Under the apple tree Edward ex-
planned the pictures and discoursed on
the glories of war.
Hits doubtful" said he, "if the
Spanish army would be in it with the
Soudanese = the fuzzy-wuzzies = of
whom Mr.. Kiplin' speaks so handsome
w."
IT know i'm" cried Robert Henry.
He wrote the Jungle Book, an if /
wasn't going to be a rough rider. I'd
get stolen by a wolf That would be
fun Ethelinda, you be a monkey. and
I'll be the big snake and swallow you
whole. You pretend you're fascinated
when 1 look so and come so-yahl''
I'm not monkey; you're a mon
key" salt Ethelinda, and she banged
her big brother on the nose with a
stick.
1.-The fac is" said the groom. deeply
studying the picture, when we were
in Afghanistan we attacked a fort in
a very diff'runt way. Hal / can see
meself an the colonel as we adj
flying. men cheering.
me an a killed gent with Tnonstrous
red w'iskers, wot was bagpipin' fit to
bust, seem who'd make most noise
The j'y of war;
He rose to his feet in the excitement
IF the recollection. and waved the
oaepr. The puppy yelped sympathetic |
lily; Ethelinda jumped back and bang
ed his back, all unrebuked.
,"Good old Edward" Robert Henry |
,ried Did you give EN- fits?"
We did. Master Robert, we did"
:ried the groom. Ny presumpsbun is |
twas such fit as they never could |
'ome out of. Twas this way