The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
1iLESO YANKEE ENCHANTMENT
TARKUs GREENWICH GETS HOLD
OF IMITATION LIQUID
AID.

IL In foolish thing 70 let a boy have Just what
he wanta OF course there are some boys who
mover want anything they ought not TO have,
but thcy are 90 few In number that IL Is not worth
while 10 take them into account Ono OF the
main reasons that boys have parents il so that
thcy can. with becoming lrmnoss, refuse to 10,
them have the moon and cigars and night key
and other injudlcious things desired Of young
mon from babyhood up But Mr.. Greenwich
was old enough 70 be a grandfather when his
nrst son was born. and as grandfather are noton-
ously easy With children, he let Anstarchus-
for such was the ouuandish name that he gave
tho boy-havc anything in reason or out Of
reason or In season or out OF season, that he cx-
pressed q wish for.
Now II was about the time that Ahstarchus
was ID that liquid air began 10 be talked
about and after a while IL became possible TO buy
II In small quantities with certain restrictions
A man can't rush into drug store In groa, hasts
and say. Give US quart Of laudanum or suych-
nine" and get IT, you know. The druggist viii
have lot OF questions 70 ask. DO you intend
10 take II all yourself or will you share some with
your family7 he will say. and after tho intending
purchaser has satsnod him that he docs not
want II for himself alone he lots him have Il and
takes down his name and address
So II Ia with the liquid air shopa Tho fluid
Is kept In open botucs-for you can't pom mp LIQUID
air safely. and tho clerks in charge won't sell .
bit until they are satisfied that you arc . reliable
person with no mischievous procliviuos
Then tho clerk makes you aign . receipt for
Il and after you have paid $50 for q pint $500
for q quart $3.50 for a gallon and $500 for apcck-
II my liquid measure In vronr it's because was
absent from school with the measlcs when tho
class took UP liquid measuro-I say altar toe
proper payment has been mado tho purchase
Is allowed 70 take the bottle out with many osu-
tons ~ ainst its improper uso
One day AIistsrchus read In book that LIQUID
air was ~ cold a. 500 degrees below zero II
so happened that tho day was insuncrably hot
A few lines further ho read something Like
sick rooms may bc cooled by liquid air
where no had been swelterins IF sick rooms
r. =. III - = -, a, ~. 10,
NAL. psp. buy ms so,o o' Of t ,si. IN ''''
Of the normal .~o for parent tSa, Il a,rxh. man
between twenty-five and Hfty-two, he would have
snid no arroe when Tarkus). for by that hidoous
nickname he was known asked him for pint
bottle Of liquid air But az Mr. Greenwich was
~, he smiled pleasantly and said -IlI get you
ann. nett s.,,,d.v vh.n 7 60. -. ..,
~ ia "' "'eH 'o"i' w exoA"
and he did.
T.,Lu. ,.r o,, a. ,h. 80, ~ ia -nsI -,
-, -. IT. 49,. "AN '1' A''U ~"
&c, my liquid ar
a Low tone n, must b,v. ,.l, ,h,, an, o,h.,
~" ohe no mus nave 'e'. uha' mo o1noi
feel nervous II they knew that Tarkus was 70 have
18th. q, ,,r,,r,i,. ,,,s.hi,, 49,, ~. ,Io,,..
There were two or three choice spirits known
Of Tnrkus and with the bottle resting securely
in his hin poek,, he wen, forth to end them Th,y
were country boys There were city boys at tho
boarding house but they were fretful sickly fel-
lows and TaIkus avoided them when he could
He found DICK Leonard and BILLY Mason Qua
behind the Mason, barn smoking corn silk es.-
re"e Sn'' Iehers' I've so' hef' maybe We
won't oe hot any more
mi, N. nin-,,os and IN, Al, wa. damn And muse
just The day ioS modefste sepsntion e 81 iau,d
n ,iu,is us hna ,eaa he arne'e aoous i mp.
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So..,ina'- ss.li.S am s%,,, g., ,,o,..
~, % 3au sung, y oiea P'iiy' lou iorse' you're
h' The WSsons num stood q, IN. b,ow q, ,,..,
mn ih. ran down IN NE form Of lane 70 what
turned Alter evening milking N' "e''
Nav you two boys pump ioT all you're worth
tbe Who'll. Mi Win ssset " ios ',ia aes
T The S boys threw away s heir ri h.ismofed dsa
t,sS nha sp,ang !" ue PUMP me waEi poured
h bu, not psaIy last enough 20 sS, I aSe BOWS
% neXy oyenurned we dnnhing trough wm iGn
was iui o. wher linen alkus poured niue
OF VIC imauon nqWu an out IL han oeeh
VIC rA Ihns mouia na'e ,Sloa on, nke smokc
Wns the Nater fro,e slid 40 Tor The boTs, nur
49,. IN. Imitstnn vas h.ttey IN. n ths ,.sl III;
re Then they Allied The trough once NOR and
again unset il and nfrrT a Wills The Whole Siii
WAS A rInre Of ice Then BiIiy col his douMs
ripper out Of the harm and with loud cries Of 10y
ther consted down hill On ice in nidsummsr 'N'
n The afI,ir had ended there ali Gn"id h,r,
besn veil and Old Mr. Green wich xonIdnt hsrs
20, into ir",iSlc, Tor The ice would have melted
IN !. iit,lr whil. IN. hovs would have ma ,hr;r
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that icinity T,nnpcd a hunI I'D dearns N1' :"
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