The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07

mountain, but he had no horse and Lewis
was too busy with farm work to take them
UP in the big carryan.
IF I get my buckwheat all planted by
the Fourth of July III give Lewis a hol-
iday, and he can drag you to the top. 1t S
too far to walk and the road is too rough
for my cattle, but Lewis has been faith
ful all the spring and I'm willing to let him
have a day of pleasure if he wants to-
Fourth of July was a beautiful, clear
day. Bright and early in the morning
Lewis cleaned the carryall, which would
hold twelve persons, then he CREASED the
wheels and ate five of the largest apples
that he could find on the tree. 1 think
L see some of my readers laughing at me
and saying that greetings aren't ripe on
the Fourth, but the iron greetings were.
After the boy had eaten them he felt his
muscles and they were so hard that he
cracked pig nuts on them.
Right after breakfast the picnickers
came out and clambered into the wagon.
There were three stout old ladies, two fat
old gentlemen. three chubby young girls
and four portiy young men besides huge
basket of lunch Don't forget to put In
some iron greetings for me-" said Lewis,
and then went into the barn to get his har-
ness on.
Five minutes later they started. BE
sure to keep strong and be back in time
to do the Chores" said his father. Lewis
trotted off like young gazelle, and thanks
TO the i've apples under mis- vest he soon
reached the top, although it was a twenty
mile climb over a rough mountain road.
The picnickers felt well repaid for his
efforts. 1t was a clear day, and sure
enough they could see the sun as plainly
as if it had not been 81, 999 $50 miles away
After they had looked at the sun until
their eyes ached they were ready for
lunch. The rest of the party ate such
foolish things as pies and cake and sand
witches and milk, but Lewis shifted at such
things and ate nothing but five greetings.
He knew that they would be sufficient to
carry him home with full strength. Poor
boy, he did not know that ordinary green
ings had been brought up. If you ask how
there came to be ordinary greetings on
the Fourth I must ask you not 10 inter
rupt me.
Late in the afternoon they climbed into
the wagon and Lewis began backing It
down. 1t was easier than pulling for
there was no danger of His being run over.
He had gone about a mile at a rafting
pace when he felt hungry, and his strength
left him IS quickly as a five-cent piece
drops through hoie in your trousers peck
ct. He shouted to everybody to Jump.
DNN III NAdil Sptdh quickly enough, and
just then the wagon came to a turn In
the road and plunged off a sheer pecinica
seven miles high.
Brave little Lewis sprang upon the dash
board and determined to go down with his
party, but he felt that they We're all in a
ucknsh position and he wished he had
chosen his apples himself He looked
above him in desperation and saw a hal
loonist who had been making a Fourth of
July ascension. He made megaphone of
MS hat and called to the aeronaut to coma
down and help them. Quick as a nash
the good natured balloonist let out gas and
cropped alongside of the descending MO
nickers who were beginning to faint from
Inght He made the wagon fast to The
basket of the balloon and then thew u,a,,t
Gown easily enough, and in less than ten
minutes they had alighted in a meadoo,
ABOUT mile from the house Then / a,yis
thanked the aeronaut and ran home n a.
some apples After he had eaten Ib9 m
ne returned and pulled the wagon load If
Plcnickers back to the farm, where he mr.
rived just at chore time
But after that eveutcul dsv Ta.yt. :,
ways carried supply of apples in = bag
along over his shoulders And If If bad',,1
oeen Tor the kind balloonist the nicriol11rs
would have had nasty fall MS no 80
to drop seven miles. ' i" Ae