The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-16

the Kitchen window and shifted longing
" at some apples. &" N IN have 'napple9',
said he. He seemed to have ma stered
small BOY dialect in a surprisingly short
space or time. His mother-she thought
she was his mother, although as we
know ne had no mother-gave him an an
PIE and when dinner was served soon
after' he ate three times as much as
George ever did, and was SO jolly withal
mat Mr.. and Mrs. TruesdeH didn't know
what had come over their bow.
George, after dinner l wish YOU would
harness up Jaek." said the farmer. i've
got to drive over TO the Cages TO get a
book on hens that he promised me. I'm
going TO give you some hens and lei YOU
see what you can make out of them with
the AID of the book I don't take much
stock ing hen books, myself. I've always
made EN- lay without any book. and 1
don believe but what hens laid before the
first book was printed, but I'll give you
something to be interested in and you
won't be so apt to break windows if your
lime is more occupied"
The Bubble Boy smiled but said Moth
lng. He was too busy with his third slice
If pumpkin pie TO talk After he had fin-
lshed 1t he said: Can / ride over with
you?"
Il dunno. Kinder late for you. Wei.
SEEM to-morrow's your birthday. I'll LEI
YOU"
SO it happened that few minutes later
George who had been weeping In his
room, not caring to go down and expose
the trick he had played upon his father.
ana yet feeling very hungry and con-
trite, heard a sound of wheels in the
yard and looked out OF the window ,rber.
in the dusky light he saw the Bubble Bow
packing Jack into the Concord wagon. He
worked like an Old hand, and In a few
minutes his father came out OF the house
ana got into the wagon and then thew
rode off, his double driving.
rms was too much for the poor boy.
II there was one thing he liked before
another II was ride with father, and al
night OF all things. He cast himself upon
the ped and sobbed as If his heart would
break. What q wicked boy his doub.e
was. Here he'd offered to board and keer
nm to take all his troubles off his sholIl-
oerS, and he was taking his pleasure a
ven. on, how hungry he was, Cold chiel-
EN- would taste good.
He rose from the bed and waukea as
noiselessly as he could down the ,ttic
stars out MS mother. who was putting
Cynthia to bed, heard him and called o,Iy
IN an alarmed tone: Who's there? %
It's me-" said George in a weak voice
~ Jack SO soon! Why, what's the
a nte tSeeing he'd been crylng.) Has
me, childr' Aeti
.,,i l a ii go with papa" sobbed George.
Ihats why I've been CRYING" o.
Why, George, 1 saw YOU co., said h:u
mother. So s7u MS
1t wasn't me, Il was a bubble how N,
hoated in this afternoon" III"
Els mother looked bewildered "wbst,s
the matter with you? Are YOU crazy -,
said she. 'ou e'a~y
Al TINS moment the sound of wheels u, n G
heard In the yard and George said. ..rhore
'hey are They'll I've in in a minute"
In Tess than minute his father csrs
IN. on. here you are" he said 10 Csaor1o
GU ought not 10 jump out of the bacl
ol me wagon on that way in the dark. !
stopped and called 10 you and va, ala,
answer and thought you were burt 49,
house" the
Boy" '"e Duooie
dis father didn't notice what be sata
where's that hen book? want 10 shor
your mother that picture of the war.
dotte." S "Sau'
fed. NeO'se' mysti'
or the next Few minutes his answers
were so bewlderlng to both parants ~.
they finally told him sharply 10 20 ~ hed
1t doesn't do to keep growing bo, 49,
late" said bis father. IVY ~
As for the double they wou,dr,, ~
another word about him. "eo'
george went up stairs by way OF the
pantry and appeased his appetite son,a
! what. When he entered his room be NJ.
expected to see his double But as we ~
know Bubble Boys have short lives a.
looked out of the window. A siivery moon
was riding through steamy clouds ana h.
thought he saw an irridescent bubble foat
ing by its side
II guess IN take my own punlshments
and my own pleasures after this" said he
as he took a bite OF drumstIck 81 knou
don't want any more mean old doube 81
Ike that one"
fLuMDIAG. STEAM AND GAS FITTING
by Competent Workmen at Reasonable
Figures.