Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-07

viry with a fond laugh; "as fat as a big
and the cutest thing you ever laid eyes on.
Come right in; he's back in here some'rs.
Billy! Billy Biscuit! Where are you, for
goodness sake?"
Here me-" replied Billy.
Come here" said Miss Elviry; "here's
somebody want to you
''Uh- -uh! Me tant; mes a moo-talf. Moo
talf in de pen-tant dit OUT
When Miss Elviry and the children went
to see what Billy was up to, they found
that he had turned a chair on its side and
with that had penned himself in a corner of
the ROOM
MOO talf want water" he exclaimed Miss
Elvry would have given him some from
the gourd, but he protested loudly. "No-o-o!
Moo-talf drink out de pen," and nothing
would do but he must have pan of water
From this he drank as he had seen the
calf drink.
did anybody ever see the like of that?"
exclaimed Miss Elviry in an ecstasy of pride.
'They amt marry mother child in the world.
his age and inches, half as smart as he
is"
Billy Biscuit acted as if he thought so,
too. Inside the somewhat narrow limits of
his pen he walked to and fro on his all
fours as if trying to show himself off.
Now, Miss Elviry could say nothing on
behalf of Billy Biscuits accomplishments
that Sweetest Susan would not agree to. She
was very fond of babies and young children
and had a peculiar knack of entertaining
them. She felt, too, a special interest in
Billy Biscuit, having been the means OF
rescuing him from that unfortunate lunatic,
and so she sat on the floor by the little fell
low and in a very few minutes they were
having great fun. Especially was it great
fun when Drusilla Joined them and soemnly
pretended to have a fit. Billy Biscuit
laughed until he was nearly exhausted at
Drusillas queer antics, so that, finally, Miss
Elviry felt compelled to beg her not to be
SO funny. Whereupon Drusilla became really
solemn. Her clownish antics were put aside
and she became wild beast of the forest,
name unknown. She went about the room
on hands and knees, growing and making
strange noises In her throat. Those were
trilling moments for Billy Biscuit when this
wild animal headed in his direction and he
would rush to the protection of Sweetest
Susan with just that tinge and taste of fear
that gave a peculiar zest to the play.
As for Buster John, he had other fish to
fry, as Miss Elviry said. Lucky for him.
Mr.. Bobs had cut one of the fingers of his
right hand the afternoon before, and the
cut had developed such soreness that he was
about the place, which was a small one,
indeed, but very interesting, had come upon
Mr.. Bobs sitting in the door of his little
workshop smoking his clay pipe-one that
he had made himself, for he was very in
genious man.
"Howdy. Mr.. Bobs?" said Buster John.
with as much politeness as a small boy can
muster.
why, Howdy?" replied Mr.. Bobhs.
You're young Abercrombie-no-Wy
Well, tain't much of mistake TO put you
wi the 'Crombies The Wyche in you don't
hurt you. You're a 'Crombie all over, ef
ever seed one, an I've seed 'em all, fust an
last"
AS Mr. Bobs sat looking at Buster John,
he presented very picturesque figure.
Though the weather was a trhe chilly, he
sat without his coat and the sleeves OF his
shirt were rolled up exposing half Of his
brawny sun5umt arms, His wool hat sat
on the back of his head. showing a high
forehead He wore full beard and no mus
tache, and his eyes twinkled with both
humor and shrewdness.
whats this l hear about Mr. Thimble-
finger and all them rigamaroles ?" he asked
after a while.
Buster John swelled with conscious
knowledge, but he did not commit himself