The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-07

err supplies to an old friend of Mrs.
Wyches whose husband was in the army,
and whose sources of maintenance had
been all but swept away by the army of
invasion.
The children were up bright and early,
but they found Johnny Bapter and the
wagon waiting for them. There was not
much delay after that, you may be sure;
only little wait on Drusilla. who was not
likely to allow SO short journey to inter-
Ter with the play of her appetite. Buster
John and Sweetest Susan went out to the
wagon with half their breakfast in their
hands. Johnny Bapter took off his hat to
them very politely, and Them when they
were seated in the wagon, he took off his
hat and bowed twice
You're mighty polite this morning John
ny Bapter," said Buster John. whats the
matter with your"
We'll, fust l bow ter you-all, an den
bow ter dem ar waffles an dat ar ham. L
amt see no waffies in so long dat l b!eege
ter bow at UNI. Dey may not know me,
but l knows dem.''
That settled it, of course. Johnny Bap-
ter knew what he was doing. In their ex-
uberant spirits tho children would have
given him all their waffies and ham, but
no: Il amt no ways greedy" said Johnny
Bapter, so he only took two-thirds. AN
ed. Il m mighty glad you-all tuck notion
to go long. Look like dey amt been no
war when you kin git a tase er waffles Git
up OAR, boss! what you holdn' back on
level groun fer, when you know I'm I'D
here eatin waffies? IF anybody AK you all
how come l don't b'long ter no church, you
up an tell UNI dat its DIES kaze l amt hear
none er de preachers say dars gwinter be
Waffies up dar whar good folks goes. Eff
deyll des say 'waffles I'm wild um an III
stay wild UNI, too; don't you disremember
dat
Fer John-nee Bapter is my name
You ak my nanny, she'll tell you de
same!'
This last was a snatch of song that
sounded sweetly on the morning air. 1t
was accompanied by shaking of the reins
that set the horse trotting at the top of his
speed. In very short while, as it seemed
to the children, who enjoyed the ride, they
were at Mr. Bobs' where they were met by
Miss Elviry, who said she was delighted
to see them. The clothes, she declared the
very thing, every stitch being in the right
place, and each garment certain to fit to a
t-wy-ty-some might be little too big
now at the present time, but they wouldn't
stay too big many days.
''Somethin' told me you-all was a-com-
in today. had ringn' in my right ear,
an my nose has been a-eetchin ever Sence
1 got up this mornin'. l know'd l was GER
tein to have company, and who could 1t be,
says 1 to myself, but the youngsters from
the Abercrombie placer"
"How is little Billy Biscuit?" asked
Sweetest Susan. -
LAS fine as split silk" responded Miss
Elviry, with a fond laugh; "as fat as a
pig, and the cutest thing you ever laid eyes
on Come right in; he's back in here
somers. Billy! Billy Biscuit! Yhere are
you, for goodness sake?"
Here mel! replied Billy.
"Come here" said Miss Elviry; here's
somebody want to see you"
"Uh-uh! Me tan't; mes moo-talf. Moo
talf in de pen-tan't 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 Elviry would have given him some
from tho gourd, but he protested loudly.
"N-o-o-ol Moo-talf drink out de pen," and
nothing would do but he must have a 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 ecstacy of
pride. "They amt marry mother child in