The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-09
A BOY WHO GREW WINGS.
How SiIas Green Came TO Grief when
He Tried 10 Rob a birds Nest.
BY Charles Battel Loomis.

By Charles Battel LOOMS.
silas Green was 10 years old when his
wings sprouted I don't pretend to know
why he should have had wings any more
than the rest of his boy friends, but it
is a fact that any of his neighhors will
indorse that on his 10th birthday, while
he was taking a bath for the purpose of
getting clean-a thing that he hated, al
though a bath for pleasure was his de-
Jght-his mother discovered that his
shoulder blades, which had been protrud-
ing more and more for some months-ever
since he got tired of eating vegetables, In
fact-were covered with a white down. Be
fore nightfall two wings about the size
Of a young bald cages had developed, and
slas found that he could fly all about
the room.
q am very glad that this happened,
Sas" said his mother, because now
when send you on an errand in hurry
you can really fly, instead of dawdling as
you generally do" Silas was good boy,
but his boy friends called him Molasses-
in-Winter because he was so slow.
When Siias' father came home in the
evening and found the boy In bed-for
his clothes were too small for him, now
that he was winged-he sent for the doc
tor. His mother said, I'm sure that
Silas isn't sick. He ate lot of meat for
lunch and two plates of soup, and a glass
of milk and some pie, and he spent most
of the afternoon flying around the parlor
wrapped up in a bed quilt. He's no more
sick than you are, and If you call in DR.
Guy 1t will simply be another bill to pay
and nothing gained. Much better cali in
the proprietor of the aviary at Extown.
He knows all about BIRDS and he may
know what has happened to make Silas'
wings grow before their time"
But Dr. Guy it was who came, and after
looking at the wonderful wings he an
nounced that the boy had ''hAryscutis poly
glottus," and that he needed plenty of out
door exercise.
Shall he make use of his wings?" ask
cd Silas' mother. by all MEANS" said
the doctor. when they are strong
enough to bear him IN long flights will
clip them if you think It advisable, and
will only charge IS a clip. He is not in
any danger of getting sick as long as he
cats plenty of meat foods in order 70 pro-
mote the growth of his feathers. You'n
have to make wing holes in the back of
his coats and jackets and shirts. 1 must
be going now, and as this is the only
case of the kind that l ever heard Of
and as l have had to invent a name for
it, l shall have to charge you $50 for my
visit but that is dirt cheap, as your son
IS now the most distinguished child in the
world"
Mrs Green grumbled after the doctor
had gone Il knew that he had wings,
and l don't know any more now"
Mr.. Green laughed He was a lawyer
IN go down to his house tomorrow and
give him advice as to the best way of
collecting his bill from me, and 1 will
charge him SIS for the legal advice, so
you see wen not be out anything at all"
Nor in, either" said Mrs. Green. She
knew the doctor.
When Mrs. Green went up to tuck Sias
IN bed he surprised her by asking for
some whole wheat and a little bran mash
As she kept hens she was able to give
nm what he wanted, and after several
lights around the room, while she was
taking off his shoes-and she had to reach
high to get hold of them-he went to bed
quite happy and found that he could lie
on his wings without discomfort
But next morning he did not want to
go to school, THE boys will all laugh
4 at me-" said he. None of the other
n boys have such outlandsh things, and if
go | want to wear them under my
coat
But you won't be allowed to keep your
coat on during school,
can't you write to my teacher that my
coat Is in the wash?"
= Why certainly, if 1 put it IN" said
ms mother, and so she put his jacket in
'he tub, and helped him to put on his
oVercoat, and off he started for school 1t
vas pleasant morning in May, not a
uay when an overcoat was needed, and
'He boy5 laughed at Silas a good deal for
coming to school in one, but they laughed
Stld more when he wore it during session.
hi
'Is hote She was not a married woman,
una she had no brothers, and so she did
W. tnink it strange that boys jacket
should be put in the wash.
81 'l'ds lett very comfortable in his heavy
an 1od'' ana he was glad enough to go out
"' ecess He began to play base ball with
FL DINERS Ordinarily he was no more
10y 20 make "a home run than a Grip
Ia Fya snail would be, but somehow he felt
~ ~ Of NE this noon, and when Harry
s'Iue who was at the bat. sent a bal.
81 s'ns way over the elm that stood in
- OF the school, Sas, who was on
M e"' threw off his coat eXctedly and
ing his wings, started to run. His
ing Mapped as he went and enabled him
zen the home plate before the pail
III 'eied the ground. No such home run
I ever been made before since the first
'it'e was played. Some of the fellows
/ AIRED It wasn't fair, and one waggsh
4 Fellow said that whether il fair or
I cr. 9Has was fowl. but the umpire de-
- mat he had run all the time, and
4 M, ing as ne didn't actually fiy ii didn't
/ IN, 'eI whether his wings helped or not
4 rs Joys were too much excited over the
4 nh, 70 discuss Silas just then, but after
m slue Won thanks to a second home
s,ar. ny MIN in the ninth innlng) with a
rr u q to q, they all crowded around
-. w., ana asked him al sorts Of questions
has mad never been especially popular
IRE put l leave It to anybody whether
wouldn't be friendly with a boy who
sile. well go chestnuttinr next fan on
Ion Hill and you can pick the chest
h on the highest trees as easy as buck
~ rrles' said Hank Summers, the bully
lhe school, as he gave snas half Of his
An say, sne I'll hy you like kite
'ne county fair, Tie a strong string
,y ul your waist and you can beat the