The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-22

wee man this dav again with n mouse
and bum-ciock. and he put them down in
the street and whistled. The mouse and
the bum-clock stood up on their hind
legs and got hold OF each other and be-
gan 10 dance there and Jig, and as they
did there was not man or woman IN
the street or thing who didn't begin 10
jig also, and Jack and the black crow,
and the wheels and the reels and pots
and pans all OF them were iiggins aud
dancing all over the town, and the houses
themselves jumping and hopping about,
and such place Jack nor any one else
ever saw before.
When the man lifted the mouse and
bum clock in his pocket they all stopped
dancing and settled down. and everybody
laughed right hearty. The man turned
to Gsek
how would you like to have them ami
mails"
Il would like wei to have them" says
Jack, says he; only ] cannot"
why cannot you?' says the man.
TO-" says Jack, says he II have no
money, and my poor mother Is very
down hearted. She sent me TO the fair
to sell this COW and bring some money to
lift her heart"
Co." says the man. says he, "if you
want to lift your mothers heart I viii
sell you the mouse. and when YOU set the
bee to play the harp and the mouse to
dance to II your mother VIII laugh as
she never laughed in her life before"
But have no money" says Jack says
he, Ito buy your mouse"
Il don't mind" saws the man, says he,
II will ta5o the COW for It,"
Poor Jack was so taken with the mouse,
and had his mind SO set on It, that he
thought 1t was a grand bargain entirely,
and he gave the man his COW and took
the mouse and started off for home, ana
when he got home his mother welcomed
him.
Jack" says she, II see you have sold
tho COW"
II did that" says Jock.
Did you sell it weli7" says she.
VERY well indeed. says Jack, says
he.
How much did you get for herr
Il didn't get money" says he, but
got value"
20 jack Jack" says she, what do
you mean"
II will soon show you that mother"
says he, taking the mouse out of his
pocket and the harp and bee and setting
all on the floor and when he began to
whistle the bee began to play, aud the
mouse got up on her hind legs ana began
to dance and Jig. and the mother got
such a hearty laugh that she never laugh
cd in her life before. TO dancing ana
jiRgiug herself and Jack fell. and the
pots and pans ana wheels and reels be-
gan TO dance and Jig through the floor.
and the house jigged also. And when
they were tired of his Jack lifted the
harp and the mouse and the bee and put
them into his pocket and his mother she
laughed for n long time
But when she got over that she got very
down hearted and very angry entirely
with Jack. And O. Jack" she says. you
are a stupid, good for-nothlng fellow We
have neither money nor meat In the
house, and here you have lost two OF my
good COWS. and have only one left now.
Tomorrow morning" che says, you must
be up early and take this COW TO the fair
and sell her. See to get something to
lift my heart up"
~ viii do that" says Jock. says he. so
no went 10 his bed. and early in the morn
Ing he was up and turned out his spotty
COW and went TO the fair.
When Jack got 10 the fair he saw
crowd gathered In a ring on the street.
II wonder what they are looking ut. any
how" He pushed through the crowd, ana
there he saw the same wee man he saw
the two days before. with . bum-clOck
and when he put the bum-clock on the
floor he whlstled, and tho bum-clock be-
gan 10 play, ana the men. women and
children Ia the street and jock and the
spotty cow began to dance and Jig also.
and everything on the street and about ",
the wheels and reels. pots and pans. be-
gan 10 jig. and the houses themselves be-
gan 10 dance likewise. And when the man
lino1 the bum-clock and put II In his
pocket everybody stopped jgglng and
dancing and every one laughed aloud The
wee man turned and saw Jack.
Jack my brave boy" says he. you
will never DO right fixed until you have
this burn clock, for It Is q very fancy thing
10 have"
no. but. says Jack, says he, 81 have no
money"
mo matter for that" says the man:
you have q COW. and that " ~ good as
money 70 me"
Wen" says jock. II have n poor moth
or who IL very down hearted a home, and
she sent me 10 the fair 10 soil this COW
ana raise some money and ut her heart"
30. but JACK" gays the wee man. this
bum clock Is tho very thing 10 Ht her
heart. FOR when you put down your harp
and bee and mouse on the floor. and put
the bum-clock along with them. she will
laugh that she never laughed in her life
before"
"weli, that is surely true" says Jack,