Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-28
HE FOOLED THE BOYS

The Mt Pleasant citizen came out, bare
headed. on the front steps of his house
along toward O'clock the other evening
and looked up and down the street. He
muttered things under his breath. and he
looked mad. A couple Of small boys were
on the lot across the street The Mt. Pleas
ant citizen called one Of, them over.
Tommy" said he to the boy, "have you
seen Jimmy anywhere?'s'
WAS piayin bali with him this after
noon," replied the boy.
what time this afternoon
Bout an hour ago." answered the boy.
Dye know where he went after that?"
mo. SIR said the boy.
Darn that youngsters hide!" growled
the man. so that the boy, who was edging
away, could hear him. eff 1 don't fay him
Tor not comm home to his dinner, it's q
csution!"
Then the man went into the house.
The boy of whom he had made the in
quiries as to the whereabouts of his son
fact-when he Joined the other boy across
the street
Say, amt Jimmy just a-goin' to get it,
thongh' when he comes homer said he,
other boy. Amt his paw Just a-goin' to
hammer him. though! Gee! I'd hate to be
Jimmy, wouldn't your
DID his paw say he was a-goiu' to lick
nlm! asked the other boy with great in
terest mingled with rising joy.
lie said that what he'd do to Jimmy 'ud
pc plenty! said the first boy. Jimmy
oidnt come home to his dinner-guess he's
MS pa" just a-iayin for him! Say, won t
jimmy yell, though! Bet Wen be able to
near MIN yellin' way over here! On, but
wouldn't hate to be him.
Il HI,
other boy. dancing around in pleasurable
anticipation over the walloping that Jimmy
was booked for Il wonder what his paw
ticks him with?'
Il bet he takes Trunk stran tn him this
time" said the first boy, restraining his
happiness over the coming thrashing of his
playmate with very great difficulty. His
paws terrible mad, and II bet Jimmy don t
pay no circus actor out in the shed for a
long time-he'n be too beat up. Wish jim
my 'ud come along, SOS we could see his
paw grab him, don't your
yep, and hear Jimmy yelin'," said the
other boy, with all of the visible delight of
an Apache savage over a nice bunch of
about to = be tortured white prisoners.
''Cracky, but won't he holler, thought
4hree more boys came up just then, and
the tn two boys who knew about the ,scrape
that Jimmy was in fell over themselves in
telling the newcomers all about 1t. The
three other boys looked delighted.
Gee but We'll stay right here and listen
" JIMMY HoWHn, SAID one OF them. ana
We can tell him when he comes that ae's
a-goin' to get a lickin'. 1 bet he begins to
yell as soon as we tell him. Teller hates
to have his paw lick him. Don't mind his
Tother-wimmen can't hit a Teller hard
enough to hurt-but it's different when a
feller's paw gets after him
IF L knew where Jimmy was I'd go and
hunt him up and tell him his paw is hunting
for him and is going to welt him. said an.
other of the newcomers. Wont he just
shrivel up, though! Say. all the fellers
ought to be around SOS they can all aear
Jimmy screechin,'
A party of four more boys came along
just then, and they, too, were Immediately
let in on what was going to happen to jim
my. Needless to state, their features inn
mediately lit up with anticipation, and they
danced around and gloated over the way
jimmy was going to "holler" when his paw
grabbed him by the ear on the doorsteps
and lifted him to the top floor for his dress
ing down.
The boys were all dancing around this
way when the wrathful father of the alb
sent Jimmy again appeared on the doorstep
and looked up and down the street. Their
he caught sight of the large gathering OF
his missing sons playmates across the
street. He thrust his hands into his trous-
ers pockets and fell to musng.
Those scalawags across the street." he
unused, ARE hanging around for the sole
purpose of listening to Jimmy yell IL
boys aren't barbarians. then there are nc
member how it used to almost tickle me
into fits when 1 could hear one of my boy
chums getting the stuffing hammered out
of him by his father. 1t just filled me witt
ages small boys are, anyhow. Certainly Is
queer. Now. that Jimmy of mine needs q
licking badly. l told him to be in at 4:3(
O'Clock, and here there's not a sign of him
at $50. Yes. that boy needs a drubbing
the worst way. But I'll just pass it up this
| time. 1t 'ud give that pack of youngsters
across the street too much satisfaction
I'll fool en-
Then he went into the house. The boys
across the street were still doing jig-steps
over what was going to happen to Jimmy
when Jimmy came along, covered with vel
low dirt where he had been playing rough
rider in the lot few blocks down.
Hey, Jimmy they yelled at him II
chorus as he opened his front gate you
| paw amt a-goin to do a thing to your
| Jimmy paid no attention to them, bu
| brushed off mis- knees and approached the
steps. His father came out and met him
| and there was an involuntary howl of de
| light from the gang Of boys across the
| street
Hello, there, son. said Jimmy's father
| to the boy, whats kept you?"
Didn't know what time it was sait
Jimmy. Been down in the big lot playIn'.'
That SOP" said Jimmys father. in ton,
that sounded strangely good-natured to thu
| boys across the way who were waiting fol
| Jimmy's paw to grab the boy by one eal
and disappear Wlthln. Wen, run upstairs
| and get your good suit on. son. Your aunt
| here and she's going to take you and you
sister to the theater. Run along. now, ant
| wash up and get dressed, and here's dim,
! for you to buy candy with"
| Then Jimmy's paw stood and beamet
upon the boys across the street. while Jim
my opened the front door. turned suddenly
| and put his fingers at his nose for tn
benefit of his chagrined playmates. VIII,
! skunk off in different directions. cheated.
/
A Thrifty Habit.
| "Stinginess is one thing and an observ
ance Of excessive nicely in financial detail