The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-25

fcopyrisht. 1900 by c. p Ioomis)
u want you TO weed that garden before
supper Marshall" said Mr Lancaster 20
his son.
Marshall made q WY face and slammed
his book down ia the grass. but he got mp
ana walkei slowly over 20 the potato
patch lie had been reading in the ham
mock thing that he loved 70 d. after
school but 70 weed tiresone Old gar
den In the hot sun was task that he
ietest-d and. although he said nothing
out loud he fel; that 10 was very hardly
used
Marshau rose ana stretched himself
"oh. what a hard time DO have Of e.
7 wish 7 WIS most any one else wish
I was that boy who has nothing to do
but ride around IN any easy carriage"
IIe was looking NJ he spoke a. a hoy
who was sitting next tho driver IN a SUR
roy. evidently a city boy up for the sum
mer on = visit 10 HHrhourfon.
Presto change Tho hov iu the surrey
assumed the likeness OF Marshall and his
ariuous duty az well. while Marshall be-
came the hoy IN the carriage as far a.
looks went and then. although he was
xlad of the change. he began to sob peev-
ishly.
Mamma said he turning around 10
the lady IN the hack scat Must I 20
down 90 the stuffy old city today Can't
I say 40 tn the country a week lonecr7
They won't do anything IN school but
give out the books AMI make up the
classes"
why. my son. I'm ashamed % Won"
said the lady 20 Marshall. supposing him
10 be her son. Suppose every chll
STAYED in the country week after school
began. how do YOU suppose the teachers
would ever see 60 work 70
wei /" said Marshall ir whining tone
that surprised him even while he used g..
OF wouldn't care 81 the teachers never
got 80 work ] hate school anyhow. 4ul
my head aches. and I'm sure that school
viii be bad FOR u. won't learn "a thing
Is you make me go
Although Marshall said these things. hc
drsplsea himself Tor doing 10 ari was
sorry that DC had made tho rash wish.
He now saw that as q country boy with
loving father and mother Boz was rer-
family better or than a. thls di-euntarted
ntte winner. Hlt he WIS unable Co wish
himself back into che potato patch al
| though ne tried 60 ns hIrl o. DO could
Hls thoughts were al Marshall L1r,as-
/ ter's but his words were an Frank
! sheldon's for SO tre boy was called whose
/ place he had taken such q Disconnected
unpleasant little fellow Marshall bad now
% known. and as thcy went ranid'v 10
/ tho station ard there took % train fog fhc
cifv. the poor boy fclt like CRYING f.r
/ himself Aud o. was so dlsaersel1le Ca
I try 20 say one thlug ana have 90 say am
I other quite different
I lie complained that pc nas thirsty ana
that tho water was fro worm 60 drirt
When Mrs Shehou hr0ugn. him "a mas
/ aziue with pictures BE- complained be-.
/ cause she hadn't brought d.nsrsrt one
/ He was very naughty because She Woull
not lei him stand on enc platform v.hiI.
the cars were ir motion. and aIto.efte-
DO managed 90 max. himself and nor thor.
ouEhly miserable Ard tas queer mare os
it WAS that Marshall know 80 no ,frre
. that he was only saying nhat Frank Womb
have said. lie hated 60 81 giving fht.
pleasant lady pain. ana u 30 had been hIs
own mother and he himself be Woplb
have ulayai game with her Of t-,irg
10 see which could name the greatest mum.
Der OF animals between stations
once he tried 10 say 90 her sNorr I'm
give sou ten horses 90 begin with ana
4 I'm sure that al see more than You 90