The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-29
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Jis's April Fool.


sister isn't in the apple bin while I'm
gone You, Kitty, keep those boys out OF
my preserves, by all MEANS" and with
quick glance at herself in the mirror and
with feminine How do I look, dear?''
she was gone.
well sis, better not think about apples
this afternoon observed Willie.
IT say, she will have to put off writing
for the Junior till some other day., ao-
yised Jack, the older of the two boys,
knowing, from experience, that greater
az punt of apples disappeared, if COM
psyition was brewing upstairs.
f'Not going to do either. 50 rest your
talk for while at least" laughed Kitty,
who was IA and the eldest of the children.
What will you do, then?'' o.
Simply read my book, do the dishes
and sweep
Come on and play game Of checkers
with me-" begged Jack
Checkers don't agree without apples,
she gravely observed.
Nothing ever agrees with you,' re-
Piled her brother, Grossly.
but everything agrees with you,
doesn't it, Kitty sarcastically answered.
II don't refuse fellow all the time,''
said Jack, angrily.
II suppose a fellow doesn't include
girls @
II always do everything for you"
You wouldn't help me do the supper
dishes while there was skating last jan
nary and February, so I couldn't 60 when
! had no one to take me-
"Oh, that once,' sneered Jack.
!" That once meant a great deal to me,
for l missed many, many evenings OF
fun
We'll, fellow don't want to wait ev-
erlastingly, and gee, but you were Slow
cried Jack, feeling himself worsted in the
argument
doesn't matter-could a helped me-
well don't want you to bother me any
more said Kitty, all in a breath, and
then she lost herself in a story. =
Jack yawned and grew tired Of himself,
so he took Willie into a far corner and
they both planned to pay sis back for
being so cross and disobliging, especially
this afternoon, when all the world seemed
stupid. " 49,.
"She's sitting there so STILL" whispered
Willie.
Eyes," responded Jack. well get qui-
city behind the curtain and lower her
into earthly regions"
Good, good,'' cried Willie, forgetting
himself in his earnestness.
BE still, boys, and let me read cried
Kitty from her corner. Don't make too
many plans, for, though it is April FOOLS
day, you can't play any tricks on me-
The boys chuckled softly and winked
slyly at each other. "Ah. but you must
not give us SO nearly away. Willie, or
she'll guess said Jack.
She'll find we're smart, won't she,
Jack?'
Sure And Kitty kept reading her
interesting story, unconscious of her sur
roundings, until she felt herself going
down, down-but I must explain.
Years back. when their father was
young man, he went to the city, and while
there he was smitten with an idea. This
idea was only rude elevator. How glo-
rious it would be, he thought, to have a
thing that could carry heavy articles into
and out Of the cellar. Aye, and he a
farmer. Well, it was just the thing. Few
were so lucky as that. 1t must be. And
he went home, after arranging for the
affair." and it was done. That was the
time when his mother was living, and she
had been so proud Of having a son who
could think OF such marvellous things.
But that had been years back, and after
he was married and had grown wise Gas
we all do), he and his wife decided that it
had been foolish So Mrs. Jones put up
curtain to hide that corner, for the ele-
vatOr wasn't much used and did not add
here sat Kitty. "
So Kitty found herself going down,
sdown. She quickly decided that she would
not make any break for liberty, since be-
low stood the barrel Of apples. and now
was her chance. When she was below
reach of the floor she set up a scream,
just to deceive the boys, and those boys
were deceived. Every little while they
heard hysterical cries-loud pleadings fol
mercy against great armies of rats, which
Miss Kitty claimed were approaching. But
all to avail. The boys almost held
their sides with laughter.
While she screamed. Kitty made hersel
e. ready to take daring step from the ele-
vator to the cellar stairs, foot away
And in moment she was diving into the
apple bin, picking a half dozen of TIT
incest and choicest apples. Above tn,
boys were resting and laughing softly tt
themselves, well pleased with their trick
Poor boys! If they could only have seer
Kitty, so contentedly sitting on the stairs
taking great bites from rosy apple, thet
pleasure would have assumed differen
air. But they had covered the hole will
rug, for, as they thought, it would keel
the light out and make sis more afraid.
Kitty played her part we'll. Every it'll
while the boys were quite convulsed will
laughter, as loud screams and man,
pleadiDgs and sounds Of weeping issue
from below.
''Oh boys, let me up: there's BIZ
rat at my toe Oh! Oh! Oh! shall diet