Arizona republican., 1902-11-19

the toothbrush until he could get out to the store for a new one. There was hardly any difference between the WO- man who wanted me to run two-mile eTrand in order to satisfy her curiosity oyer the question of whether Swear old kids got into the circus on half price, and the one who desired a pair of Scent handkerchiefs at a mark down sale. l was always ready tC tackle anything, from spending half a day trying to find the place where thread was sold for cents per spool instsed oi 3, tc attending the baby; and it never made any difference how busy l was myself. Willing? Why, was willing to bump up against any proposition for the purpose of aCcCln- modating any one but myself
 The first job I tackled was when my age was reckoned under and boys are not supposed to know much. A green apple looked bigger to me then than the stOmacheache that was sure to follow; a tin whistle was worth more than a house and lut. and twice as useful; a pocketknife. lame in three : blades. looked better than a barrel of dollars. These are probably some of the reasons that l jumped at the job like q hungry man after a pie. but IIoba bly, the chief reason was because Mrs. Stubins. the eXtenuated over growth of humanity who hired me. exhibited q nice red apple that would have attracted the attention of a boy three years older than I was at the time
 | Mrs. Stubbins' cali had disjointed itself from the posts at which it had been hitched and was industriously converting some rare and tender cab bages into veal The kind lady was evidently raising the calf for market instead of her own use, and cOnse- quently considered that the calf could grow just as well on less delicate fod- der. She instructed me to reduce the calf to state Of meek servitude, and this I proceeded to do without the least doubt as to the outcome.
 The calf and l had a very persistent time of it. The animal desired to stay with the cabbages and had an equal desire to carry out Mrs. Stubbins' or deTs. The quadruped had several points of advantage over me. It is q big job for a small boy to corner a big calf in a fCur-acre lot that has nc | fences; and besides the calf had foul legs to help it along, while I had only two. We both took a good deal of in t5rest in the work, and in a half hour had covered that four acres at least eighteen times. On the last round tho calf discovered a knot-hole in tht place where the fence ought to be anC went through. Of course I followed but my courage was getting melted out of me. When the thermometer runs uI to 99 and go 9ne-hundredths degrees ir the shade, there are lots of jobs fel
 low had rather attend to than chase calves, but that big red apple and th- prospect of being called a good boy showed up bright enough to eclipse the sun and the race continued.
 By the time the clock had slipped laround an hour we were pushing oui way towards the next town. We hat gained three miles on the distance, anC the affair commenced to look serious l. began to think it was time to take "a movement to the rear. and. as tn, calf looked fresh, there was not mucl left to do but to think. I had beer thinking all the time. but it was rather uncomplimentary tC the calf. I haC passed its soul through all the stage: of redemption to the size of pin head