The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08

was hunting for the Good Old Times we
used TO lave =
mo doubt you wanted to laugh when ]
told YOU what ] was doing. / have been
Young myself, and know how young
people feel toward old people. especially
old psople who are strangers TO them.
.Sow. IL YOU we're to hear your grand
father telling about the Mexican War you
would not think II strange: In fact. you
would ask him TO repeat all he knew about
n. and after awhile he would get In the
habit Of 1t.
Then, possibly, you would grow tired
Of IL. and the time would come that one
Of you would say to the other, 4 hear grand
father coming; let's get awav before he
be gins about the Mexican War;.
Buster John looked somewhat sheepishly
At Sweetest Susan. who exclaimed:
oh, Brotheri I told you some one
would hear you!'
mo- replied wally wanderoon; Il don't
think any one heard him but you; but i
knew your grandfather had been in the
Mexican War, and know. also. that he II
growing old. Put these two things to-
gether and it's no trouble to guess what
the youngsters are likely to'say.
.old as I am, have been young. and
40 has your grandfather. Well, as I was
going to say, while he Is sitting back In
his easy chair talking about the Mexican
War, am going about trying to find the
Good Old Times We used to have.
Its no easy matter, oan tell you. !
once hoped to find them in a lump, as you
NAV say. but have given up that Idea.
I know, now, that II find them at all
Q.xI III a v,ia af n
an old song here and an old story yonder.
ANYHOW shall continue to look for them.
.One day not so very long ago, by the
happiest chance, ] found one OF the relics
of the Good Old Times We uaed to have.
You couldn't guess what 1t IL II you were
TO guess for the rest OF the week. And
I'm afraid you won't believe me when !
tell you. II is an old-fashioned story
telling machine
why, I never heard OF anything like
that said Sweetest Susan.
Il suppose not replied wally Wan
tleroon. sThey were very scarce, and
those who had them only permitted . few
Of their closest friends to see them.
Il heard Of one gentleman, a very clever
man, too, -ho CHANGED to be little laxative
about the one he owned-he had bought
It from Russian pedler-and he was tried
and hanged as a partner OF Satan. His
machine was made like hand organ, and
he turned a handle when he wanted II to
tell a story. Well, well, he suffered In a
good cause
By this time they had como TO q small
house In a clump OF trees.
-This.' said Wally Wanderoon, is where
I live when I'm at home. Come In and I'll
show you my story cling machine. Il il
not genuine one; it Ia only q make believe.
but II does very we'll
In q corner Of the room in which they
found themselves there was a tall piece OF
furniture resembling . narrow cupboard.
Nsar the top there wn q small opening.
which turned out to b the orihoe through
which tn, story was told. Wally Wande-
room went TO this cupboard, and gave 1t =
sharp rap with his walking cane.
Hey. there he cried; what are you
up to In theref'
Goodness gracious!' a voice replied;
do you want to brighten me to death?
Who are you and what do you want''
you know who ! am we'll enough;
II it was feed time, you'd know what I
wanted
well. you never seem 10 know what
want replied the storytelling machine.
why. there's . man In there said
Buster John.
.of course replied Wally wsnderoon.
'Ths man Is a necessary part Of the story
telling machine
and he's fat" cried Sweetest Susan.
whose curiosity had prompted her TO look
through q crack In the cupboard.
Certainly answered Wslly Wander non.
Elm the history of the world no lean man
ever told q pleasant story. have caught
and picked this man. as you NAV say,
because he IL one Of the old.fashioned
story tellers.
.He's the lsst az his kind - far AZ I know
and IL one 81 the worst. You wouldn',
think Il, hut oven here. where he IL Gagged
and kept away from his kind. he tries his
best " fall Into modern me,hods
You listen 10 him carefully and YOU n
&c how bo trie. to initiate the style ii
tbo-e Who think that In telling . story
they have 10 explain everything. and ev.r
tsll whore the story grew
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