The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-01

you don't come back, I'll drive yo' pony
home, an ten you nanny whar seed
you last"
She doesn't have to come" said the
little old man, with his pleasant smile.
She's free to go or stay. She may
miss something, but you two can tell
her about it when you get back"
NOW Drusilla was perhaps more anx-
ious to go than any of the others, but
she wanted Sweetest Susan to beg and
coax her; and she wanted Buster John
TO insist. Strange to say, neither one
OF them seemed to care whether she
went or stayed. This being so. she con-
GUIDED TO go along without further in
Vitation. She would not go, however,
without fresh protest. EFF CO." she
said, Twon't be kaze 1 wanter; it'll
De oekaZe 1 wanter take keer er you
all, specially dat ar baby"
We'll, come on, then" said the little
old man: We haven't far to go and
not much time to lose"
A panel of fence was down. and
through this Wally wanderoon went,
followed by the children. On the other
SIDE of the gap there appeared to be
what is called a blind path. Into this
the little old man struck He followed
1t perhaps twenty yards and paused
near tall pine sapIing which was
bare of limbs for some distance up the
slender trunk
III eres our starting point" said
Wally WanderoOn. Catch hold, and
mind you don't fall off when we get
started good"
Billy Biscuit, as if he we're used to
making the trip, began to laugh, as he
grabbed the little old mans coat-tails.
The Others, following the example set
them, caught hold of the trunk of the
tree. Now, then" said the little old
man. ARE you ready? One, two, three!"
Al first there seemed to be no move
ment, but presently the children saw
the trees and the ground gliding slow
.ly by them. The fence, which they had
just come through, joined in the
movement, and then everything seemed
to be going faster The trees and the
woods went whirling by them; and
then, all of a sudden, they realized
that they, and not the fences and
fields, were moving; not only moving
but flying more rapidly than a rail-
way train-and vet, they were holding
on the pine sapling, and when they
locked down at their feet they SEEM
ed to be standing perfectly still. When
the trees and the fields and the rest
of the world, as 1t seemed to them,
were flying by them so rapidly that
they were merely blurs on the eye
sight, prusilla thought she could
stand 1t no longer.
II dunner what gwineter happen
she said in a frightened voice, but 1
know mighty well dat I'm bleedge ter
turn loose. My head done got ter
swimmin' an 1 amt right well. no
how"
Shut your eyes" suggested Wally
Wanderoon. AS soon as she did this,
she appeared to he standing still. And.
in half Il minute they were standing
still, or rather the trees and fields had
ceased TO race by them.
Now, then" said Wally Wan
deroon, you are in my country. You
may see some queer things. but you
need not be afraid; there is nothing
to harm you"
The first queer thing that attracted
their attention was discovered by
Drusilla. Looking about her with
great interest and curiosity, she found
that everything was down hill. Thus
tree, which appeared to be down hill
when it stood in front, would also ap-
pear to be down hill when you passed
1t and looked back.
Drusilla was not a scientist, but she
saw at once that something was
wrong, and she endeavored to look
forward to results. EFF you want ter
worm you'se'f off'n creation, den start
one way, an den turn roun an go
back, an keep on dom dataway, kaze
whine you start down hill you think
it's up hill behine you, but when you
turn 'roun' an look back it's down
hill befo' an behine. Now, what you
gwine ter do when OATS de case?
How you gwine ter git back whar you
start fum?"
There was, however, a very simple
and practical way of avoiding the
calamity which Drusilla's sagacity had
foreseen. 1t was so simple, indeed,
that she wondered she had not
thought of II herself. She observed
that both Wally Wanderoon and Billy
Biscuit were walking sidewise, so that.
although it was down hill before and
behind them, they found themselves
always on level ground.
"Dey amt no tellin what we gwine
ter do Mex" Drusilla declared with
some show Of indignation. 1--WE er
walkin' sideways now, an l bet 'twon't
be long 'fo' we err gallopin' on our all
fours. err standin' on our heads-I bet
you dat"
(To be continued.)