The sun., 1903-02-22

| poking and prodding about In the busht
| wit his walking cane. and soon iorgo!
| all about him in tie pleasure they had at
| seeing Billy Biscuit again.
A part Of this pleasure grew, out OF the
| curious capers that Billy cut when he 81 "
| them. He ran roui d ard rou' WIN ms
| arms spread out, as the ducls spread tho II
| wings when they are at play, an hen' 10
cap the climax, he dropped ON the foor. got
| on his all-fours AZ d before you could couf,
| two had char ged himself into a pig and
| brfore you could find out what kind Of
| pig he was-Ches'er white or The r. zor-
| back variety--he had changed himself L. TO
a puppy and gnllcp d around. barking
| gavlv. ,, ,.
This was the way little Billy Biscuit
showed his joy at seeing his friends again
| for he was rot much OF talker.
They all had good time togo tner, VI tli
| finally, when they were tired or spot. the
| house dog, ard or Cawky. the tame crow.
| R,,ater John happcrt to rrn' mbcr the
| little old man they Ind Hen by the rond-
| eide: ard he no sooner remembered the
little old man than he began to inquire
| about him.
Ir dee d Pustcr John astcd so many oWs-
; .ioy without catching his I'm ath thet Mrs
EIvirv. who was Mr. Bot s's sister. bad to
| warr, him that he must ask ore puf sticn Mt
! n time OF hs rwie she would never be able
| to a. swer him.
well ther,' said Buster John. who is
! his little old ran, and what makes him
| look SO furnvf"
| 4 couldrt tell you that. horcv.' rrlied
| Miss Elviry. He says he comes fror,
| \ foreign cou'trv rot far from hre. Re
war ted my broths to viait IL with him OF @
| law but brot her thought navbe the r7an
was up to some prark or other or d he dior '
20. He conms here cccpsior DIV ~ a
| near dcre around. We twink hc ia hun tir &
| cor some thir I hat he lost n lor time aro.
First az d last r. ckon We We all lcst sore :
| hing that we'd like mighty we'll to end. '
| She made this as romark with sigh.
Would he hurt anybody Sweetest
| AOh. nol' rerlied Miss Elvirv. Brother
| ditnt know him WI when he asFed hin,
| 20 20 with him to the fore IGN country rot
| 'arfrom here. ~ '-dbrother saw tn, other
| dav that he wisl ed the mar would ask hin,
| ao'in; but he new / hrs. ard hardly reckon
he ever will. He says his name is Wally
| Var deroon."
Buster John said TO more. but he rro-
| posed to the Others, aftcr awhile. that
| thew 90 back dow. tia road ard see II TIE"
| could 'rd the little old man. Drusilla
| didn't HE The idt a much.
You all des like you rse ter be; free-
| dom ANT changed you bit.
| Dr,'silla lad an idea that freedom was
a matter that should chrnge individuals.
"a well as tho whole face of the world. Per
| rsps she was right in that. In spite Of her
| Ignorance: but freedom. like other blessnrs.
| must he boiled down In order to come at the
essence thereof
Il amt got no better sense dan ter GO
| wild YOU, but ! tell YOU right now. she went
| on. Il amt gwine to run my head in no hor.
nets mes. done went wild you-all IN
| lie spring. but aint' gwine in no mo holes
in de ground. ! tell you that fiat and
| plain
.To hear YOU talk. remarked Buster John.
| scornfully, people would think that YOU
had been in great danger. BIT when did
| you ret hurt when YOU went with us?'
skeer'd ter death; an ef ! aint been skeer' d
| lev amt nobody been skeer'd. Oars Miss
Susan'll tell you de same.
| .Yes, ! was frightened sometimes. said
Sweetest Susan, laughing. but l knew all
| the time that there was nothing To be might T.
ened at. knew it was oil either dream
or something yerv like Il
| boys OF thirteen can I've verv sarcast,c-
Aaron IL dream. Mr.. Thimblehnger Is a
| dream; everything is a dream.
| -Oh, l didn't mean Tint. protested
| Sweetest Susan; Il meant that it was all 40
queer that it seemed like dream. ! re,
"ou know very we'll that YOU couldn't per-
suade mother that we hadn't been
well, YOU know what grandfather said,
Buster John insisted; -he said that when
two or three people dreem the same dream
it ie not dream, but a iact;
-Still, IL all appeared like dream to
me- Swe weetest Susan declared
Dream! say dream!' exclaimed Drusilla
indignantlv you can't fool me. ef vo'
wanter fool vo'sf go ahead and do il. but
don't come and tell me bout dreami in 'wher
YOU got bofe ewes wide open an oil yC
| senses bout "
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