The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01

~ cay, heather oue GA tiioin seeHea 10 csre
whether she went or stayed.
This being 80. she concluded to 60 along
without furih.r invitation. Sic would
not go, however, without a fresh protest. :,
'Ef I co. she said, -Twont be KAYE
wanter: tn be bekaze | wanter take keer
er you-all, specially dat ar baby. 49,,
We'll. come Oh, then said the little
much time to lose
A panel OF fence was down, and through
this Wallv Wanderoon went, followed by
the chic r,n. On the other side OF the
gap there appeared to be what is called
i blind path. -,
In TO this the little old man SIR ick. He
followed il perhaps twenty yards, and
paused near a tall pine sapling, which
was bare Of limbs for some distance up
the slender trunk.
49, Here's our starting point, saia maiiy
don't fell of when we get started good.
Billy Biscuit, as IL he were used TO making
the trip, began TO laugh, as he grabbed
the little old mans coattails. The others,
following the example set them, caught hold
Of the trunk Of the tree.
"Now, then said the little old man, are
you ready2 One. two, three
At first there seemed to be no movement,
but presently the children saw the trees
and the ground z ding slowly by them. The
fence which they had just come through
thing seemed to be going faster.
The trees and the woods went whrlng
by them; and then all Of a sudden. they
nealzed that they, and not the fences and
Yields. were moving: not only moving, but
flying more rapidly than a railway train
and vet. they were holding onto the pine
sapling, and when they looked down at their
feet they seemed to be standing perfectly
still
When the trees and the fields and the
rest OF the world, as it seemed to them.
were flying by them so rapidly that they
were merely blurs on the eyesight. Drusilla
thought size could stand il no longer
Il dunner what gwineter happen, she
said in a frightened voice, but l know
mighty well dat I'm bleedge ter turn loose.
Ny head done got ter swimmin an amt
right well. nohow.'
shut your eyes" suggested Wally Wand
Groom.
A soon as she did this she appeared to
be standing still. And in a half minute
they were standing still, or rather the field
and trees had ceased TO race 10y them.
"Now, then said Wally Wanderoon,
you are in my country. You may see some
queer things, but you need not he 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
10 he down hill. when it stood in front
would also appear to be down hill when you
passed Il ard looked back.
Dr,silla was not a scientist, but she saw
at once that something was wrong. and
abe endeavored to look forward 20 results.
FL you want tcT worm you SET off'n
creation, den start one way, an den turn
ROM an e back. an keep on dom
dat away, kaze when you start down
hill YOU think it's mp hill behine you. but
when YOU turn roun' an look back it's
down hill befo' an behne. Now, what YOU
gwine ter do when OATS dc case? How
YOU gwineter git back whar you start
from?'
There was, however. a very simple and
practical wav Of avoiding the calamity
which D7isila sagacitv had forceeen
1t was 50 simple, indeed, that she wondered
she had not thought Of it hcrself.
She observed that both Wallv Wanderoon
and Billy Biscuit were walking sidswise.
~ that although II was down hill before and
behind them. they found themselves always
on level ground.
-Dev amt no tcllin' what we cwine ter
do mex Drusilla declared with some
show Of indignation. We or walkin'
sideways now. ar bet 'twon't he long
70 we or gallopin' on our all-fours. er
standin on our heads bet Won dat
To be continued