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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-05

negro girls between the age of IL and
20.
It may be called
81 tell you all right now" said Dru-
silla, 81 dunner nothin tall bout dis
tale but de tellin' un it. I dunner
whar de folks live at. ner what dey
wuz dom far, ner whar dey come
fun, nor whar dey wiz gwine. In de
tale dey's a king, but 1 dunner whar-
bouts he was a kingin' it at. Eff you
want ter know de name er de coun-
try an what kinder folks dey wuz,
you'll halter chosen a name fer ter
suig you, an figger all de balance out
in yo' own min "
"Weu, one time dey wiz a King, an
he wuz mighty man. He fit here, and
he fout dar, an he KEEP on dom dat
away, twel bimeby he got tired er
strowin de fee er de yeth with dead
folks, an he say ter hissef he blleVe
he'll look aroun', an see eff he can
git job what deys mo fun in dan dey
is in fightin'. SO he looked aroun', de
King did, an bimeby he axt one er
de oil men bout it. De OIL man. he
sorter comb his long gray beard wild
his finger nails, an after while he ak
de King eff he yever think bout larnin'
a trade. De King ak him what he
mean. an de oil man say dat 'cordin
ter his notion, a man, king or no king,
can do mo- good by maxim a pair er
shoes dan he kin by KILN man.
Dis made de King bite his thumb.
De oil man wuz one er de smartest
men in all de whole settlement, an
when dey wuz big things ter talk about,
he wuz alters one er de fust ones dey
went ter hear. So de King, he stood
dar, he did, an bite his thumb. After
while he low, How long win it take
a man fer ter la'rn de shoemakin'
trade?' De oil mani dunner what
his name wuz-he make answer dat a
right bright man mought Farm it In
six or sewn mont's, but he specl1 it'll
take de King bout year. Den de
King wanter know whar de best place
fer ter Earn shoemakin', an de OF
man he say dat he got a shop er his
own, and he'll be glad ter show all
de ms an outs err de bushes.
But still de King bite his thumb.
He low, Who gwinter do de kingin'
whilst I'm maxim shoes? De OF man
say dat amt nothin, kaze it's heap
harder fer ter make a good pair er
shoes dan what it is fer ter do de
kingin'. when dey's so many ter he p
i'm, an he say dat it's might slack
wadded man what can't do de kingin
an Farm how ter make shoes at de
same time. So de King he low dat
he'd try his han one whet if it killed
eve'y COW in de island"
Killed every COW in the island!"
exclaimed Wally Wanderoon. What
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-05
THE STRANGE
EASTER EGG OF
THE BIDDY HEN
BY TEMPLE BAILEY.

Bessie's Easter hat arrived in the
missionary box.
1t was simply horrid hat. Just
gray straw with some stiff quilts.
"Hum-very sensible" said father,
trying not to see the disappointment
in Bessie's face.
I'll put a bit of lace on 1t, deal"
said mother.
But when the children were alone
on the front porch, Dick leased:
There was a young woman named
Bess,
Who thought about nothing but dress.
When they sent her a hat,
She said, Look at that,
It's a perfect old guy of a hat
ION, Dick" mourned Bess. Didn't
those people in America know that lit
tie girls like pretty things? l want
a pink ribbon and feather"
Now right in front of the porch
was a little Biddy Hen. She was Bes-
sizes special Biddy Hen, and the little
girl fed her every day. while the Eid-
dy Hen laid an egg regularly for Bes-
sizes breakfast.
The Biddy Hen turned a wise eye
up to Bessie. Then she ran as fast as
her two little yellow legs would carry
her to the hen house
Just to think" she cried excited
ly, to the two roosters and the nine
hens, that dear child is nearly crying
her eyes out because she wants a
feather
"a feather" exclaimed the two
roosters, and the nine hens all to-
gether and then began such a pulling
and Juggling. and in a moment, eleven
nice tail feathers lay in a row in front
of the little Biddy Hen.
"Oh, you dear creatures" she cried.
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were to be seen, and I heard them
further say that they had come this
time to capture the King and take
him away prisoner.
Pretty soon they set off for the city,
and let them go a good distance
from the water before l showed my
self and uttered a shout. In five
minutes more I was among them. I
was a giant to them, the same as to
the Jolly Landers, and my size fright
ened them.
Then ] laid the switches over their
half naked backs as hard as 1 could
strike, and it was hardly a minute be-
fore 1 had them on the run.
I kept shouting and yelling and
using my switches, and now and then
l seized two of the robbers and knock
ed their heads together, or picked up
one and sent him flying through the
air. You may be sure they FASTENED
for their canoes and padded away as
fast as possible, and when I could no
longer use the switches on them
threw stones.
They were so frightened that I
knew there was no danger of their
coming back. When they had been
driven off, the King kissed my hand
and said:
Joe Jolly Boy. / did not believe
that any one could be so brave You
have vanquished our enemies and
made us more happy than we can tell"
In my next / shall tell you about
a sea serpent and a wreck, and l think
you will be much interested.
ITO be continued.)
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AvANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. APRIL 5. 1908.

Anyhow, she sot de dishes on do
table an de new han went in an et
whar de family tuck der meals. An
| den atterwuds, she wash de dishes
an look at UNI good. Dey had de
Kings name cut in um-'Bobby dc
Raw"
Buster John was obliged to laugh at
this, the name sounded so funny, and
Drusilla brought ii out so unexpect-
edly. You neenter laugh exclaimed
Drusilla; dis amt no funny tale, an
Diet wuz de Kings name-dey amt
no two ways about dat"
well, when Miss Liza see dis, she
put on her thinkin' cap, she did. an
ak herself how came de King make
hisse'f so mighty gree BILE ter dish yer
man what amt got sense huff fer ter
make a par err shoes Bimeby she ak
er daddy, but de oil shoemaker wun
dom mo- thinkin' dan talkin', an ne
want sayin' nothin'.
Den Miss Liza, hard pushed, went
an ak de new man how come de King
fer ter be so good as ter SEN his din
ner. an de man low dat he an de
King is oil cronies. He say dat him
an de King done make a bargain fer
ter stan by one amer thoo thick an
thin, an dat fer long years bofe un
UNI had slep' in de same bed. De
man low dat dey been dom dat away
so long dat it got ter be a kinder
habit, He say he dunner what he'd
do eff he didn't sleep in de same bed
wild de King.
Miss Liza vow dat dey wuz a
mighty mistry somers, but she dun
ner wharabouts. De man say dey
amt but one way fer her ter fin out
all about it, an dat is ter marry him
Miss Liza VOW an declar dat she
won't marry nobody, much less a man
dat dunner how ter make a shoe But
de man he court her an court her,
an court her, an bimeby she say
she'll marry him eff only fer ter fin
out what dey is twiX him an King
Bobby de Raw. De man he say dat
eff she'll marry him she'll see ez much
er de King ez she will err him. An
so she set de day, an when de time
come de King sent his big gol an
silver coach after de two an dey
got in an driV ter de house whar de
King live at. De new man, he set by
Miss Liza's side an sorter4 snuggle
up ter her, but he amt say nothin'
When dey come ter de place dey wu2
a great big crowd in de streets an
all roun' de house. My granny use
ter say dat dey wuz SO many people
dar dat dey want hardly standin
room fer a flea.
"Well, big ez de crowd wuz dey all
make way when de coach driv up an
de folks gun ter boiler an squat an
call de name er de King, an den dey
gun ter sing a song bout Miss Liza
De folks stood back, dey did, an de
new man an Miss Liza went in de
house whar de preacher wuz standin
an dey wus married. An den dc
King led Miss Liza ter a great bis
goI th'one wild silk an satin all over
it, an den she fin out dat she done
married King Bobby de Raw.
Oats ALL" said Drusilla.
(To be continued)
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ut is so good of you, but 1 didn't
mean that kind of feather"
What kind of feather does she
want, then?' asked the Game Cock,
severely.
IAN ostrich feather" announced the
little Biddy Hen, and she tucked one
foot up under her and swayed back and
forth nervously.
We'll" said the Game Cock, 1T am
afraid she won't get it,"
Just then through the open door
came a big yellow hen with eight fluff
fy yellow chicks.
What in the world is the matter?"
she asked.
The Biddy Hen explained.
wait a minute" said the yellow
hen. Children, go and play in front
of the henhouse," and the eight little
chicks ran, peeping, through the door.
1T might turn their heads to know
that a child demanded feathers" said
the yellow hen. Down is the proper
thing for children"
But about the ostrich feather"
cried the Biddy Hen.
IF we could send word to the next
farm" said the Game Cock, I'VE might
induce the ostriches-"
1.-THE very thing" interrupted the
Leghorn, chose ostriches are kind
hearted things, and they know Bess,
too"
SO it was decided that the little Bid
dy Hen should go, and with some adj
vice from the Leghorn and the Game
Cock, she started Off
Now Bessie and Dick lived in Aus
tralia. They were miles away from
the next farm, on which ostriches
were bred and raised, and it was
reached only after one had Travelled
through long stretches of sand hills.
The little Biddy Hen had hard work
to walk, for her short legs sank in the
shifting sand, and long before she
reached the farm her poor swollen feet
would scarcely carry her
When she came to the end of her
journey she found the ostriches in a
great pen surrounded with high fences.
The little Biddy Hen felt very, very
small, and a wee bit afraid of the big
birds, which could have crushed her
with one stamp of a foot, but the eyes
in the small heads at the end of the
long necks looked kind. and so the lit
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fer ter show me'-desso. De gal, she
make a low bow'-Drusilla caught
hold of her dress and showed how 1t
was done, and her mimicry was so
droll and comical that the others
laughed heartily-"de gal she make a
low bow an say, u thank you might
ly, but eff you'll scuzen me, I'll be
much erbleeger De King, he look at
her an laugh. He says he dunner
whedder he'll scuzen her err not. Wild
dat she flirted out, ripe mad; an bime-
by de daddy come in, lookin mighty
sollum.
''He looked roun, he did, an low,
so dey all kin hear i'm. Some er you
all been sassin' Miss Liza, an it's got
ter stop for it begins good. Miss
Liza is my onliest daughter, an de
mex time one er you-all sassies her,
I'm gwineter tell de King, an I boun'
you he'll put stop ter de whole bus
mess. Me an de King is good friens
kaze 1 had a confab wild him no
longer'n yistiddy.'
seed you when you wuz con-
fabbin' wild de King de new man
say. Now you-all mustn't fergit dat
dish yer new man in de chop wuz de
King hisself," remarked Drusilla con-
f1dentially. de new man say, Il
seed you, an 'low'd ter
mySeI uaI de King ain so much
nicer an purifier dan what some
yuther folks is
OATS ez maybe de oil shoe
maker say, but eff any er you-al up
an sassy Miss Liza, I'll run right
straight an tell de King
" Eff I wuz in yo' place. de King
say, I wouldn't do nothin' er de kim;
I'd des SEN a man after de King an
tell i'm you wanter see i'm
vivid dat de oil shoemaker went on
in de front err de shop whar he had
shoes fer ter sell. Miss Liza, she wuz
lis'nin' at de door, an when she heard
de new man talkin' so familious like
bout de King she say ter herself dat
whatsomever else he may be skeered
I'm, he sholy amt skeered er de King;
an de way she put it down wuz dat
man what want skeer'd er de King
WASH skeer'd err nothin'.
$50 'twan't long TO she make out
she had some business in de shop, an
whilst she in dar she look at de new
man, an she amt had ter look but
once, TO she seed dat he amt know
mo- bout maxim shoes dan de man
in de moon. She low, Who larnt you
how ter make shoes He say, 'Yo'
dady say he gwine ter larn me how,
but you see how 'tis-he think mos
ez much er de King ez he do er me-
Miss Liza kinder bride up at dis.
She low, It's a mighty good thing de
King can't hear you putin yo'se'f up
! on de same Platform with him May
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in out er dis house. De King say,
1 hear i'm comm now, an eff YOU
don't tell i'm I'll tell i'm myself.
Miss Liza got red in de face. She
wuZ madden dan a settin' hen. She
shuck her finger at de new man an
low. IF you say a word ter my dad
dy you'll not git no dinner here dis
day-you hear datl'
We'll, de ole shoemaker, he come
in bout dat time, an he look 'roun,
he did, an AK how day all gittin' on
wilder work. He look at de new
man, which he wuz de King, an he
low, You don't seem cut out fer make
shoes; you done got dat sole on him
side befo', an 1 be bless eff you amt
got de heel on de toe De new man
say, faint dat de holes on him side
befo; it's de way Miss Liza tell me
fer ter nut de last
Miss Liza say, Amt you shame
er you sef? L never toll you how ter
put no last. Don't you believe I'm,
daddy De OF shoemaker he laugh
an say dat not sence Miss Liza been
born has she been so much in love
wild shoemakin' ez during de las two
er thee days. I noticed it yestiddy.
he say, an I'm havin' a new bench
made fer 'er, an I'm. gwineter put IT
in de corner dar so she kin show YOU
dis kinder talk rile Miss Liza so
dat she flirt out er de room an no.
body don't see 'er in de shop tell after
oe dinner bell rung. When she looked
III all de hands had done gone out IN
de sunshine fer ter eat der dinner.
ceppin' de new man, an he wuz set
tin dar maxim shoes backerds. an
putin pegs in de wrong place an
dom purity night eve'thin' dat shoe
a lratN i
got no dinner. Miss Liza low, DE
King done forgot fer ter SEN 20 din
ner, / reckon De new man say, 'Gi'
i'm time. des gil i'm time; an eff he
fargit ter SEN it, why We'll know dat
only one out err many is settin' here
hongry.'
vivid dat Miss Liza got blazin' mad.
She flirted 'roun' de shop a time er
two an low, You amt lit ter have
no dinner, an dis de last time I'm
swine ter fix you any I don't see
what you come yer fer anyhow. You
know mighty we'll dat you couldn't
make shoe eff yo' life depended on
it. You amt been here two days yit,
an you done git me mo- worry dan
all de rest er hands put tergedder'
We'll, des about dat time dey wuz
big noise at de door, an Miss Liza
look out an dar wuz a coach an four:
an on de inside wuz dem what had
de Kings dinner. Dey fotch it in, dey
did, an Miss Liza jump 'roun' an
show UNI whar ter put it; an den dey
bowed low an say, Dinner fer de new
han wild de compelerments err de
King
DAT dinner make Miss Liza open
her eyes. De dishes wuz bofe gol' an
silver, an de men what fitch UNI got
in de coach an druv off without sayin'
whedder de wuz comm back after
de dishes er not. You better b'lieve
dat all dis open folks eyes, an 1t
kinder sot Miss Liza ter ruminatin'.
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tusks. 1 gave the King one, but kept
the other to show to my people when l
should get home.
When the tide rose, the waves took
the body out to sea for the sharks to
devour, and the Pigmies cheered as
they saw it go. That night, as 1 sat
with the King in his palace, he said to
me:
Joe Jolly Boy, you are so brave that
am going to tell you of another enemy
we have and who makes us much
trouble. On an island about fifteen
miles away are another lot of people.
They are no taller or stouter than we
are, but they are brave fellows.
"They have bows and arrows, while
we have only spears, and they manage
their canoes bar better than we do. They
are sea robbers. About once in three
months they land on our island, and
us and take away much plumber. Now
that you have killed the monster of
the sea, if we could only win a great
victory over these robbers we should
be happy people"
when will they come AGAIN."
asked.
I'm about four days, think They
always come in the full of the moon.
Do you think anything can be done?"
am sule W II. llllllh can give
them such a fight that they will never
dare to land on this island again"
The King and I talked for a long
time and laid our plans. did not want
the help Of his people to fight. / want
ed them TO be on the watch for the
robbers and let me know as soon as the
fellows landed, and then / would do
the rest
Next day / cut a lot of switches from
the trees and toughened them. by
holding them over a fire, and / had
sentinels stationed on the sea shore
to give me early notice when the rob
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No. 8.

My killing of the sea lion, as de-
scribed in the last chapter, made a
tremendous sensation, and the people
picked me up and carried me back to
the city on their shoulders, each one
laughing and shouting as he went.
When the city was reached they car
ried me through the streets, and it
was a good hour before they set me
down at my own door. After dinner 1
took fifty men and returned to the dead
body of the monster and cut away his
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c. where they will, of course, strike
each other. After a little practice the
eggs can be made to hit each other
every time. particularly if the small
end of the egg is turned toward the
line.
Turning the small end of the egg
toward the line gives the eggs ten
dency to roll in toward the line.
and d are two small black cir
cles drawn about three inches from
the line which divides the red and
black territory.
If an egg is broken at the point C.,
the opposing egg wins fifty points,
which gives it's owner the game.
If the eggs do not touch each other,
no count is scored.
If the egg rolled from the red ter
ritory, often striking the black egg,
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two equal parts by heavy line run
ming down the center.
One side of the run" is known as
the red territory and one side is
known as the black territory.
The eggs. as in the case of the or
dniray breaking game, must be hard
boiled, and after the fashion of Eas-
ter eggs can be decorated with bright
colors.
The players place their eggs at til
top of the inclined plane (see A and
rolling, obliquely toward the point
B of the diagram) and start the eggs
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are likely to spread disaster.

are likely to spread disaster
If a boy is not convinced of his
rivals honesty it is an excellent plan
to make sure that the egg which is to
be broken is really an egg and not
an imitation made of wood or china
On more than one occasion boys have
been astonished at the wonderful
breaking powers of some egg only to
find that the owner of the phenome-
non had been playing a game at the
expense of his companions.
A most interesting way of breaking
eggs, or rather of trying to break an
opponents egg is found in the game
of Rolling" There is much more in
this game than merely knocking the
eggs together and the ability to win
depends much more upon the skill Of
the player than it does upon the
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rolls between the circle E, and the
central line, it counts ten points; If it
rolls on the far side of the circle,
counting by the central line. 1t counts
fifteen; If it rolls directly over the cir
Gle it counts, twenty-five.
The black egg may roll up it's
counts in exactly the same way by
making inroads into the red territory.
If the eggs show a tendency to
break when they reach the bottom of
the run, place a cushion or some other
soft substance in their way to soften
the fall.
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toughness of his egg. The game can
be played either indoors or out of
doors.
If the game is played indoors, a
small inclined plane, must be made
by leaning a sewing board or some
other fiat surface against the wall or
upon a box as shown in the illustra-
ton. Out of doors a pile of sand or
dirt or the side of a hill will answer
the purpose of the board.
The diagram shows an imaginary
run" the plane on which the game
is played. The run" is divided into
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AN EASTER EGG GAME.

An Easter game which does not
have to do with eggs is like a Thanks
giving dinner without turkey.
Almost every boy has played at
breaking eggs, that is knocking his
egg against some other boys egg to
see which of the two will break. 1t is
essential, of course, that both eggs
should be hard boiled, otherwise the
contents of the egg which is broken
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VII


There was a pause, and then Wally
Wanderoon asked the children about
what they thought of the story. They
we're not as enthusiastic about it as
the droll little man could desire. Dru-
silla was especially cool, and she was
the only one who replied to the ques-
+ion. IT'S a tale" she said, with
something like a sheer.
"Huh!" exclaimed Drusilla, you
sholy don't speck me ter tell no good
story in dish yer place whar de hills
runs bofe backerds an forreds, an
whar you halter crawl sideways fer
Ter keep fun fallin' down hill whic-
ever way you turn"
Drusilla's desire was to tell no story
at all, but she finally told one which
for many years had been popular with
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A Strange TnIe.

Mary's Lamb was white as snow,
and so was Mary's cat.
But there was no mistake between
The two in spite of that.
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STORYTELLING MACHINE
Being the QUeet Object FOND by Buster John,
Sweetest Sosan, DrHsilIa and Billy Biscuft,
Under the GUidance of Wa1y Wanderoon.
By JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.
Copyright, 1903, by S. S. Mcclure Companv.

0ru.iIIa Sneeringly Tells the Story
of Miss Liza and the King Who
wade shoes.
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Continued on Page Twenty-seven.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-02-06
ALHAM SRA NOTES
Progress Of Events in the Country
Along Grand Avenue.

Alhambra, Ariz. February 5-(Spec-
ial Correspondence of The Republican,
School has heen resumed under the
direction of Mr.. Dayton, formerly Of
New York.
Much planting and seeding is being
done at present at the government eX-
perimental farm.
Ralph Acuff, foreman for George
Helm, is fast becoming convalescent,
his ankle which sustained u painful
injury is slowest in recovery.
A run Of the Lime Creek company's
smelter is one Of the near future
events here. Mr.. Marlar informs your
correspondent that upon finishing the
hauling of some ores yet at the mines
the company will overhaul its machin-
cry and make a run OF sufficient length
to put through all the ore on hand.
Alhambra neighbOrhood is now
graCed by daily morning calls of Mr..
Lang with his ponies and United
States mail for route No. 2. Many are
yet without boxes, those being furn-
ished by the Republican not having ar
rived yet. The Republican circulator
states that the boxes are expected
daily.
Word was received yesterday from
NJ. Kork who LETT here recently for
Oklahoma City. He reports being well
pleased with the country and its eli
mate and expects to engage in some
mercantile business.