The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29

It ike those she had always observed i on
Il tic moon. only they were thousand
times larger. Name or goodness ~ she
exclaimed i 4 b1leye de moon e s .st'
''.Well. why not inquired yyallys Wan
deroon. I'VE are Obliged TO have some
H kind Sof an &umbrs lila. and the moon IL rs
III good as anything else, .3SSs
Al Dat may do s fer dem what usen ter
* dat sort er umbrella, but mel b'lieve
K I'd a heap ruther git wet VI ISL :5i
ou'll keep Of, talking your foolish
talk, 4, said Buster John scornfully 7. i. ~
you'll get us into trouble and thSr who
will get US out 7 ssg Aaron isn't hero, and
3ssit you can find NJ, Tn mblet finger you'd
n 40 me a favor n 81 n f All Z
s,Ssi3S.'I can't fin. Id ! Gunner whaSbouts
Tier look said Drusilla sady III .s.if
Then hold your tongue |" Buster John !t'il
i Commande led ss$S 3 5t
'sf7sSIt syvally IyA ndsroou hard this convsrr
II % ton he paid 40 attention to ~ a He
L kept son looking Ct the sky and ruhbins
I Oven. 81 was tying 10 think, /" n said,
what to tell you first, 4 ana I havs8 do
4 cided tha my adventures with my sns-
# my will amuse You. tor In spite OF ~
$S could do. they turned out TO be about
4: as ridiculous MS anyth Of the Kind
a heard $ot, though they seemed to pc {,
YOU a hundred tales about that 5red fam
s. mel ight cap. and T n, 81 tell you f!fky Or
n sIx ~ no ", but the rest will have 10 BIO
4; pt.st poned until some other time. But
}&thC fifty or sixty that I propose to- tsll-TTa
" q dinner? Z" incurred prusillA w,th
II . frowr. M 3s y.{s 1ai W
II y can tell you better about that V y
" you would show me the dinner. re- piled
$$SYully yVanderoon, lifting his eyebrows
higher than ever and slooking e at Drustlla
with $comical smile. II ..asss,
e n, .Humph! I wish ! could sho " ~ ter
& you II bet you wouldn't NOR 81 q gimp
d I'M 1t TO I'D gobble 1t up. Go on an'ttell
N de- tales den; L XIII stan sum ef desc chill
N lun an. dat baby dars KIN. - IS. tl
u Wv III ( II said wally # Wnnderoon. the
3 name OF this tale might we'll be Satan 3
8 snuff Box but I shall not call It that.
After you have heard u YOU may call Il
Y what you please. 4 Shortly after my god
n mother gave mo the red flannel night cap
my mother wanted me to 80 to the vvll-
lage for acme article which she needed
3Sabout the house, and so ! mounted my
donkey and started OF. hoping that
4 would have an opportunity to try tho
virtue OF my sodmother's gift. II It did
nothing else, It gave me condolences IN
Il myself. was not afraid now to- 80 TO
the village, and, In fact. would not have
a been afraid to 80 to taha largest city In
1.-THE world. N It was q curious change too.
Il for previous to that i had been very shy
4 Of strangers. Ono reason was my short
statue: ! knew very we'll that those who g.
were more fortunate In the size and shape
4 OF their figure were 3 inclined to- make
sport OF me for an affllctlon--it&y You call
III so-wtich I couldn't help, a. and the
/, thought OF 1t gave me great pain, ana M
caused me to wish many and many q
time that might never see a. human
face-I mean tho face of q stranger.
AZ III yA<ra ~ M
sly lost that feeling. and SO. when. my.
mother asked me II was = fraid togo
4 10 town for her. i answered very brave
X " that I would be glad TO 50. so i. sad
y aled my donkey and went along the road
8 WhIstlng . merry tune. for. felt happy.
I my clotki hat, and kept my eyo out tor
Il nome adventure worthy OF brave lad.8 "
'..sudd emily, in the far distance, by ths
\ side OF the road that led over q steep htll5
4 saw a carriage. It was standing Still,
q ana ia judged that the heavy mud. Eocca-
{ stoned by the rain, which haa bsen fa,n ~.
/. for many days. had proved too much TOR
I the strength OF the two horses. THIS
& turned out to be the fact although The
u horses wsrs very stout In the coach
rat two ladies. the gentleman who was
sscorting them being engaged ~ aldln1l
the driver and the postill!on 70 ass4 tns W.
carriage from the soft mud into wAsdh ne
"Without any invitation I Jumped from
my donkey and endeavored TO he!p fhem
( the best I could, 1t seemed that my
weight against ono OF the wheels was
Just sum Client. with the AID OF the horses
4 and the other men, to move the coach,
mud until the wheels rested on hrm
Il ground. The ladies smiled their thanks,
I and the geltleman, forsetting about the
4 weight OF the feather that broke the cam-
els ia ck, looked At mo III ast0nishment,
You have stout arms. my little man, ] he
grow old vow will be = successor, 70 aMg!.ar-.
III paid little attention 10 hin,. tor =
q Ne was talking III aesnled 10 me ttiTslsI
could SEQ the town to which, We were al
going, More than that, ceuld see ths
4 SIDE. II drove into the courtyard Of an
Inn and before the position could dis.
mount to unfastsn the door, several msu
rushed from q rear room III the Inn. ovsl-
powered the gentleman ana made inh WITH
the ladies' :aw 81 ths e p! y * :.
/ M with the strange scene that the gem
5tleman's Wor4s sounded ~ Il they came
d tg 'o pSt " zee NED to b. in the
Inn yard, It VA very. queer 4sslln1,
especially whsn .aSsagis 70 myself ana
found the gentleman's hand on my sRoul-
ri turned 70 him ana said; Is there
4 any reason ~, why certain msR should
seek to se,ss ne !. ladies ~ the coach g4nd
'yVhyrrbut why do you ask ?'f,. + the
gentleman had glanced In the direction
4 81 the driver, as No spoke io me, he would
= coachman's face was whit and his knees
y trentbled under him. Being young and