Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-12-24

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OF YOU. You're all so thin that if Won
had any bones they'd be sticking out all
over you
This settled matters for few mo-
mcntS. till Il sound was heard on the
floor below This set the big fellow all
a-tremhe again. for he was sure it was
the fnrmer come to make him into pies.
But II was a false alarm. 1t was John.
the aired man, talking to his brother Jim,
the gardener. Yes" he was saying.
we must have some fun on Christmas
eve, Lets make a jack O. lantern"
The pumpkins were all attention
The very thing" exclaimed Jim, "and
there's half Il dozen pumpkins or so up
stairs in the loft. | saw them the other =
day when ! was looking for rake"
That's So, replied John; zone is u
hlg one, | remember. Hen make fine
lantern"
We'll, III so get knife, said jim.
and You hunt up Il pole to put it on.
Wei scare the whole village: that's what
Wen do, and they ran out into the yard.
Upstairs all was still ms Il mouse. while
the men were talking, hut rs soon as
they left great connection sprang up.
"A iack-o' lantern" exclaimed the me-
dunn sized pumpkin To the big one, mot
even decent pie. Ha. ha. ha.
The others all joined in the laugh,
while the poor doomed one could hardly
contain himself. In fact he almost split
with rage. jumping up and down and
Sinking his fist at the others till the little
one hid himself timidly behind a larger
brother for protection
And what will become of all of you?''
shouted the hig one, If thy make
iack-o' lantern Of mef"
The laughing stopped.
why two of yuu viii he taken to
make pies, and you'll be boiled and
mashed and baked and then eaten. while
! will Rpiby tt,s
rs | am soaring YOU now" In spite of
what he said, hc didn't look as though he
would enjoy 1t much, but he continued.
Yes, if they make lantern ont OF
me. III Just grin and bear it, and the
more | grin the more folks will be scared
and the more folks are scared the more
| will grin
IF YOU grin too much" put in the one
with the lump, your mouth viii meet at
the back of your neck and the top of
your head viii come off"
The big one only frowned at this and
the piping voice of the httlcSt one was
heard from his hiding place i'm the corner
And 1t won't do you much good IT,
grin IL they cut your heart out aud stick
you MP on a pole
What's that you saidf' demanded the
big fellow, looking over toward where the
little one was hiding
The little one shook with fright and
i.
But the big fellow groaned ut the idea
of having his insides scooned out.
well, if YOU intend 10 run away" said
the medium sized pumpkin, why don't
you begin? We would like to see you
run, and beside they will be back in II
moment To-
"Sicnccn shouted the big fellow. Jump
ing up and down. "Siencc. all of YOU.
hear some one coming"
Voices were indeed heard and the farm
cr entered the barn. talking to himself.
why don't you rum" piped the little
pumpkin, becoming brave as be henrd
the farmer preparing 10 mount The staifs.
'Ies, hurry and escape, said the
lumpy one. why don't you run or roll.
as you say you can do so gracefully"
This was too much for the big Que.
who was in towering rage, and was
jumping M and down like rubber ball.
He was close to the head of the stairs,
and as he heard the farmer coming up
he gave a big leap and, missing his bal
auce, down he rolled
Bump bump bumpety thump, Right
onto the farmers head he went, and then
fell with a crash on the floor, where he
was dashed into thousand pieces.
The farPer was stunned by the blow
for moment and couldn't think what it
was that had hit him. But he turned
and saw the wreck of the big pumpkin
that was 10 have served for the Christ
mas dinner, lying about the floor,
Dear me, dear me- lie exclaimed.
there goes that biggest pumpkin all Ia
Smithereens. This barn is getting SO old
and rickety. | ought 10 have known bet
ter than to have put that pumpkin at the
top Of the stairs, where il could be Jared
down"
We'll then. there's nothing TO do hut
to take two of the smaller ones" and
slliting the action TO the word he walked
up stairs and carried off the two bigger
pumpkins, leaving the little fellow all
alone, trembling with fear, yet thanking
his stars ut his escape.
His JOY, however, was short lived. An
instant later the hired man came up
stairs.
When he saw only the one small pump
kin he scratched his head moment and
then Said
well, well, So the old man has left
only the little one after all He must
like pies. There were four here this
morning So picking up the little pump
kin. who was fainting from fright, he
carried him off
The next day all that remained of the
four pumpkins were dozen pies. jack
o-lanteru and lot of smashed pumpkin
on the ash np.Mortimer Forsythe in
Brooklyn Eagle.