Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-30
RESCUED REALM OF S. SCRUGGS.


edge of the Mall in Central park and
brought his automobile to a shivering
halt. Having reached the age of ten
years and being the son of wealthy
parents he rode IN machine thai
a first blush looked like a red ex-
press wagon. The front of it had
hood barred with erinning yellow
and the wheels We're turned by pedals.
The power was two foot pounds
minute, and by the time S Scrugas
had travelled six miles of hard pave
ment he was tired enough TO find a
Tark bench as comfortable as is a
rest of soft silk cushions to a bevy
of girls back from a matinee.
He rested for few minutes and
then decided that he would go home.
He rose, bestowed himself in his
automobile and pressed the pedals.
1t seemed as though Samuel were
t.eading onair, so lightly and so swift
J.. did the contrivance ran. Yet as
lie looked down he was certain that
there was beneath him smooth and
level road High walls Of sun dried
hrick surrounded him the trees Of
the Mall became shadows and disap
peared and he was speeding under
way was white as the sands, and far
Yellow was a sire. ch of sea, on which
were ships with sails of red and vel
low. Along the highway trundled the
s'crue2s automobile, with it's head
shining in the sunlight, until it came
70 a great gate studded with nails
OF bronze From the walls high above
sounded trumpet, with a note more
iGud than was ever forced from a
sixteen horsepower bulb.
Back from the hinges Of triple
brass swung the doors and a guard
il. armor came forward bowed and
asked how il Jared with Ahonk
"I1on't know him was The reply Of
truthful Samuel.
".Ahonk he Pirate? For surely yol
have passed him on the Kings high
way, said the Guard, making a low
ebeisance and dropping his spear Of
cedar. You shall attend the Council
of Hundred"
Before seru@es. late Of Central
PARK. realized Il he was in The pres
enc Of a coup of elderly mon who
wore six robes and bfoasplates q1en-
s5tei}y studded with rabies.
@Nbq5's sha nahe?@ asked he eon-
II sa9crly with one voice.
"No'hina," answered the boy.
9Whaf's your name?e asked the
: dtesmen,
,,Scruecs-
"sgru4gs' molsl,g ca@meated the
hea4 scribe
@L5t h.a 90 f.h All SPY upon
Gaeasa rho Gree.]v who abfIes by III
@ate," cri43 tls Council With one a.
o,rA.
u ca@e . 44s4 .Hea AH :
.a,e2s. .z:.Ic lE l.ttle, learned Of
10 ~tean=r eli4ht Of The city o9er
which Hiram. he kia@ af Tzra. vas
reler. A,l had gone We1l within tie
val 9atIl there had eone "a adYon.
t1rer 0aued Monk tha Pirate who
rode in a foHr whee, i chariot with
cit horses. he sa.4 no coUld teach
q new sport % he i2dad ling, ana
il 50 happened that the ruler in an
evil hour bought the horselass char
lot and retained Ahonk the Pirate a
ctarioteer
,'Alas!" cried he, in 2.smay. as
here no artilieer II Hoar realm, @
King, no cunning smith who may
:epair the machine, which is broken
now in its most important parts?'
Now there was in all Tyre no sncn
a sRillful man with tools as Garage
TIE Greedy, whose shop was by the
gatc. So TO him was taken tho
a talent of gold it was duly repaired.
\ talent is about 81 sos when spoken
rapidly in the language OF the United
States
The royal treasurer earted over
talents 10 the door of 'he Garage
e' cry week after that, for many were
lie mishaps which befell the horse
less chariot in which Ahonk the Pi,
rate had debated Tyre. 1t CHANGED,
too, that no matter how we'll guarded
vas that conveyance the wicked and
The unruly sole sections OF it over
night. At least such was the word
of Ahonk the Pirate, who awoke
every day to tell Of tho loss of safety
valves and governors, sparkling de-
wees and monkey wrenches, to say
nothing of horns, lamps and wires.