The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-07

suggested Ninny. Anyway I'm going
to get some"
You'd better get bOfe kinds of pep
PERI cried Johnny, as Mariannina ran
into the house.
Ninny soon returned with spice box,
scissors and tissue paper.
Ninny cut and Johnny mixed. Both
children began to sneeze.
"Supposing it went of wiz bang
while I was mixing II" said prudent,
John Hancock. He turned his head
and mixed at long range.
First Well twist up two, just to try"
sad Ninny. e.z
But just as they had finished the tive.
a curly head appeared above the high
fence. The head belonged to Angelina
Thurston; the children knew very
we'll that she was standing on the rain
barrel. 5..s....
What you doin'?" she cried.
"oh, just making torpedoes," an
swered Johnny.
"Go-gi me one?" -ss-
4 couldn't exactly give EN- away"
responded Johnny. .ssa
"Fooh!' said Angelina. I don't be-
lieve they're any good, anyhow"
Don't let's fire off any till she's
gone" whispered Mariannina. cause
IL anything should happen that they
wouldn't be good. shed laugh at US.
Let's make more ILL.,
Soon there was a fine large pile Of
beautifully formed torpedoes. looking
for all the world like those you buy in
the store .+.r. .--..
Now, then, said Mariannina, her
cheeks red with excitement, '1et's try
'em. You try first d.
She held her breath, and had her fin
gers ready to stop her ears. Johnny
Strengthened himself. took aim and flu
riously hurled one of the largest torpe-
does against the stone. Alas and alas!
1t fell noiselessly as a snowflake.
1T doesn't torpedo" said Johnny
Iplaintively.
He tried another, and another, with
the same result Those plump and
beautiful torpedoes, half filling the
cart, were-failures! H.
Mariannina wept. But the dinner
bell rang and they went in.
Now all this time Uncle joey, hidden
behind the library blinds, had been
chuckling quietly to himself Still
smiling, Uncle Joey opened the door of
the library closet. on the top shelf
were two packages of torpedoes, intend-
ed as q pleasant surprise. Uncle joey
Slipped out into the yard and put them
in place of the torpedoes the children
had made.
After dinner the children went again
Into the shady cart. The little cart,
with its little load of torpedoes was
Istill there. John Hancock picked up a
torpedo, sighed and let it fall Bang!
To his immense surprise that torpedo
was a SUGGEST He tried another, and
another. Oh, Ioyf
Then appeared Angelina on the rain
barrel.
See our torpedoes?" cried Johnny,
I"Smell 'em? Hear emp" And he
threw three together.
Il say, willsyou give me a cents
lworth?" asked Angelina.
She tossed down cent, while john.
my, standing on soap box, gave her
five torpedoes.
Then. Isabel and Annabel, the Bolton
twins, sauntered into the yard. They
had a cent between them; and seeing
lAngelina's purchase, they, too, wished
to buy. Johnny sold them cents
worth.
Made 'em ourselves he said. airily.
How did you doit?" asked the twins
| in awe.
'""Oh, it's easy answered Johnny
Just take sand and salt and red pep
per and black pepper, and twist EN- up
| in paper. could do it wiz my eyes
shut ..@=%
Johnny, intent upon proving to the
twins the ease with which torpedoes
could be made mixed more .stuffing.'
Mariannina cut two covers; and there
were now two hrand-new homemade
torpedoes, one for Isabel and one for
Annabel.
Aim, fire bang" shouted Johnny.
Isabel and Annabe obeyed. A painful
surprise awaited them. The little
white balls dropped as gently as kerr
nels of popcorn.
1 linen Uncle joey nau 10 come out ana
set all things right lnethe eyes Of every
body. When the truth was known, and
Angelina and Isabel and Annabel found
they had bought common store torpe-
does, they objected
81 only bought ,ein," said Angelina,
"'cause I thought they were home
made b..
80 did we," added the twins.
"All right" said Uncle joey, kindly;
bring the torpedoes and you can have
your money"
| But we've fired 'em all off, ~
WELL" relied Uncle joey, II sup
pose shall have to pay you out of my
own pocket" But as he had no change
smaller than five-eent pieces, he was
Obliged to give I'VE cents to Angelina
and five to the twins. Then it occurred
to him that it was rather cruel to leave
out John Hancock and Mariannina; SO
he gave five cents to each of these.
Now said he. looking around at the
little group, II hope everybody is sat
is1ed. Nicholas. ~.
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