The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-01

It was New Years morning, and after
breakfast little Bud and Mamie Law
son hurried to their playroom to enjoy
the toys that good Santa Claus had
brought them Christmas Eve. Although
their presents were a week old, they
had lost not a whit of their novelty
In fact, the story books brought new
pleasure and entertainment at each
reading. The children had sat SPELL
bound throughout the perusal of RIP
Van Winkle," had felt their hair stand
on end over Jack the Giant Killer"
and had read twice with great zest the
adventures of ''Sinbad, the Sailor"
But on this New Years morning the
chief charm of story-lore lay In their
dear, familiar old friend, Mother
Goose" Every Christmas since Bud
and Mamie had been old enough to I'M
derstand anything at all their mama
had read these delightful nursery
rhymes to them, and now they could
speak them off by heart and sing many
OF them to rollicking tunes composed
by themselves to fit their favorite
And on the Christmas just passed old
St Nicholas had seen fit to bring the
children a new Mother Goose, most
deliberately and truthfully illustrated.
There on the cover of the fine book was
the picture of Mother Goose with her
constant companion, the great white ,e
lady was looking straight into their
eyes with an inviting smile which
seemed to say, Come and see me, my
friends" And all through the book
were her amusing children-young and
old And there were the animals. too.
in their proper tb pia cSsdrsn wers seated
on big warm rug by the window Bud
took up the old Mother Goose" and
began to turn the leaves. I'd love to
her today. It's the proper time-New
Year is-for gentlemen to callson their
lady friends, you know"
Isn't her address anywhere on the
book?" asked Mamie, becoming much
Then the two children fell to examin-
ing every square inch of the book with
a hope of finding hidden somewhere in
its pages the desired information of
their old favorite's place of residence. :.
Maybe she doesn't live on the earth"
ventured Mamie. their search proving
vain. Maybe she lives in the sky"
"Of course she lives on the earth"
asserted Bud Don't she S,,, tell 3 Of Jack
heard Of, hills in the sky, anyway"
call on her, too, il you do. She's as
much friend to little girls as to little
.'But how can we go to call on per-
son IL we don't know where she lives?'
asked BUD with some inpalience IN ms
tone. .
suggested Mamie. Policemen all know
where everyone lives; you know they
have to-"
Bud did not contradict his sister: on
the contrary, he seemed to be inf1u-
enced by her words Maybe a police
man would know where Mother Goose
could be found. Why not try one, any
Way?-no harm could come of the effort,
even though they failed of the purpose
Mammals going to receive with Mrs
Adams this afternoon" remarked Mai
mie. reading her brothers mind. while
she's away we might call on Mother
Goose"
"Sure; we might try" acquiesced Bud
Then he added, hastily: But don't build
too much on it; we may not find her on
earth, after all. She's of the fairy fam
lily, I half suspect"
Promptly at o. clock Bud and Mamie,
wrapped to the eyes, started out on their
quest of the abode of Mother Goose and
her family. They made inquiry of the
first policeman they meta big, burly
trshman, swho looked at them in dazed