The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-06
Reggie's S Rainy
 Day.
BY MAUD WALKER.

LA Story for Little Ones and Their Mammas
 Reggie sat by the door looking out. The rain was pouring in torrents, which fact put Reggie Tn bad humor. He had wanted to go with a number of his little comrades to play baseball that afternoon and here was the horrid rain putting a stop to all his much anticipated pleasure. And from the way the clouds hung dark and heavy overhead the rain would doubtless keep on pouring till everything was washed clean from the face of the earth. Reggie stamped his feet impa- tiently and got off his chair-where his mother had bdden him to sit and keep qulet-and walked out on the porch Feeling restless and lonely, he looked abolt him for something to do. A stream Of water emptied from broken water pipe and came down near the corner of the porch. Reggie deliberately put his hand and arm out .under it, letting his cuff and sleeve get dripping wet
 While Reggie was thus engaged his mother. who was busily sewing in the room Reggie had just left-eame to the door and saw what the little fellow was about. Don't do thatl'' she exclaimed, stamping her foot to add emphasis to her words. If you can't keep out of the rain come into the house this minute. If you'll try to behave properly you may stay on the porch; but If you do. you must sit there in that chair and not stir till l call you Now, please do make an effort to be good, and not keep me scoid- Ing yon all the time.'
 Res Reggie, sowing. sat In the big porch dered why all the world was so gloomy. Ills mother re-entered the room and re- sumed her sewing. After few minutes she heard hacking, cutting noise going on on the porch. and knew that Reggie was again up to some mischief. Hurry ing to the door, rhe discovered the little f, fellow buslly engaged in cutting with broad arm of the chair.
 ''Don't-don't do thati' she exclaimed impatiently. Don't you. see you are de- facing the chairf Come into the house can keep you within range of my eye. Why will you insist on doing something you ought not do? Are you coming in2' con,a1nea m dGnt want Rntgis to stay in the want to do something
 Yes, you want to annoy your mother to death,' declared Reggie's mother petu- lently "But you obey me this Instant
 Reggie took his time to obey. coming in reluctantly. He wandered almessly about the room few minutes while his mother, seeming to have forgotten his existence, made the sewing machine hum. After a table caught Reggie's eye ana he began to look them over. Then the Idea of illustrating the backs of the cards bearing the pictures came to him and he took his blue and red lead pencils from bis pocket and set to work to draw landscapes with red skies and blue trees. After he had used up all the space on the portrait sides over and saw where It. tie retouching would not hurt the faces depicted there. To the male faces he added red boards and mustaches, putting pipes in some mouths and cigars in others. These done, he began on the faces of the flair sex," putting red on the lips and cheeks and blue In the eyes and dresses. mothers photograph, and, not admiring the way In which the corners of her mouth slanted downward he proceeded to turn