The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-21


frain from saying these things is either
severe or in the least unkind, and as we
study tho authors icture we believe that
she will agree wit ".
Little Moses in one OF these stories
plainly was cast into peril in consequence
Of his name There is a picture showing
how Alonzo, his brother and Mary Lizzie
his sister, Sunday school scholars both
set him afloat in tub. II is incredible
that these initiative children should have
confused the bulrustes Of the Nile with
the PUSHES made under r-UIOta.ion r.
bull grazing in neighboring field; some
puns are born with difficulty; but we do
not mind The story says that Mary Lizzie
cried, as NJ pses was about to be cast on
'Lonzy, whut yo' gwine tub do bout de
bull?" that Alonzo in some perpleXty re-
piled, @De riut' and that Mary Lizzie
further said, 18th much frmn IS and quite
explicitly: "De bull whut PUSHES. Miss
Hattie 1.-The Sunday e9hool teacher done
make speshul mention bout him. Reckon
hit wuh Gaze o. de bull rushes dat Mistah
Ferros dawtah happen tub light on do
aidge o. dc watah; spec he tuck an butt
huh. Dey ain gwine tub be nobody haul
lii Nose out nohow twell de bull PUSHES.
This call Of Mary Lizzi for a charging bull
might have bothered some eNperimenters
but Alonzo replied at once: "Mistah
Browns old raid bull wild de curly forrd
am down hyah by de crick; reckon kin
make him rush mighty lively wunst gifts
Nose tub fioatin.H With that he pushed
little Moses into tho middle of the stream,
andran away to provide the other conditions
We read:
sMr. Browns red bull was quietly crop
ping the tender young grass in the pasture
bordering the creek. He felt at peace
with the world in general, and only the
large brass ring adorning his nose suggested
what he could do IL he felt so inclined
Far away on the very edge of the water
a huge yellow umbrella sheltered man
and an easel; IL also shaded girl in white
gown. The bull had glanced in that direo-
ton once or twice. but the umbrella did not
interest him; he supposed it was merely
a now species OF mushroom
Along came the purposeful and strenuous
Alonzo He pelted the bull with small
stones and clods of earth. He danced
about the potentially aggressive animal
uttering shrill cries and waving a tattered
straw hat Presently the bull rushed.
As Alonzo had madoally disappeared
from the landscape, the rush was directed
upon the umbrella. The artist under that
shelter had Just observed to Miss Hattie,
who was his companion, that nothing was
80 beautiful as nature when the bull I'M
pinged The artist was thrown into the
creek. He grabbed instinctively at the
FIRST object presenting itself, which was
the tub containing Moses. We need not
dwell upon the rescue OF Moses and the
emergence Of the artist from the creek.
When the mother OF Alonzo and Moses
and Mary Lizzie returned home she found
Mary Lizzie sedulously attending TO the
baby. In the closing words OF the story:
Mary Lizzie was seated on the doorstep
ostentatlously handling Moses when her
mother returned. She told that indignant
lady that Alonzo having deserted his charge
she had gladly taken the best OF care OF
him all day Consequently Alonzo upon
his return found his welcome unusually
warm and himself deprived OF the various
tidbits his mother had managed to collect
during her days work and secrete about
her person. He watched Mary Lizzie slowly
disposing OF a section of jam tart with bit
terness swelling in his bosom.
Awful good tahts. dem wun.' said Mary
Lizzie oomplaoently as the last morsel
vanished.
-Alonzo glanced furtively around. They
were alone his hour had come. He advanced
upon his sister from the rear and fastened
both hands in her hair.
II done tole 20 Ia gwtne tub pull 20
WOOL he said between his teeth. now,
rs gwine tub do it,
And he took good firm grip and pulled
nightly
There are thirteen of the stories, includ-
ing the one about the accusing glass eye
that was found In the watermelon patch.
They are funny stories. We mean to Jay
them a compliment when we add that they
are not in the least convincing