Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-27

Home Made TOrpadOGS.

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81 Ohm HANCOCK GREENE was 5

tnere were SIN PACKAGES Oh IOTpeuOeS ina
Uncle Joey had bought for him and Mari
annina At first Johnny said he woul'
take but one package; torpedoes wer
only for girls, anyhow. Like a marty
he singled out the smallest bag, an
put FIVE into his sisters pinafore. Sadl.
the two went out into the back yard
wen take turns out > mine first
Ninny," said he. First l frOw, del
you.
'.P'r'aps after I'll. we'd better keel
the bags all seprate,' Johnny went OF
to say. Il take half the bags, and yol
take half"
But even with this careful manage
ment the torpedoes were soon gone.
Suddenly Marannina had an idea. Sht
picked up the torn cover of one of the
exploded torpedoes. 1t was common
white tissue paper. She examined it:
contents. The torpedoes seemed to b,
made Of sand and salt and things.
Johnny" chried she, ''supposing VIZ
make some torpedoes."
Il don't believe dey'll torpedo" an
swered Johnny. gloomily.
I'VE can't tell till we try" said Ninny
"Tye got plenty of tissue paper tha
came in the box with my beautiful way
doll"
"Oh, yes" said Johnny; ''but whats
de stufing made off,"
What should you think it WASP" ask
ed Ninny.
Looks like sand and gravel" replied
Joining. But sand hasn't got any fire
bang to it, cause I've frowed it ever Sc
many times"
Perhaps red pepper would help" sug-
gested Nin1y. Anyway, I'm going to
get some
You'd tier get bofe kinds of pep
per- cried Johnny, as Mariannina ran
into the h Use.
Ninny n returned with spice box,
scissors AMI tissue paper.
Niuny CIT and Johnny mixed. Both
children gan to sneeze.
Surprising it went off wiz a bang
while | was mixing it," said prudent
John Hancock. He turned his head and
mixed at long range.
First We'll twist up two, just to try
said Ninny.
Bur just as they hal finished the two.
a curly head appeared above the high
fence. The head belonged to Angelina
Thurston; the children knew very well
that she was standing on the rain bar
lel.
What you doin'?" she called.
ooh, just making torpedoes," answered
Johnny
"GT-gi' me one?"
II couldn't exactly give 'em away
responded Johnny.
Pooh said Angelina. 81 don't be-
lieve they're any good, anyhow
Don't lets fire off any till she's gone, -
whispered Mirannnina. "'cause if any
thing should happen that they wouldn't
be good. she'd laugh at us. Let's make
more"
Soon there was a fine large pile of
beautifully formed torpedoes. looking for
all the world like those you buy in the
store.
Now. then" said Mariannina. her
cheeks red with excitement, lets Try
'em You try first"
She held her breath, and had her fin
gers ready to stop her ears. Johnny
Strengthened himself. took aim and furi-
Ously hurled one of the largest torpedoes
against the stone. Alas and alas. 1t
fell as noiselessly as a snowflake.
1T doesn't torpedo said Johnny
plaintively.
He tried another, and another. with
the same result Those plump and beau
tifuI torpedocs, half filling the little cart
were-faiurcs,
Mariannina wept. But the dinner
bell rang and they went in.
Now all this time Uncle Joev. hidden
behind the library blinds. had been
chuckling quietly to himself Still smiI.
ing, Uncle joey opened the door of tbe
library closet. On the top shelf were
two packages of tnrpedoes, intended as
a pleasant surprise. Uncle Joey sIipDe
out into the yard and put them in place
of the tOrnedoes the children had made
After dinner the children went again
into the shady yard. The little cart
with its little load of torpedoes was still
there. John Hancock picked up a tor.
pedo, sighed, and let it fall Bang. TIC
his immense surprise that torpedo was a
success, He tried another, and another
Oh. joy
Then appeared Angelina on the rain
barrel
See our torpedoes?" cried Johnny
'sSmel EN-? Hear 'em?" And he threw
three together.
Il say. will you give NE a cents
WORTH asked Angelina.
She tossed down a cent. while Johnny
standing on a soap box, gave her five tor.
pedoes
Then Isabel and Anabel, the Bolton
twins, Sauntered into the yard. They
had a cent between them: and seeing
AngelinA's purchase. they, too. wished L
buy. Johnny sold them cents worth
Made EN- ourselves" he said airily
How did you do 2" asked the twins
in awe.
oh. it's easy" answered Johnny
Just take sand and salt and red pepper
and black pepper, and twist EN- up il
paper. | conld do it wiz my eyes shut.
Johnny. intent upon proving to the
twins the ease with which torpcdoe.
could be made. mixed more ''stuffing,"
Mariannina cut two covers: and there
were now TWO hrand-new homemade tor
pedoes, one for Isabel and one for ANA
bel
Aim. fire, bang shouted Johnny. Isa
bel ana Amabel obeyed. \ painful sur
prise awaited them. The little white
balls dropped as gently as kernels OF pop
corn.
Then Uncle Joey had to come out ans
set all things right in the eyes Of every
BODY When the truth was known. ans
Ance ina and Isabel and Amabel foun,
they had bought common store torpedoes
they objected.
Il only bought EN-" said Angelina
'cause | thought they were HON,
made
so did We" added the twins.
"All right said Uncle Joey. kindly