Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-02-21

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By }. J. BELL

| tWenty-tnlrd time since the ROBINSON
family began their perambulations IN
Argyll street--"m aw!"
What list ye're wantin' now, Mac
greegor?p asked his mother not with
out irritation in her voice.
NAV. here a sweetie shop"
well what about 1t? Yell get yer
candy in the morn, my mamie"
Il want it now, nav"
Deed, then ye'll jist haze to want.
| We might think shame O yersels wantin'
candy after we've EFT two apples an 9
pie
But I'm hungry yet"
| This seemed to amuse his ncther,
for she laughed and called to q big
man in front Of her, who was carrying
q little girl: John, Macgreegor's
sayin' he's hungry"
Are ye hungry, Macgreegor?" said
John, hating and turning to his son,
with twinkle in his eye. YEN be
wantin' scone, maybe.
Macgreegor looked offended and his
mother remarked: mot him! It's
the sweetie shops that's maxim him
hungry. But I've tell't him he's to
| get no candy till the mornin'."
Dye hear what she's sayin', Mac
greegor?" said his father. Then:
Come on, Alzzie, an well get him .
bit sweetie to taste his mouth"
"Ye jlst spoil the child, john" said
Lizzie, moving, however, with good
natured smile to the shop-window.
''But mind, it's to be barley-sugar.
I'll no haze him film his stomach
wi fancy things. See an get barley
sugar, John, an wee JEANNE II get
q bit Of 1t. Will ye not my darlin'?'
she demanded sweetly of the child in
her husbands arms. Wee JEANNE ex-
pressed delight in sounds unintelligi-
BILE to anyone but her mother.
Il want tablet" said Macgreegor to
his father, in a whisper rendered
hoarse with emotion at the sight Of
the good things in the window.
His mother was not intended to hear
him, but she did Tablet" she ex-
claimed. children that gets tablet
gets Ill after"
The boys neither lip protruded and
trembled ominously.
| "Och, Lizzie" said John, "ye're aye
thinkin' about the future. A wee bit
tablet II do the laddie no harm.
Indeed, no! An fine think We like
q bit tablet yersep."
"Ay, that's right, John. But we've
surely not forgot what the doctor said
when Macgreegor was lynn badly
after We had him at the exhibeetion.
He said Macgreegor had weak d.
gestion, and we was to be awful care
| full what he EFT. An was readin'
in the Companion jist the ither night
that there was nothin' worse fur the
digestion than nuts, an tablets jist
| full o. nuts"
"Oh, we'll" said her husband, EVIL
IDENTIFY overcome by her reasoning, "I'll
get barleysugar. Wait bit, JEANNE"
| And be entered the shop.
When he rejoined his family he
handed the wholesome sweetmeat" to
his wife, who first Of all extracted .
| short stick for wee JEANNE, wrapping
one end Of 1t in a scrap Of paper torn
from the poke" Macgreegor accepted
his share In gloomy silence, and pres
e4tIy the party resumed their walk,
| John again carrying his daughter,
who from time to time dabbed his
countenance with the wet end OF her
1 barley-sugar In q hlial desire to give
him taste.
Having proceeded west about 100
yards, they were called to a halt by
Lizzie at the door Of a big warehouse.
"I'm goin' in here, john" she said
"Im wantin' bit Of red flannel fur
o gown fur wee JEANNE"
"Nothin' fur yarself, Lizzie?"
His wife looked at something In one
Of the windows rather wistfully. Its
over DEAR" she murmured.
"It's not SO dear" said John,
thoughtfully.
"Weel, it's good stun But I'm
right unwilling to pay SO much fur
what / might do without. An Mac
greegor's needin' 4 new bonnet"
''His bonnefs fne. Jist you 90 Ia,
Lizzie, an buy what we've got yer
eye on. Wen see about bonnet
after, bod! ye might as well haze
yer New Years day, woman, like ither
folk. Away with YER
.'TIl TAX wee JEANNE with mi"
said Lizzie, looking pleased "T'm
sure yer arms tired WI handlin' her.
She's gettin big lassie--are W not,
my dearg She stepped into the door
way. but returned for q moment ''See
an' keep 4 grip on Macgfeegor. John. I,
she said.
con. AT Him an' me II iist take
3 bit Of q stroll up an down till W
come GOT Having wiped from his
face the sticky traces Of his daugh.
ter's affection, and set his pipe going
\ with several long hreaths OF satisfac.
ton, be held out his hand to bis son,
with Come on. Macgreegor
Macgregor slipped his small nst into
the big one, and they set Of slowly
along the crowded pavements, stop
ping frequently to see the sights 81
/ the street and the windows, while the
youngster asked innumefabla quas.
fions, mostly unanswerahle
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