The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-06
Wee Macgreegor's Best Hat.
BY j. j. BELL.

Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. BowlesD
Il don't think IN 80 out TO-DAY A. john nm.
sod Lizzie WEE SsSn te rlv sa her o
p rsSns dear ssp you shoadnt Sas given her
that BIT % kippsr last night mig ,..,o mo
size aod b y hlszi na.i y was '''' " 'a''' '"a
We'll. " know well, she's pretty yo small
ror dfppe riyo lem ssr that Ak Kind aat
self. I'm sure we might have. more sense
than to gle her everything she cries for.
But 1t can't be helped now s,d 1oh,
II think HI Eli iii sSids in the house I'm not
corn, about gon' ont t ooi ~ take Mac
greeg g; ~ 70 the the band, Dur ye promised
Take Macsreegor yerself. Lizzie, an
J! r ln5ha M nensense. e Ye see I'm no list
So ye nssaln'.t! he blainin' yerself about
DC, Y think T. wasn't the klpper?"
what a 70 dol SO w o " go NTH Macsreego
Macgrecgor, haze We washed yer face.
Yes. maw,''
JEANNE till / get Macgreegor's new hat. =
| Lizzie diyed under the bed. opened a box
and brought out a parcel; a., ,n,,,.ot
| her husband.
Walt an yen sse," ~, returned Li izzb:
! smiling as she undld the paper. me me
genteel. Macgreegor's needin, a new hat.
/ His glengurry's gettn kind o. shabby for
the Sabbath. SO he'll wear II every day
te ha at JOHN s one it be ne e Surprise
Macgreegor.
Here, Macgreegor. come an see yer new
hat"
But Macgreegor. who had been gazing
dumbly at the headge n for fully W, ha a,
a minute. sMddenly exclaimed: III not
"Ah. but this ones far NIGER than yer
irwin. h I'm no war she ganee
evasively. Then, feeling that he was
failing In his duty he gently r nov Mnd
sreegor, an do what yer ma bids We. =
"Ill not wear it, said Macgrecgor,
stolIdly
Lizzie. III ye,ii not, YEN ilsti" And.
but firmly placed the hat upon his head al
eyes thus he CURED ea them pFa away 70 and
sulky little figure.
safisiac sssnraIhf hef PPhbfhase with
LAY; IT'S very fine hat. replied Ioh !,
..F,ls hini2 Deed, yes. It's like as II
his head had been made fort.
]
III dina Nike It." replied the boy. II
like my glengarry."
yen soon get 'G s, Ike II dea RI
YER paw paw e. e the band; an be . good lad
die am yen OIL get s9ssm e said 0r john
holding out IT. his hand. An maybe Yell
md out what I've got In my pocket cl. -
parted, and John looked back and smiled.
while Macgreegor.. though subdued. was
apparently becoming ree cor , to his
usual but by the time they reached the
park. where the band was playing John IN,
| boys head. and Mncgreeor. with ,por-
\ ton of tablet in each cheek was him
/ self aaln.
and lively passages In the music but. he
was inclined to ne rather impatient while
and and the Instruments played softly OF
Paw, why is that m, man not BLOWN !, his Is
i Couldn't say, Macgreegor."
b,oW I i had YOU'D 'Fp% bow l. Y hard toS
he fully believed him, when he heard
so@ 5ss 9nf ioo sshi at t iaS Mrs rorse
that not an awful daft-llke hat TO put
on ri { i is that. Mrs. Bawr. / wouldn,,
let a iaddie .. mine go out in thing
Johns ears tingled, and he nearly BIZ
i the end off his pipe. "Macgreegor,
think we'll go round and see the drum
rner," lie said.
Nav want to see that man blow his
| trumpet" said Macgreegor, who, fortu
nately. had not heard his critics.
Some folk,'' observed Mrs. BaWr. "is
'sYe're right there assented Mrs
Forgle, with a sniff;; I'm always sorry
works, jist for to please their silly fathers
| an mothers
.sA1acgreegor." said John. TN not goin
i to walt for the man to blow his trumpet
guess he iist carrles 1t for show. Come