Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-10

mast Hei complement OF eurs wae
mcager half dozen three ON siie.
The two big irecr0c6crs were Uli0
in position at the Chesapeake tor
and stern. and the commodore. Io.
striking a match. stopped down ta
his guns.
Whack. phrastus shot out n
pond turning somersauIt ANA
tcrmg matches as he went Ills .
of motion was directly across The
apcaEe Both her slender uasl-
ped. and the stately .cssci cara
tin her whole armament slid ca M
the water
Thm~us FIRST thought ass DE cme
cd putting AND suffering was t1H -
heat had exploded the frecrache
90 once Buf when he got The wa
out ot his eyes he SAW that the bt.a
had received unexpected re-eul ic-.
meuls
King George MI. arriving uneNpec'
eel from tbe rear bad disposed of .le
American commodore and now turned
his attention to The stars and strive
which be iammed into the bank with
repeated blows of his woody head The
patriotic blood of Phrastus boiled
cit ont of that. you old British ram.
Le' my dag alone. IN hit you with ID
rock. viii"
lie dug vainly about with his fingers
IN the muddy bed OF the pond. but found
nothing larger than small phh'"
Meantime King Georges pointed
were tramping his ammunition deep into
the soil 'phrastus lifted up his voice On
reproach and lameutauon.
you're thc mcancst meanest Ola slr
that ever was, We did beat you, we O .a.
we did, OH my fag-boo-m rrcracle $
-hoo-hc's a-spilin' every last One.
wish they'd bust M turn him wrong s'ao
ou-ou-out'
Tho howl drew King Georges attention
/ TO the pond lie stood % moment i4
lowered horns and then plunged threaten
inely forward, drawing back. however "a
/ his feet touched the water
AL the forward movement 'Phrastua
/ turned and ran. lie reached the shore Us
/ King George came galloping around the
/ curve.
Up Inc nearest tree scrambled the small
/ American It was not a very large cn'
/ and received a blow from King G,orle
\ head that almost shook the climber Too
| before be reached a place Of safety ODD
/ the crotch.
Fer some timc-'Phrastus afterward
said. "Thc hull mornin',' but ne was M
/ no condition To- judge-king George huft'c
/ the tree. bringing down upon himsc.i
/ fresh explosions of fearful wrath and al
/ the breakable branches 'phrastus could
/ reach Afterward DE nihhled about in Tho
I vicinity. returning at nfcrvals 10 reno "
the assault and never going iar cn'
I away to permit the escape ui bis prisoue-
Aunt Sciua's dinner was late, for Jnc
/ Ben won't 90 The parade. but IL was an o.,
] ccpfionallv good one. and there was
/ puffv little turnover at 'Phrastus' p.ac
/ Aunt 'Scula rang the little bell. and lu
/ Gle Ben rang the big bell without pfinr
/ inc any small nephew forward to cat TO-
after all I've said declared Au'
/ Priscilla. her lips growing ominously thf
and tight that boys been and gone e
the prade.'
/ Uncle Bon when you stretch string tct
tipht. % N snap"
Something IL snap" said Aunt 'scina
/ Her eyes did. 1--WE got 90 train up tha'
boy ina the way he should go, and meaf
10 do &c. Don't YOU dast say word
BENJAMIN Arbuckle, If he don't learn Or
90 straight now. he'll so crooke" all Dos
life
After dinner she cut two long l'la'
sprouts and trimmed them with ostenta
tious care While she was washing dish
IN the kitchen Uncle Ben slyly cut tins
slashes along the whole length OF eaci
switch
Tt was tho middle of the afternoon VIII
n boy with "a dirty. tear marked face all,
mud stained clothes shuhled into tn
house Under his arm he carried a dis
mastcd toy schooner and a diiupidato.
five cent American flag.
80 Theopnrastus Wilson. greeted 40
'scllla you've been Co the p'rade oiIc
ALL Very Wen. SIR you're goin' to o.
member this Fourth of July as Ions a
you live. Come strairht here.'
She nourishrd one OF thc switches, AVID
90 fCil 60 pieces in her astonishod hands
"Guoss ] shell member &c." whine.
'phrastus. or haiu't been Go the pfaar.
hain't stuck Yep in tree this hu
evrrlast.n Fourth. with Turner old rar
a-buttiu at &c. tryin to- shake mc down
I'd had 90 stayed There al night goo
iikeiy ~ SIR Turner'S Pete hadn't conn
alon. You fest asst him
When Harvey Harris heard OF To- N
could not resist SAYING ESQ tAo Drlus.
beat. ch -rHrastus2'
"Just that once" said 'Phrastss.