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

"Just exactly
81 bet Ia nevec pay them old British
$500 for sheep" said 'Phrastu>
"What 60 You know about the Brit
ish. Bubt" asked one of the men,
81 know we whipped 'em twicet
Fourth of July" said 'Phrasus.
well it seems they can beat as CD
sheer" laughed the man.
Il 'spect If Mr. Turner had looked
round he'd got jest as good one ia
'Nleriker for $l0"' cried 'Phrastus
'They can't beat us on anything"
Having reached lie ground safely.
King George stamped Dis royal foot
and shook hls curved horns Then.
Mr. Turner entered thc yard 10y sifn
gate. the ram dashed forward with u"
expected quiokness. knocked his neN
owners fees from under him and lal.
him hot on his back.
Serves Mr. Turner right for pend
IN So much money on am old British
sheep, Ihrastus whispered 10 Harvey
Aunt Priscilla noticed with surprise
that phra-rus neither whined nor
pleaded when She reMunounccd her
Fourth of July edict.
you hain't been civin' him money
for firecrackers or dossyin him up.
have We. Benz she inquired of her
husband
$50 I amt" responded Uncle ben.
"But jest think ont Perscilla. Tie
heft of a boys Twin is rumpus. and 10
choke him OF ON the Fourth. It's
we'll fits plaguy cruel! Hell BUST
"No De won't You jest let him
alone. Benjamin Arbuckle It's tma
he learned that cats and wash b'ilers
and other folks had some rights on The
Fourth Of July g well S boys"
"Whcre YOU going, 'Phrastus?" she
demanded when the Fourth nj last ar-
rived. as quiet I'm their immediate vi-
entity ms if IL had been a Sunday
Down TO Mr. Turner's wood lot "a
sail my boats"
He had The boats conspicuously tuck
ed under his arm. Aunt 'Scilla regard
ed him with mixture Of remorsc and
Suspicion.
"You amt fred off your pistol yetT
Nom. Don't wanter. Once ain't
nothn TIA sound as If it'd lost g.
self"
your pas flag is in there on the ta
BILE"
"Thats had too much powder
already"
'phrustus had carefully studied W
this smart speech IN advance.
Hum Aunt Priscilla shifted. "Wc.l
60 long then. II YOU 20 10 that prado
sir, You know what youll get"
"Ain't goin'"
'Phrastus slouched off with an air 81
deep seated melancholy till the bar.
was between himself and Aunt Scilia
remorseful eyes Harvey had more
than kept his promise and 'Phrastu
executed the final steps Of wa
dance.
"Ain't he good. though? I'll hun
dogs for him ali day Look at these
two big fcllcrs. They'll do for Lon.
Toms ON the Chesapeake.
'Phrastus had planned naval en
gagcment that should reverse n fnc
Of history. One OF Uncle Ben's fav0l
tie stories was of the ship Chesapeake
when the English ship Leopard force.
her to strike her colors in time %
peace. Uncle Ben's grandfather ha
been a sailor on the American vessel
and the story Uncle Ben loved TO lister
TO MS a child he loved TO tell 'Phrastu-
But phrastus had determined tha
those ships should meet again ON Mi
Turner's pond with very different re
suit
He began his preparations. The lv
cent Gag rendered the Chesapeake to
heavy So re stuck Il into the bank.
The Chesapeake was full rlgge
schooner. at least eighteen inches Ion,
with two rows OF frecracker gums oil
either side The English ship wa
only a third ass large-a block of woo
whitfield roughly into the semblance O
boat with one crooked wahhln