Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-22

ny WIGS cAVuSna LOT UlIu. thus az
kept on doing until he was II year.
old. Then he took notion to be .
farmer and take up a tract Of govern.
ment land In Texas. All this hap
pened Long before any of US were
born, and the big State OF Texas
was not so easily nor soon reached
as now. when we can travel By
steam.
John had little money his father
left him. With that he was going
to buy what farmer would need as
far as his money would go, and also
pay for his trip to his new home
in the sunny south.
His mother was willing that he
should do so, and he babe her and
his five brothers goodby and start.
ed. think he must have had lone.
ly time and been many time home.
sick, so far away, but he could not
get back. for 1t cost more than he
had.
But he went out into the world with
a stout heart and was going to do
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no one to help her herd her chickens
when they strayed away.
After Johnny had been gone some
hers 800 uy u.eu - svus'u ~
ohio,an. sn III 'o ". wnal sue rory
- $3.50. ~ GU a., ~ course, liot elle'
- oAes INA, lsa peen nvans wnen
so,a 40 .nsie Aney nad pe sen
IA M - petle Vney sot 100
~ ,,.aa s s nnew oee.er !nan
to,as p .Asm un'n .nes wouaa 10
49,, ..A.u Douy Wouia wan. 'ne.ll.
et wro.e 70 eeh nam
sns' nis iriena' mss rory, was dead
- ,..au ie.e niln q legacy ol s!o IN
-. VIZ Aio ena. $iUFwent adl ene
way y eAas ana tne farmer was
saau " sel ~ as ne never eot rlcn'
!. pul pe.ler .han tnat, ne realized that
a us ola .raena nad appreciated ms
N. 70 ner' .ha' mad cost MIN SO
niue e1ort ana neiped her SO much.
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TOW NoiS hof LEAhNED.
ihere was once q boy VINO made
as mucn noise as two fire engines.
hVe locomotives and a dozen auto
MoDlles an 1ogether- You never
klle~ sucn boy or making noise
Wnen ne was shouting and yelling
ms very ioudest you could hear him
LOT miles away. HIS parents had to
keep alm IN a room mteriined with
coe1on wool 70 make II as soundproof
as possible. He couldn't seem to
help being noisy When he spoke
he shouted SO that You had to go
three blocks of to understand what
he said, and when he whispered you
could hear him across the street.
SO ne couldn't possibly keep any Sc
crets. When he PLAYED train the
rafting and banging sounded like a
Young battle, and when he played
poa1 the footing and hooting
sounded like a Fourth OF July cele-
bration. He couldn't even play jack
straws without making some noise
about u.
one day Roy-his name was Roy
was playing indian In his partly
sounaprool room, and the neighoors
We're holding pillows TO their ears,
when an old gentleman came along
the street Went into the house and
up TO tne parity soundproof room.
ne opened the door, whereupcn the
clamor was sometnmg terrMc, until
Roy stopped In surprise to look ut
she Old gentleman
-.-a.olne H. SAID tne httie Old
sen.an' ap isi' 'ts tlme 70
s1 W.,
Wneie 70 s'iou,ea roy IN sur
pr aa,
Waa. anu see' saia ene ii.'ie Qua
se m.M
AZ ,lsu', answered. roy a. .ne
sop VI ms soice' ior ne aeit inter-
essea
~ ne toiloWeas tne iiltie oid eentte-
-''a aa, uown 20 'ne s.iee'
NOW, you mustn't LINK untA we
So .n saia nls irleha'
4, -, -,
iie,silpors presumed deep win rehef.
Alter aswhlle ehey came TO very
ea,t Inonm.aln WIN a door at tne 1901.
e.e' saaa 'le A.1le Oh gentle
llan' Is a toyeiy place ior you 70
pay colne lor you IN an nour.
, lou y nlid y very interesting, ana
ne opensea ,ne aoor ana roy went IN.
:, - was aellentiui place.
rue whole ins,oe on the mountain was
,lshtea, up, ana from tne ceihng hung
nuse cl'ss'al acacles soi al colors.
lnere were long haliways. leading up
ward ana downward and far above
was ROOF studded with gold stars.
~ ne put MS hands over his ears,
for ne heard that "Hurrah!" echoed
like thunder on all sides Of him, and
again IRON the halls and alleyways.
6 Wen OF all" began Roy, but he
stopped in hurry, for the words re-
turned to him with exceeding loud
ness.
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