The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-09-17
{ apt. Jimmy.
T.. x True Story for Boys.

During the vacation days several of
the boys Of Linville, small country
village, decided upon spending a week
or ten days on the banks of a beauti-
ful river a mile distant from their
homes. The place chosen for their
outing was within a short walk of a
big flonr mills and, was on a rocky
cliff Overhanging the bank of the
river. Piercing this cliff were numer-
Gus cavelike tunnels, s-scarce large
enough to admit of small ground
animal. But the boys who had come
there to camp out" imagined that
within the cliff at a certain distance
from the small entrances they might
lind large cave or inner cavern
where might be found relics Of a past
age. :.
Il tell you, kids" declared Hank
Jones, leader of the band, that weTI
find something worth our while If
we'll dig into this cliff. All we've got
to do is to enlarge one of these tun-
nels and then we can walk right into
cave that may>eutdo the Mammoth
Cave of somewhere don't Just
know the place"
"Penhsyivania,. amt it?" asked
Bert Jackson, meaning the noted cave
in question::
"Ho-ho-ho!" laughed Andy Thomas
at. Bert's expense. PENNSYLVANIA?
WE'LL guess not The Mammoth
Cave is in old Kantuck, or SO the
4 geography says. You'd better find out
something about caves before you
talk about them"
We'll, don't know as it's of any
iIhportance-the Mammoth Cave"
said Hank Jones. "The question Just
now before the public is: Shall we
oESanize a cave diggers' union-and
go to work at once?'"
Yep" cried half a dozen voices.
and hot enc said no"
We'll. Wen have to go up to the
mill and borrow some digging impIe-
mentsA". said Hank. "It's too far 10
go home for 'em. l know old Mr..
Perkins, the miller. and he'll lend us
some SHADES and picks. He trades
at my fathers store. and he'll remem-
Der me an right, all right"
90 IL was agreed that Hank and
bert shoNld go to the mill-just
around thS bend in the river-and ask
10 borrow some digging implements
win Wnlch ITO gain an entrance to the
ina ihSu cave But upon reaching
.he Inlu th9 boys were told by the
heAu Huler ttaMlt Mr.. Perkins had
gone 10 towns I'D that he would not
axe tna hOei of lending anything
IIoni the mac ne shop of the mill
rilieo WIN appointment Hank and
DerI starteu TOY return to their camp
sIouho> Wneh they saw little chap
pusy aOeus the 1pill. He was what is
CO OIlnnohly, calieo a small hand" and
was performing Small chores. At the
I!olneRI thaI rank and Bert beheld
hiIh ne was cleannng dried dirt from
lars space "h(le nearby lay an
other implement waiting for cleaning.
say, theyre the very things we
want declared HANK, pointing to the
spades. But ~ Bet we'll have a.
tlme getting them from that kid
He's old Perkins faNorite 'rousty.'
and is an orphan tha$ he got from
somewhere forget where. But
say. let's ask him for the spades. any-
way He cant do anything but re-
fuse"
SO saying. Hank approached the
boy|.Ewhosey name was Jimmy Malone
and said: Say, Jims don't YOU
Know me? I'm Mr.. Jonds' kid. Pa
has the tgrocery store UP Atown-the
one by the postofice, you Know
Oh, yes" said Jimmy putting
down the spade to chat with the boys.
Yes. know your pa. often go
there on eTrands FOR. Mrs. Perkins"
"Wen. us kids-a lot of tus-are
down here on the river camping.
explained Hank. sand we've decided
to do some cave digging, if Ne can
get the implements to dig with. Now.
we want to -berrew those spades YOU
have there. II Mr.. Perkins was here
he'd let us TAX e 'enl right off a."
Jimmy lJ1ked undecided. at don't
know about that. he said, beginh hing
to clean the spadeA "Mr. PerkinA is
awful particular about his macbinhrv
ana tools@ he gives orders that no kh-
in in the tool shop NE loaned
On nc q lot refese me, kid" de-
clarea HANK deterrh hined now upoh
getting possession Sf the desired
spades. "Come, let tme take them.S
/ a give you my word Mat they'll both
be returned to you ,&arly...ans- evan
! ; ! !. ! !. j ! !. !" ! ! !
ing" !
But ! mustn't let
of the mill whilA
away" insisted Jihnj
upon he took the spAt E. 4 81
in the implement SIN
tached to the mil.
Hank and Bert tur e.
they did go Hank call