Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-30
TOMMY TURTnR AND HIS AIR.

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TOMMY TURTLE AND HIS AIR.
SHIP.
Tommy Turtle had been i'll for a
long, long time. When say a long,
long time. mean as Tommy thought.
Indeed. Tommy had been i'll Just two
days. Now, one day OF Illness was a
long time for Tommy. and two days
meant a long. long time.
But now Tommy Turtle was well
again. Tile had not been sick enough
to call the doctor, but had to be very
careful about what he ate. His sick
ness had come from eating little
green melon that had made an aw-
full fuss in his stomach.) And so
Tommy Turtle was we'll again and
his mamma told him he could go out
and play in the big, shady yard. but
you must not go near to the melon
patch, cautioned mamma. "for you
might get into trouble again If you
did" s. AZ
But where shall l go?" asked Tom
my Turtle. bit peevish from having
been III so very, very long II don't
have any fun in the yard. And don't
like chasing about with Rover" Grow
er was the big dog, and Tommy Tur.
ties playmate.) g
Just as Tommy TURTLE said this in
came his Uncle Thomas. Tommy
was named for his uncle, and there
fore had good deal of influence over
him, although Tommy was just six
and the uncle was twenty-six.)
All, | tell you what WEN do, !"
cried big Uncle Thomas. We'll take
you out in an airship and visit the
clouds! Ah-ha! How'd that suit
you, Buster Tom r
Bully! Uncle Thomas = declared
Tommy Turtle. And then he ran and
got his hat and sandals. His head
and feet had beth been bare when
big Uncle Thomas proposed going on
an airshipi Journey. But respecta.
BILE boy, SO thought Tommy Turtle,
would never 80 up in an airshSp bare.
footed and bareheaded. So he quick.
" put on his hat wrong end In front
and jumped into his sandals. Then.
with his little hand fairly melting in
side Uncle Thomas big palm, he set
forth for the airship journey.
where's the airship, Uncle Thorn
as?. he asked as he trotted beside
the tail uncle toward the barnyard.
Here she Is, sonny said Uncle
Thomas. And he lifted Tommy Tur.
tie up very high and put him down
on top OF great hayrack that had
four wheels under and two big horses
hitched to 1t. "Now we're OF to the
Clouds. cried Uncle Thomas, crack
Ing whip and calling out to the
horses. TO step lively" I. !.
But this Is only the hayrack!. ex-
claimed Tommy Turtle. .And we're
going straight toward the bayfield,"
All, but we can play it's an airship,
can't we 2" asked Uncle Thomas gal
{ ". cracking the whip so loudly that
the big horses sprang into ever and
ever SO brisk q trot
oh. yes. It'll be lots and lots OF
fun to play It's an airship." declared
+ Tommy. And the hayfeld la Is 2
= we nu ~, 8 sou say 20, prom.
/ .sea sonc,e .nunas. An IL now were
n me CLOUDS: ana ene Jolly DIG
uacle Maseo us WHIP r ~ i'o toward
. .ns ,sn sIass ma. was IS y. uncut
Anu now We r. passing peslae lne
s.als. !. ust sse lnein san rhrougn .ne
nsaseu -. Anu sea.s ne waved us
wn.p . =, .tnie toWaras enfee pls new
n.y. n, s.acAs. 4, &. !.
Hes,wn.ss 4, NY ~ =, pls slars, aren
now having the best time you could
. ~ ~, And iooAle, ancie, mere
lne nillky way. ana lo.i,liy polal
~ . ouupDs nnset; INWARD he"fs
Gu. SWAN 9, nay
ma ia, na: 8 aug oncle l llls
.,ss lnae tommy lurlie was
Inc cleverest lt.,e baster TON on,
ailve, wnlcn aouDtless ne was. ana ana
'pre',y soon iomMy inrele had %
90. ON tne nayracK % aliowa tne men
70 ioad ~ WIN nay ana 40 soon =, a.
tnat was done Uncle inomas pul MN
up on tne very Top q tne load and
chmDed UP Desiae MN, and togeIneI
they went tosa new naystack which
was Epe.ns DUH ana tommy iarue
declared y was mars. on, IT'S jolly
!un 1ia,ns IN an airsnDp win yon'
uncie inomas, ne cried Inen tney