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ping with perspiration. called out above
the roar of the wind: Il sea light on
the left bank Shall we try to pun for
it? l can't hold out much longer at this
sort OF thing"
But the bank all along there is like a
high wall-ahsolutely insurmountable.
cried Dan. Don't you remember how II
looked yesterday from where we canped
I see the light. too. but l think it's a
long distance inland-not on the bank.
We'll. I'm in the same condition rs
Jack" declared Charlie. I'm about done
for. pals. Wen have to pull for shore
steep bank or no. Well find come spot
where we can climb to the top. Well
have to let the boat GO"
The three put renewed energy on their
oars, and after what seemed very long
time they succeeded in reaching the bank,
which rose in front OF them perpend!cu-
larly to height of twelve or fifteen
feet. They rowed along under its protec-
ton for some rods. calling out, Help
as loudly as they could. But their voices
made little noise when compared with the
roar of the elements and the onrush OF
" But But just as they werS about to give up
In despair for all were losing strength,
a cry from overhead caught their ears.
Then, looking up. the boys beheld the
faint glimmer OF lantern.
Hello. Who's there? called out a
voice struggling against the wind.
The boys cried out their dilemma, beg
ging for assistance. I'VE can't hold out
much longerr called out Dan.
Row about ten yards up stream,
cried out the voice above them. There
is a little break in the bank. UP which
you may climb. But be cautious, for If
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grass done writ to ennybOdy | cert lnly
wouldn't b'lieved 'em. But. be dat as 1t
may, honey, when Mr. Hoppergrass writ
Mr. Ant 70 to let him have a few dollars
70 to git house fo' de winter, an some
corn an some wood, Mr.. Ant he writ back
dat he very sorry an all dat. but dat de
little money he done made dat summer
he done Spen on his house an fixfn's.
An when Mr.. Hoppergrass done writ Mr.
Bee an Mr.. / don't know who all else,
dey all say de same thing. Den. Mr.. Hop
pergrass writ 'em dat he'd feel 'bllged TO
'em eff dey would 'vite him in to dere
he writ back dat he's mo- sorry den be-
fo', but dat he done shet up his house
tight. locked hlsself and his family In it til
spring, an dat he won't be able TO- to
git de house open befo warm wedder
comes agin. An, honey Mr.. Bee an Mr.
don't know all else writ de same thing
back to Mr.. Hoppergrass."
what did Mr.. Grasshopper do then
Aunt Matilda?' asked the little boy, as
the old woman paused as If there was
nothing more to be said.
well honey" she replied, "Mr. Wizz,e
Wuzzle he say dat Mr.. Hoppergrass do
den jes what ennybody else would been
bliged 70 to do in case like hissen; he
jes staid out in de rain an de cold. wild
mighty little to eat, while Mr.. Ant an
Mr.. Bee an Mr.. don't know who all else
had a house over dere heads, plenty TO
to eat, great big fires to set by. an good
warm beds fo to sleep in. An dey had
'em, honey, cause dey done save dere
pennies an dere dollars fo' to spen' 'en
fo' sumthin' dat dey rally done need, an
cause while Mr.. Hoppergrass was a-gal-
lvantin 'roun' all summer long, an
a'spen'in' his pennies an his dollars soon
he done git 'em, Mr.. Ant an Mr.. Bee
an Mr.. 1 don't know who all else, was
a-savin' dere pennies an dere dollars an
a-workin' hard all de time a-buildin' dere
houses an a-gittin' dere stuff laid in. all
de time keepin' in mind dat de sun ain I
Swine shine all de time, an dat rainy
days an cold days boun' to come long
sooner nur later"
Poor Mr.. Grasshopper must have had a
very hard time OF It. Aunt Matilda re-
marked the little boy. as the old woman
set him on his feet and resumed her work
in the kitchen.
Dat he had, honey" she answered.
"an' all cause he would spen' his pennies
an his dollars fas' as he done git 'em.
an all cause he imagined dat de sun
gwine shine all de time, an dat de rainy
days an de cold days amt boun' TO come
long sooner nur later
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You slip back it will I've the end OF you.
for the water along here is thirty feet
or more deep.
The boys followed the instructions
which came from some person on the
bank above them, and after A hard strug-
gle both Oh the water and on the steep
and crunbing bank succeeded IN reach
ing the level ground above. There they
found an old farmer, who was out hunt
inc along the bank for a strayed calf,
fearing Il had gone over the bank into
the river below. And he told the boys
that the high water due TO heavy
rains "A short distance '.up river and
that the tributary streams had poured
their overflow into the river. causing II
to swell In unusual proportions. And
accompanying the rising waters was
furious wind and rain storm. and the
boys had been the victims OF 1t. They
hurried 10 the farmers house. a short
d stance away, whore they were put into
dry beds TO finish the hour so that
remained OF the night. And. lying there.
talking over their exciting and dangerous
experience. the boys benloaned the loss
OF their old friends boat and gave thanks
for their own rescue at the hands OF the
old farmer, bat for whose timely appear
ance they might have gone down stream
and over the great dams with the frail
boat.
well, pals. we'll not weep over split
milk philosophical Dan. Well have
to go to work this summer and save our
earnings till we have enough money to
pay for the boat that through us was
lost"
And. in the first stages Of tired slum-
Der, fat'gued Jack and Charlie mumbled:
''Sure, Kid"
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said Dan. who had busted himself with
bed making. I've got one Of the blan-
kets on the bottom OF the boat-over that
straw we SO wisely put in-whle the
other two are left for covering. Two or
US will lie at one end and the other fell
low viii take what's left at the foot.
First in the boat first served and Dan
laughed merrily.
say. travelling on the water by day
and sleeping in harbor by night is not
so bad is it?' asked Charlie. "And
supper on land-with fresh fish and raw
enous appetites is the best part Of 1t. 1
say
Nothing better than sitting round the
campfire at night telling ghost and Indian
stories, I say smiled Jack. But 1t all
goes together just right to make a per-
feet whole. l say, let's turn IN early. for
I'm as tired after a days rowing and
fishing as though I had been cutting hay
in the August fields"
zone story round. then to bed-to boat,
| should say said Dan.
So an hour passed in pleasant story
telling. after which the boys decided to
turn in" and covered their fire with
ashes and some damp logs, go that they
would find a fine bed or Goals in the
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THE LITTLE BOY WAS coMP1A1 lining TO AUNT MATILDA

pergrass know was dat one day befo' he
done git de roof on his house, here come
long de rain an de cold dat all de folks
done tole him time an time agin boun' TO
come. Course. honey. Mr.. Hoppergrass
find out den dat de time 10 buildin' his
house done gone by, an he find out an
nudder thing. chile, an dat was dat
havin' spent his pennies an his dollars
soon as he done get 'em, he now got no
house, an no corn. an no wood. an what
mo. honey. he got nuthin' tall to buy
'em wild. So dere warn't nuthin' tall To-
Mr.. Hoppergrsss to do den but try git
somebody to help him. But while he
writ to dis one. an while he writ to dat
one. ne"-
Il didn't know. Aunt Matilda" inter
rupted the little boy. that grasshoppers
could write
We'll, honey" the old woman answer
ed, 'ef ennybody but Mr.. Wizze Wuzzle
hisseif had done tolc me dat Mr.. Hopper
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The Boys Have an Exciting Boat Ride

morning for cooking breakfast. Then
they saw that The boat was securely
moored in its place in snug little cove
one end drawn close against the bank,
which at this point was sandy ana drH.
An old water-soaked log which had been
carried on the bank during the sngh
water served TO tie the boat to. Every
thing ready, the boys wrapped themselves
in their blankets and We're soon rast
asleeT dreaming of perils on the great
ocean. The slow rocking of the boat was
as a cradle. and tie three young boatmen
slumbered more soundly than when In
their beds at home.
About midnight Dan rose to sitting
posture, for he had been dreaming OF
some sudden danger. II might have been
the cooler air of the night which awak-
ened him or It might have been the furi-
Gus rocking of the boat Whatever the
cause, Dan sat bolt upright, rubbed his
ewes and looked wonderingly about him.
After tho first waking moment he re-
called the incidents of the previous day
and evening and also the position of the
boat. But now he could not distinguish
any land close at hand and tie boat
seemed drifting down stream very rap
IDLY and the water was more turnuient
than when they had gone "a sleep on Its
bosom. A feeling Of fear seized Dan. for
he realized that the boat had broken
from her InooriHg and was adrift on the
river a short distance above the first
great mill dam. And the night was windy
and drops of rain We're failing on Dams 8
,.pturned face. Quickly rousing his COM
rades, he explained the situation 20 them.
Then three young fellows sat Up in the
boat. eyes wide with wonder and fear.
"Say. it's a regular hurricane blowing
down this river" cried Jack. seiZing an
oar Get to work there, pals, we'il
he carr led over the dam. We cans be
far from 1t, and the river IS rough and
swift Gee, what sudden change since
we went TO sleep in our snug little
cove,'
TIE three boys bent to their oars got
the boat turned around against the cur
rent. but. work as they might. with all
their combined strength and determina-
tion, they could not make any headway
against the wind and water. But they
did manage to prevent their boat from
being carried further down stream.
After two or more hours of this terri
BILE work Jack, his face and hands drip.
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The boys, for he loved to see the youths
rnjoy themselves in all innocent and
healthful amusement and sport. The
first day Of the boys possession Of the
boat was one they would never forget,
or. the first night. rather. for it was
during the night that their experience
of which I am about to write happened.
1T all came about this way: The boys
had been rowing up and down the river
ally to cast their fishing lines into the
water, where they knew the catch was
good. and after hauling in several tine
fish for their supper they spent the re-
mainder of the time in handling the
oars most deXtrously-
Let's make stop tonight at the
point where Sand creek emptics into the
river" suggested Jack The river gets
pretty wide and deep at that point. and
the farther we go down stream he more
interesting 1t will become. The river
five miles below here is quarter Of
mile wide. and the current is fine
"Oh, that's just about half a mile
above Anderson's mill. isn't it,, asked
Charlie. I've been down there with
dad. The river is fine above the dams.
Well find il splendid rowing there"
So the three bent on their oars and
went gliding down the river. going
with the current, which made their
rowing very easy. Late in the evening
they reached their destination. Il spot
about a quarter of mile above the
great mill dams. Say, pals. I'm get
ting mighty hungry" declared Dan.
resting on his oars. And its about
time we went into camp and had some
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had brought with them plenty of camp
provisions and their table. big. coarse
towel spread on the ground, soon looked
very inviting. indeed. A frying pan full
of fish cooked to a turn was the prin-
cipal deIicacy of the table. and was
much relished by the three hungry
boys.
After supper the campers put things
10 rights. which meant washing three
tin plates. three camp knives and forks
and spoons. a badly smoked frying pan
and coffee pot in the river and wiping
them dry on the tablecloth. Then they
were put inside the grub box" and the
box placed under some bushes.
, As the boys had planned on being
gone from their home for two or three
days they had provided themselves with
blankets and an old piece OF oilcioth.
the latter to be used as boat cover in
case of rain. They intended sleeping in
the boat, and soon their evening
chores on shore were complied they set
about fixing their beds for the night
before settling down beside their camp
fire to swap tales" for an hour or SO
while their hearty supper digested.
We'll everything is AS snug as a bug
in q rug-or will be when we turn IN.
Evening star., 1909-06-19
MIR sWlHZAIEWUH NLlE $
BED-fTQNl[E TFM[LE $
TOLD By AUNT MATILDA

den he feels 'bliged to go off an spen' it.
an, 'cordin' to what Mr. Wizzle Wuzzle
say furder. it don't bother Mr.. Hopper
grass what he spen' it fo SO long as he
spen' it. An like all desc here folks
what spen' all dey git soon as dey git
il, Mr. Hoppergrass is mighty biggity
bout it, an know mo- in a day den yo'
kin tell him in a year. So. While Mr..
Ant, an Mr.. Bee, an Mr.. ! don't know
what all else was gwine bout dere biz
ness, a-savin' dere pennies an dere dol
lars, an a-workin' hard all de time
buildn' dere houses, an a-gittin in dere
things 70 de winter, Mr.. Hoppergrass
he go a-gallivantin' roun', spen'in' all
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an den, when dey done get dere houses
all done, an dere corn. an dere wood, an
all dat all laid in. den dey res a while
befo' shettin' up dere houses tight an
takin' dere long winter maps. An 1es
bout dat time honey, when de nights
begin to git leas' bit chilly, Mr. Hopper
grass suddinly git busy, stop spen'in' his
money. an start workin on his house
What kind of house was 1t, Aunt
Matilda ?" asked the little boy.
"As to dat. honey she replied. "Mr.
WizZle WuZzle he never done say. an as
I doesn't member ever havin seen it. I
is unable 70 to tell yo'. but Mr.. Wizzle
WuZzle he say dat de fust thing Mr.. Hop
Evening star., 1909-06-19
The Reason Why.

THE reason I'm 50 good in
/ school
Why, mother is my teacher.
And when | make a blunder.
She hooks with wonder,
Then | go to my books
And when no one looks
Throw her a little kiss.
JAMES u. GRANT. Nine Years Old
Soldiers Home. u. c.
Evening star., 1909-06-19

thing to cheer UP the inner kid
Yes let's pull for the shore right
yonder at ;hat little curve" said Charlie.
There the bank Is easy of access. while
below it becomes too steep to climb.
There's fine trees there. too. where we
can find a place for our camptreS. III
dress the fish while you boys gather
driftwood for the fire. and get the grub
box out and set the able
This plan was adopted and soon camp
life was evident on the bank of the
river. Smoke curled to the sky from
fine campfire, over which coffee sent out
Il fragrance which mingled deliciously
with the smell of frying fish. The boys
Evening star., 1909-06-19
PUZZLES.
Zigzag Puzzle.

The words OF this zgzag contain the same
guessed and written one below the other in
rightful order their Zigzag letters. beginning
with the top left-hand letter and ending with
the bottem left-hand letter, will spell the full
name of famous prima donna. The cross
words are: (D Something people love TO laugh
over. (2l To inform ones self in things educa-
tionaI. 80 What all people want and need t4
auette Isl Rage 30 A small field blossom.
Evening star., 1909-06-19
VOCNG Johnny went a

VOUNG JOHNNY went a
/ fishing,
But the pond was dry.
And all that young Johnny got
Was a wasp sting in the eye.
Young Johnny hurried home
ward
AS hungry as could be.
But all that young Johnny got
Was that which you here see.
Evening star., 1909-06-19
CurtaiIingS.

10 Douhy curtail TO CONCEAL water by extreme
cold and leave TO have liberty. t2l Trply curtall
fraud and leave the song OF insects. t3p DouDiy
curtail a scrap of cloth and leave pastry.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES.
Letter cniSma-Hornet.
Betcadin-s-t1l Broad, road ~ Blink INK
90 Stack. tack
curtsilngs-tg Brown. brow. 60 Tardy, tar.
90 Warm, war.
Zigzag puzzle Hawthorne. Cross words ~
Heart - Hands. ~ Howls. ~ Masis. %
Sioth. o. Brook. "a Marry. tJ Under. ~
Eagic.
Evening star., 1909-06-19
UnWritabIe Sentence.

r HERE is one sentence i'll the English
language which cannot be written
properly, though it is correct when
spoken. Here is the sentence. though, OF
course. there is no rule for writing 1t:
There are three twos in the English
language" But the problem is, how is
one TO know which two-or tor too
to write? We have the three twos-but.
we must spell each of the three different
correctly.
Evening star., 1909-06-19
Mr.. Grasshopper's Sad Mis-.
Copyright. 1909, by r. W. Dution

ii l. llttle DOy
was complaining TO
Aunt Matilda that
he was unable to
buy something he
very much wished
because, as he
frankly admitted.
he had spent all
his pennies for
candy.
II is certinly
sorry, honey, deed
Evening star., 1909-06-19

rIARLIE, Dan and
Jack had go. hold
of d big rowboat
for the summer
and n I icipated
m a n y pleasant
trips up and down
the river near to
their home. The
boat belonged to
an old gentleman
who was only too
glad to lend it to
Evening star., 1909-06-19

that railroad crossing without either you
or mamma with me-" declared Dumpy-
boo. Then she fell asleep from sheer
fatigue, and did not awake until her
papa put her safely in her dear mothers
arms. Then with cry of joy, Dumpy-
boo hugged her mamma, saying:
'.fhere's no place like home. is there,
mamma? And how dreadful it is tu be
lost in a great city
Evening star., 1909-06-19
Letter Enigma.

My first is In net, hut not I'm fish:
My second is In china. but not in dish;
NV third H. in title. but not in name:
NV fourth is in burning. but not In flame:
My fifth is in dollar hut not in cash;
NV sixth Is In meat but not I'm hash;
NV whole is that which all dearly love,
Aud you'll know what ii is IL you solve the
above.
Evening star., 1909-06-19
take.

I i !" said the old woman, "but yo' know
what yo' pa an yo' ma done toie 20
bout savin' yo' pennies. An yo know
honey. Ise tole yo' de same thing; dat
So can't spen' yo' pennies an keep EN-
TOO. Course, honey she explained. I
doesn't want yo' to grow up one of desc
here misers, dat is SO mean an saNih
an stingy dat dey won't spen nun TO
keep 'em frum beiu' hungry. nur frum
bein' cold. nur frum bein' mosly IN rags.
No, indeedy, chile, | doesn't want yo 10
git to be like dat, an needer does 30 ma
nur yo' pa. l jes don't want 20 go
make de mistake dat Mr.. Hoppergrass
made
lyon mean Mr. Grasshopper, Aunt Ma
tilda." said the little boy.
Mr.. Hoppergrass, Mr.. WiZZie W uE-ile
call him. but de same pusson, money, re-
piled the old woman
But you have never told me. Aunt
Matilda" said the little boy; what mus,
take Mr. Grasshopper made and sou
have never told me how he came TO make
1t .
Il doesn't b'lieve l has, honey" she
answered, an ! Is sorry an., hasn T. csuse aone
on spen'in yo' pennies 70 dis all an 10
dat all mons snse. std Of savin' EN- up TO
sumtEin' yo' rally want
The old woman seated herself IN het
on her knee, and, pushing her spectacies
IN high above her forehead. said:
"'Cordin' to what Mr. Wizzle Wuzzle
say. honey, Mr. Hoppergrass was one OF
desc here folks an "a. 10, ,ora 1d eh seoS7 =
n thing as a rainy day. TO he went on
de plan. same as dey does. dat de sun
shine all &c time. spite de Sac dat yo
knows an | knows dat rainy days boun
~ Scome sooner nu- later. An So aS Mr..
Nyizzle Wuzzie done toie me, Mr.. Hop
rergraSS no sooner git a dollar den OFT
he go an spen' it, an
x
IT didn't know. Aunt Matilda" inter
rupted the little boy. that grasshoppers
had money"
..Needer did I. honey she answered
.'tiI | done hear Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle say
AZ. But, as fo' dat. chile, dere's lots mo
things didn't know til Mr.. WiZZle Wuz-
zle done tole me. But. howsomever. Mr.
wizzle WuZzle he say dat dat was de kind
of pusson Mr.. Hoppergrass was-no soon
er git dollar den off he go an spen' it.
Did he spend it for candy, Aunt Ma
filda?" asked the little boy.
Law, honey she replied, Mr.. Wizzle
Wuzzle he say dat Mr.. Hoppergrass
epen' il fo' de fust thing dat come to his
mind. 1 disremenbers Mr.. Wizzle Wuz-
Zle sayin ennything bout Mr. Hopper
grass spenin' il TO candy, but | does
'meinber dat he 'stiuctly say he spen' il
To- de fust thing dat come to his mind,
,yedder it be fo' candy, nur 70 cakes, nur
10 t'bacco, nur'--
Tobacco. Aunt Matilda the little
fellow inquired, rather doubtingly.
Oats what Mr.. Wizzle WnZZle done say
honey" she replied 'an' he know what
lie talkin' bout. Grille. But what j was
a-roin' 70 say honey, was dis: Dat no
sooner do Mr.. Hoppergrass git dollar
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ne git, an actin like de sun gwlne shlne
all de time, an like winter amt gWlhe
come long bimeby.
Course, honey" said the old woman
after a pause. "all de fren's of Mr.
Hoppergrass tell him time an time agin
dat he better stop a-stanin' roun' do
In nuthin, an a-smokin' cigars an
a-lookin' on. Dey tell him he better stop
all dat, an to go hurry up wild his house,
an to git in his corn an his wood All
all dat befo' de rain an de cold come,
but Mr.. Hoppersrass he sorter smile
KNOWN to himself. an say time 'nuff TO
all dat himeby All dis time Mr. Ant,
an Mr. Bee, an Mr.. | don't know who
all else is a-savin' deere pennies an dere
dollars, an keep on workin' all day long,
Evening star., 1909-06-19
Dumpy-Doo Gets Lost in City

was a
funny name for a
tiny bit OF a girl.
was it not? Dunn
py-Doo was not her
sure-enough name.
but one which her
papa gave her be-
cause she was such
a dumpy little miss.
Her real name was
Grace, but no one
ever called her that.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-24

Very Fine Real Estate for Sale.
On Monday, the 4th day of Oc-
tober, 1909, Immediately after le-
gal sales, the following real estate
will be offered for sale, to-wit:
1st. One corner lot in the City
of Orangeburg, Orangeburg county,
S. c., fronting on Broughton street.
in said city and measuring thereon
60 feet and measuring on Sellers
avenue two hundred and thirty-eight
feet, more or less.
End. One let in the City of Or
angeburg, in Orangeburg county, 3.
c., fronting on Broughton street,
in said city of Orangeburg, and
measuring thereon ninety feet and
measuring in depth two hundred and
forty feet, more or less.
3rd. One lot with the residence
and buildings thereon in the City
of Orangeburg, in Orange burg coun-
ty, s. G., fronting on Broughton
street in said City of Orangeburg,
and measuring thereon one hundred
and fifty feet and measuring in depth
two hundred and thirty-nine feet,
more or less.
4th. That tract of land in the
City and county Of Orangeburg, S.
c., containing thirty-four and one
half acres, more or less, and bound
ed by the causeway Of Russell street,
lands of w. l.. Harley and A. l..
Dukes.
5th. That tract Of land in the
City and county Of Orangeburg, S.
c., containing twenty-nine acres,
more or less and bounded by the
right of way of the A. c. L. Rail-
way Company, the North Edisto riv-
er and tract last above described
This property must be sold, as
the owner does not live here. For
further information apply to Ray
sor G. Summers, attorneys.
Orangeburg, S. C. S-10-1t
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