The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17

Tommy, most obedient little chap, did not coax or pout, but said: "All right Mamma" Then he began his game with old puss and kittens, feeling that his mamma knew what was best for him. And Sally May, having already eaten four bananas, had the audacity to ask her mamma for another one, saying: I'm so hungry, Mamma. and I'm so much bigger'n Tommy; can't l have just one more banana, pleaseT
 "No, dearie; you know I have told you often that you must be very careful about eating bananas. One will do you no harm, but more than that might make you i'll. Mothers little daughter must not ask for things which she has been told are not good for her. Now, in half an hour you may have another ba- mana, but not till then.''
 But at the expiration of the half-hour Tommy had gone out to play snowfall with his little neighbor, Toodles Brown, and did not remember his mother's prom ise of another banana. And Sally May had stolen softly up stairs, feeling badly in her stomach. Into her room she crept, and as the pain increased as she walked she decided to lie down, So upon the little white bed she climbed, not taking time to remove her shoes, which were soiled from having been out in the soft
  Sally was not in mood to think of soiled shoes just then. The pains in her stom- ach were chasing each other up and down, making Sally bend double and almost scream.
 At any other time Sally would have called very loudly for her mamma. but just now she felt too guilty to have her mamma question her about herself. She knew she had done very, very wrong in eating so many bananas, and also knew the sudden terrible pains had been caused from the over-eating of the heavy fruit So, she decided to stand the pain and suffering without letting anyone know about it. And there, doubled up on the bed she rolled about in agony.
 After a little while she began to feel a bit better, and grew drowsy. Fixing the pillow comfortably under her head she closed her eyes and fell into sleep. But hardly had she done so when a tap, tap, came at her bedroom door. "Now, who can that bei" Sally May asked of her self, half waking. ''Tap, tap, tap," again went somebody's knuckles on the door. Now Sally sat up in bed and called out: "Come in, and don't make 50 much noise on my door. Who are you, anyway, that dares to come and wake me up? And I am sick, and need to rest"
 The door slowly opened, and the queer est-look1ng little old man followed by hunchback who carried a knapsack over his shoulder, entered. Lifting his finger to Sally May. the old man said in very low tones: Now, don't make a noise, little Miss, when I tell you I am the Squee-gee man. and this fellow here, (pointing to the hunchback) is my as- sistant. We've come to cut you open. Oh, don't cry out. If you do your man. ma will hear you, and she'll come run ming to see what the matter is. And then shall tell her you have eaten four ba- nanas, while she thought you ate but one. I'll tell her you ate three of the bananas before reaching home from the fruit-ven- der's stand at the corner. And what do you suppose she will say to that7''
 After his speech the Equee-ges man laughed, and the dwarf initiated him. Then both shook hands and laughed some more.
 Sally, still sitting up in bed, asked. in