The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-20

ne said, calmly.
your chums, nothing!" angrily
cried Jimmy, swelling up pompously.
You all time trying to claim my
cnums. can't have nothing a tall
'thout you got to stick your mouth In.
You bout the selfishest boy they Is.
You want everything got, all time. ("
The little girls were now quite near
and Jimmy hailed them gleefully, for.
getful OF his anger:
Come on, Lima, you and Frances"
ne shrieked, "and we can have the
mostest fun. Billy here's done come
to live with Miss Minerva and she's
oone gone uptown and don't care II
we sprinkle. cause she's got so much
'ligion."
But you know none of us are al
lowed to use hose" objected IIina
But It's 80 much fun" said Jilc-ay:
and Miss Minerva she's SO Christian
sne amt going to raise much of a
rough house, and If she do we can
run when We see her coming."
Il can't rum" said Billy; II amt
got nowhere to run to an"
III that amt just like you. Billy"
interrupted Jimmy, "all time talking
bout you amt got nowhere to run to;
you don't want nobody to have no fun.
You bout the picayunest boy they is"
Little Ikey Rosenstein, better known
as "Goose-Grease," dressed in q cast
on suit OF his big brothers, with his
fathers hat set rakishly back on his
head and over his ears, was coming
proudly down the street some distance
OF.
"Yonder comes Goose Grease Rosen-
STEIN" said Jimmy gleefully. when
he gets right close les make him
hop"
"All right" agreed Billy, his good
humor restored, les baptize him
good"
"Oh, we can't baptze him." ex-
claimed the other little boy, "'cause
he's Jew and the Bible says not to
baptize Jews. You got to mesmerize
'em. How come me to know so
much?" he continued condescendingly.
Miss Cecilia teeched me in the Sun
day school. Sometimes I know so
much feel like I'm going to bust.
She teached me bout 'Scuffie little
chillens and forbid them not and bout
'Ananias telled Sapphira he done it
with his little hatchet,' and bout
''Lijah jumped over the moon in q
automobile know everything what's
in the Bible. Miss Cecilia sure is a
cracker-jack; she's bout the stylish
est Sunday school teacher they is"
"'Twas the COW jumped over the
moon" said Frances, "and 1t isn't In
the Bible; it's In Mother Goose"
"And Elijah went to heaven in a
chariot of fire." corrected Lima.
And / know all bout GABRIEL" con.
tinued Jimmy, unabashed. when
folks called him to blow his trumpet
he was under the haystack fast
asleep"
Ikey was quite near by this time to
command the attention of the four
children.
Lets mesmerize Goose-Grease,"
yelled Jimmy, as he turned the stream
Of water full upon him.
Frances, Lima and Billy clapped
their hands and laughed for Joy.
With terrified and angry shrek
their victim, dripping water at every
step, ran bowling by his tormentors.
When he reached a safe distance he
turned around, shook fist at them
and screamed back:
"My papa Is going to have you all
arrested and locked up in the Gala
boose."
"Calaboose. nothing!" jeered Jimmy
"You all the time wanting to put some
body in the calaboose cause they mes
merize you. You got to be mesmer-
tied cause it's in the Bible"
A short, stout man, dressed In neat
black clothes, was coming toward
them.
"Oh, that's the major!" screamed
Billy delightedly. taking the hose and
squaring himself to greet his friend
of the train. but Jimmy jerked 1t out
OF his hand, before either Of them no.
t.ced him turning about, as II for
something forgotten.
you amt got the sense of a one
eyed tadpole. Billy" he said. That's
Miss Minervas beau. He's been Low.
ing her more'n q million years. My
mamma says he amt never going to
marry nobody tall 'thout he can get
Miss Minerva, and Miss Minerva she
just turns up her nose at anything
that wears pants. You better not
sprinkle him. He's been to the war
and got his big toe shot off. He kilt
bout a million Injuns and Yankees
and he's name Major cause he's a
Confed'rit vetrun. He went to the
war when he amt but fourteen"
Did he have on long pants?" asked
10 yN,.ly