The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
OUR YOUNG FOLKS

tn explain, said the old woman
Wait hit. and III name EN- OFF.
There was Old King Cole. yes even
Rayaity came To me- and she drew
+ herself up proudly He was a merry
cid soul If there ever was one, Bnt.
my dear, he was always calling FOR
something. so that | had TO be foisa
ever on the trot. He called for his
pipe. and he called for his bowl, and
ne called fer his hddlers three.
TT must have got on TO your nerves,
aunt. said Daily Down Oily.
"oh, dreadfully. I had at last to
say, Your Majesty, you must go"
Then there was the Crooked Man
What was the matter with him.
1.-THE Crooked Man was well enough
in his way, bit he never paid hls
board. Finally one day, he found
crooked sixpence against q crooked
stile Thinks l to myself, hen pay
me now. But. no! II you'n believe
il. he bought e crooked cat
Shameful cried Dafy Down Oily
1T caught a crooked mouse. Ill
say that much for the cat. The old
/ woman then went OH
Peter boarded here a week but
then my pumpkins gave out He
wouldn't so much "a taste Of anything
else. I felt pleased when Little Tommy
TiIlem0use came. He was an easy
boarder. Every day he would start
off after his breakfast with his fish
ing-rod, ana Ia not see a sign of him
till shutdown. Bui-how can tell it,
( l found out that be caught fishes In
other mems bitches So. OF course.
/ had to let him GO
'D6ffy Down DIZZY had felt a little
+ shy about asking fer one of the board
erS bat finally her curiosity got the
better OF her.
What asked she. has become or
Bobby Shattoe?' .-~.,.
Then all the Older children shouted
+ in a chorus, Didn't you know? Bobby
Shafto's gone to sea-
He had silver buckles on his knee
said one of the little girls.
"Daffy- pown-Dilly mUrmured 70 her
+ self He'll come back, and marry me
( pretty Bobby shaftoe,'
And how about Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
/ Sprat2 she said aloud
! AT this question the old woman's
cheek grew very red Talk OF cranky
people Jack Sprat could eat no fat
his wife could eat ~na lean, There
| was never any suiting them. Chill
| dren are the only satisfactory board
ers Little Boy Blue was the Tnosv
/ obNging little fellow,-always ready to
blow the dinner horn for ME. And
{ little Miss Muffet.-the best child'
I While the Sprats were fussing over
their platter. she'd sit on tuffet. eat
/ ing her curds and whey. Even when
! there came big spider and sat down
/ beside her. she never cried tear,
/ though sadly frightened But how
! am running on, Here it IS FIVE o'clock.
4 Jack and Jill, run UP the hiN ana
fetch pail Of water. Jack. be aim
/ BILE. jill, be quick. and you, Polly. put
the kettle on. and We'll all take tea
1T you've no boarders, how do you
live asked Daffy Down Oily.
"'At first II was pretty hard said
the old woman. but. luckily. l hap
pened to remember cousin of mine.
: and what do you think! She lived
upon nothing but victuais and drink
nothing! SO l made up my mind
we'd do the same. OF course. that
/ made everything simple enough.
Clothss. a.lana had. heen, siach, a, hnther-
DADDY had TO go a-hunting rabbit
skins. day In and day out. Now. he
has a new master tbecause he can't
work any faster). and his wages are
but a penny a day, yet l manage
beautifully. When my dear children
are very hungry. there's pease porridge
hot. pease porridge cold, pease por-
ride In the pot, nine DAYS old
"'But, objected Daffy- Down Dilly,
win the gum drops hold out
However. the gum drops did hold
out, as well as the pease porride. and
OF a Sunday-the tarts. And ever ar
forwards all went we'll with the Old
Woman who lived In Shoe
Prue liked this story SO we'll that
| when Matte got over the scarlet fever.
and came TO Great-aunt AIMS. II mao
to be told to both little girls. Whe".
Patty got we'll, she. TOO. came to Great
aunt AIMS. And then Great aunt
Ann. with an arm around one little girl
an arm around another little girl, and
a third little girl In her lap, told the
story 10 Matty and Patty and Prue.--
Caroline S. Allen. in Little Folks.
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