Mexico Missouri message., 1911-12-14

mitted to his fate, clutched the dasher
angrily, and began his weary work
He was glad his little black frienu
did not witness his disgrace.
As he thought Of Wilkes Booth Llh-
coin the big tears came into MIS- eyes
and rolled down his cheeks; he leaned
way over the churn and the great gils-
tening tears splashed right into the
hole made for the dasher' and roiieu
into the milk.
Billy grew Interested at once ana
laughed aloud; he puckered up MS
face and tried to weep again, LOT ne
wanted more tears to fall into inc
churn; but the tears refused to come
and he couldn't squeeze another one
out OF his eyes.
Aunt Minerva" he said mischiev-
ously. Il done ruint yo' buttermilk'
What have you done" she In
| CURED
IT'S done ruint," he replied. you'll
halter th'ow it away; faint htten Ter
nothin.' | done cried bout bucket
full In It," 49,,
why did you cry?" asked Miss MI
nerva calmly. Don't you like TO
work."
''Yes'm, / jes' loves to work: wish
| had time to work all the time. But
It makes my belly ache to churn-l
got a awful pain right now.
"Churn oni" she COMMANDED un-
alphabetically.
He grabbed the dasher and churned
vigorously for one minute. 81.
81 reckon the buffers done come
he announced, resting from his laoors'
TT hasn't begun 20 come yet, re-
Piled the exasperated woman. Doh
waste go much time, William
The child churned in silence for the
space Of two minutes, and suggested;
'Tt's time TO put hot water In It; Aunt
Cindy always puts hot water In !"
Lemme git some fer YOU.
81 never put hot water In my milk
said she, at makes the butter puny
Work more and talk less, William.
Again there was a brief silence
broken only by the sound OF the
dasher humping against the bottom
of the churn, and the rattle OF th'
dishes.
81 sho' is tired" he presently re
marked, heaving a deep sigh. M
arms is bout give out Aunt MinerV'
ole Aunt Bme-Gum Tempy's Perun
is Pearline see a man churn with b
toes; lemme git chair an see
,s can't churn with my toes"
a. Indeed you shall not" responde
his annoyed relative positively.
as 'Sanctifed Sophy knowed a colore
e oman what had a little dog wei
m roun' an roun an churn fer her" r
at marked Billy after a short pause.
you had a billy boat or a little mani
Oh could hitch him TO the churn fer "
70. ev'ry day"
" William" commanded his auE
" don't say another word until y
lre have finished your work"
Can / sing" he asked.
he She nodded permission as she we
Wy. through the open door into the diniI
her room.
ltil Returning few minutes later 8
you found him sitting astride the chul
using the dasher so vigorously II
cry buttermilk was splashing in every
he recuon, and singing in a clear. sw'
,or. voice:
am He'll feed you when yous naked,
The orphans tear he'll dry,
alu He'll clothe you when you's hongr,
An take you when you die"
,' Miss Minerva jerked him of W
~, no gentle hand.
O." What done now?" asked the
~, or
WV can see jes' to straddle churn."
Go out In the front yard" CT
-. handed his aunt, and sit in the sw
5No' till / call you. I'll finish the w
u,.. without your assistance. And, '
''1 liam," she called after him, there
a very bad little boy who lives n
- door; | want you to have as little
10 do with him as possible"
lTo he continued0