Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-30
tNsTUDIED EFFORTS OF
ANANlAS AND SAPPHlRA


house whooping joyously as they
dumped. Outside the screen door
thew paused for friendly scuffle.
The neighbor pushed the door open
and they catapulted through the
opening.
wei. said the neighbor. what do
you want?"
1--WE want a drink. Give US
dring." they chorused.
you do, do you?" inquired the
neighbor. What do you say when
you want people to do things Tor
you?"
The well-mannered Sapphire looked
I'D at her with big, pleading eyes. /
say please" she cooed.
$50 do I. So do l." shrieked Ana
MAS. please give us a drink
The neighbor doled out the water
with a sparing hand.
What do you have the water In
bottle for?" inquired Sapphira- why
don't YOU give us the water that runs
out Of the spout?'
"It might make you III" returned
the neighbor. 1T has microbes
In It."
"Has IT," Ananias asked. eagerly.
"Give me some. Just love 'em. MY
mother gives me lots OF them. And
once she gave me some water out
Of the spout and 1t had snakes In II
and I drank them"
The neighbor hastily retired into
the pantry
MY mother gave me some out o
the spout said Sapphire ruminat
ingly when the neighbor had returned
land It had at had a-potato II
II. Give me some more, please
she added. 81 want it full up"
"Oh. you don't want any more
] the neiRhbor assured her. "You'v
I had all you need. You couldn't drin
] any more"
- "Once." said Sapphire. fixing he
eyes dreamily on nothing oran
q whole bottle full without stoppin
q minute. with my eyes shut"
81 drank a whole pond full once
boosted Ananias, "with-with-H
mouth shut"
After this GROWING effort he we
and sat down upon the hrele
cooker.
b. as this a fireless cookerF"
nd asked.
he Eyes" said the neighbor-
III We've got one at home Just II
II. only forty times as big. It's I
rs enough to hold a pig. Once
cooked a COW in It,"
ak I'VE cooked a nelephunt in our
Sapphire chimed in. "a great
ar pink nelephunt."
How remarkable" said the neii
10Y Dor. impressed. 81 don't see how y
dye got HIM In"
we Just shooed him in" said S
rrs phira. airily. And he was a gr
big nelephunt-"
ark, We've got a great big tremend'
tiger" Ananias said. briskly, Il
me- we keep him in the dishpan and
, has a green tail and blue head I
purple feet"
,ck "Our tiger" said Sapphire. cas-
81. Iy. "is a lion and we keep him In
len. -four bin. and he wears yellow Z
W. l sers. Can I have a pianna?"
"a piano?" repeated the neigh
esu looking puzzled. Il haven't one
,urs give you"
yes, you have" insisted Sappl
l. 1
The neighbor took up one OF
ank, bananas and looked at 1t. 81 Z
it's too green for you to eat"
MAJ said.
H.. ct love them when they're gre
responded Sapphire. why. me
,inU gives me six piannis every day
they're Just as green as that s
kept out mere. r,.
to MY laIher' saiu
, day lively. makes my mother eat
} the six. eleven, eight piannas every
green ones with red and white
S,ota blue spots on, and they make
W the awfully sick, but he makes hel
cur a them"
which The neighbor opened the 8
taxes door. "Shoo," she said inhOspi
layer, Run along home. You're m
'asur me lose all my moral sense"
uH 10 Ananias and Sapphire tumble
of the door as cheerfully as the
tumbled in.
their "WeU come again tomorrow
ckets get another drink" they assure
rwlse neighbor kindly as she sped
D pay, parting guests.-Ckicago Daily
ISurer
les In At a London Wedding.
Passing through the east c
l.. London, a tourist observed
~ crowd of costers watching a
,Spon couple entering a church. OBJ
Ii ico' with the intention of committin