The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-09
UNsTU0itD EFFORTS OF
ANANIAS AND SAPPHlRA

Ananias and Sapphire dumped up
the back steps of the nelghbor
house whooping joyously as they
dumped. Outside the screen door
they paused for a friendly scuffe.
The neighbor pushed the door open
and they catapulted through the
opening,
We'll. said the neighbor. what do
you want
I'VE want a drink. Give us a
dring." they chorused.
You do. do YOU" inquired the
neighbor. What do you say when
you want people to do things for
YOU"
The well-mannered Sapphire looked
up at her with big. pleading eyes.
say please" she cooed
so do I. SO do l." shreked Ana
Mas. please give US drink
! The neighbor doled out the water
with sparing hand.
What do you have the water In
bottle for?' inquired Sapphire. Why
don't you give us the water that runs
out Of the spout9'
ut might make you ILL.," returned
/ the nairhbor. ut has microbes
/ In It .
| elias it," Ananias asked, eagerly
Give me some | Just love EN-, My
mother gives me lots Of them. And
once she gave me some water out
of the spout and it had snakes in II
and ! drank them
The neighbor hastily retired into
the pantry.
MY mother gave me some out OF
the spout" said Sapphira runinat-
ingly when the neighbor had returned
"and it had Ait had a-potato in
it. Give me some more. please
she added ri want It full up
oh, you don't want any more
the neiphbor assured her, you've
had all you need You couldn't drink
any more"
Once" said sapphira fixing her
eyes dreamily on nothing, Il drank
whole bottle full without stopping
a minute. with my eyes shut"
81 drank a whole pond full once,
boosted Ananias. "wth-with-my
mouth shut
After this crowning effort he went
and sat down upon tho tireless
cooker
as this a hrelesa cooker?' he
asked
Eyes" said the neiehbor,
We've got one at home Just Ike
it. only forty times as big. It's biz
enough to hold pig. Once we
cooked COW in it"
I'VE cooked nelephunt in ours.
Sapphire chimed in. "a great bis
pink nelephunt,"
How remarkable" said the neigh
Dor, impressed Il don't see how you
got him in
I'VE just shooed him in" said Sap
phira. airily And he was a great
big nelephunt"
We've got great big tremendous
tiger" Ananias said briskly. 'and
we keep him In the dishpan and he
has a green tail and blue head and
purple feet"
Our tiger" said Sapphire. casual
ly "is lion and we keep him in the
-four bin. and he wears yellow trou-
sers Can have a pianna?"
"a piano." repeated the neighbor.
looking puzzled. Il haven't one to
give you
Yes. you have insisted Sapphira.
Those yellow ones on the table"
The neighbor took up one of the
bananas and looked at it, II think
it's too green for you to eat" she
said
Il love them when they're green"
responded Sapphire. why, mother
gives me six piannis every day and
they're just as green as that grass
out there"
MY father" said Ananias refec-
lively. makes my mother eat four.
six, eleven. eight piannas every day.
green ones with red and white and
blue spots on. and they make her
awfully sick, but he makes her eat
them"
The neighbor opened the screen
door. "Shoo," she said inhospitably.
Run along home. You're making
me lose all my moral sense"
4 Ananias and Sapphire tumbled out
of the door as cheerfully as they had
4 tumbled in.
Wen come again tomorrow and
get another drink" they assured the
neighbor kindly as she sped the
parting guests Chicago Daily News.
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