The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-30
uNsTuDIED EFFORTS OF
ANANlAS AND SAPPHlRA

AnaniaS and Sapphire cluilp'u Wy
the back steps of the neiehbor
house. whooping joyously as they
clumped. Outside the screen door
they paused for a friendly scufiie.
The neighbor pushed the door open
and they catapulted through the
opening.
well. said the neighbor. what 40
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 TOT
YOU"
The well-mannered Sapphire looked
up at her with big. pleading eyes. !
say please" she cooed.
so do I. So do l." shrieked Ana
Mas. please give us a drink"
The neighbor doled out the water
with sparing hand.
what do you have the water in a
bottle for" inquired Sapphira. why
don't You give us the water that runs
out of the spout"
IT might make yon ill.," returned
the ncichbor. 1T has microbes
in it.
HAS it," Ananias asked, eagerly
GIVE me some Just love en- My
mother 2ivrs mo lots NJ them And
oacr SIM &aan ri SONG M.rer ont
Of the spout AID i 1 i snakes II it
and drank them "
The neiehhor hastily retired into
tho pantry
MY mother gave mo some ont of
the spout" said Sapphira rnminat-
incly when the neiehhor had returned.
land il had at had a-potato in
it, Give me some more. please.
she added II want ii full up"
"Oh. YOU don't want any more"
the nciuhbor assured her you've
had all You need You couldn't drink
any more"
Once" said Sapphira. fixing her
eyes drcamily on nothing, Il drank
a whole bottle full without stopping
a minute, with my eyes shut
81 drank a whole pond full once"
boosted Ananias Mi,h-my
mouth shut
| After this cieNniH4 effort he went
and sat down upon the iirclcss
cooker.
rs TIL 4 Grcl.ss cookcr?" he
asked
Yes said the ncilhbor
"Wc'vc got one al home Just like
il. only forty fines as big It's big
cnon2h to hold a pig. Ono" we
cooked COW in it,
We cooked n nclcphunt in ours
Sapphire chmod IN "a great big
pink nclcphunt
"lIow remarkable" said the neigh
Dor. impressed Il don't SEQ how YOU
got him in"
I'VE just shoocd him in" said Sap
phira, airily. And he was great
big nclcphunt"
| wv w So' d EI'dt VIZ ti'IuVuuOu"
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
~, lis lion and we keep him in the
-four bin. and he wears yellow trou-
sers Can have n 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 tho
bananas and looked at II. II think
it's too green for You to cat" 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 rcflec-
! lively, makes my mother eat four,
SIX. eleven, eight piannas every day,
green ones with rcd and white and
blue spots on. and they make her
! awfully sick. but he makes her eat
/ them
The neiphbor opened the screen
door "Shoo," she said inhospitablv
Run along home. You're maxim
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