Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-03-07

BTdllHeu TelttlFe, eau MIN over.
Billy went to the fence, where he
signaled Jimmy to meet him.
Aunt Minerva say you come over,
an listen to her read some er the pret4
ties tales you ever hear" he said, as
II comforting a great favor.
Nav, sirree-bob!" was the impolite
response across the fence, them bout
the measliest tales they is. I'll como
If she II read my Uncle Remus books
please come on" begged Billy. drop-
ping the patronizing manner that he
had assumed, in hope of inducing his
chum to share his martyrdom. "You
know Aunt Minerva d die in her
tracks fore she d read Uncle Remus.
You II like these-here tales mother
sight better anyway. 1 II give you
my stoney if you'll come"
NAV; you amt going to get me in
no such box as that If she d just
read seven or eight hours l would Mt
mind but she II get you where she
wants you and read bout a million
hours. know Miss Minerva"
Billys aunt was growing impatient.
Come, William she called. Il arn
waiting for you"
Jimmy went back to his own porch
and the other boy Joined his kinswo-
Oman
-- Why -vnudn't-I. -.-.- a2.Ye?" she
asked.
"He-he amt feeling very WE'LL"
was the considerate rejoinder.
was born in Tirgi-ia--" began Miss
Minerva.
Corn in a Manager" repeated the
inattentive little boy to himself, Il
knows who that was" So, this impor-
tant question settled in his mind, he
gave himself up to the full enjoyment
of his chum and to Jae giving and re-
ceiving secrel signals, he pleasure OF
wE.ch was decidedly -nhanced by the
fear of imminent detection.
Father | cannot tell lie, | did it
with my little Ratchet" read the
thin, monCtonous voice at his elbow.
Billy laughed aloud-at that minute
Jimmy was standing on his head wav-
ing two chubby feet in the air.
William" said his aunt reprovingly,
peering at him over her spectacles, II
don't see anything to, laugh at,"-and
she did not, but then she was in ignor-
ance of the little conspiracy.
He was good and dutiful son and
he studied his lessons so we'll that
when he was only seventeen years old
he was employed to survey vast tracts
of land in Virginia."
Miss Minerva emphasized every
word, hoping thus to impress her
nephew. But he was so busy keeping
one eye on her and one on the little
boy on the other porch, that he did not
have time to use his ears at ali and so
did not hear one word.
Leaving his camp n~es burning to
deceive the enemy, he stole around by
a circuitous route, fell unon the Brit
ish and CAPTURED"
Billy held up his hands to catch a
ball which Jimmy mace Jelieye to
throw.
Miss Minerva still read on, uncon-
scious Of her nephew maIreltiCn:
The suffering at Valley Forge had
been intense during ne wInler-'
IlllS LlCie Il pICeS44sS SC.ILAO las
aunt's upright back of throwing a ball
while the other child held up two fat
little hands 10 Cnc-iFa It. Again he
laughed aloud rs ,mmy nat on his
hands and g oGAC t's il nary ball
into his hip.
She looked at him stcrnly over her
glasses:
What makes you so silly?" she in
quired, and without waiting for reply
went on with her reading; she was,
nearing the close now and she read
carefully and deliberately.
"And he was chosen the first presiI
dent of the United States"
Billy put his hands to his ears and
wriggled his fingers at jimmy. who
promptly returned the compliment.
"He had no children OF his own, so
he is called the Felner OF his Coun-
try"
Miss Minerva closed the Look.
turned to the little boy at her side.
and asked:
who was this great and good man,
William"
Jesus" was his ready ans yer, in an
appropriately solemn Lite yo.c3.
why, William Green Hin" she OK
claimed in disgust. What are you
thinking Of? l don't believe You heard
one word that | read"
Billy was puzzled; he was sure she
had said Born in q mangar." L didn's
hear her say nothin' bout bulrushes,"
he thought, so t amt Moses; She
didn't say log cabin so t amt Aba
ham Lincoln, she didn't saw 'Thir%u