The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-20
= MISS MINERVA Z
AWWILIlAM GREEN FlIl{V
by FRANCES BOYD CALHOUN
Copyright & Bitton Coz
CHAPTER ,.
. FRANCES BOYD CALHOUN
Copyright. BY Reilly & Britton Co,

breathin' spell here come another on
an she got to nuss it. An the mel
Is Mount Sinai Tabernicle, he nam,
fer the church where OIL Aunt Blue
Gum Tempy's Perjury Pearline take.
ner sackerment; an the mex Is FRS
Thessalonians; Second Thessaionians
he's dead an gone to the Bad Place
cause he skunt a cat-I don't near
skin the cat on actin pole like me
an Wilkes Booth Lincoln does-he
skunt q sho' 'nough cat what was a
black cat, what was a ole witch, an
she COME back an ha mt him, an he
growed thinner an thinner an weas-
Ter an weasler. tell finely he want
nothin' tall but SHELTON. an the
Bad Man won't low nobody tall to
give his parch tongue no water, an he
got to. ever after amen. be toast on a
pitchfork. An Oleander Magnolia AL
thea Is the Mex he continued,
enumerating Perjury Pcarline's Off
spring on his thin. well.molded fin
gers. she got the seven-year itch: an
Gettysburg. an Biddle-& -Brothers-
Nercaniile-Co. he name fer the sto'
where ole Aunt Rlue-Cum Tempys
rern."v pearline gifts credit so she can
pay when .ohe fe'ches IN ner cotton in
the fall. an \, ICES Booth Lincoln,
nm an mes twins: was po'h.u
'he same day only Is bofnan ny
mamma dp' he's horned to his'n sn' ,
OodajT Jenkins fetched me an Doctor
Shacklefoot fetched him. An Decim
us l'ltimus. the little boy triumph. :
antly put his right foreflnger on his i
left little one. thus making the teath,
she's the baby an she's got the collie
an cries loud nough to wake. up Is !
rael: Wilkes Booth Lincoln say he
wish the little devil wou' 4 die. PR.
uny Pearline frs namcI her D ,ctor
cause h1 fetches all her
but the '.ortor he say that
amt no name T e "a girl, - he name
her Decimus c,t.mus."
MISS y ,.eerva, soher, proper. digni-
ned' >taious old maN unused to chill
'' -. listened In frozen Amusement
Ar., paraly2ed silence. She decided to
nut the child tn bed at once that she
might COLLECT her thoughts, and lay
gone plans for the rearing Of this sad
~ neglected, little orphaned nephew.
william" she caid, 1T is bedtime,
and | know you must be sleepy after
your long ride on the cars. Would you
like something to eat before put you
to bed? I saved you some supper"
"Naw'm. l hain't hongry; the major
man what talk to on the train tuck
me in the dinin room an gimme oil
l could hol': Jest eat an eat tell
they want a wrinkle in me-" was the
reply. HE axed me bout you, too.
Is he name Major Minerva"
She opened door in considerable
confusion, and they entered small
neat room adjoining.
| This is your own little room. Will
+, liam" said she. you see 1t opens into
mine. Have you night.shirt?'
"Naw'm. I don't need no ntght'shirt.
Jest sleeps in my unions and some
times in my overalls."
We'll, you may sleep In your union
suit tonight" said the scandalized rel
alive. "and I'll see what ! can 90 lor
YOU tomorrow. Can you undress your
self"
Her small nephew wrinkled his
nose, dsdainfully. We'll, | reckon
So" he scornfully made answer. MO
an Wilkes Booth Lincoln been UNI
drcssin' usself ever sence ives born.
"Ill come in here after while ana
turn off the light. Good night, VIII
! liam"
Goodnight. Aunt Minerva re-
sponded the little boy.