The Marshall republican., 1912-04-19
XXI.
A rransssuen In Mvmps.

r~ransaetten In Mvmpe.
Don't come near me-" screamed
Billy. sauntsring slowly and deliberate
" toward TIE dividing fence; keep
way rom me: thsy's ketchin'."
Jimmy wac sitting on bis front steps
and the %proverbisl red flag could moi
have excited q bull to quicker action.
H. hoped down the steps and ran
cross his Owl yard toward Billy as
fast as his short, fat legs could carry
him.
Cit way rom me-; you II ketch 'em
II you teches me-" warned Billy an
You too little to have EN-" and he
waved an authoritative hand at the
other child. But Jimmy's curiosity was
aroused to the highest pitch. He
promptly Jumped TIE fence and gazed
at his chum with critical admiration.
whats the matter" he inquired,
you got the t%oothache?"
"Toothache!" was the scornful echo,
well. I reckon not. Git back: don't
you tech EN-; you amt OIL 'nough to
have EN-
Billy's head was swathed in a huge.
white cloth; his usually lean little
checks we're pulled out TIL he resem.
bled a young hippopotamus. and his
pretty gray eyes were almost Invisible.
You better git way rom me an
don't tech 'em, like | tells you," he re.
iterated. Aunt Minerva say you ain't
never had 'em an she say fer me 10
make you keep way rom me cause
you amt n oil chile like what I is"
you amt but SIX" retorted angry
Jimmy. land Ill be six next month:
you all time trying to 'suade little boys
to think you're bout n million years
old. You bout the funniest looking
kid they is."
Billy Electrically touched a distend.
ed cheek. These here is mumps." he
said impressivsly; AN when you got
EN- you a make grown folks do per.
zactly what you want EN- to. Aunt
Minerva s In the kitchen right now
maxim me 'lasses custard n I'll be
good an stay right In the house an
don't come out here In the yard an,
don't give you the humps. Course !
can't tech that custard now cause 1
done come out here an IL amt homer.
BILE: but she's maxim II jes' the same.
You better git way rom me an not
tech EN-; You too little TO have EN-"
"Are they easy to ketch?" asked the
other little boy eagerly; "kemme- lost
tech 'em one time. Billy"
"Git way. I tell you" warned the
latter with a superior air. To increase
Jimmy's envy he continued: Grown
folks tries to see how nice they can be
TO chiliens what's got the humps. Aunt
Minerva amt been impedent to me to
day: she lemme do Jest bout like !
please; Il sho' liz one time you can
make grown folks step lively" He
looked at Jimmy m~editativeIy. ct sho'
10 n plumb pity you amt n oil chile
like what / Is an can't have the
humps. Don't you come amp closter to
me-" he again warned, you zoo little
TO have en-
'T1l give you five pewees II you'll
lemme tech EN- SOS l can get EN-"
Hithu'u tue younger boy.
Billy hesitated. you mighty III.
tie" he began.
And my stoney." said the other
child eagerly.
III you was n oil boy" said Billy.
ut wouldn't make no difunce: | don't
want to make yo' ma mad an Aunt
Minerva say for me TO keep way rom
you any how. though didn't make hoy
no promises"
Jimmy grew angry.
You're the stingiest Peter they Is.
william HIM." he cried: won't let no.
body tech your old mups. My cousin
In Memphis 3 got the measles; yol
Just wait till | git EN-"
Billy eyed him critically.
III you was Oh" he was beginning.
Jimmy thought no saw signs OF hi
yielding.
And I'll give you my china egg.
too" he quickly proposed.
We'll, Jest one TECH" agreed Billy:
IAN I amt a-goin' to be ~'sponsiblo
neither" and he poked out a swollen
jaw for Jimmy to touch.
key Rosenstein at this moment was
spied by the two little boys rs he wa
walking jauntily by the gate.
"You better keep way rom here,
0oose-Grease." Jimmy yelled at him:
you better get on the other side the
street. Billy here g got the humps
an he femme tech EN- SOS I can get
'em, SOS my papa and mama II lemme
do Just perzactly like l want to; but
you're q Jew and Jews amt got no
business to have the humps. 8 % you
better set way. I paid Billy bout n
million dollars worth to lemme tech
his mumps." he said proudly. Get
way; you can't have EN-"
key had promptly stopped at the
gate.
"Whatn you take. Billy, 70 femme
get emf" he asked. his. commercial
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