The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-13
CHAPTER V.
Turning on the Hose.

shrieked Billy, pointing to what
looked to him like big snake co1leo
in the yard
Snake, nothing!" sneered his COM
| panion, that's a hose. You all time
got to call hose snake. Come on,
| let's sprinkle and Jimmy sprang out
of the swing, jerked up the hose and
dragged it to the hydrant My mann
ma don't never low me to sprinkle
with her hose. but Miss Minerva she's
so good | don reckon she'll care, ne
cried mendaciously.
I Billy followed, watched his compan-
ion screw the hose to the faucet and
turn the water On. There was Mss
ing, gurgling sound and a stream OF
water shot out, much to the rapture OF
the astonished Billy.
won't Aunt Minerva care?" he
asked, anxiously is she real 'liglous
oman?"
"She is the Christianest woman
they u.s." announced the other child.
Come on, we'll sprinkle the street
and I don't want nobody to get In our
way neither"
81 wish Wilkes Booth Lincoln could
see u.s. said Miss Minerals nephew.
A big, fat negress, with bundle
Of clothes tied in a red table cloth
on her head, came Waddling down the
sidewalk.
(, Billy looked at Jimmy and giggled;
Jimmy looked at Billy and giggled;
then, the latter took careful aim and
stream of water hit the old woman
squarely in the face.
who dat? What's yo' doin'?" she
yelled, as she backed off. rs a-gwine
; to tell yo' pappy, Jimmy Garner" as
she recognized one Of the culprits.
"P'int dat ar hose way f'om me, TO
Z make yo' ma spank yuh slabsided. !
j got to git home an, wash. Drap it, |
] tell yuh!''
I Two little girls rolling two doll
!! buggies in which reposed two enor
t nous rag-babiess were seen approach
Z ing.
I That's Lima Hamilton and Frances
Black" said Jimmy, they're my
/ chums'
Billy took good look at them
"They's goin' to be my chums. too
he said, calmly.
i "Your chums, nothing!'' angril,
t cried Jimmy, swelling up pompously
You all time trying to claim N.
chums. | can't have nothing a tai
thout you got to stick your mouth in
: You bout the selfishest boy they is
You want everything / got, all time.
The little girls were now quite nea
t and Jimmy hailed them gleefully, fol
p getful OF his anger:
Come on, Lima, you and Frances,
d he shrieked, and we can have tn
mostest fun. Billy here's done com
e to live with Miss Minerva and She
done gone uptown and don't care
Q we sprinkle, cause she's got SO niue
n 'ligion."
But you know none of us are a
lowed to use a hose. objected Lima.
le But it's SO much fun" said Jimmy
d land Miss Minerva she's SO Christia
t she amt going to raise much Of
rough house, and Ii she do we ca
run when we see her coming
e. Il can't rum" said Billy; Il ain
got nowhere to run to an"
III IF that amt just like you, Billy
Interrupted Jimmy, all time talkir
bout you amt got nowhere to run te
is you don't want nobody to have no flu
You bout the picayunest boy they is
ne Little Ikey Rosenstein, better know
he as Goose Grease, dressed in a cas-
OF off suit of his big brothers, with b
p fathers hat set rakishly back on b
q. head and over his ears, was comi1
proudly down the street some distan
in off
in "Yonder comes Goose Grease Rose
STEM said Jimmy gleefully. "Wh.
re he gets right close les make hi
TX hop"
'st "All right agreed Billy, his go
ne numor restored, lies baptize hi
ne good"
"Oh, we can't baptize him. {
claimed the other little boy, eau
re he's Jew and the Bible says not
ng baptize Jews. You got to mesmeri
se much7" he continued condescending
ast Miss Cecilia teached me in the S,
y" day school Sometimes I know
much feel like I'm going to Blu
ly. she teached me bout 'Scuffle lit
chillens and forbid them not and be
ay. 'Ananias telled Sapphire he done
with his little Ratchet and bt
me 'Lijah jumped over the moon in
am automobile. know everything wha
ry- in the Bible. Miss Cecilia sure is
iia cracker-jack; she's bout the styli
'ou est Sunday school teacher they is. !"
'ou Twas the COW jumped over
lrt- moon" said Frances, and 1t isn't
the Bible; It's in Mother Goose. :"
aid And Elijah went to heaven in
chariot of fire." corrected Lima.
ne And know all bout Gabriel" c
The ttnued Jimmy, unabashed. "Wl
ZEN folks called him to blow his trum