Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-02-22

got 20 perpose to clam ladder and
all time got TO let the ladder get loose
from him" growled Jimmy. I'VE done
cooked a goose egg this time. You
got us up here, Billy, how you going
/ TO get us down."
81 did MT, neither"
Wei, Il IS Miss Minerva's house
and she g your aunt and we g your
company and you got to be 'sponsible."
81 can clam down this-here post"
raid the responsible party.
Il can climb down It, too" sec
onded Frances.
You can't clam down nothing at
/ ALL" said Jimmy contemptuously
/ Talk bout you can clam down a
/ post; you d fall and bust yourself
wide open; you bout the clumslest
girl there is sides, your legs re too
| fat"
I'VE can holla," was Lina's sugges.
| ton.
AND have grown folks laughing At
/ to pop their sides open? | m shame
/ to 60 anywheres now cause folks all
time telling me when l IN going to
/ dye some more Easter eggs! Nav,
| we better not holler," said Jimmy.
Amt you going TO do nothing, Billy?"
Il II Jest slide down this.here post
/ and git the painter man to bring his
ladder back. Y all wait UP here"
Billy's solution Of the difficulty
| seemed the safest, and they were soon
released from their elevated prison.
Il might as well 90 home and be
learning the oatechism," groaned Lima.
81 m going to get right in the closet
/ soon e get to my house." said Fran
ces. go on and put on your night.
shirt, Billy"
Billy took himself to the bathroom
and scrubbed and scrubbed; but the
| paint refused to come off. He tiptoed
| by the kitchen where his aunt was
cooking dinner and ran into his own
room.
He found the shoes and stockings
which were reserved for Sunday wear.
and soon had them upon his little feet.
Miss Minerva rang the dlnner-bell
and he walked quietly into the dining
room trying to make as little noise
and to attract as little attention from
his aunt as possible; but she fastened
her eyes at once upon his feet.
What are you doing with your
shoes on, William" she asked.
Billy glanced nonchalantly at her.
Don't you think, Aunt Minerva" he
made answer, 81 3 gittin' too big to go
'thout any shoes7 | g mos ready to
put on long pants, an how'd I look.
I'd jest like to know. goin' round bare
footed an got on long breeches. I
don believe II go bsrefooted no mo-
Ill Jest wear my shoes ev'y day"
81 Just believe you won't. Go take
them off at once and hurry back to
your dinner"
"Lemme Jest wait tell eats" he
begged, hoping to postpone the evil
hour Of exposure.
NO. go at once, and be sure and
wash your hands"
Miss Minerva spled the paint the In.
slant he made his second entrance
and Immediately inquired, How did
you get that paint on your feetT'
hS hNhAo wy lOOh LIE pcuN az tAo
table and looked up at her with his
sweet, attractive, winning smile.
Paint pertec's little boys feets." he
said, "an' keeps 'em rom gittin' hurt
ed, Aunt Minerva, don't ftp"
Miss Minerva laid down her fork
and gave her nephew her undivided
attention.
You have been getting into mischief
again. see, William; now tell me all
about It. Are you afraid Of me2"
"Yas m" was his prompt response,
an l don't want to be put to bed
neither. The major he would MT put
little boys to bed day times"
She blushed and eyed him thought
ully. She was making slow progress
With the child, she knew, yet she still
'elt it her stern duty to be very strict
With him and. having laid down GER
:ain rules to rear him by, she wished
20 Sdhere to them.
William" she said after he had
made a full confession, 81 won't pun
sh you this time for l know that jim
my led you into it but"
"Naw'm, Jimmy did MT. Me an
him an Frances an Lina's all spoons
Ible, but / promise you, Aunt Minerva,
not to clam no mo- ladders"
(To be continued.)