The Dolores star., 1912-03-15

ana you don't rrevsf have to - test
.inK him you're sorry you did WHIST -
did, and he hasn't oil time - -
eve on you either. lite God. and -
10 follow you round. And Santa CseU
don't all time say. 'Shst your go
and open your mouth ME Docese
Sanford. and poke out your toagse
II like Doctor Sanford the beees
sajd Florence, cause he's my uoclos
and God and Santa Claus aant -
to me"
"And the Bible says. Love yosr
kin-folks, Miss Cecilia 'splained-"
II use to like my Uncle Doc heap
better'n what do now" went on the
little girl. needless Of Jimmy's inter
ruption, tin went with daddy TO his
once one day. And what you reckon
that mans got In his odlcsf He -
got . dead man 'thout no meat nor
clo'es on. nothing . tall but just his
bones"
WAS he . hantf" asked Biiiy. Il
like the Major best-he's cot meat
on"
Nav; he didn't have no sheet on
just bones" was the reply.
mo sheet on; no meat ont" eAir.
ruped Billy. glad Of tho rhyme.
Was he . angel. Florencsf" quse-
toned Frances.
Nav; he didn't have no harp and
no wings neither"
1T must have been . skelston,"
explained Lima.
And Uncle Doc Just keep that
poor man there and won't let him 90
to Heaven where dead folks b'longs."
II spec he wasn't . good man fore
he died and got to 60 to the Bad
place." suggested Frances.
I'll betcher he never asked God
to forgive him when he 'ceived HE
papa and sassed his mama. this
from Jimmy.-"and Doctor sanford's
just a-keepins old Satan from ssttiag
him to toast on . pitchfork."
II hope they'll have . Christmas
tree at Sunday. School next Christ.
mas" said Frances. barking back.
and I hope III get heap o. things
like I did last Christmas. Poor little
Tommy Knott he's % skeercd he
wasn't going to get nothing At all on
the tree % he got him . grsat. BIG.
red apple an he wrote on Q piece o
paper From Tommy Knott to Tommy
Knott and tied II to the apple and
put II on the tree for hi'self."
Let's ask Riddles" suggested Lima
"All right" shouted Frances. IN
going to ask the Arst."
Nav; you amt neither" objected
Jimmy. "You oil time got to ash the
irst Siddle. In salng - 81 ~ 0sst
ono
Round a. biscuit. busy o. . ~,
Prettiest little thins you ever ~
seer- a watch.'
"'Humpty Dumpty set on Q wall,
Humpty Dumpty had . great fall.
All the kings horses and all The
kings men.
Can't put Humpty Dumpty bach
again a sgg.'
Round - . ring. deep 20 . cup.
All the kings horses can't pull Il
up "A well'
"'Houss full. yard full. can't kstch-'s
Hush. Jimmyi" cried Lima. In 1is-
rust. You don't know kov 10 ask
riddles. You must nj give the -
swers. too. Ask one riddle Ct . tine
and let some one else answer Il:
".As I was going through . Asld e
wheat
Ipicksd up something good to eat.
Twas neither 0sh nor nesh nog
bone.
kept Il tai II ran aioasr"
"A snake! 4 snaks!" guessed Tlee.
sncs. "That's . easy riddle"
Snake. nothinsl" scoasd Jimmy.
you can't eat . snake. '0tdss NlnA
wouldn't = picked up . snake. .
Il little baby rabbit. Linaf"
1T was neither ash nor Aesh nor
BONE" she declared; "and Q rabbit b
6ssh and bone"
Then IT'S boun' TO Be apple" was
Jimmy's nsxt guess: that Amt %
nssh and blood and tie good to sat.s
"An apple can't run alons.s she
tTiumphantly answered. ~Oivs Z upf
Well. II was an sgg and II hatchsd 70
: chicken. Nov. Fiorsncs. yos ask
one"
Ito BE- continued
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