The bee., 1912-02-16

Miss Cecilia teached me In the Sum
day school Sometimes know so
much feel like I'm going to bust.
She teached me bout 'Scuffle little
chillens and forbid them not and bout
'Ananias telled Sapphira he done 1t
with his little hatchet,' and bout
'Lijah Jumped over the moon in a
automobile know everything what's
in the Bible. Miss Cecilia sure is a
cracker-jack; she's bout the stylish
est Sunday school teacher they Is"
"'Twas the COW jumped over the
moon," said Frances, land 1t isn't in
the Bible; it's In Mother Goose"
"And Elijah went to heaven In q
chariot of fire." corrected Lima.
"And know all bout Gabriel" con-
tinued Jimmy, unabashed. when
folks called him to blow his trumpet
he was under the haystack fast
asleep" .afrn ssr
key was quite near by this time to
command the attention Of the four
children.
Lets mesmerize Goose-G Crease"
yelled Jimmy, as he turned the stream
Of water full upon him. e. J fe'ak
Frances, Lima and Billy clapped
their hands and laughed for Joy.
With a terrified and angry shrek
their victim. dripping water at every
step, ran bowling by his tormentors.
When he reached a safe distance he
turned around, shook fist at them
and screamed back t,
MY papa is going to have you all
arrested and locked up In the Gala
boose."
"Calaboose, nothingl" jeered Jimmy.
You all the time wanting to put some
body in the calaboose cause they mes
merize you. You got to be mesmer-
ized cause it's in the Bible"
A short, stout man. dressed IN neat
black clothes, was coming toward
them. hfi le. sl,.F
"Oh, that's the majorI" screamed
Billy delightedly, taking the hose and
squaring himself to greet his friend
Of the train, but Jimmy jerked 1t out
of his hand, before either of them no
ticed him turning about, as II for
something forgotten. f1aU m
"You ain't got the sense Of one
eyed tadpole. Billy" he said. "That's
Miss Minerva's beau. He's been low
ing her more'n million years. My
mamma says he amt never going to
marry nobody tall 'thout he can get
Miss Minerva, and Miss Minerva she
just turns up her nose at anything
that wears pants. You better not
sprinkle him. He's been to the war
and got his big toe shot of. He kilt
bout a million Injuns and Yankees
and he's name Major cause he's a
Confed'rit vetrun. He went to the
war when ne amt but fourteen"
did he have on long pants2" asked
Billy. II call him Major Minerva"
GLADYS Maude's got the penny
skeeters," broke In Frances important
ly, fussing over her baby, "and I'm
going to see Doctor Sanford. Don't
you think she looks pale, Jimmy2"
"Paie, nothing!" sneered the little
boy. "Girls got to all time play their
dolls are sick. Nav; I don't know
nothing tall bout your Gladys
Maude."
Lima gazed up,the street.
THAT looks like Miss Minerva to
me way up yonder," she remarked "I
think we had better get away from
here before she sees u.s."
Two little girls rolling doll buggies
fairly few down the street and one
little boy quickly climbed to the top
of the dividing fence. From this safe
vantage point he shouted to Billy,
who was holding the nozzle of the
hose out of which poured a stream OF
water.
You'd better turn that water of
cause Miss Minerals going to be
madder'n green persimmon."
Il do know how to-" said Billy for
lornly. "You turnt 1t on"
drop the hose and run to the hy-
drant and twist that little thing at the
top" screamed Jimmy. you all time
got to perpose someping to get little
boys in trouble anyway" he added un-
generously.
"You perposed this yo'self," de-
clared an indignant Billy. "You said
Aunt Minerva's 80 1igious she
wouldn't git mad"
Christian woman's can get just as
mad as any other kind" declared the
other boy, sliding. from his perch on
the fence and running across the lawn
to disappear behind his own front
steps.
Holding her skirts nearly up to her
knees Miss Minerva stepped gingeriy
along the wet and muddy street till
she got to her gate. where her nep-
fhew met her, looking a little guilty.