Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-05-23
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Turning on the Hose.

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Look! Amt that a shaker"
shrieked Billy, pointing to what
looked to him like a big snake coiled
In the yard.
Snake, nothing!" sneered his COM
panion, that's a hose. You all time
got to call a hose a snake. Come on,
let's sprinkle" and Jimmy sprang out
Of the swing. jerked up the hose and
dragged 1t to the hydrant. my NAM
ma don't never low me to sprinkle
with her hose, but Miss Minerva she's
so good l don reckon she'll care" he
| cried mendaciously.
Billy followed, watched his compan-
ion screw the hose to the faucet and
turn the water on. There was a hiss
ing, gurgling sound and a stream OF
water shot out, much to the rapture OF
the astonished Billy.
won't Aunt Minerva carer" he
asked, a~nxiously. SIS she a real ligious
oman"
"She is the Christianest woman
they is," announced the other child.
Come on, we'll sprinkle the street
and l don't want nobody to get in u
way neither"
81 wish Wilkes Booth Lincoln could
see u.s." said Miss Minerals nephew.
A big, fat negress, with q bundle
Of clothes tied In q 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
a stream of water hit the old woman
squarely in the face.
"Who dat? What's yo' doin'?" she
yelled, as she backed off. us a-gwine
to tell yo' pappy, Jimmy Garner" as
she recognized one Of the culprits.
"Pint dat ar hose way f'om me. TO
I make yo' ma spank yuh slabsided. !
got to git home an wash. Drap it. |
tell yuh!"
Two little girls rolling two doll
buggies in which reposed two enor'
nous rag-babies were seer approach
ing.
That's Lima Hamilton and Frances
Black" said Jimmy. they're my
chums."
Billy took a good look at them
"They's goin' to be my chums. too,
he said, calmly.
your chums, nothing!" angril!
t cried Jimmy, swelling up pompously
NfssYouf all time trying to claim m,
chums. I can't have nothing a tai
'thout you got to stick your mouth In
! You bout the selfishest boy they is
You want everything l got, all time.
The little girls were now quite nea
t and Jimmy hailed them gleefully, for
getful Of his anger:
Come on, Lima. you and Frances.
4 he shrieked, land we can have tn
mostest fun. Billy here's done com
0 to live with Miss Minerva and she
done gone uptown and don't care |
we sprinkle. cause she's got SO muc
n 'ligion."
"But you know non of us are a
lowed to use a hose" objected Lima
Q But it's SO much fun" said Jimmy
d "and Miss Minerva she's 80 Christia
t she amt going to raise much OF
rough house, and If she do we ca
run when we see her coning."
. II can't rum" said Billy; Il 'ain
got nowhere to run to an"
II "If that amt Just like you. Billy
interrupted Jimmy. "all time talkin
bout you amt got nowhere to run tc
ls you don't want nobody to have no flu
You bout the picayunest boy they Is
le Little key R~osenstein. better know
le as 'Goose-Grease," dressed in a cas-
ot off suit of his big brothers.. with b
p fathers hat set rakishly back on b
head and over his ears. was comir
proudly down the street some distan'
in off.
In "Yonder comes Goose-Grease Rose
stein" said Jimmy sleefuIly. "Wht
he gets right close les make hi
X hop"
st "All right" agreed Billy. his go'
ne humor restored. les baptize hi
ne good"
"Oh, we can't baptize him." G
claimed the other little boy. "'cau
re he's a Jew and the Bible says not
ng baptize Jews. You got to mesmeri
Oh 'em. How come me to know
Sc much?" he continued condescending
.st Miss Cecilia teached me In the ST
day school. Sometimes I know
much | feel like Pm going to bu
Iy. She teached me bout 'Scufle lit
chillens and forbid them not and be
~. ,Ananias telled Sapphire he done
with his little hatchet.' and be
ne .Lijah jumped owe the moon in
nm automobile l know everything wha
ry- In the Bible. Miss Cecilia sure Is
liza cracker-jack; she's bout the stylit
'ou est Sunday school teacher they is."
'ou Twas the GOV jumped over I
Lrt- noon" said Frances, land 1t isn't
the Bible; it's in Mother Goose"
aid And Elijah went to heaven in
chariot Of fire. corrected Lima.
me- "And l know all bout Gabriel" c
the tinued Jimmy, ~unabashed. WI