Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-10
Julius Happy
Day
((TT'S perfectly awful and I don't I'M
derstsnd it!' said Julius mother.
- annlNfrp q very dairtv hnnahar-

derstand it," said Julius mother,
applying a very dainty handker-
chief to her eyes.
''DisgracefuI." said julius father.
emphatically.
julius stood with a hangdog look, his
eyes on the dusty stubbed footgear that
had started out earlier in the day as
carefully BACKED shoes. There was a
tear in his blouse and several rents
we're in his trousers and a general at
mOsphere Of disrepute chung 10 him.
He seems perfectly possessed" went
on his mother, Ito escape TO the alley
and hobnob with those young ragamuf-
fins who make it their headquarters!
Goodness knows, wish we could move
away from here! I had Arthur over
especially to play with him! What did
you do with Arthur"
'Awt" said Julius, with g. growl Il
ditched him early! He's no good. hon
est. ma-he's a sissy"
Meaning that he is a gentlemsnly,
well-bred boy!" flashed julius mother.
you see?" to julius father, in despair.
His Games.
What manner Of amusements inter
ested you in the alleyT' inquired hts
father judicially of Julius.
Jaw" said Julius, Il met Fatty an
he said the gang was up in the barn
where Lilkins keeps his horses. an we
went there and played train robbers till
Slicker, he fell down the hole where the
hay comes down. an fell down, too.
an Lillkins he comes in an says we've
broken the back of his best horse by
falling on it, through the hole, and hen
be darned if"
"Juliust'
We'll, you asst me. didn't your" de-
manded julius Indignantly Anyhow.
he said he'd be-that-if he'd stand for
it, an Fatty he yells like everything
because he hasn't any parents an lives
with his aunt, and she's away worEdn'
all day. So Lnkins can't do anything
to him, I guess.
AN l told Lill1ins he didn't dast,
cause we wouldn't buy any more gro
oeries from him If he did. an l wuznt
doing anything anyhow. An 1t was an
awful old horse. An then Ginger-his
father has a plumbing shop three blocks
down-he said they was a pony in his
barn. and we went and hitched 1t to a
cart and then we drove"
''Drovel" shrieked julius mother.
with all the automobiles on the streets
and everythingi Where did you driver
II dunno said julius. I'VE had a
nice drive. We went clear over on the
west side across the river. Only a po-
liceman he said he'd arrest us il we
kept stopping in the middle of the street
to fix the harness. We had to tie it to-
gether An a lot of automobiles got
backed up behind us and they were
fierce. the way they talked! Ginger. he
sassed them back.
"'Who dyou think owns this horse7
he said to EN- when they told us t.
get out of the way. Guess it's got {
right on the road II It does eat oats in.
stead of gasoline. smarty!' An l saw
the Mrs. Kingman you know in her cleo.
trio"
"Ohr nroaned Julius mother "TC
have the Kingsmans see my child in ths
grasp of a policeman and with those lit.
tie ragged"
"A man he got mad" Julius proceed
ed, because the pony ate some banan-
as from the back of his push cart an
Fatty threw a stone at him and he
caught me and shook me something
fierce an another policeman he said
Now, go on out of here you kids. quick
before I run you I'M! An a boy on a
bicycle got in our way coming home an
1t was his fault because we yelled al
him and Ginger thought the pOnyd
broke his leg, but it was only skinned
1t was a secondhand bicycle anyhow
and we got away because the pony went
faster than the boy could walk. l guess
he'd skinned his leg, too
No Bell.
THE street car that hit us only
pushed us sideways and tipped us over
an II was the motorman's fault. be-
cause he didn't ring no bell. Anyhow,
didn't hear any. An Ginger's father
was awful mad. He was waiting for US
He said the pony's people only rented
room in the barn an Il would be a won
der if they didn't sue him for damages
What's damages? I don't know what he
did to Ginger. but Ginger yelled awful
an came away then any how.
AN It wasn't my fault that Mrs. But
toms clothesline broke when ran
through her yard an hit it, They didn't
tie It up tight enough. An the girl
was mad when she saw the clothes all
down, Honest, l didn't do nothin
fatheri'
Julius" said his father, with awful
sternness, you march straight upstairs
to bed, this minute"
VIII what do you Think quavered
Julius mother IN despair as her son
Il think" said julius father. with a
broad grin, that Julius had good
time for once in his life. However, Il
might be we'll to unload his superabund-
ant activity on a summer resort farm
this summer. Let's look up one some
where
The Bishops Story.