Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-21

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they would begin again to dance
about in circles, while their sisters
cheered them on to battle.
We might as well let them do It,"
said Mrs. Brown; "the desire to fight
seems to be born in all boys" Just
then Davies right fist managed to
touch Billy's shoulder. Billy howl
ed. and few at Davie like a little
fury.
The watching mothers heard Dor
othy say eXcitedly to Mary Eliza
beth: We can make-b believe they're
bull fighters and we're Spanish
ladies' watching them"
Which is the bull?" giggled
Mary Elizabeth, so overcome by her
joke that she slid from the railing
and had TO climb up again.
Dorothy grinned and pulled her
cap down over her ours. 1T
wouldn't be fair to tell, would 1t?
| tell you what, lets make believe
they're both bulls. That's what
they look like to me-"
Davie and Billy were too busy to
pay attention. They We're fighting
along the lines that Davies uncle
Dick had taught them.
When you-fal down-and-I-
count ten,' painted Davie, as he cir
cled about fat little red-fac ed Billy,
''You'll--be-out."
"Out-where?" puffed the equally
breathless Billy, as he struck at
Davies nose and missed it by about
nine inches.
Listen to him." giggled Dorothy,
out where?'"
'out-no place" explained Davie,
you,ll-be-licSed-that's all (puff.
puff. Only-'out' is-the way to
say it,
Billy's prancing step slowed up.
He could not think and fight, too.
After moment he said, still putting,
'but-s'pose l lick-you?''
You see," cried Mary Elizabeth
proudly to Dorothy, hes not stu
pid." And inside of the window
Mrs Brown gave mother Dear an
equally triumphant nudge. They're
growing up" said she, and mother
Dear nodded little sadly.
Indeed they are" said she.
Go 1t! Go it!'' cried Dorothy
and Mary Elizabeth, as Davie and
Billy showed signs of stopping in
order to argue as to which should
win. You're not half fighting"
added Mary Elizabeth, clapping her
hands. I'VE want to see which
goes down first
Spurred on by these words, Davie
and Billy settled down in earnest
to fight. Billy hit Davie on the
chest, and Davy swung at Billy's
ear, but hit him on the arm in
stead And in another moment
they clinched. pulling each others
hair, humping wherever they
could forgetting Uncle Dicks rules
lot s,lx - y,
never been, and Mt last falling
down in heap together. where
they rolled over and over, becom-
ing more red and GREATNESS every
minute.
Mother Dear. quite alarmed,
wanted to rap on the window, but
Mrs. Brown held her arm.
They'll stop in moment" said
she, land they'll be so proud to
think they really fought"
II never should have had boys"
sighed Mother Dear; land TO think
that | have twol They brighten me
when they fight and climb trees,
and do SO many scary things.''
At last Davie and Billy got up,
each insisting that he had Won.
But Dorothy and Mary Elizabeth,
who had been watching very close
", said that the fight was even"
snd that nobody won. And then
Mrs. Brown called to her children
that 1t was time to go. So Billy
and Davie shook hands, which is
the proper thing for fighters to do.
] believe, and promised to fight
each other again just as soon as
they could.
TO be continued