Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-05-01


name dat to you"
June shook his head.
! "Can she laugh like you-Miss Rose
Laferry, l mean7" he asked, pursuing
the only subject which appeared at
present to have interest for him.
Uncle Zeke grinned.
Little Mis- is de laughin'est some
body that l knows on" he said But
hit amt sound like my bellerin'. When
Little Mis- laugh, hits as fine as birds
gingtn'."
The child looked enviously at the
Andrews house, where an angry par
rot screamed in a front window. It
had never contained anything to lure
him to its portals before; but now
he felt desire to hang about and
see the lady-laughter, as in his own
mind he promptly dubbed her-pos-
atbly even have the luck to hear o
sample of her performance. Now that
he looked at 1t, there was an unusual
stir about the place, a gala air, which
sorted oddly with the sour old DOM
icile
81 wonder If could go in and callf"
unused Junius Brutus.
"Yo' pa In dar," put in the old man
softly. "But you knowed that, I
reckon"
Junius had risen; but new he sank
back weakly upon the curb.
"Oh, moi" he demonstrated. Father
never goes to peoples houses"
A vision of his tall parent with the
interpretive eyes and the preoccu-
pied, absent-minded manner, attempt
ing to call upon some one, quite
staggered the little boys imagination
"Yas, honey boy, he is in dar" in
sisted Uncle Zeke gently "He come
down to Richmun' las summah,
while you was at yo' granny's, an
he made de 'quaintance O. my Miss
Rose. An now Miss Rose she done
come up hyer to her Aunt Embly's
house case all her folks Is dead
'ceppin' dest her an me, an her
Aunt Embly-an' when young ladies
o. quality gwine to wed dey comes to
dey nighes' kin. Honey boy, I reckon
yo' pa ruther name dis hyer business
to you"
Junius sat happily on the curbstone
In world which had suddenly taken
hands to dance. Nothing was real
but everything was delightful. His
grave young father went about max
ing morning calls. Young ladies' came
to live across the street, and brought
fascinating big black men who could
laugh by the half hour. Pounds
might be expected to frolic with him
when he returned home, and not
treat his advances with chilling
canine contempt. Medusa, the cat,
would undoubtedly relax her set
frown and permit him to pet her. By
that same token, the door of the An
drews house was opening, and his
father was emerging.
His father! Stayl Was this the
Individual? This mans cheek was
flushed, his large eyes bright below
the disordered hair, which June had
never seen otherwise than melan-
choly perfect in its arrangement. He
was talking and smiling, and be-
hind him came the prettiest young
lady the small boy had ever beheld.
mo need to send for him." said
his fathers deep tones. Here's my
boy, Rose. June. come and shake
hands with this young lady. I have
something to tell you about her"
The small, white-clad figure moved
in sort of trance across the walk
and up the steps. This was why Ann
had been so careful concerning his
suit. This was why she had put an
extra rub into the washing of his
face, declaring that he had made 1t
dirtier with his own ablutions. He
now remembered that she had sent
him over to Mrs. Andrews-he had
| been diverted from his errand by the
black man who laughed.
. Suddenly the girl knelt in the vesti.
bule and put her arms around the
white pique shoulders. Her smiling
! kind, dark eyes looked tenderly into
| the big, serious blue eyes raised to
them.
so this is JuneI" she said softly
; HE looks like you, dear"
: And a tremof went through the
/ boys slim body at the word He
ldSSCo hlS SuLC
: the rosy, smiling face and let il
, travel to that of the father who had
l been called dear" Upon those
l rugged features lay reflection CT
the girls smile, warming them to
human beauty.
"You tell him." whispered Uncle
Zeke's little Mis-.
: Thus prompted. the man looked
down somewhat helplessly at his son
1 "Junius," he began. this young lady
is going to come over to our house
3 to -.-"
/. will she bring the black man with
1 herr" asked Junius suddenly.
> "Uncle zeke will have to go where
!. / CO." said the girl, with a swift reve
1 lation of white teeth and dimples