Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-12

Neither Johnnie nor Jessie could
tell just when the Sandman came INTO
the sitting room the next night, SO OF
course they did not know how ne
came. Perhaps 1t was down the chlm-
ney and perhaps it was through the
window or the door, but, anyway
there he was, jumping up and do"h
on the corner of the library table and
laughing just as hard as ever ne
could. He waved his hand to Jessie
and as soon as he could stop his
laughing long enough to speak ne
jumped clear across from the table to
the arm of the big chair In front OF
the fire place, and began to tell the
Twins all about the joke he had
played on a mean old wasp thai after
oon He told them that the wasp had
tried to bite him and he had thrown
the old wasp into the spiders jail. and
there he was this very minute, all tled
up with a lot Of rope. Wasn't that
funny?
OF course Mother Dear was sitting
in the big chair with her dear little
Twins, but she did not see the SAM
man, because he does not let grown
I'D folks see him, and he talks so that
only the children can hear. When the
Sandman asked the Twins to go for a
little walk and see the wasp In the
jail they were very glad to go, and
Mother Dear thought they had only
gone to sleep.
So they put on the two little caps
with the tiny silver bells on the very
tip top, and then they were no bigger
than the Sandman. When they were
all ready the Sandman put n foo
in his pocket and jumped up ant
down on the other, all the time saying
"Osky Wow Wow, Skinny Wow Wow
and in a minute all three of then
we're way out in the barn where Dad
dy kept the horse and the cow. The!
stopped over in one corner ant
there they saw a most tremendous
spider web all made out Of silveI
threads. 1t looked as big as a circu'
tent, and every thread seemed like
big rope Of silver, and the ropes wer'
all covered with things like hooks
having very sharp points.
Something all wrapped up with tn
silver ropes was making an awfu
, noise over in one corner Of the spide
web. 1t looked almost as large as
big dog and 1t buzzed very loud an
tried to bite the ropes. The Sandma
laughed again when he heard this lou
noise, and he walked YER and poke
: he animal with a little stick. NJ,
, how 1t did buzz and wiggle.
, That is the wasp that tried to bit
/ me this morning." said the Sandman
, He Is a cross rascal and l am ju:
, going to have the spider keep hi
:, tied up there all night, so that he wi
r remember not to bite anybody aftt
this"
p Jessie was sure that she did n,
r like spiders, SO she moved around b
hind the Sandman. and looked car
fully about her.
81 do not see any spider here" 81
said. and | do not believe that 81
wanted to see one either. do you?
4 HE is taking a little nap way bat
at the end Of that long tunnel you S,
in the middle OF his web" replied Il
Sandman. 81 could bring him out he
very quickly II I we're to pull n
those silver ropes, but I would rath
o let him sleep until he has some wol
Q to do. Suppose we go and try to fiji
IS a robber fly and then chase him
here for the spider to put in jail"
or course the Twins thought tn
would be lots OF fun, SO away tn,
It went, out back Of the barn.
n a great big pile OF dirty strs
G and pretty soon they came to a sc
1. Of opening down in 1t. The Sar
IS man leaned over this hole n
9 listened, and so did the Twins. w
down deep they heard a funny sort
singing like the inside OF a beehi'
and then out OF the hole popped
brand new fly, just born.
My gracious, but he was a whopp
and he almost frightened Jessie
that she cried, for you must RENE
ID Der that she was not very big VIII
~ she had the Sandman's cap on. a
" she kept forgetting that the fly col
1T not see her or hurt her when she "
Ia with the Sandman.
At This fly a lots bigger than
Ants l told you about in the fl
IN story. He had a great long tong
In almost as long as a piece Of gart
hose, and he kept 1t rolled up in
mouth Just like your Daddy rolls