The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-07-22
CHAPTER v.


In the yard.
Snake, nothing!" sneered his com.
panion, that's hose You all time
got to call hose snake Come on,
le'ts sprinkle" and Jimmy sprang out
or 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 | don reckon she'll care" he
cried mendaciously.
Billy followed, watched his compan-
lon screw the hose to the faucet and
turn the water on. There was hiss
Ing, gurgling sound and a stream of
water shot out, much to the rapture of
the astonished Billy.
Wont Aunt Minerva carer" he
asked, anxiously. "Is she real ligious
i 'oman?"
! She is the Christianest woman
they Is" announce the other child.
Come on, we'll sprinkle the street
and don't want nobody to get in our
way neither"
Il wish Wilkes Booth Lincoln could
see u.s." said Miss Mlnerva's nephew.
A big, fat negress, with bundle
of clothes tied in 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. "Is a-gwine
to tell yo' pappy, Jimmy Garner" as
she recognized one of the culprits.
pint dat ar hose way rom me. TO
| 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 seen approach
ing.
That's Lima Hamilton and Frances
Black" said Jimmy, they're my
chums."
Billy took good look at them.
"They's gon' to be my chums, too"
he said, calmly.
Your chums, nothing!" angrily
cried Jimmy. swelling up pompously.
You all time trying to claim my
chums. | can't have nothing tall
'thout you got to stick your mouth In
You bout the selhshest boy they Is.
! You want everything got, all time"
The little girls were now quite near
and Jimmy hailed them gleefully, for
getful Of his anger:
Come on, Lima, you and Frances"
he shrieked. land we can have the
mostest fun. Billy here's done come
to live with Miss Minerva and she's
done gone uptown and don't care IL
we sprinkle. cause she's got 80 much
'ligion."
But you know none Of us are al
lowed to use hose" objected Lima.
But It's so much fun" said Jimmy;
and MISS Minerva she's so Christian
she amt going to raise much Of
rough house. and If she do we can
run when we see her coming"
II can't rum" said Billy; 81 amt
got nowhere tt run to an"
IF that amt just like you, Billy"
interrupted Jimmy. "all time talking
bout you amt got nowhere to run to;
you don't want nobody to have no fun
You bout the picayunest boy they ts."
Little lkey Rosenstein. better known
as Goose Crease" dressed in ctst-
Off suit of his big brothers., with tis
fathers hat set rakishly back on his
head and over his ears, was comiug
proudly down the street some distance
off,
"Yonder comes Goose Grease Rosen-
stein" said Jimmy gleefully. when
hn nfo oil ~,
hop"
"All right" agreed Billy, his good
humor restored, lies baptize him
good"
"Oh, we can't baptize him." ex.
claimed the other little boy, "'cause
he's Jew and the Bible says not to
baptize Jews. You got to mesmerize
en- How come me to know so
much?" he continued condescendingly
Miss Cecilia teached me in the Sun.
day school. Sometimes ! know SO
much feel like I'm going to bust
She teached me bout Scufne little
chillens and forbid them not, and bout
'Ananias telled Sapphira he done II
with his little hatchet,' and bout
'Lijah jumped over the moon in q
automobile know everything what's
in the Bible. Miss Cecilia sure is q
cracker-jack she's bout the stylish
est Sunday school teacher they is"
Twas the COW jumped over the
moon" said Frances, land It isn't ir
the Bible; it's in Mother Goose"
And Elijah went to heaven in {
chariot of fire." corrected Line.
"And | know all 'bOnt Gobr'oI oop
, tinued Jimmy, unabashed "WhcI
| folks called him to blow his trumpet