Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-14

Hammock and Keep pourin Ice water
on me all day ont d those waterin'
cans they sprinkle flowers from. TIL
hire you for one of 'em. Herman
mo; you ain goan' to- said Herman
promptly. aYou ain no dowuh- But
nev' min nat, anyway. Ain nobody
goin' hiah me whens 4 M 4 man. Coin
be my own boss. I'm 90 be q railroad
mann
aYon mean like a superintendent. or
sumpthing like that, and sell tickets
asked Penrod.
-suptn-nv, min natl Sell tcket7s
No suhi Go, be q po'tuhi Ny uncle
q po'tuh right now. Solid COLE buttons
-oh, ohrs
Generals get a lot more buttons
than porters,' said Penrod. Gen.
! erals
"Po'tuhs make the bes' livin',n Her
man interrupted. shy uncle spen' mo
money u any white nan mis- town,
Well. / rather be q general said
Penrod. 4or a senator, or sumpthing
like that
Senators live In washington Mau-
rice Levy contributed the information.
II been there. washington amt SO
much. Niagara falls Is a hundred
tines as good as Washington. Sos
sTlantic City. | vas there too. I been
everywhere there Is. r.
well, anyway. said Sam Williams,
raising his voice In order to obtain the
floor, anyway, I'm goin' to lay In a
hammock all day and have Ice water
sprlnkled IN top o. me, and I'm goin'
to lay there all night, too, and the
next day. I'm goin, to lay there a cou-
pie q years maybe"
II bet you don'tT exclaimed Maui
rice. 4What'd You do In winterTs
sWhatpn
What you goin' to do when it's win.
ter, out In a hammock with water
sprinkled on top o you all day? / bet
you
I'd stay right there Sam declared,
with strong conviction. blinking as he
looked out through the open doors at
the dazzling lawn and trees, trembling
In the heat They couldn't sprinkle
too much for mer'
It'd make icicies ali over you,
andn-
Il wish it would said Sam. .I'd eat
,em up"
And It'd snow on you'-
"Yay! I'd swaller 1t as fast as It'd.
come down. wish I had q barrel o.
snow right now. I wish this whole
barn was full of 1t. / wish they
wasn't anything In the whole world
except just good ole snow
Penrod and Herman rose and went
ont to the hydrant, where they drank
long and ardently. Sam was still talk
ing about snow when they returned.
mo, ! wouldn't just roll In 1t. I'd
stick 1t all round inside my cio'es and
I'LL my hat. No, I'd freeze a big pile
OF 1t all hard, and I'd roll her out fat
and then I'd carry her down to some
ole tailors and have him make me a
suit out Of her, and
Cant You keep still about your ole
snowT' demanded penrod petulantiy.
Makes me 80 thirsty I can't keep still,
and I've drunk so much now / bet I
bust. That ole hydrant waters mighty
near hot, anyway
I'm goinf to have a big store when j.
grow up" volunteered Maurice.
Candy store2" asked Penrod.
mo, sir. I'll have candy In Ii, but
not to eat, 50 much. It's goin' to be q
department store--ladies' clothes, gen
tlemen's clothes, neckties, china goods,
leather goods, nice lines In woolmgs
and lace goods
"Yay! l wouldn't give q five for a
cent marble for your whole store said
Sam. Would you, PenrodY"
Not for ten Of 'em, not for q million
OF 'em. I'm goin' to have
"Wait!" cIamored Maurice. You'd
be foolish, because they'd be a toy de-
pertinent in my store where they'd be
q hundred marbles. So how much
would you think your FIVE for d cent
marble counts for7 And when I'm
keepin' my store I'm goin' to get mar
Red.
Ady shTleheu Sdm derlSlFely.
Married! Listen!' Penrod and Her
man Joined in the howl Of contempt
4Certunly I'll get married. asserted
Maurice stoutly. 4I1l get married to
Marjorie Jones. She likes me awful
good, and I'm her beau
What makes you think so?" inquir-
ed Penrod in a cryptic voice.
Because she's my beau, too,n came
the prompt answer. 1I'm her beau be
cause she's my beau. ] guess that's
plenty I'll get married to her
as soon as get my store running
nice.
Penrod looked upon- him darkly, but