The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-04-08

Toby. but ! never saw aay esaA
other.
I'm - gisA vAea 1 get % AanA-
sid Snowfall
-Yos'n b there Tomorrow" sasA
Toby.
Tho next morning Snowfall vas up
bright and early. for he did not vish
70 miss anything.
Isn't this . pretty placer asked
Toby.
What are those queer little buila-
ings?" asked Snowfall.
Houses" said Toby: the people
here do not live in tall houses"
This place looks like . florists
shop" said SNOWFALL
Yes, the trees and flowers arc
prettier here than in your country.
like 1t better. too."
rs this your homer" asked Snow.
ball.
"Oh. no." said Toby. Il live on the
ship; I never 60 on land"
Never 90 on land" said Snowfall,
you do not know what you miss. I
am going to get on the ship and look
around"
you had better stay here" said
Toby; this is a queer country" But
Snowfall jumped of as soon as the
ship was at the wharf.
The little colored boys around the
wharf saw him and chased him. and
Snowfall ran until he came to a
tree. which he started to climb, but he
saw the strangest looking long head
with bright eyes and he did not stop
. second. The boys had gone back
to the ship to dive for pennies. and
Snowfall thought of Toby's warning
and scampered toward the ship, but
Just before he reached the wharf he
saw another queer-looking creature
with more than two eyes. Snowfall
did not feel sure how many he saw
and more legs than he could see
Snowfall felt sure. and the creature
could run faster than Snowfall ever
saw anything move in all his life"
Il do not like this country" he said:
home is good enough for me-"
Toby was waiting for him.
"How do you like it," he asked.
'Not 50 we'll as my country" said
Snowfall. And what very hot sum.
mers they have here!" he said. look
ing for . shady place in which to
rest.
1T is like this all the time," Toby
told him: they never have winter
here"
mo snow?" asked Snowfall.
mo-" said Toby; 1T is always nice
and warm here"
Il like the snow" said SNOWFALL:
that is, like to see IT," he said.
thinking of his narrow escape when
he was lost in the snowstorm. "They
have queer-looking animals In the
trees here" he told Toby. Il saw one
with a very long head or tail. did
not stop to see; 1t was twisted around
the tree. and I couldn't see where its
tail began; 1t looked like a head on q
very long tail"
100. that was a serpent" cried
Toby in alarm. "He would have eaten
you II you had gone up that tree"
Il wouldn't care to live as you do"
said Snowfall one day when they were
nearly home
"Why not?" asked Toby.
Nothing to do," said Snowfall. but
look at the water"
Il wouldn't care to live on land"
said Toby; there are too many dogs"
you are, like Puff" said SNOWFALL.
''He is afraid of dogs. am not. I
fight them"
II don't think should care to
fight" said Toby. You must get all
SCARED and hurt"
Didn't you ever fight?" asked Snow.
ball. looking at Toby with disdain.
NO." replied Toby.
| "You certainly have missed a lot,
living on this ship" said Snowfall.
"Oh! I do not think so," said Toby.
II have good things to eat, and l sleep
all like. And that makes me think, :"
he said. THE captain gives dinner
tonight, and think the cook is going
to cook flying fish for you and me.
He brought some back for this dinner,
and you can tell the cats on land you
have eaten fish with wings"
II have had a good tin:e." said Snow.
ball, land l do not waIt you to think
l do not appreciate your kindness, for
you have been most entertaining and
hospitable, and am very glad I
came. l wish You would go home
| with me and see Puff and Kit"
| "Oh! couldn't leave the ship" said
Toby. They would not sail without
me for fear something might happen.
I am the mascot of the ship, you
know"
I'VE are almost home," said the cap
tain to Snowfall just before they
reached the wharf; "are you going to
leave us?" he asked.
Meow" answered SNOWFALL.
| "Well, take trip with us again"
said the captain, "and here is some