The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-07
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foretold the eruption.
They were upon their great theme:
when l get to be a man!' Being hu-
man, though boys, they considered
their present estate too commonplace
to be dwelt upon. SO, when the old
men gather, they say: when was a
boy" 1t really is the land Of now,
adays that WI never discover.
'When I'm a man. said Sam WI
liams, In goln' to hire me a couple
Of colored walters to swing me In n
hammock and keep pourin' Ice water
on me all day out o those waterin'
cans they sprinkle flowers from. III
hire you for one Of 'em, Herman"
mo; you ain goin' TO-" said Herman
promptly. You ain no fiowuh. But
new min nat, anyway. Ain nobody
goin' hiah me whens I'm a man. Coin
be my own boss. I'm go be a rai'road
man!'
"Iou mean like a superintendent, or
sumpthing like that, and sell tickets?'
asked Penrod.
"Supin-nv' min nat! Sell ticket
NO sun. w w Il IO Ahl' w dil'I
a po'tub right now. Solid COLE buttons
oh, OH"
Generals get a lot more buttons
than porters." said Penrod. Gen
erals
"Po'tuhs make the bes' Iiyin'," Her
man interrupted. "My uncle spen' mo
money n any white man mis- town"
well, / rather be a general said
Penrod, "or a senator, or sumpthing
like that"
Senators live In Washington" Mau-
rice Levy contributed the information.
81 been there Washington amt SO
much. Niagara falls Is a hundred
times as good as washington. Sos
'Tlantic City. | was there % ] 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
sprinkled on top o. me-, and I'm goin'
to lay there all night, too, m the
next day. I'm goin' to lay there a cou
pie O years maybe"
II bet you don't" exclaimed Mau-
rice. "What'd you do In winterY"
"WhatT"
What you goin' to do when it's win
ter, out In a hammock with water
sprinklcd on top o. you all day? l bet
you
"Td stay right there. Sam declared,
with strong conviction, blinking as he
looked out through the open doors ut
the dazzling lawn and trees, trembling
In the heat. They couldn't sprinkle
too much for me!'
It'd make icicles all over you.
and
81 wish 1t would" said Sam. I'D eat
'em up"
"And it'd snow on YOU
"Yayl I'd sweller 1t as fast as it'd
come down. | wish | had a barrel o.
snow right now. / 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
out to the hydrant, where they drank
long and ardently. Sam was still talk
Ing about n when they returned.
mo, l wouldn't just roll In 1t. I'd
stick 1t all round inside my clo'es and
fill my hat. No, I'd freeze a big pile
OF 1t all hard, and I'd roll her out hat
and then I'd carry her down to some
ole tailor's and have him make me a
suit out of her. and
Cant you keep still about your ole
SNOWY demanded Penrod petulantly.
"Makes me so thirsty | can't keep still.
and I've drunk so much now | bet |
bust. That ole hydrant waters mighty
near hot, anyway"
I'm goin' to have a big store when !
grow up" volunteered Maurice.
"Candy store?" asked Penrod.
mo, sir. IN have candy In it. but
not to eat. so much. It's goin' to be a
department store-ladies' clothes. gen
tlemen's clothes, neckties, china goods,
leather goods, nice. lines In woolings
and lace goods
"Yay! l wouldn't give a five for a
cent marble for your whole store.' said
oom. Nould Scu, ehIOu.
mot for ten of 'em, not for a million
OF EN-. I'm goin' to have
"Wait!' clamored 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 a cent
marble counts for? And when I'm
keepin' my store I'm goin' to get mar
Red"
"Yay!' shrieked Sam derisively.
Married! Iisten!' Penrod and Her
man Joined In the howl Of contempt
"Certunly I'll get married." asserted
Maurice stoutly. "I1l 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" came
the prompt answer. SIN her beau be-
cause she's my beau. l guess that's
plenty reason. I'll get married to her
as soon as ! get my store running
nice"
Penrod looked upon him darby, but