The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-16


you Peat he said, there might humble bee
come along he said. Drop it Peat or there
might come along humble bee and sting
you he said.
Peat didn't drop it, on account of being
so brave suppose, and Peaty hitched along
a littel on the bridge.
There's other things could happen too he
said. Drop it tell you or there might come
along a blue jaye and peck at you he said.
Peat looked as if he felt Just httel
SCARED then but he held on to the shatelane
bag just the same, and Peaty hitehed along
littel more on the bridge.
faint sensible to run right into danger
Peat he said. There might come along
zebra and step on you he said.
Peat crowched down real low when he said
that, but he was just as brave as ever.
Peaty was almost up to him too, but he
kept on talking just the same.
Or there might come along cuppel Of
cammels and iostle you he said, or ginny
pig and butt you he said.
Well Peat was as SCARED as anything. 7
could see that just o1ook at him. But he
heldoat to the shatelane bag as if it was hang
on or dye, and Peaty stopped right there
Good for you Peatyl / hollered, You've
got it, hollered, Snatch it quick Peaty!
Well that was what I said and it was
awful. And / don't know whatever could
make me do it. Because knowing about
Peat's dispersition and all there didn't really
seem any excuse. And yet said it. Just
that way Good for you Peatyl You've
got it! Snatch it quick, Peatyi
And Peat,of course he heard me, and just
jerked his head right round and dropt it in
the water.
Peaty turned round and gave one look at
me. felt awful when / saw the way he
looked. He looked as if he wouldn't have
thought would have done it. He looked
SCARED too, but he never said a word.
There wasn't really time because he jumped
right in the water was SCARED most to
death myself then. It's anawful deep brook,
so deep they call it creek sometimes, and
Peaty he didn't come up.
Oh Peaty, hollered, Peaty, and ran so
hard across the bridge most fell in myself,
and just when got the other side Peaty
came up. He caught hold of the bank and
climbed out only he looked as if he had been
really drowned. And besides that he looked
discouraged.
Ididn't get it that time, he said, But can
make another try for it. And he jumped
right in there again. 1t is over his head he
is so short and small, and couldn't believe
hewould keep jumping in ike that. / don't
know what / was going to do. 7 guess was
going to jump in too. Anyway was run
ming down the bank and hollering / was
coming, and just as got down there he
came up again, and this time he had the
shatelane bag in his hand Peaty always
looks kind Of thin and small, but when he
came out of the water this time be seemed
to look so httel and shivvery I couldn't
hardly believe it for a minute. But Mother
said once she knew that misrable woman
over there didn't half feed him and / guess
that is the trouble She meant his aunt.
You cold Peatyr said when he sat down
on the bank.
Kind of, he answered, only his teeth were
chattering so knew it must be more than
kind Of, and told him he better run round
and see if he wouldn't dry off.
guess we better be hurrying, hadn't we,
he said, we got to find that lady.
/ thought so too, and was glad the sun
came out from cloud real hot then, and
Peaty ran round and began to dry off.
Peat thought p raps he would start for home
when he found he couldn't get the shatelane
bag again, and we layed it right in the sun
till it got so dry you wouldn't hardly know
it had been wet, and then we started for
home ourselfs.
Peaty didn't talkTmuch but it was nice
and warm now so his teeth didn't chatter
at all. couldn't help wondering if Mrs.
Cotton Furbush would be calling yet, and
I'm most sure Peaty was thinking the same
from what he said. Because when we were
getting over the fence beside his house he
dropped it. and it made it look like good
many axidents, but he hurried so to get it
again he slipped and turned summerset.
1t was what he said then showed what he
was thinking He didn't say it right of
either because he came down so hard he saw
stars guess and he didn't say anything fol-
minute but just lay there kind of blinking
But when asked him if he thought he
broke anything, he got hold the bag again
and answered back, don't know if I did OIL
not. We got to hurry, amt we, if give hel
her perse.
You going to give it toher, Peaty7 asked
him. Icouldn't help thinking how he would
most always run when he saw a man Oh
lady
Counsel am, he said, What did you s'posei