Connecticut western news., 1915-08-19

"What?"
 "What you goin' to do when it's win ter, out in q hammock w.Ih water spTinkled on top O you all day? I bet you
 I'd stay right the-e." Sam declared. with strong conviction. blinking as he i looked out through the open doors at the dazzling lawn and trees, trembling In the heat. They couldn't sprinkle too much for mel
 It'd make iciclcs all over you. and"-
 ''I wish it would" said Sam. I'd eat 'em up.''
 And it'd snow on you "Yay! I'd swaller it as fast as it'd come down. 1 wish I had barrel O SHOW right now. 1 wish this whole barn was full of it. I 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 ard ardently. sam was still talk ing about snow when they returned.
 No. I wouldn't just roll in it. I'd stick it all round inside my cloes and fill my hat. No. I'd freeze q big pile of it all hard. and I'd roll her out flat and thcn I'd carry her down to some ole tailOr's and have him make me q suit out of her, and
 Cant you keep still about your ole snOw|' demanded Penrod petulantly. Makes me so thirsty I can't keep still. and I've drunk so much now 1 Let I bust. That ole hydrant waters mighty near hot, anyway"
 I'm goin to have Il big store when l grow up." volunteered Maurice.
 Candy storey" asked Tenroj.
 No, sir. I'll have candy ill it. but not to eat. so much. It's con' to bc & department store-laGies' clothes. gen tlemcns clothes, neckties, china gods. leather goods. nice lines in woolinGs and lace goOGS''-
 'Yay. I wouldn't give five fo~ cent marble for your whole sth'c." said Sam. Would you, Pcrrcd:"
 Not for ten Of 'em. not for mi.l!on of 'em. I'm goin' to have'-
 ''Wait!' ClamOred Maurice. You'd be foolish, because they'd bc q toy Ga- pertinent il my store where they'd ba hundred marbles. So how much would you think your five for cent marble counts for? And when I'm keepin' my store I'm goin' to get mar ried.''
 "Yayr' shriekcd Sam dcrisfvelT. Married! Lsten!' Penrod and Her man joined in the howl of contempt.
 "Certunly I'll get married," asserted Maurice stCutIy. I'll get married to Marjorie Jones. She likes Ee awful good. and I'm her beau"
 what makes you think sop inquir- ed Penrod in q cryptic voice.
 Because shes my beau. too,' came the prompt answer. :I'm her beau be- cause she's my beau. l guess that's plenty reason. I'll get married to her as soon as I get my store running nice"
 PenroI looked upon him darkly,-but for the moment held his peace
 ''Married"' jeered Sam Williams. Married to Marjorie Jones! You're the only boy I ever heard say he was goin' to get married. 1 wouldn't get married fOr-why, I wouldn't for for Unable to think of any induce ment the mere mention of which would not be ridiculously incommensurate, he proceeded: "I wouldn't do it. What you want to get married for? What do married people do except just come home tired and worry around and kind of scold: You better not do it, M'rice. You'll be mighty sorry"
 Everybody gets married,' stated Maurice, holding his ground. ''They gotta
 "Ill bet don't,' Sam returned hotly. ''They better catch me before they tell me have to. Anyway, I bet nobody has to get married unless they want to-
 "They do, too,7 insisted Maurice 'They gotta
 "Who told yOu?"
 Look at what my own papa told me- cried Maurice, heated with argu- ment. Didn't he tell me your own papa had to marry your mamma or else he'd never'd got to handle q cent of her money? Certunly people gotta marry Lhcf9 DOuy. lou uOn kDOW any NDOuN oyer twenty years old that isn't mar ried-except maybe teachers"
 Look at policemenr' shouted Sam triumphantly. You don't s'pose any body can make policemen get married I reckon, do yOu?' Well. policemen maybe" Maurice was forced to admit. Policemen and teachers don't, but everybody else gotta"
 Well, I'll be policeman" said Sam. Then guess they won't come around tellin' me have to get married What you goin' to be, Penrod?"
 "Chief police," said the laconie Pen rod.
 What yOu?' Sam inquired of quiet GeOrgie Bassett.
 "I am going to be-" said Georgie con- sciousg. "a minister"
 This announcement created q sensa- tion so profound that it was followed by silence. Herman was the first to speak.