News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-07-21

Herman Of the missing finger obtain
ed no greater indulgence. "Pooh!'
said Roderick. 1--WE have two fox ter
riers in our stables that took prizes a
the kennel show and their tails were
bit off There's a man that always
bites fox terriers tails Off"
"Oh, my gosh, what lie!" eXclaim
ed Sam Williams ignorantly. Go Oh
with the show, whether he likes it OIL
not. Penrod. He's paid his money"
Verman, confident in his own singu
lar powers, chuckled openly at the
failure of the other attractions tc
charm the frosty visitor, and when his
turn came poured forth torrent OF
conversation which was straightway
damned.
''Rottenr' said Mr.. Bits languidly.
"Anybody could talk like that. could
do it if / wanted to-"
Verman paused suddenly.
Eyes, you couldw exclaimed Penrod,
stupg. Lets hear you do it then"
"Yessirw the other partner shouted.
"Let's just hear you do it!'
Il said l could if l wanted to- re
sponded Roderick. 81 didn't say l
would"
"Yay! Knows he can't!' sneered
Sam.
Il can, too, if try"
"Well, let's hear you try"
So challenged, the visitor did try,
but in the absence of an impartial
Jury his effort was considered so pro
nounced failure that he was howleG
down. derided and Knocked with great
clamors
Anyway" said Roderick when
things had 9uieted down, "if l couldn't
get up a better show than this I'd sell
out and leave town."
Not having enough presence Of mind
to inquire what he would sell out, his
Anniversaries replied with mere formless
yells of scorn.
Il could get up a better show than
this with my left hand" Roderick as
serted.
\ "Wen, what would you have in your
ole show?" asked Penrod, condescend-
ting to language.
That's all right what I'd have. I'd
have enough"
you couldn't get Herman and Ver-
man in your ole show"
mo, and l wouldn't want 'em, Ell
ther."
"Well. what would you have" insist
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have sumpthing. You couldn't be a
show yourself"
How do you know" This was but
meandering while waiting for ideas
and evoked another yell.
you think you could be a show all
by yourself?" demanded Penrod
How do you know l couldn't?
Two white boys and two black boys
6bIieked their scorn of the boaster.
81 could toor' Roderick raised his
voice to a sudden howl, obtaining a
hearing.
"Well, why don't you tell us how?"
swell, l know how, all right" said |
Roderick. IF anybody asks you you
can just tell him l know how, all |
right"
why, you can't do anything" Sam
began argumentatively. you talk
about being show all by yourself
What could you try to do? Show us
you can do
Il didn't say 1 was going to do any
thing" returned the badgered one, still
evading.
"Well, then, how'd you be a show?"
Penrod demanded. 1--WE got a show
here, even if Herman didn't point or
Verman didn't talk. Their father stab
bed man with a pitchfork, l guess,
fidR't he?"
"How do know?"
swell, l guess he's in Jail, amt hep
swell, what If their father is in jail?
didn't say he wasn't, did II"
"Well. your father amt in Jail, is
Ae?u
well, never said he was, did II"
well, then" continued Penrod, chow
could you be az He stopped abrupt
y, staring at Roderick, the birth of an
dea plainly visible in his altered ex-
preston. He had suddenly remember
I'd his intention to ask Roderick Mays
worth Bits. Jr., about Rena Mays
worth. and his recollection collided in
lis mind with the irritation produced
BY Rodericks claiming some mysteri-
nus attainment which would warrant
lis setting up as a show in his sin
lie person. Penrod's whole manner
hanged instantly. A
"Roddy," he asked, almost over
by a prescience of something
-ast and magnificent, 'Roddy, are you
nv relation of Rena Magsworth?"
Roderick had never heard of Rena
Ma. swOrth, although a concentration
Il lie sentence yesterday pronounced I
lpCI her had burned, black and h0r-
If. upon the face of every newspaper
n the country. He was not allowed to
cad the journals of the day, and his
aniily's indignation over the sacrile-
dous coincidence of the name had not