Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-01

thlngs you want IN day, you
wouldn't want all your wishes to
come true, would you?"
Deed l would, every one of em---
yes every one," affirmed Jamie.
Then looking up at the fleecy clouds
he said: 81 wish those clouds were
popcorn"
But Jamie, dear" said his aunt,
"if all our wishes came true what
confusion there would belt those
Clouds were poLcor we would have
no nice rain. Don't you think we
generally get what is best for us?"
mo l don't, deed 1 DON'T" said
Jamie, II just wish it 'ud rain soda
pop this very minute"
Rain soda-pop- good gracious"
gasped Aunt Sadie. Why, what would
the poor flowers do, and the trees,
and grass. Goodness, child, what a
world this would be after hot day
the ground all sizzling with soda-
pop"
well, them, l wish it would rain
lemonade"
'And take all the color out of
my new dress, yes and your pretty
new hammock. What world this
would be if everybody's wishes
came true.
Last Sunday Farmer Atkins wished
it would ramon account of his crops
but his wife wished it wouldn't be-
cause she wanted to wear her new
bonnet TO church. Mrs. Farmer wish
ed that Deacon Snow would go to
Guinea, and Deacon Snow wished
that Mrs. Farrell's tongue was at
the bottom of the sea-"
Jamie laughed. 81 don't care" he
sighed drowsily, l just wish every
apple on this tree was made of
gold. I'd sell 'em and buy every
thdngI want
The first thing he knew some
thing hard dropl ed down on his
head, giving it such crack that
he jumped to his feet, then another
and another and he started to run
for he saw that they were apples
of gold.
well, never" he cried as he
ran. Then gentle hand was laid
on his shoulders and he looked in
to the eyes of a lovely lady dressed
in white. She carried a wand in her
hand wound with green grasses.
Don't run dear, she said, the
shower is over. You see, Jamie,
Your wish has co re true and every
wish you make will be granted"
'.Oh, gee I'm glad of that" cried
Jamie. 81 wish every tree in this
country was turned into big
freezer of ice cream :.
He could not believe his eyes
for as far IS he could see were
immense fleeze.s of ice cream.
But how cold ard dreary it seem
ed. There Were no green tres, no
flowers, nor grrass-just tons and
tons of ice cream.
Jamie shivered. Il don't believe
| wanted ice cream,' he said. Il
wish had said barrels of candy"
Then there were barrels of candy
jamie fitted from barrel to barrel
tasting the candy but he was
thirsty ard longed for drink.
Il wish these barrels of candy
were big bottles of pop. I'd"--
But before the words were out of
his mouth he was surrounded by
bottles of soda-pop.
II guess Aunt Sadie was right"
said Jamie as he look'd at the rows
and rows of bottles. ''This world
would be funny place if 1 had
all my wishes. But oh how l wish
l had a big mince pie and an an
ge cake-yes and fruit cake,
too"
Before his eyes there appeared the
biggest mince pie he had ever seen
an immense fruit cake and an angel
cake.
My but they We're good. Then he
wished the stream near the apple
tree was lemonade and he drank
his fill.
I'm going to wish something
sensible this time. Iwant to go in a
boat out on the water and l don't
care if it does Storm
Immediately he was out in a
boat and the thunder was roaring
and the lightning flashing around
him. He covered in the bottom of
the boat; holding on desperately
at the sides and s,reamiop for bie