Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-12-25

I0QQ I0aL. MY IceC COOk me tOWd1V
the barn and I crawled under it and
hid there. Ny lip began to feel better
by and by, but big and queer. Il
stuck out so that / could see 1t.
heard my uncle coming with the
horses. I concluded that I would
stay where was, but the dog came
and shifted and parked at the hole
through which / had crawled as II
saying, "Here he Isl" Ny position
was untenable. came out. Sher
began trying to clean my clothes with
his tongue. Uncle Peabody stood
/ near with the horses. He looked at
4 me. He stuck his finger into the
honey on my coat and smelt 1t.
& ..Well, by" he stopped and came
closer, and asked.
whats happenedp
q sBee stung me- answered.
ssWhere did We find so much honey
/ that We could 60 swimmin' in it?' he
asked. 3
q heard the door OF the house open
/ suddenly and the voice OF Aunt Deel.
Peabody; Peabody, come here
quick" she called. S
Uncle Peabody ran to the house, but
I stayed out with the dog.
Through the open door heard Aunt
Deel saying: II can't stan it any
longer and wOn't--not another day
ayes, I cad't STAN 1t. That boy is a
regular pest
They came out on the veranda. Uu
Gle Peabody said nothing, but could
see that he couldn't stand 1t either.
My brain was working fast.
"Come here, sir" Uncle Peabody
called
knew it was serious, for he had
never called me "sir' before. went
slowly to the steps.
''Aiy Lordp' Aunt Deel exclaimed.
Look at that lip and the honey all
over him-ayes! ! tell vel can't
stan it."
sSay, boy, is there anything. on this
place that We ain't tipped over?" Uncle
Peabody asked in a sorrowful tone,
shouldn't We like to tip the house
over?o
4 was near breaking down In this
answer: sa,ss
u went into the but'ry and that
pan Jumped on to me-"
"Didn't you taste the honeyf'
y "No," I drew In my breath and
shook my head.
..Liar, too!'' said Aunt Deel. Il
can't STAN 1t an won't"
Uncle Peabody was sorely tried. but
he was keeping down his anger. His
voice rembled as he said:
'sBoy, guess you'll have to-"
Il Uncle Peabody stopped. he had
been driven to the last ditch, but he
had not stepped over II. However, ]
kMw what he had started to say and
at down on the steps In great de-
lection. Shep followed, working ct
my coat with his tongue.
/ think the sight OF me must have
touched the heart Of Aunt Deel.
peabody Baynes, we mustn't be
cruel" said she in a softer tone, and
then she brought a rag and began to
assist Shep In the process Of clean.
ing my coat. "Good land! He's got to
stay here ayes The amt got no
other place to 60 to-"
"Bul If you can't STAN It," said On.
Gle Peabody.
I've got to STAN it-ayes II can't
stan II, but I've got t0-ayes! So
have you"
Aunt Deel put me to bed although
It was only five o'clock. As lay
looking up at the shingles singular
resolution came to me. 1t was born
Of my longing for the companionship
Of my kind and Of my resentment. ]
would 60 and live with the Dunkel.
berss. I would go the way they had
gone and find them. / knew 1t was
ten miles away, but Of course every.
body knew where the Dunkelbergs
lived and any one would show ma
I would run and get there before
dark and tell them that wanted to
live with them and every day I would
play with Sally Dunkelberg. Uncle
Peabody was not halt AZ nice to play
/, with as she was.
heard Uncle Peabody drive away.
/ watched him through the open win
dow. ] could hear Aunt Deel wash
ing the dishes in the kitchen. g0t
out Of bed very slyly and put on my
Sunday clothes. / went to the open
window. The sun had just gone Ovel
the top of the woods. ! would have
to hurry to get to the Dunkelbergs'
before dark. ! crept out on the tor
Of the shed and descended the lad
der that leaned against It. / stood {
moment listening. The dooryard wal
covered with shadows and very still
The dog must have gone with Uncle
Peabody. I ran through the garden
TO the road and down 1t AZ fast al
my bare feet could carry me. In that
direction the nearest house was Ill
most a mile away. I remember ]
was out Of breath, and the light wal
growing dim before I got to it.
went on. It seemed to me that
had gone nearly Tar enough to reach
my destination when heard a bugU
coming behind me.
"Hel1o !" a voice called.
turned and looked up at Dug Dra'
Der, in single buggy, dressed In biz
Sunday suit.
"Is 1t much further to where thu
Dunkelbergs liver" I asked.
sThe Dunkelbergsf Who be theyS'