White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-06

friend. Sam Williams. stood enthralled,
IN Penrose's back yard, staring at a
magnificent creature they had discov-
cred upon the stalk of a lush bush In
the fence corner. The thing was so
still. It might have been a pixies con-
%certIna. painted dusty green and or.
namented with brilliant pool balls
from a pixie pool table. To Penrod
and Sam II was known as a tobacco
worm" and ii was the largest and fat
test they had ever seen. The two
boys stared In silence for a long time:
finally Penrod spoke In a hushed
voice.
az wonder what he's thinkln' about"
"Thlnkin' about how fat he is. may
be-" Sam suggested.
81 bet you don't know which end
his head u.s." said Penrod.
sT bet you don't, either"
well. whoever said l dld7" Penrod
retorted GROSSLY.
well, did I say ] did,"
"Well, whoever said you did say
you dldf'
A movement on the part Of the green
creature distracted the attention of
both boys ~momentarily.
Look :" Penrod cried. Hes
movin' |"
'Cl!mbin' up the bush," observed
Sam. That shows which end his head
Is it's on top"
at doesn't have to be on top Just
because he's climbin' up the bush, y
Penrod remarked scornfully. 81 guess
he could back up. just as well as climb
up, couldn't hef'
"Well, he wouldn't" Sam argued.
"What would he want to back up for,
when he could just as easy climb up?
His heads on top of him, and that
proves IT,"
Penrod laughed pltyingly. Suppose
sumpthing was after him he'd want
10 have his head on the bottom end
SOS he could keep watchin' out to see
II IL was comm after him up the stalk,
wouldn't her That proves 1t, l
guessi"
So II did-so far as Sam Williams
was concerned. Sam was overwhelm-
ed he had nothing to say. He dug the
ground with the toe Of his shoe, de-
~spondently, then frightened oil at
once. 81 bet | know sumpin' about
grasshoppers TINT you don't"
go ahead and prove I'll"
81 bet you don't know grasshoppers
chew tobacco"
At this Penrod yelled In consum-
Ing scorn.
'You wait I" Sam began TO browse
In the grass searching.
"Grnsshoppers chew tobaccoi" howl
ed Penrod. "Grasshoppers chew to-
baccol Grasshop-oh. no. no"
"Here." said Sam. bringing a grass
hopper for his inspection. "You watch
now"
He gave the grasshopper a command,
squeezed him slightly about the mid
die, and proved the case absolutely.
Look therei" he cried, fiourishing
Exhibit A upon his thumbnail. Nov.
say grasshoppers don't chew to-
baccoi"
Penrod was beside himself. but not
tas would have been proper) with COIL
fusion; ecstasy was his e~motion-and
there followed a bad-quarter of an
hour for the grasshoppers In that por-
ton of the yard.
"Pshaw !" said Sam. "rve known
grasshoppers chewed tobacco ever
since ! was five years old"
Penrod paused to seek further
knowledge at Its fountain-head.
"Sam. do you know anything elsef'
he inquired hopefully.
Yes, I do" replied Mr.. Williams
with justified resentment. "Lemme see.
Oh, yesi I bet you don't know II you
put a black hair from a horses tail In
b bottle and put water In II. and leave
II there for three weeks, itli turn into
h snake"
II do. too." said Penrod. 81 knew
that. ever since l was" Penrod
paused; a sudden light in his eyes
Sam, did you ever try 1T"
NO" said Sam. thoughtfully. II
guess when I heard II we didn't have.
any horse. and l was too little to get
M from any other peoples hOrse-or
sumpthing."
Penrod Jumped up eagerly. swell.
we aren't too little now !" he shouted.
"Yayir This jubilant outcry from
sam demonstrated what reciprocal
fires of enthusiasm were kindled In his
bosom on the instant. Where's a
horseY'
simultaneously their eyes fell upon
what they sought. In a side street
stood a g~rocer's wagon. and the gro
Ger had just gone into the kitchen. At
tached to the wagon was an elderly
bay horse. Attached to the elderly
bay horse was a black tail. The pros
pective snake manufacturers drew
neal the raw material.
The elderly bay horse switched his
black tail at a ny, a gesture unfortu-
nate for Penrod. upon whose eager