Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-10-10
CHAPTER II-contInued.

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"Your sister stole it for me - George
instantly replied, checking the pony.
"She stole 1t off our cloesline an gave
it to me-"
"You go get your hair cut !" said
the stranger holly. "Yahi 1 haven't
got any sister,"
II know you haven't at home"
George responded. 81 mean the one
that's In JAIL
Il dare you to get down of that
ponyp'
George jumped to the ground and
the other boy descended from the Rev.
Mr.. Smiths gatepost-but he descend
ed inside the gate. II dare you out
side that gate," said George.
YAH / dare you half way here.
/ dare YOU"
But these were luckless challenges,
for George Immediately vaulted the
fence-and four minutes later Mrs.
Malloch Smith. hearing strange noises,
looked forth from window; then
screamed, and dashed for the pastors
study. Mr.. Malloch Smith. that grim
bearded preacher came to the front
yard and found his visiting nephew
being rapidly prepared by Master Min
afer to serve as principal figure in
pageant of massacre 1t was with
great physical difficulty that Mr..
Smith managed to give his nephew
chance to escape into the house. for
George was hard and quick, and in
such matters remarkably intense; but
the minister. after a grotesque tussle,
got him separated from his opponent
and shook him.
"You stop that, your George cried
fiercely, and wrencheda himself away.
II guess you don't know who am r.
Eyes, do knowl" the angered Mr..
Smith retorted. Il know who you are,
and you're disgrace to your mother
Your mother ought to be ashamed of
herself to allow"
shut up about my mother beln'
ashamed of herself"
Mr.. Smith, exasperated, was unable
to close the dialogue with dignity.I
"She ought to be ashamed" he repeat
ed. "A woman that lets a bad boy
like you"
But George had reached his pony
and mounted. Before setting off at his
accustomed gallop he paused to inter-
rupt the Rev. Malloch Smith again.
you pull down your vest, you ole
billygoat, your he shouted, distinctly.
pull down your vest, wipe off your
phin-anf on RI h--ut
Such precocity Is less unusual, even
in children of the Rich, than most
grown people imagine. However, it
was new experience for the Rev.
Malloch Smith, and left him in a state
+ Of excitement. He at once wrote
note to Georges mother. describing
the crime according to his nephews
testimony, and the note reached Mrs.
Minafer before George did. When he
got home she read it to him sorrow
fully.
Dear Madam: Your son has caused
painful distress in my household. He
made an unprovoked attack upon little
nephew of mine who is visiting in my
household. insulted him by calling him
vicious names and falsehoods, stating that
ladies of his family were in jail. He then
tried to make his pony kick him. and
when the child, who is only eleven years
old, while your son Is much olcer and
stronger, endeavored to avoid his indgni-
ties and withdraw quietly, he pursued
him into the Enclosure of my property and
brutality assaulted him. When appeared
upon this scene he deliberately called in
sulting words to me, concluding with pro-
family. such as Ego to h which was
heard not only by myself but by my wife
and the lady who lives next door. trust
such state OF undisciplined behavior
may be remedied for the sake of the rep
utation for propriety IL nothing higher, Of
the family to which this unruly child be-
longs.
George had muttered various inter
ruptions. and as she concluded the
reading he said:
.He's an ole liarp
George, you mustn't say liar
\ Isn't this letter the TRUTH"
''Well,'' said George, ''how old am
II"
"Ten."
'Well, look how he says I'm older
than boy eleven years old"
That's true" said Isabel. "He
does. But isn't some of it true,
Georgie?"
George felt himself TO be In diff
ficulty here, and he was silent.
George, did you say what he says
you did,"
(which one?"
ibid you tell him Toto Did you
say. GO to h--T"
George looked worried for mo-
ment longer; then he frightened. Ills
ten here. mamma grandpa wouldn't
wipe his shoe on that ole story teller,
would hep
ssGeorgie. you mustn't
Il mean: none of the Ambersons
wouldn't have anything to do with