Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-26
CHATTER ON.
Nhlrh Introduces the shepherd ~ the
l.iftls


llif,is.
IN" ia, that i'uIy SINK met and
embraced Gasoline Power ana went up
Main street hand in hand With Il b.
not yri forgotten Their little journey
produced un effect 81, the nerves. aud
the remote future history uf iinrtillr.
They r-hcd at gruup ~ duzDns
who we're Wutehug tn,m. scattered u
hiihcr and thlth,r. ln,d.o down spo.
ton of Mrs. Elsloy's picket fence aud
ran over small boy. AZ the end ~
their bria mlAiliHnoo. Gasoline Power
seemed e. express ~ opinion Ut Mr..
SmiX by hunting hun aiuiinst t'le'
phOnr polo nnd running wild in the
park until Ii ooolcd IT, passion iu the
fountain pnul in M" Language OF ~.
ram Hlrnkinsup. the pllrD was badly
"smiNcd up." Yet Ma. sm.X WIS the
object ~ uwmofitcd criticism. IT, was
liz many other mon in that quiet vi.
lan slow deliberate. harmless aud
godtDaturcd Tho action IT his in.
tellcct was not ut al like that of a
gasoline rngin, liotwo,n the swift.
ness of the one aud the fuWness 81
the other there was Wild. zun' ull
of possihilitlrn The engine had nc.
cuinplishcd many things while Mr.
snnN's Intellect was gsttIng ready to
begin 10 act.
In speaking ol this adventure. iii.
ram hlenkinsup mndr wise fomaik.
My married life learnt m" one thing."
said he ~ yuu ltc ihiukin ~ hitrh.
IN up a wild horse with tame one. 10"
careful that the tame on. IN the stout.
,I or II viii do him NJ good
The event had IT, trHlir sid" and
whatever Himm Blcnkmsop and other
citizens oi Questionable tact" may
have said ~ II. the historian has not
intention of treating u hghtlv. M.
sink and hi noighbors fence could
Ice repaired. hut not IN" small boy
the son ct the Widow Moran. who
took In washing. lie was In the nature
Of sacrifice 30 the new god lie
Le1mo "a beloved cripple. known ~
the shepherd ~ the liifGs aud alto.
gothcr the most cheerful person In the
village. His world was little room
On the second flour ~ his mothers
cottage overlooking the big flower gar.
den of Judge CROKER his father haV
ing been the gardener and cuachmnn ~
the judge. There was IN this room an
old pine bureau. a fdur.pos' bcdstoaI.
an armchair rs the windoy. small
round nickel clock that ant on the hu.
reau rubber irco aud a very talkh.
tive little oid tin soldier of the name
e Biogrs who stood erect on a shelf
with q gun IN his hand and was always
looking out Of the window. Tho dav u
tho TIN soldiers arrival the boy had
amcd him Mr.. BluTrs and discoN cred
his Unusual qualities 1T mind and hear.
he wnr a wise I'd soldier. II would
seem Tor h. had some sort ~ answer
Tor each Of the many questions ~ Hob
Moran. Indeed. AZ bob knew. he had
seen ana suffered much having tray.
cl-d 60 Europe and hack with the
Judges family ana been sunk for
year IN frog pond ana been dropped
IN juE NJ molass,s. hut through IL
all had kept his loyk OF incXtinguish.
able courage. The lonely lad talked.
now and then, with the round. nickel
clio, K or the rubber trr" or the pine bu.
rcau. hut mostly gave his condolences
~ the wise and genial Mr. Blugrs
When the spring arrived the garden.
with its birds and flowers. became
source ~ joy ana compinionshlp FOR
the little lad. sitting hy the open
window. he used tu talk to Pat Crow.
ley. who was getting the ground ready
Tor sowing Later the slow procession
II thu flowers pHsscd under the hoy's
window and greeted him with IT, frag
anRo ana color.
iBu, his most intimate friends were
he birds Robins. In tho Elm tree Just
beyond tho window. woke him every
summer morning. when h. made his
way To the easement. With the aid 81
we ropcs which SPAWNED the room.
they came 10 him. lighting On his wrists
and hands clnmoring Tor the seeds and
crumbs which n" was wont 20 feed
them. Indeed. little hob Moran soon
learned the pretty lingo ~ every fcath
cred tribe that campcd In the garden
We could sound the pan pipe II the
robin. the fairy flutc ~ the oriolc. IN
noisy guitar % the buholink and tn
little piccolo n the song sparrow. Man,
q ihcse dear friends ~ his came int
he room and explored the rubber tree
and Gang IN It's branches. 4 colony oi
u1rn swallows lived under the caves
e the odd wcathercd shed on the N,
tide II the garden. There were man,
windows. each with saucy bend look
ng out ~ Il. Suddenly. half dozci
4 thcs" merry people would rush Int,
The AIR and flll It with their frolic
rhcy were like lot Of laughing school
oys skating over invisible hills ana
hollows
With a pair NJ field glasses. which
Mrs Croker had loaned to him. Bob
Moran had learned the nest habits OF
the whole summer colony IN that won
dcrtul garden. Al day ha sat hy IN.
open window with his work. an air gun
a. his side The robins would shout
Warning a. l:nl wiicn cat strnilod into
that little paradise. Then he would drop
his brushes. seize his gun and present
~ its missile would go whizing through
the mir. straight against the side If the
cat. who. feeling the sting of Il. would
bound through the flower beds and leap
over the fence 20 avoid further punish.
mcnt Bob had also made an electric
s'archlight out of his fathers old hunt.
ing Jack. and when Those rcdbreasted
policemen sounded their alarm 40 night
he was out Of bed In n jiffy and sweep
Ing the tree tops with n broom of light.
the jnck on his forehead II he dis.
covered pair ~ eyes thu stinging
missiles flew toward them In the hight