The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

those polite 'saluters' of the Salu- tation Imp"
 "Oh, I'm not entitled to all the credit" Peppina blushingly ex- plained. You see, Antonio got a sign painter, who is good at the business, to come and help me-
 "Yes, Antonio got a sign paint CT is good!" clipped in Antonio, winking at Miss Ward. "As though went out of my own &C., cord and hunted up a sign painter and brought him here as 8 suprise for my little sisterl Likely story! No, Miss Ward, my little sister made me do it. She bosses me and she bossed the sign painter but he seemed to like 1t!
 Peppina, I'm astonished! Not at your bossing your brother and the sign painter-for you boss me and the other teachers sometimes which is good for us. But I'm dazzled at the versatility of your genius"
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 "Yes, Miss Ward" chuckled An- tonic, "so are we dazzled," includ- ing his brother and father and mother In his gesture, land like wise 'confuzzled' too-if there's any such word. And it's high time we check up with you on on some of tn whopping big stories this little sister of ours has been telling us. Yes, and right in this very room, too. Come over to this window, please, Miss Ward. And you, too, mama. And you, young lady-you're the one who's going to be put in tn spotlight. You three sit on the cushions. Now, papa and Angelo stand here by me and see that I tell it straight to Miss Ward"
 Why, there's the Paul Revere house!" exclaimed Miss Ward. What fine view you have of 1t here."
 "Yes, Miss Ward, and this is what Peppina calls her Paul Re- were window, and where she sits and tells us these whoppers. Of course they're bullying good stories but we don't know how much of lem is history and how much she makes up out of her own head But you're 8 history teacher and can tell us which is which"
 It was a merry inquisition, and all were enjoying it-none more than -Peppina herself.
 All right" agreed Miss Ward, you go ahead and give me an idea of what this young lady has been telling you"
 Well, she has worked US up to the highest pitch of admiration for Paul Revere and the old neigh borhood physician, young Dr. Warren. She has brought tears to our eyes and g. thrill to our hearts with her accounts of brave patriot children who helped Paul Revere and Dr. Warren-and of Paul Revere's faithful horses, and his dog that carried messages for him. We believe those stories to be true history, and we are very proud of the record of Old North End. Aren't we?" he asked, look ing at his parents and brother, who smilingly nodded approval.
 But" he added, with mock solemnity, O. K.-100 per cent.
 H0bgoblins
 "She has loosed hobgoblins upon us and made us afraid to go to bed in the dark for the amazing goings-on she has told us about in that house before Paul Revere was ever born.
 Listen to this, Miss Ward-She told us that a former president of Harvard college once lived in that house. And that he had a prepos- terous little boy-and they went and named him Cotton. A fine name for boy! Well, according to Peppina, this Cotton boy got into Harvard when he was a little kid only Il years old, got out when he was IS, and was turned loose to preach when he was only IT. How's that for a whopper-to be- gin with?" he asked, looking in- quiringly at Miss Ward.
 "Pepp:na seems to have given you straight history so far"
 I'm glad to learn that it's all