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tbm row, i 0 -Oncet me anjnme;dee7ar Muwer wented Jhoppin'I I.taked.ficenU an an' a button what 1 broked out o' mine china pig bank to buy Puppo a birfday present wif a magniferous birf day presentmaybe a collar wif a bell to it, an' -an' maybe a birfday cake.wif candles on it! ah' an' a 'ittle, sugar doggie on the topside o' it, or mayWjsomejpin else. We went to a splendiferous place to lunch, and I had a Charlotte rooster i or nune t V rp'.-T-l1:.! :A i 4''4;W- A?,!: second section-'.':? :v :"; - .. ;.,.. i.'..'. .il..i Mi',' n;T""..i. '( r ""i7T-i i i. .I. ,,..1 I. i. .. ! , .m ii mm ini- mi i.iMi ,, y l:':,L-.,7:v ; r ' z 5 - ; "' -" : T - " 1 : 1 ';i-'r.s. '-. ? ! , " ' ,' . ' . V' j PORTtANDi; OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1911 : ! ' ; Inii ii imi i n ' i i ii i ii' ii nnr i i "r 'i... r ml iiiuii ri1 mi i i , f . 'iili' tp i ii i i i ' i i m infl u " i" i - n i n m n r - -if - ir n n ' i ti i - - r tr-in -i T"ir r - it 1 - 'i -'- " ' i L - L- ';r t iifr'..........iM.'..i .inm n .mil mi. ifci mm i "'n n W m - nm f iy i " 1 , ' ' m m " " 1 ' " ' ' ' 11 " "" " '' " "' ' " " S .1 hi ..'l "'" ';lrH 'Ml if,i'-r j .'.. A-f '."' " . "' ii in 'm i i 'n 'i ' 'j .ii mm;m.wk., ,i,.uii ..... .,,,T ,., .., ,,.y,i..M,i-J-M.. ... ,, ,4, , ; ,..,.,.i. I,-. i , , 1 , , - '. , - : ' " ... ..... . - i'' ' r''t,v . t. , T - .i t ' - - t . . i ' 1 : . j 5- "" i4 f J" ...'f..'v y An I taked the box honM? wif ma cause I. wanted to keep mine pet fly in it after I catched him an I was too tired to catch him whenTgotted home 'cause mine dee-ar Muyver an' me we had goed to so many 'nar mouses' stores but we gottedjtte Charlotte .rooster at a n'orful nice place, wher ther was cakes. an' pretty ladies an' ice cream ah' sand'ichei an' 'ittle gii-ls an' boys all eatin' 'em an' lots o goodies. v 'An I lied down on the sofer when I gotted home, wif Puppo, an', suddently I- heard somebuddy say, wCock-aoodle-doo." An ther' it was mine Charlotte rooster growed to a real live bird an he was goin' roun' the sittin' room peckin' at the flowers in the carpet ah an' suddently the sittih' room changed to a to a gr-r-eat big palace an' ther' was a lot o', chickmga all dressed up an ridin in carriages-r-an' a big fat .white hen sittin' on a throne wif a magniferous golden crown on her head an' ther'f she had takened mine Char lotte rooster box for a throne. . What-che-know-'bout-'at! 1j 1 " ' IP 1 ' J M J 1 ' ' i i I" li''.H n tlHI 1. ' f,"iTlWITl"PM1,T,ir?iVi 1 1 ' ' 11 f " 'An I wanted to fix mine hair an' the Charlotte rooster lended me his comb, an an en fore 1 knowed what 'long corned a parade o' china bank.pigs an' 'ey was rollin' ther' eyes toward me an' sayin, "Kill him I Kill himl He's a robber!" An I sed, "I ain't not a robber, an' you is you is a whole lot o' story-tellers you big ugly pigs!" 'JEn 'ey corned rushin' over after me, but I I I well I jus' taked mine dagger an' an' I stabbed 'em ever' one tU 'ey was all busted up to pieces an' all the moneys corned out o' 'em. Ha! Hal Such a lotah' the chickies 0, didn't I tell you the duckies was all goned 'way on'y me ah' the money pigs lef '4 f p'907 ' .4. f . r "filnVt .).. . i '" 1 , -i ( f K kit.,. . ' r-An'-I-was puttin-some o' thetwenty cents e'-dollars in-to-mine' pockets -'en' suddently -I heard some pin say, "Buzz-buzz-buzz."; vAn' ther' corned a lot 0' big black flies an, 'ey was.crawlin' 'longther' orful quick, an' 'ey was a horribliferous sight; 'cause 'ey had er 'ey had daggers an' swords an' an bombs an' ever' fing an' some-o' em had pants on an' an hats. "-, , - , ,e tvfright. 1911, byThe North AmcriB Comply) : iAh 'ey corned; Inwli an sayin', "Wher' i 'a't Kaptm hash out o' him for our.aupper' An I sed."Here I is," I sed, an.I taked mine dagger an' I would of killed -T erer' one oem bwt-1-w'ell-tjusl-,en I felled orf the sofer-4f 'a-bang,-anmine dee-ar" Sluvvcr" an" Puppo corned runnin. in anM sed, "Wher's mine Charlotte rooster box?" An, niine. dee-ar. Muwer sed, "It'a all Bquashded op, but I'll buy you anuwer one, O you kiddo!" , 4 . P. S.i-But I dont fink I'll keep 'at pet fly I hasn't catched him vet.,' .