Miss Minerva und William Green Hill. - Seine Hände Billy, um die Ohren und wrig - 238 Miss Minerva und gled seine Finger an Jimmy, die das Kompliment promptlyreturned. * Er keine eigene Kinder hatte, so dass er den Vater seines Landes iscalled. Miss Minerva schloss das Buch, drehte den kleinen Jungen an ihrer Seite und fragte: Wer war dieser große und gute Menschen, William? Jesus, war seine Antwort, in einem ap-propriately feierliche kleine Stimme. Warum, William Green Hill ich Sie ex-in Ekel behauptete. Was sind Sie thinkingof? Ich glaube nicht, dass Sie eine wordthat ich Lesen gehört. Billy war verwirrt; er sicher war, dass Sie hadsaid Bo

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Miss Minerva and William Green Hill . — Billy put his hands to his ears and wrig- 238 Miss Minerva and gled his fingers at Jimmy, who promptlyreturned the compliment. *He had no children of his own, so he iscalled the Father of his Country. Miss Minerva closed the book, turned tothe little boy at her side, and asked: Who was this great and good man, William? Jesus, was his ready answer, in an ap-propriately solemn little voice. Why, William Green Hill I she ex-claimed in disgust. What are you thinkingof? I dont believe you heard one wordthat I read. Billy was puzzled; he was sure she hadsaid Born in a manger. I didnt hearher say nothin bout bulrushes, he thought, so taint Moses; she didnt say *log cabin, so taint Abaham Lincoln; she didnt sayThirty cents look down upon you, sot aintNapolyon. I sho wish Id paid tention. William Green Hill 239 **Jesus! his aunt was saying, born inVirginia and first president of the UnitedStates I George Washington, I aimed to say, triumphantly screamed the little boy, whohad received his cue.. CHAPTER XXIV A FLAW IN THE TITLE OME on over, invited Jimmy. All right; I believe I will, responded Billy, running to the fence. His aunts peremptory voice arrested his footsteps. William, come here! she called from the porch. He reluctantly retraced his steps. I am going back to the kitchen to bake a cake and I want you to promise me not to leave the yard. Lemme jes go over to Jimmys a little while, he begged. No; you and Jimmy can not be trusted together; you are sure to get into mischief, and his mother and I have decided to keep the fence between you for a while. Now, 240 William Green Hill 241 promise me that you will stay right in myyard. Billy sullenly gave her the promise andshe went back to her baking. Thats always the way now, he said, meeting his little neighbor at the fence;ever sence Aunt Minerva got onto this-here promisin business, I dont have no free-dom tall. Its William, promise me this, *an its ^William, dont ferget yo promisenow,

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