Show MATTHEWS MATTHEW'S ADVENTURES P j I ever Ver coiled called him an anything but Matthew Matthew w wa Will was a little Colored boy who as near as It Is pot tl IQ nowadays had Md Jest without having any ny par par- home or anybody to especially him hini That w wAs wAa s one reason why h animals H Matthew made Mends friends with the and why all the tho cats cah and 1 do dogs docs s and horses a an and 1 mules which knew him Uk liked d him Matthew I could do pretty prett nearly anything that he wanted to with th the tho animals alg Although h the old gray way mule II that ticklish n Farmer aLmer John Johnson n owned ned had very y hind feet teet that delighted to kick at Vr everybody ly who ho came wIthin reach Matthew could crawl crowl around his legs leSs wIthout the mule 8 Offering oaring to move And the tha pony that the Wilson Wilon children drove would stand stan as quiet as a mouse mo while hu M Matthew was as at his head and the doctors doctor's s hor horse horsa e that Liat sometimes sometime grabbed at people with Ills his mouth would sub rub his nose on Matthews Matthew's sleeve as much as to say No r 00 matter about the other people I 1 Ilk like you But the tho animals couldn't to ilo much toward to to- ward ard furnishing Matthew with a bed or 01 with food to es eat t or clothes to wear ear and even evon for tor a y Matthew had a pretty hard time J I guess I done gwire to starve e It If I 1 bangs around much longer he be said aId to himself j I I peel ep-e-ce d dat t I wouldn't b be no trues oft off ef eC I went else an arT tried Wonder in which is da do castes castes' road ready 1 p Matthew Sn w ha has had never b been en n a the Away ay from village and knew as little about what lay y vcr over the hill bill In one direction as aaS lie he dId what was 8 be beyond ond the bridge In the other and he turned from Crom one tc the other wondering which was wa the better I Wa to way art st-art 1 I he hc said dat It Its It's s down n hill hm d do odder tilde side of dat nt rise rlee but I Ie done dono sot got to climb de r rise so fust An it Its It's down tip sins odder way all an at nt looks looka de bes' bes for me Matthew slept that night by th the rode aide I of ot a haycock I If It it rained d he could crawl under It if It sU stayed ed fair air it was Just as gO as any place and tho the handful of hay that lie he pulled out ma made 3 a 3 pretty pillow The sun auit woke him hm th the ne next t morning bright and C early n and Matthew rubb rubbed d hl his eyes eres for tor a a. minute before ho he rem m- m hered that he lie had gone gono to sleep plan plan- ring ning to start out into the tho world the next morning and here it was wall time Um to be moving He along as all manfully as Ii h he knew how Shu some breakfast woul tast taste i good goo he lie said as he ramo raine within sight or of a ii farmhouse and headed for or the door Ho fIt Io had scarcely turned into the gate however when wow Bow barked a dog that came ame running toward him Matthew did Jet not stop He lIe w walked ke kealon alon along ag the tho do dog came to meet him While h he was wan al still a way off orr Matthew noticed that the do dog lImp limped cJ d. d and wh when n ho got rot up to him he cold aid In yes yes' foot toot and aa nil h he said Mid it the do dog dop wagged his tail tall a as If It to cay aay- Yes Ye and Matthew immediately knelt down and picking nicking up the dogs dog's paw bea began n examining ing it He lie found a sharp thorn which had stuck Into the soft part of the dogs dog's foot and roust t have hurt him badly and when Matthew I pulled It out the do dor dos m wagged c his hie tall again arain and nd started IN Ye I i J 0 0 ANt A I 1 1 D oo I 7 AL I I walking toward the to se u p Mat Matthew hew to follow hi him I up to tho house a I. W al C came out to the door 3 showed her the thorn w oj i from the dogs dog's toot foot sri and I it l hi till 11 all aU tho time timo about It To pay Ia Matthew to tor to- tJ the dog Clog she slie told him to s a h kitchen and ohe ahe would fin eta s 's breakfast And after bk ln said Mid i j done want to m for what t I et eo ef et yer er thinks I can cnn do Jes' Jes t For the most of the itt tar the little things sn sh she told tott aa I then she said eaid I tbt y-J y a 0 luncheon as 11 well will as a she ga gayo o him a 4 plats plato w food tood and h ha wit eat on th the th kiska att I a ate te more than he co J ru rm to have ton caton before it a His lunch luncheon on h Ii and the do doS dog t. t along beside him until Ji he atc ato Yo Yo Io all ali better jo fo to rn I Matthew to the dog dog- ea cau r ls a long lonar w wa r s. an I 1 mar may n ta road But the d Itc rH rate fate and nd watched him until 4 ir iroff n noff off ort by a a. turn In the roz road a eel II mind ho hI WoM wondered If h he n way ia ri the little blank black b bay by y again i As for Cor Matthew I h he another experience e that tt n n. em n Interesting than his liz first 11 I II yon you about that Copyright ISIS Ills by bT the 7 11 paper n. n per t. 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