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Show Father's Adventures Willi Hie Mosquitoes In tho June number of tho Amerl-can Amerl-can Magazine Ellis Parker Butler writes another boy's story n funny I ono. It tg entitled, "The Son and ' Father Movement," and relates tho adventures of a father who docldtd ono night to sleep in a tent with ills Bmall son Tho boy had Invited 1.1s father to make the adventure and early in the evening was randy to niako tlio start. Tho followlni; ox-tract ox-tract from tho story bog'ns nt tho point where the father Is kulng the houso to go to tho tent: "Hollo, Father, ho said, I was Just waltlnu for jou. I "All rlKlit, Davy; now for a good tlmo. Wo'ro both boys together Oh, I forgot my pajamas. I "I got them, said David. 1'vo got your brush and comb, too. I guess I got everything. "Father slapped himself vigorously on tho back of tho neck. I "Lot of mosquitoes tonight! ho ox-claimed. ox-claimed. "There's always a lot over here, said David. They don't bother you so much when you get tho smudge burning. "David hold open tho tent flap, slapping slap-ping with his hand as n warning to mosquitoes that they were not wanted want-ed within. Tens, hundreds, perhaps thousands of them did not heed tho warning. Thoy entered with Father, Fath-er, buzzing mcrrl'y. "Great Ceas Father began, as ho felt the greater heat of tho tent, Interior press against his fate, bat ho caught himself in tlmo. Well, this looks nice and cozy, ho said Instead. This is fine! This Is real sport! What's tho matter wltft that lantern? "It generally smokes llko that, said David. Wo don't havo to havo It. I thought maybo you would llko to sit up and read a while. "Ono sldo of tho lantern flamo was . doing all tho work. That bIcIo shot upward tirelessly, pouring a stream of smoky flame against the lantern globo. Tho other sldo of tho Acne was sulking. It.sputtered nnd gasped and gave forth nothing but a rich odor of low grado pctroloum, partially partial-ly Btowed. From tho air passago nt the top of tho globo tho rich black smoko ebbed dropping greasy siot ove-y where. "Put it out! said Father and then, remembering that ho was being a boy, lijsnld, It will bo more fun to undress In tho dark. Whoro aro my pajamas? "Across your cot," said David, but i I'd better kill tho mosquitoes beforo , I put out the light, hadn't f "Father looked at tho roof of tho tont and thought lie had. There woro . thousands of mosquitoes apparently standing blissfully upsldo down on tho canvass of tho tent, waiting for . tho real party to begin. Father helped help-ed David slaughter them. Thoy kill-I kill-I cd scvoral army corps. In tho smoke sccnteiL air of the tent it was hot work. Father perspired freely. Onco . he suggested opening tho tent Hap to admit air, but ho Immediately with drew tho suggestion; It would to Im-possible Im-possible to spend the night In alternately alter-nately opening tho tent flap to admit mosquitoes and closing It to kill them. Ho dlsrolied, put on his pajamas and got into bed. "The temperature of tho lent nave no reason for a covering hut tho mosquitoes mos-quitoes mado ono Imperative; jsu-ally jsu-ally tho breeze was from tho sea and a blanket was grateful, so David had j only blankets. Father drow his blan-I blan-I ket o his chest. A mosquito bit him on tho neck and ho drow tho blanket to his chin. Another, or tho samo, mosquito bit tho top of his head. Father drow tho blanket over ills head. Ono or moro mosqultoc3 taking ndvantago of tho shifting of the blanket, bit Father on tho feet. Ho got out of tho tot and tucked tho blanket In nt tho foot. "What's tho matter, Father? asked David sloeplly. "Nothing, Davy; Just gottlng comfortably com-fortably fixed. Good night! else. The hens aro natural scratch-crs scratch-crs and when thoy hnvo their broods thoy aro still moro so. Tho freshly plowed flolds aro splendid places for hens with chicks. Thoy should not howover bo allowed to go too far away from tho houso, for a sudden storm might nrlso causing tho hen and her brood much dlsiomfort. Tho best thing to do with n hen and a brood Is to provide a small coop nnd jH move It often to whero tho ground Is jH soft nnd freshly spaded. It Is also well to provido n tlttlo lath run Into jH which the Hen may go nlso and slio IJ will assist tho chicks in securing ll their food. til |