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Show : j . FQR LITTLE FOLKS - j 6 A ! Tingaling Is Rescued J Down rushed the lwin& and Chirk Chipmunk to Chirk's cellar, whoro Tingaling, the falryman landlord, had fallen wh.en tho stairs gave way. Thore lie lay on the coal pile, too dazed to speak a word, and his bells bent flat. Why he wasn't killed no one will over know it; it may have been because he wao a fairy, and again it may havo been because it was soft coal. But dirt! You should have "What happened" he asked weakly. "Did the ground, fly up and hit me?" j seen him; a chimney sweep was a lily-, white daisy besido him, and he was so black; and when they finally got him onto his feet, no ono could havo told whero his brui3es left off and where the coal dust began. "Vhat happened?" he asked weakly. "Did the ground fly up and hit me?" "No," said Chirk, "you flew down and hit the ground. But never mind, It wasn't hurt any." Chirk didn't intend lo be mean. He ijust had to have his little poke Well, they all got Tingaling to bed (up the back way) and made him comfortable. com-fortable. He wasn't hurt much, feeling feel-ing something like you do when you skin your knee skating, only he felt that way all over and his breath) was pretty well gone. After while, in a little loss than halff an hour (I should say about forty-five! minutes) Tingaling began to feel bet-1 I lor. Nancy was a pretty good nurse jand had felt his pulse and looked at his tongue which improved him a lot. "I'll just lie still a minute," he said,' "and then I'll have to be going." He didn't mention the rent, mind you! All this timo tho sky outside kept getting darker and darker, nnd iOX at onco it got most dark. Then thero was a clap of thunder, and before you could sny Jack Robinsosn's brother, or even his ma, down came the rain! |