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Show I ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS 1 STY OLIVE ROBERT OARTOf - '"y' j The doughnut, looking very solemn and Important, main a bow nud sal dnu II j There wero more speeches at thei j pasty-man's part) . Nancy anil Nick,: I sitting In the front row, wero ever so, much interested- Buskins said that I he'd heard better poetry, but after. I all no one ever mixed food with art and ii wasn't lo be expected. The next speech was made by a doughnut,, which said this. "Foolish little Jack a'Spandy. Stuffed on forty klndu of candy, j He ate all day 'till late at night, He had to groan at every bite, Jack would never mind his mother. Ate one doughnut after "nother. Bought a big green sour pickle At tho grocers for a nickel. Doctor came with bitter pills, Jack a'Spandy had the chills. stoma h ache and dizzy head, 'Deed he had to stay In bed. 'Stead ot clothes he wears a plas-; tor. No food only oil of castor. Some sad day he'll up and die, 'N" folks will wonder why, oh why"' Tho doughnut, looking very solemn and Important, made a bow and sat dow n The Twins looked thoughtful. That was sort of like a sermon,; wasn't it, Mr Busklna?" aald Nick. Yes. ' nodded. Buskins. "The pasty-man pasty-man ought to have it printed and sent1 around to all tho greedy llttlo boys and girls down on the earth!" There were flowers there, too, or rather flower fairies. The arbutus fairy came torward in her lovely pale pink dress and said: "I'm just a little flower. As all of you can see, I'm very shy and very sweet. Afraid of all 1 chance to meet. So thLs in all of me." Buskins looked at hh watch, which was very impolite, but necessary ' We must get back in the apple-tree elevator." ele-vator." saiil he, "and return to earth. We must make our adieus to our host " (To Be oni lino d j ( Copyright, 1922. NBA Service) |