. Some adventures of Jack & Jill . ird we have here. I think the girls wouldhave climbed up, too, and hung on, but theywere afraid of those rattans. In a few min-utes the street was so clear that the pigeonsflew down and walked about, cooing just asfriendly as could be. And between the bigtrees there was the sea all sparkling in thesun, and rolling up on the beach in wavesthat made the very pleasantest sound. The Swifts house is about half way of thecourse, and right opposite, on the seaside, wasthe umpires stand--just a puncheon turned upon end and draped with red and white pretty
. Some adventures of Jack & Jill . ird we have here. I think the girls wouldhave climbed up, too, and hung on, but theywere afraid of those rattans. In a few min-utes the street was so clear that the pigeonsflew down and walked about, cooing just asfriendly as could be. And between the bigtrees there was the sea all sparkling in thesun, and rolling up on the beach in wavesthat made the very pleasantest sound. The Swifts house is about half way of thecourse, and right opposite, on the seaside, wasthe umpires stand--just a puncheon turned upon end and draped with red and white pretty soon Jamie went and stood up onit. From there he could see plainly up anddown the whole race course. Hector DEverelstood up there, too. And Bobus DEverel,his twin brother and a very careful boy, gavethe signal for getting ready. Presently out came the goats from theLorentzes yard, with some black boys lead-ing them (one was our Tinkas brother]-Djali walking along as meek-looking as youcould want, all dressed up in his rosettes. 24. c rt — X c 4-i ^, 0 urt Some Adventures of Jack and Jill Then the hoys appeared, and didnt they lookfine, though, in their jockey suits! Andwhether its polite or not, I just must tellyou that my brother Jack looked the verybest of them all. I know some other peoplethought so, too, for mamma and aunt Lettylooked at each other, and smiled and noddedin a very proud, knowing way, and NanaJoan, in her corner of the little window atthe end with Angus in her arms and all thelittle children, said out loud, though I thinkshe didnt know it-- Ah goin mek dat chilesome aripa well soon ! She does make themost delicious aripas--you know, pancakes, only soft, and with bananas in them, and she j knows how fond Jack is of them--we all are,only shed never make aripas for any one ofthe rest of us alone. And then the race began. Each boy tookhis reins and got into place behind hisgoat. Bobus gave the signal, at the sameminute a bell rang, and off went the fourboys, ju
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