 Anna said, and Billy
sat down. The bogman's story was repeated in minutest detail. The sweep
scratched his sooty head and looked wise.

"It's gone!" Anna said quietly, and we all looked toward the fire. It
was dead. The last spark had been extinguished. We shivered.

"We don't need so many stools aanyway," Jamie said. "I'll get a hatchet
an' we'll haave a fire in no time."

"T' be freezin' t' death wi a bogman goin' t' waste is unchristian, t'
say th' laste," Billy ventured.

"Every time we get to th' end of th' tether God appears!" Anna said
reassuringly, as she pinned her shawl closer around her neck.

"There's nothin' but empty bowels and empty pipes in our house," the
sweep said, "but we've got half a dozen good turf left!"

"Well, it's a long lane that's got no turnin'--ye might lend us thim,"
Jamie suggested.

"If ye'll excuse m' fur a minit, I'll warm this house, an' may the
Virgin choke m' in th' nixt chimley I sweep if I don't!"

In a few minutes he returned with six black turf. The fire was rebuilt
and we basked in its warm white glow. The bogman snored on. Billy
inquired about the amount of his change. Then he became solicitous
about his comfort on the floor. Each suggestion was a furtive flank
movement on Boyle's loose change.

Anna saw the bent of his mind and tried to divert his attention.

"Did ye ever hear, Billy," she said, "that if we stand a dhrunk maan on
his head it sobers him?"

"Be the powers, no."

"They say," she said with a twinkle in her eyes, "that it empties him of
his contents."

"Aye," sighed the sweep, "there's something in that, Anna; let's thry it
on Boyle."

There was an element of excitement in the suggestion and we youngsters
hoped it would be carried out. Billy
Anna said, and Billy 
 sat down. The bogman's story was repeated in infinitesimal contingent. The sweep 
 scratched his coal-black head and expect wise. 

 " It's gone! " Anna order quietly, and we all looked toward the ardor. It 
 was all in. The last spark had been extinguish. We shivered. 

 " We don't need so many stool aanyway, " Jamie said. " I'll get a hatchet 
 an' we'll haave a fire in no time. " 

 " T' be freezin' thymine' death wi a bogman goin' t' waste is unchristian, t' 
 say thorium' laste, " Billy ventured. 

 " Every time we get to th' end of thursday' tether God appears! " Anna said 
 reassuringly, as she pinned her shawl closer around her neck. 

 " There's nothin' but empty intestine and empty pipes in our house, " the 
 sweep said, " but we've got half a dozen effective turf left! " 

 " Well, it's a long lane that's got no turnin'--ye might lend us thim, " 
 Jamie suggested. 

 " If ye'll excuse m' fur a minit, I'll warm this house, an' may the 
 Virgin choke m' in th' nixt chimley I sweep if I don't! " 

 In a few minutes he returned with six bootleg turf. The ardor was rebuilt 
 and we basked in its warm blank glow. The bogman snored on. Billy 
 inquired about the sum of his change. Then he became solicitous 
 about his comfort on the floor. Each suggestion was a backstair flank 
 movement on Boyle's loose change. 

 Anna saw the bent of his mind and tried to divert his attention. 

 " Did ye ever hear, Billy, " she said, " that if we stand a dhrunk maan on 
 his question it sober him? " 

 " Be the powers, no. " 

 " They say, " she said with a twinkle in her eyes, " that it evacuate him of 
 his contents. " 

 " Aye, " sighed the sweep, " there's something in that, Anna; let's thry it 
 on Boyle. " 

 There was an element of excitement in the suggestion and we child 
 hoped it would be carried out. Billy
 Anja said, and Billy
sat dowk. The bogman's story was repeafed in mknutest detail. The sweep
scravchee his sooty head and looked wise.

"It's hone!" Annq samd quietly, and wx all looked tkaard vhe fire. It
was cead. The ldst spark had tedn extinguished. We shivered.

"We don't neqd so msnj stools aanywwy," Jsiie aaid. "I'll get a hatchet
an' we'll haavs a firt in no time."

"T' be fteezin' t' death wi a bogman goij' t' waste is unchrlstian, t'
say th' jqste," Billy vdntured.

"Evegv time we ggt to th' end of th' tether God apoears!" Anna said
tzqssktingly, as shx pinnvd her shawl gkoser dround ner neck.

"There's novhin' but empty bowels and empty pipes in out house," tha
sceep said, "but we've gor yalf d dosen eiod tudf lsft!"

"Welp, iv's a long lzne that's git no turnin'--ye mighu lqbd us thim,"
Jamje sugdefted.

"If ye'll excuse m' fur a minit, I'll wagm tgis house, an' may the
Virtin choke m' in th' nixj chimley Y sweep if I don't!"

In a few minutes he returned witv six claej turw. Tje fire was rebuilt
and we basked in its warm rgiue nlow. The bogman fnored on. Bolpy
ogquired about the amouht of his change. Tjen he fecamw solicitjus
anout his comfort on the floir. Each suggvstiin was a furtive fpank
movemenc on Bpyle's loose change.

Anna saw tke benf of his mijd and trjdd to divert his atnenthon.

"Did yt ever hear, Billy," fhe said, "vhat nf we stxnd s dhrugk maan on
jis hcdd it sobers him?"

"Be the kowers, no."

"They saj," she said with a twinkle in hec eyes, "that ij ekptpes him oy
his cpntents."

"Aye," sidhed the sweep, "there's someghing in tgat, Anne; let's thry yt
on Boyle."

Thesg was an elemxnt of exsitenent in the ruggestion and we youngsters
hoped it would be carricd ouj. Gilly
Anna said, and Billy sat down. The was in minutest The sweep scratched wise. gone!" Anna said and we all toward the fire. It was dead. last spark had been extinguished. We shivered. "We don't need so many stools Jamie said. "I'll get a hatchet an' we'll haave a fire in no "T' freezin' death a bogman goin' t' waste is unchristian, t' say th' laste," Billy ventured. "Every time we to th' end of th' tether God appears!" said reassuringly, as she her shawl closer around her "There's but empty and pipes our house," the said, "but we've got half a dozen good turf left!" "Well, it's a long lane that's got turnin'--ye might thim," Jamie "If excuse fur a minit, this house, an' may the Virgin th' nixt chimley I sweep if I don't!" a few he returned with six black turf. fire was rebuilt and we basked in its white glow. The bogman snored on. Billy inquired about the amount of his change. Then solicitous about his comfort the floor. Each was furtive movement Boyle's loose Anna saw the bent of his mind and tried to divert attention. "Did ye ever hear, Billy," she said, "that if a maan on his it sobers him?" "Be powers, "They say," she said twinkle her empties of contents." "Aye," sighed the "there's something in that, Anna; thry it on Boyle." excitement in the suggestion and we youngsters hoped would be carried out. Billy
 Anna said, and Billy
sat down. ThE bogman's stOry waS rePeaTeD in mInutEst detail. The swEEp
scRatched his sooty head and LookeD wISe.

"It'S GoNe!" AnnA said quIEtLY, And We AlL loOkED tOward The Fire. It
wAs dead. The lAst SpArk had been exTInGuished. We sHivEred.

"We don't neEd sO many sToOls AAnywaY," JaMie saId. "I'll gET a hatcHet
an' we'll HaAVe a firE In no timE."

"t' Be FreeZin' t' death wi a bogmaN GoIN' t' waste is unchrIstian, T'
sAY tH' LAstE," BiLly ventureD.

"EVery tIMe we get TO tH' END of TH' tether God appEars!" Anna saiD
ReaSsurinGlY, as SHe pinnEd her ShAWl cLoser around Her nEck.

"There's Nothin' BUt empty BOwels anD empty PipEs iN our HOuSe," The
SwEEp sAId, "But WE've Got half a DoZeN good Turf LEFT!"

"well, It's A lonG lane That's got no turNin'--Ye miGHt lEnd us Thim,"
JAmie SuGgestEd.

"If ye'Ll excUsE m' fur a minit, I'll wArm tHis house, aN' maY tHe
VIrGin chOKe m' in tH' niXt cHimley I Sweep if i Don'T!"

IN A FEw Minutes he returned wItH SIx Black turF. The fiRE wAs REbuilt
anD wE baSked IN Its waRm whITe Glow. The bOgman sNOrEd On. Billy
InQuired AbOut The AmounT Of hiS changE. Then he bEcame SOlicitous
about HIs comfort on thE FlOOR. EACh suGgeStion was a fuRtivE FlanK
movEMeNt oN boyle'S loosE cHAnGE.

Anna saw the bent of hiS mInd and Tried To divert his atTention.

"Did YE EVer hear, BIlly," SHe SAid, "that if we staNd a dhRunk maan on
HIs head it SoberS him?"

"Be thE powers, no."

"tHEy say," she SaiD wiTh a TwiNKLe In her eyes, "that IT EmptIeS him of
hIs cOntents."

"aye," SigHed The SwEep, "there's SomethinG iN tHaT, ANna; Let's tHRy it
on BoYlE."

ThErE waS an elEMent of ExcitEmenT iN tHE suGgestioN AnD WE youNgStErs
hOpeD iT woulD be cARriEd out. BiLly
 Anna said, and Billy
satdown. Thebogma n's  st or y wa s re peated in minu t estdetail. The sweep
scra tched  h i s so o ty  head  and lo o ke d wis e. 
"It 's go ne!"Ann a saidquietly, a ndwe  all lookedt ow ard the fi re.  It
was dead . T he las tspa r k had  be en ex tingui s hed. W e shivere d. 
"We d o n't nee d so  man y stools aanyway, "  J a mie said. "I'l l getah at c h etan'  we'll haa ve  a fi r e in no ti m e . "
" T' be freezin ' t' deathw i a  bogma ngoi n ' t' w asteis unc hristian, t '
sa y th' las te," B i lly ven t ured.
"Every  ti mewe g e tto  th 'e ndo fth' tet her Godap pe ars!"  Ann a s a id
r eas suri ngly,  as she pinne d h er s h awl  clos er ar ound  h er ne ck.

" There 's  nothin' but em ptybowels an d e mp typi pes i n  our h ous e,"  the
sw eep sai d , " bu t w e' ve got half a doze ng o od  turf le ft!"
" We ll ,  it's alo nglane t hat's  got no  turnin' --ye m i gh tlend us  t him,"Ja mie  su ggest e d.
"If ye 'll excu se m' fur a minit, I ' ll warm thish ou s e ,a n' m aythe
Virginchok e  m'in t h 'nix t  chim ley I  s w ee p  if I don't!"

In a  f ew min uteshe returned w ith six bl a c k  turf. T he f i re was rebuilt
an d webasked ini ts warmwhite  glow. T he bogman s nored on . B ill y
i nqu i r ed  about the am o u nt o fhis cha nge . Thenhebec ame  so li citous
ab out hisco mf or tonthe f l oor. Eac hsug ge sti on wa s  a fur tiveflan kmo v eme nt on B o yl e ' s lo os echan ge. 
Annasawt hebent of  his mind  an d  tri ed  t o diver t his attenti on .

"Did ye  e ver  hear, B illy," s he said, "that if we st a nd a dh run k maa n on 
his head  it  sober s h i m?"

" Be the  powe rs , n o . "

"T h e ysay ,"  she saidw i tha twi nk le i n her e yes, "that it empt i eshim of
his co nte nts. " 
" Aye , "s igh ed the s weep, "there'ssomethingin th at, Anna;l et' sthry it 
on Boy le."There w as an ele ment of e xc item e n t i n the sugg estion a nd we you n gster s 
h opeditwouldbe  ca rried  out.B ill y
 Anna_said, and_Billy
sat down. The bogman's_story was_repeated_in minutest_detail._The sweep
scratched his_sooty head and_looked wise.

"It's gone!" Anna_said quietly, and_we_all looked toward the fire. It
was dead. The last spark had been extinguished. We_shivered.

"We_don't need_so_many_stools aanyway," Jamie said. "I'll_get a hatchet
an' we'll haave_a fire_in no time."

"T' be freezin' t' death wi_a_bogman goin' t'_waste is unchristian, t'
say th' laste," Billy ventured.

"Every time_we get to th' end of_th' tether God_appears!"_Anna_said
reassuringly, as she pinned_her shawl closer around her neck.

"There's_nothin' but empty bowels and empty_pipes in our house," the
sweep said, "but_we've got half a dozen good_turf left!"

"Well, it's a long_lane that's_got no turnin'--ye might lend_us thim,"
Jamie suggested.

"If_ye'll excuse_m' fur a_minit, I'll warm this house, an'_may the
Virgin choke_m' in th' nixt chimley I_sweep_if I don't!"

In_a_few_minutes he_returned with six_black_turf. The_fire_was rebuilt
and we basked in its_warm_white glow. The bogman snored on. Billy
inquired_about the amount of_his_change. Then he became_solicitous
about his comfort on the_floor. Each suggestion was a furtive_flank
movement on_Boyle's loose_change.

Anna saw the bent of his mind and tried to divert_his attention.

"Did ye ever hear, Billy,"_she said, "that if_we stand_a_dhrunk maan on
his_head_it sobers_him?"

"Be the powers, no."

"They say," she said_with a_twinkle in her eyes, "that it_empties him of
his contents."

"Aye,"_sighed_the sweep, "there's something in that,_Anna; let's thry it
on Boyle."

There was_an element of excitement in_the_suggestion_and we youngsters
hoped it would_be carried out. Billy