"
But the child protested vigorously.
"Don' make me go to bed in the daytime, Aunt Minerva; me an'
Wilkes Booth Lincoln ain't never went to bed in the daytime since
we's born, an' I ain't never hear tell of a real 'ligious 'oman
a-puttin' a little boy in bed 'fore it's dark; an' I ain't never
a-goin' to meddle with yo' ole hose no mo'."
But Miss Minerva was obdurate, and the little boy spent a
miserable hour between the sheets.
CHAPTER VI
SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY.
I have a present for you," said his aunt, handing Billy a long,
rectangular package.
"Thank you, ma'am," said her beaming nephew as he sat down on the
floor, all eager anticipation, and began to untie the string.
His charming, changeful face was bright and happy again, but his
expression became one of indignant amaze as he saw the contents
of the box.
"What I want with a doll?" he asked angrily, "I ain't no girl."
"I think every little boy should have a doll and learn to make
clothes for it," said Miss Minerva.
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