Keeping Him In Style

Pickaniuny Jim 's mother stood in Wie door of her residence, calling at the ,top of her voice: "Pres'dent McKinley! Whah is yoh, Pre.s'dent McKinley? Ef I lays mer fis' on yoh baok, yoh'll change yoh manuers!" A man who was passing stopped ia surprise and iuquired: "What's the matter, auntie?" "Is yoli uame Pres'deut McKinlej?" she iuquired iu au intensely supercilious toue. "No. Aud I'm afraid you won't get any answer to that uaine, either. " "I wou't, won't I? Yoh jes' wait a minute. " She started down the street, calliug as she went, and presently emerged from a side eutrance with a boy, Bmall and swsrthy, who dragged hia feet reluctantly in response to her resolute clutch. "Stau up ou de do'step an listen tei me, " she commauded, tshaking her forefinger at him. The boy obeyed, aud she said impreaeively, "Whut's yoh name?" Af ter a brief but ünvere struggle with his memory, he answered, "Pres'denl McKinley Brooker. ' ' "An why didn't yoh aiiswer ter dat name when I done cali it in de fus' place?" " 'Case, mamniy, I done fohgot it." "Well, VOh's SWilltfir hah nn mn' chance ter fohgit it. Den I'ze gwiuter git a peach tree limb au write it all ovnh yoh back. Go 'long in de kitchen au wait teil I comes. It's hahd wu'k raisin dat chile right," she commentotí to the interested stranger; "mihty hard wu'k. " "I don't eee how he camo to have such au odd name. ' ' "Ihassoniefam'ly wo, an V-.e ■ in ter take de trouble ter live up .i u. All de cnllnd folks 'round hyuh fet is auybody is gwiuter had one baby in de fam'lyuamedaftuhde pres'dent. When dat chile va3 bom, I christened him 'Pres'dent Ha'hsou Brooker. ' Up ter las' fo'th o' Mahch his name waz 'Pres'deut Cleveland Brookor. ' Now Ize habbin a time ter make 'im re'lize dat he'a 'Pi-es'dent McKinley Brooker. ' I'ze at a pow'ful disadvantage, 'case dah's only oue o' him. It's mo' worrimeut dan trainin a pup ter keep dat boy f 'urn goin clean out o' style. "-