ogs on to ketch dis hare.

"Dat's all Little Hahsie want. While de boy's a-yellin' an' a-yumpin',
an' while de dogs is a-wakin' an' a-lookin' out to see what's it all
about all dat time Klein Hahsie's yust a-makin' a brown streak round dat
koppie.

"But he ain't. He on'y make ten yards of it an' den he's out o' sight
round de corner. Dat's far enough, an' he yust gi'es one fair ole yump
to one side, up de koppie, an' squots down flat behind a stone till de
dogs is rush past wid de little boy runnin' all he know ahter 'em. Den
Hahsie yust hop back to darie ole hatful o' peaches under de tree, an'
pick it up an' skip out o' dat eatin peaches all de way."

"And what did the little boy do when he got back and found his peaches
gone?" broke in Annie's younger brother.

"Well," answered Hendrik, "I on'y heard about what Klein Hahsie done.
Dey don't say nawtin' about what de boy done. But I 'specs he yust went
back an' got some mo' peaches.

"But about Klein Hahsie," resumed he. "Dese yere peaches taste yust dat
good dat all de while he's a-eatin' 'em he's tinkin' how nice it 'ud be
if he had his own tree to pick at widout no dogs to chase him. An' de
mo' he eat de mo' he study, till at last it strike him what to do. Den
he saves de last two o' de peaches, an' he biff dat ole hat into shape
wid a one-two, an' swack it down on one ear an' de back of his head, an'
off he set down de spruit to de water-hole where he'll find Ou' Sculpat.

"Ou' Sculpat was dere, wid his chin on top de water, lookin' yust as
leary as ever, an' he don't so much as wink his eye till Little Hahsie
shout him out. `Hello! Sculpat!' ses he. `I's struck luck since I lef
you. I's got peaches; an' I reckoned now we's frens I'd better gi'e you
one an' me de oder. Here you is den, choose which one you'll have.'

"Well, Ou' Sculpat he tinks he'll tink it over, but he look at dem two
peach in Little Hahsie's han's, an' fust ting he knows he's flipped his
way out o' de water an' he's comin' to Hahsie, where he's a-sittin' wid
one leg crossed over toder, makin' hisse'f all nice an' comfy. `Here
you is,' ses Hahsie, givin' him de biggest an' de ripest o' de two.
`You squot now, an' we'll fair enjoy dese ole peaches.'

"So Ou' Sculpat he squot, an' dey rolls dem peaches in deir han's, an'
dey suck 'em wid deir lips, an' dey squeeze deir teef in yust a leetle
bit an' taste de yuice o' dat. An' dat's so nice dey cahnt hold off no
longer, but dey