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Dnmti t.> j. W olforil Hnrkpr.
I)rn?n Ii.t lloiinrlii Ciiht-ll,
I Correspondence Column I
lircf/o from I In* Country.
J D?ar Kditor,?At last 1 hope 1 can
get a b tier written to you. We dlu
{not get to town to see the reunion pa
rade. Tin1 weather was bad ami we
| had company from Tennessee and they
? did not want to go to town in the rainy
I weather. Wo were disappointed that
I we could not write and toll you any
thii about the reunion Sister and I
planted n garden, and it looks very
good. Karly in the mornings 1 get up
and hot out the weeds and run our
cultivator between the rows Wo have
lettuce, tomatoes, beets, horseradish,
carrots, tomatoes. but terbeans ami a
:<-\x stall-s of corn. We like to work
I tn the garden in the mornings una
I cvenii gs. Kor several days i wasn't
! feeling well. 1 had chills, but 1 am
ail right ia>x\ 11 ? -1 e11 had her share,
too She had a bilious spell l'or a few
' ditys. Mamma has gtxeti us two little
j attic rooms for playrooms oil rainy
I days. They are bright and cozy. Wo
? have a tegular village tin there. 1 have
1 built s. \ . ral doll houses for Helen,
land wo have stores, moving-picture
? theater and a hospital. M'o have car
I tracks .nd jitneys in our play llko
! stri its I am still on t ii ?? run seeding
? o-.-r chickens and my Belgian hares. I
| hope you will have a real good xaca
j tion aw.iv from the hot city. I inclose
.'drawings Hum Helen. Your little
i rif nd,
EDWARD SIMONS.
Dumbarton. Va.
I'miM'h .Members.
? D-ar lalitor.? 1 am colng to onlv
write you a letter this time. Will send
i in .t poem some day when I ilnd lime
ti> compose one. Well, the glorious
i !? out til has come and none on< e more, 1
with many firecrackers to speed it on
its !ov? ly way. Von should see the
ii> 'nl of bright -eyed daisies that lav
next door to us. They nre lovt ly I
am so glad that Miss Williams enjoved
, Mix l.st I.-tter I xviote you. R.-allx i
enjoy hei work more than 1 can tell.
It's all so original, and her l<ut. rs, too,
ire -mite interesting Well, this is a
pretty long biter, and I guess Id bei- '
t. r stop, so, farewell. With lov. ,
NKI.i. WAl.KER.
Bedford. Va.
They Are Verx \iec.
I'? ar Kditor. I thank you so much
, for printing nix things. and I hope that
: you xxil do ; .> again. I am sending
. son)'- ridilb and :-.?m,- jumbled i.au -?<
, box s and ? <lnr> about my eits an-1
; Pigi-"'.> ?' t:11 1 I ? ? i ? ? to s.-e tin-ill ill
' 1 ? t-1:? * I xx ould sen.| something oit.-m r
to Our page if I could only think or*
something njco to send. With best
: xx i lit from your loving member.
Kl*l T11 ? Hld.R
? I-me i 'ri'ek Mills, I'owhatau t"o., V.i.
II >>ii re|? \\ us.
!'? : IMiior, -I am sending you
story ami some jumbled names of T
! ?- ?" members, ami I hope to s.
them in print Sunday. I tried not to
writ.- ? ? \ ? t I .'.ii \\ ?rds, but just couldn't
possibly h. 11? it. so you must excuse
me this time Now wasn't our page I
mim urat 1 last Sunday And didn't
xve ha v.- a lin* heading? 1 am very
proud of our club, a no 1 agree witii
| the member who said that we should
have another page in the paper oil
Sundays, for the work of our club is
certainly xx.imIi two pages, and we
could easily till t In-in both. Noxx tal
is a 1 o11iz b-tter foi me. ami I am nfrai.:
it xv111 tie.- you out Hoping to s. ??
my story . nd names in print. 1 remain,
your memlii r,
M A MI K J A CKSON.
I*rl/.e ( inning Soon.
I'ear Kditor, I am sitting in our
yard writing to you. Daisies are
blooming around nie. overhead a grape
arbor with Its heavy load of vine and
grapes shi?-Ids me from the sun. t >u
either side ot the arbor is a tree of
ripe, red cherries, and the bird# fuss
noisily as they hop from limb to limb
??njoying the nice fruit. 1 see lots of
clover in the grass, and 1 have been
looking for a four-leaf I have been
picking daisies, loo, and I think il is
lots of fun to pluck the petals, name
the daisy, and see if your loxer is true.
Some ants an busy tixmn their house
and getting food under a little clump
j ot grass at my side. They honevsuckle
!v"'*. about J-: \ yards from me, illls the,
?ail- With !U delicate perfume, while the
I little lion.-v 1 ie< s hum busily as ihi-y i
, '.latt t?. and fro gathering the honev !
each little honeysuckle bell. ?
Ran-nig my ey.s and looking afar. 1 s. e :
l hilltops baskini: in the sun, while
Hi. toiisi. make quite a pretty sight. >
towi-ring on the hilltops or lost in the
xall.-x.-, | am a g r. it lover of the
country, and enjoy ih. i?le;isures to be
had there, such as fishing, riding, fleia
tramps, and who doesn't love to gather
xx ild iloxveis in the cool woods ' Some- ;
times rvsting l.esid. a spring that
conies gurgling troni the ground clear
as cxstal lalitor, about three months ,
ago the T. !> ??. c. page said that I i
had xv on a prize. I xvas a happy mem
ber, and looked forward . a-_.--r!y to re-'
ceiving my prize, but am sorrv to sax-'
! ! "'?'?? Pleasui ? yet. Cooll '
r 1 x" "V<>" ""d the members. Sin- J
mary ln.i.A iioward. i
Floyd, Va.
\ l-'liit* Slur.v.
M)' Dear lalitor,? I xx-:? s- clad to see
in.x ;Jury in tli.- paper I thought vntt
''i"1 }"?rx ")"? 1 ;t:" sending a story
about My \ isit to ihe | Mill." I
hop., this- story will t?. Ui ltl,. ,,;,per.
^ ?n.',o8 y"n\y- KSTKLLK rosmbr. ;
. ,v 1 wentte:ii s,,x
l.ike.H lltiilge.
I'ear Kditor,?You ? in't imagine how
kind 1 wiis to see in> story in the T.
I> <" <" pane ? Mii.u.iy. I only
I wrote two pages oh it. hut this Sunday
i I'm going to writ.- three or four pages.
1 received my button, and think it is
t I pretty .1 ml i 11 f:t < t i \ >? Mum yet to
work oh my story new. l^ots of love.
I M >l:i ?'! IP" I I Nt III AM.
1 -Park A\ ??nut-. ?"it >
\\ ?? Mlssfil ^ oil.
1 ??-:ir l'ditor,?-\V???!!. as > <>?: see 1 am
in t! ? 1 i'l of t h ?? !t\:: . althouyh you
m> n'Mnin hear !!?>?. ? Ani sending
a 11 ? : i ? i aftd hope t: it m ma;.' receive a
lit 11 ?? place on til-- i i - >? 1 must close,
i ?iiu.i 11. ;im . .v.: \ tru. member.
SI : IK VAHIfC
Hishland Springs, \ .?
I *>nr?,l> llnl.
M;? I ??-.?!' Kditor.?I am inclosing a
drawing. which I sincerely hope will
? rape tl'i. \\ ? t< : i.-kei all"! ?ive
iin* tin- pleasure ? ? i;m it printer!
11'?) ** you ?? sij??>'? i t ? Fourth. Kxcusc
a t ? i i ? f ! ? 11 ? i Wi! much love. your
il< \ ot? ,1 mimtier.
MAiMi: i:i.i/.:\r.rni wii.i.iams.
A vi ?!:. N'i Iki: < y. Va.
vcniN I Irn \? i iiu.
Dear Editor,? 1 am sending yoti a
? i i v:...: ??! ; t- i.t. . ??. 1 I hope to ;-e?*
it ::! Sunday's k"Tlihea-lil8patch. Your
memher.
H \I:I:Y wkav M<><'Hi:
(Ilie \ ' a Time.
? it- I'd t'-v. Hope you are having a
t :tn." I' ?' t'n iourth as u.ll as th
members. Very glad to see a place tor
i . stoi> K iitot, I would love to
. ? uw whether yo i like for mc to sent!
: tots . :il drawing tivirMhei Am
. i i u i thai f l>ope j in
w I i; II-. in' 11;? ? i a p.-r for It
1 a:. voi,! number,
\ N N I K 1 .< iT i I
'ililaU* I'litii- I in ;iro \ I nr..
iiiM- Kditor I am sending in a
nor; alio :t Kohort Fulton atnl i draw*
111 w of 1 -s steamboat. h:?t Sunday's
I'.ij.i r 'vif Jin- Out pane is iinprov
i n. I'V'iv Sunday Hoping you and
!!? members arc wi ll. 1 nm, your
:. ; ?! : .. ii: ??mlier.
i't ii " A I i<~ i NT \S \Vl< JUT.
'17 Si ir.ii...ty Aventic Uir.ter I'arK.
\\ rite ami I>m? in Ink.
! i. .i I'M ; or. I ' t, iii i n; y I? dj.*, e Is
pretty I 1 ? > l>i ' ii waiting to hear
? I could ion 1 am r> ndmg a
? . i , ai d 1 hope it i: good i noii^h
' . j? .T It; th.- |>a pet
.)? >hn ciuttkni kn
I Ii :i Ilk \ Oil M iK'll.
? ? . i. 'or. 1 haven't sent nny
? . f < ? i ' i ?.. ? time. ]>!'! you receive
? ' It . 1 ? ? s?-?I is a drawing which
. ? r ;. r : n t if sj permits
? !.-?'! ; ; ? up ? rt Saturday night.
Mary Howard was a
? :? i ;. ? xcli.i ntji'd. Voiir
i jo*.:i is m? mher,
i i,i iitKNCK kohi:.
)? oil M ? !it-11, Va.
I.iail > on ?re I'leJI.NCil.
I ? a r II it..: !? ???. , w . t h If"i<'i> s'ur
; ' ?. ' I ?; ?o\<'f.'t'i I had won a
'pi . ' I thank > on \
v i i ? ? eilitoi I am st'tidi'ii?
? ! hop. w ill me. :
v : ? 1. ? .! ? | ; ! and Mid a piace
? 1 . ? I iioucli. tha t we
'. ? ? ? . i ' . it : ii. piis
. I ? i ? 1 ' '. at e \ ? ? > t h 11; n s< lit !1 . hut
ii certainly ho(i? that there will be
j f pa.-" < :.o ,rh for m\ lieadlng. Vottr
Ilov u k n .-rn '.er,
11 {I:N !-. uohehtson.
i'M0 Wohthnm A\c., S. Itlchmond.
Drnwn bjr .Vnrraim WuiikIi.
Editorial and Literary Department
WHAT orit M KM II Kit S AHK l>0!\fS.l
My Dear ("Jiris and Boys:
I must write you the good news this '
week of what our members arc doing!
elf where It is a splendid thinn for)
us to win honor In our own club. but
!t reflects still more g lory to our pagf
when one of our members will forge!
ahead and have work published and'
?omrnented upon in some of the h:g
magazines. Now comes the news that
Al\in llattorf, one of our bo.t poets
tnd story-writers, has had his name
published in the first roll of honor for
prose in th<j St. Nicholas l.eague Mar
gueiite Harris, another brag member
of ih>> T. I?. C. C., has had puzzb s pub
lished there anrl her name on the roll
of honor several times. l?o you know,
children, that it is a lot to your credit. ;
it" you not only work for the good of
your club, but reach out and better
your writing and drawing els.-where?
I don't mean by that that any of the
members who just do the best they can
in the club are by any means lacking:
they are not, but simply that we are
very proud of those who have done
well outside. Bet's all of us give our
com-: at ula tions to these members.
And while we are doing that, we
have a hearty welcome, too, for the
fifty-odd new members to our club, that i
have joined since week before last.
VOT'li EDITOR. j
nu/.i: avixxkhs of the week, j
Norman Waugh, of Danville. Va.
Estelle Kosher, of 92" North Twen-j
tieth Street. City.
ii. Wray Moore, please send address, j
lir.^SIE'S TAI.K WITH THE FI.OW. 1
I'retty little Bessie, out fnr a walk,
Thought she'd like to hear the pretty!
fiow'rets talk;
So she started out upon the winding
road
That led to the flower-garden, gran
nie's abode.
Passing 'neath the large archway,
Bessie saw the flowers so gay.
Heard ti.f-n whisper soft and low, ;
As they tusked to and fro
"Take me." a red rose cried.
As it tossed its head with pride;
"1 a:n tali and stately, queer. ???' flow-1
Take me to adorn your bowers."
"Take nie." a white lily said.
As to and fro tt nodded its head;
"l am pure and gentle and sweet
And gladden i-a-h heart that 1 meet."
"Take me." a pretty little pansy said.
As if in thought it nodded its head.
"I am for thoughts s> sweet and true;
Take me and my thoughts shall be of
you."
"And here am I," a little violet said.
As with modesty it bowed its little
head;
"1 am not pretty, but 1 am blue.
And therefore I shall always he true."
"You dear little flowers," P.essie did
say,
"1 shall take you all with me. right
a wa y.
Yes, red rose, so proud; yes, lily, so
pure;
Yes, pansy, so thoughtful, yes, violet,
so true."
(Original) IRENE ROBERTSON. ,
I'AJirXKKV IMIIW TOW V.
Indian Town is a i enervation set;
apart b\ the government as a home
for the Indians. It is <>n the l'amunkey
River between I.estei Manor and White.
House. Their chief's name is tJeorge
t'onk. Hi' has long, black hair, large
cheekbones, a bronze face and dark
??yes. Their population i;< about 1.1."..
The government has had built for
t he in a beautiful school, and they have
built a church. The government also
provides a teacher for the school.
Some of the young men have been sent
? ?if to college to be educated. The In
dians have nice houses to live in. i
Some are near the water, others are
not ?mce my brother and myself j
were playing like we were Indians, and
while we were playing an Indian from
Indian Town came by and he stopped
and told us how the Indians in Powha
tan's dnvs used to call to each other
and how they smoked their pipe of
;.c,i. c.
A true story.
Composed by RUTH NIC ABE. j
C 1 \TII I.VS R A I \ X DAY.
"Oi.. dear me." sighed twelve-year
eld Cynthia, mournfully gazing out of
the window, "I wish it would stop rain
ing I've nothing on earth to do. and
we were going to have such a nice pic- ;
nic to-day "
"Haven't you anything .to read?"]
questioned her mother.
"Not a single thing, and May Maga- '<
zinc isn't due ur.til Friday," said Cyn
thia
"Well, can't you make a scrapbook?"
her mother asked
"A scrapbook. the very thine." cried
Cynthia
"Well, there is a book In the book
< ,i e : !;?! .. pile of old magazines \ip
in ihe attic," said her mother.
Cynthia got them and spent n happy
j da> even If St was rainy
| (Original.)
| DOROTHY SADLER.
'I'llI'J SKCUKT OK MAKIMi CHINA.
Many years n?n t ho Chinese ?crc
the only people who know how to mak?
china. The. Chinese kept all they kn< w
as a secret, because the.y w?*re not will
in? for any one else 10 know how to
make it.
People of many countries tried to
make china. but could not fui?l out how.
They tried many plans, and could not
lind out how.
In a certain part of China lived pot
ters. The pottery furnaces burtvd day
and night. Day after day boatlvids ?.f
bentitiful china were sent to different
countries.
The Chinese heard that the people
of other countries were trying to imi
tate their work, so they refused to
allow any strangers to stay in their
town over night. They were quite sure
that tfyelr secret would never be found
out.
At last the secret was discovered.
Making china is common now There
are many manufactories in some of
our large cities, where china ir made.
It is interesting how it is mad'
BLSS1E PFTKKOFF.
ItODEIIT Fl'l.'I'OX.
Robert Fulton was born in Lan
caster County, Pennsylvania, in IT'"'
llis father was an Irishman, and d:>"i ,
when Robert was only three v>-ar>
old. Robert could draw very well. ?
he determined to be an artist. 1!
was also fond of inventing ma<hin>
When he was fourteen years of age h"
made a model of a tishing boat with
paddlewlieels on each side to be work
ed bv a crank.
In those days there lived in l":.c*
land a great painter named Renjamn
West. Fulton longed to go to I'.i.u
land so he could meet 1111it. He work
ed hard, saved his mon^y, part of
which he spent in buying a farm foi
his mother and sisters. At the ace
of twenty-one he sailed for Kngland
There he became acquainted with
West, who encouraged him and show
ed hint many kindnesses. Fulton also
met Duke of Rridgewater. In North
ern England coal had to he carried
prick horses. The duke advised Rob
i t to be a civil engineer and to to
N' !th and aid in building canals Ful
t >?! be. a me interested in canals; but
' ?a.= so slow and difficult that he
tinally gave up the business. He de
? i?? I t?. make a steamboat. He went
to Puis with some torpedo '?joats
H> :< he met Robert Livingston, who
w.is t lie American minister to France
!!? ?o|f| Livingston bis scheme. They
decid.-d to make it together As Ful
ton had little money. Livingston paid
the expenses. Fulton came to New
York on his boat. He. named it the
"Clermont." He finished it in Au
gust. l-"7. Then the boat started for
Albany, N V About 160 miles from
New York the people stood amazed
The> landed it Albany in sixteen
hours. Fulton died in the year 1 1.
Now steamboats made by his plan
are all o\ ,vm? rica.
(A true st < v i
i'?> p? m ahontas wight.
T.-i>. c.
If you want to join a club, a club
good and tru. ju>t join the T-D <'. <"
and you'll be r<> happy because vou
Joined a club honest and true.
I. wklford liARKISR.
i:\im.oits or MHii) i'ium is.
Ch:i|i?er I.
Onc<? there lived in llnuland a vers
: :? h lord n;iui.-.l Lord Fr.in?'is He w.i.
nmstly .spoktn of as Ijoi<i Francis "f
Kr. gland.
Now th i s lord was the owner <<f a
luruc diamond mine 111 South Afr.ea. ;!?
which he invsl'd lame sums. lb* was
even richer than the king.
i Mo- \e:ir his sum be^.m to de.-i<-:i
and continued to decrease until he w t
left with m any debts awl i poor n an.
? ?tie day ho received a loiter si i* ;.-r
that the mine war surrounded hv pi
rates. and a few diamonds .1 time
w?ro all that they could slip through
the lines. Th** letter also stated tli.it
many had died from thirst, starvation
and wounds. Lord Fran -is carried the
note to the kin;: atid asked j..r a ?
jianv of soldiers under his leadership
Now this king was the nearest heir
to Lord Francis's millions, and he <!?
I cided to hetray his" brother. He then
s- ni a message to the pirates, telling
them the place \\ h? ??? Francis s\ t.
n.u* to land .1 i.d that he, the King of
Kntrland, was their friend.
When the pirates received t'rte ]e*t-r
th'-y were very happy and prepared to
leave f?? r the wharf to capture Lor i
1 Francis.
The ship on which Lord Francis was
on landed <?:, the St. Helena F.ay. the
e\ ict place mentioned t>\ the king. hut
he was a day too late, and he landed
tai'i ly.
(To he continued.?>
l: ??LVDF. TIPTON".
Tilt: S'l'OIl V OF MV S I A I R.
Ti ? King .;'.d QtU '-n of England
started ?>n *. \ ? : ;> long jotirm v to visit
Chest?? r!n.-ld, I'inwiddie and few other
counties. They were coins to see Mr.
Lee fVott. a ve'> Wise old man, who
liV'-d in Elizabeth C:ty T .* v also
wanted to visit ti.elr nie.-.-s, Carroll and
?Jra "son. who lived 1: Ta::< w* 11.
< their journey they met Lord
I ns.in and his cousin. Bland, from
Pittsylvania. The people they wanted
t ? - ? 0 most at that time had some
< ???iipa i.y who were Mi Smyth, from
i; ?? khrblge. and Mr. Craig, from Boan
? ? .* They did not arriv* so safely as
t: thought because it rained. Sotne
very kind people by the name of Bed
f.. : took them in the house lor slid
t*v ? it night. The landlady. Mrs
.>!? :.1 joinery, treated tlieiu very kind
r-.pcctful. The next day Mr
Her ? y. i friend who had heard of their
!!.. t">i:iine, advised thetn to u-o first
t'? a ; ? ? t? I in M'-ckletihurg, there by
the name of Nottoway, because it might
1 p a am before they finished their
????:: r . \ to f"!i ? rles I'ily They took
ic vii e ;,nd met Prince William and
K ? ? 11 ? ?1: *.?>*. and also their nephew,
M: I: ; ??'.! Pane. w\-i> ??ame from Hen
ri- o <"ounty. Thej had Brunswick
'? "? ''.irtiphel! soup very often for
ti ?" 1 ved about a week They also
had fcome Albemarle apples Mr. Nel
sor fron 1 James City, and Mr. Warren.
!! N"i r t h umbe rla nd ''outity were the
! ? - of the hotel, who had heard of
it.- misfortune, was glad to have
111 ?? t? ? v.sit their hotel. and treated
th 1 : >? nice.
(To Be Continued )
HER TIIA OAYLE.
Tin: It \TTI.KS Pit ICE.
The 1'it'b of nations are rasinc now;
Bra v.- u m t iors, by thousands, die every
hour.
France and Belgium, countries once
in t i 1. r pi nil e. are now in waste;
Ah! l>e.n <;.?(!, it the end would only
oil's 11 d haste. t
From d 1 ? the- rage on. till sunset.
The < nd. th. end. it 1? not yet;
For countle <;i\s souB have bled.
And the bnttb field, stained with their
blood, is !i? ' v iff];
And -till 01. w 'd ihe\" fight' Ah. for
l-iv. t'. 11. I'- ii" Ood. they know
i:>t ti' v. rone fr'iu the right!
i< M igll.al I
NELL PAXTuX WALKER.
.1 ii 1111>I<? 11 Nutneti of T.-U. C. C. Mriulicr*.
1. Oyhrtdo Tmhsi.
2. Icrstu Decrl.
3. Ainoir. Wcakldh.
4. Tknchon Gcbeln.
f.. Examin Beliimnd.
6. Mulesa Tightrgahr.
7. Kebaht Galely.
5. Yraw Karbre.
0. Germatuerie Rhsiar.
10. Lismtw Three.
MAIE RAWLINGS.
Illrtl I'u/.ile.
1. What bird is a color?
2. What bird is a dairy product?
3. What bird is a dealer in moats?
4 What bird is an evergreen tree?
5 What bird tells you his name?
?'?. What bird carries on a brief con
versation ?
7. What bird sings in a low under
tone?
v What bird is the chief member of
a royal family?
5. What bird ridicules and mimics?
10 What bird spends the night in
a storm?
11 What bird is essential to a cook
ing-stove?
12. What bird likes maple syrup?
13. What bird is a little star?
14 What bird is rapid?
15. What bird is a domestic animal?
(Original )
MAHGL'KKITE HARRIS.
Jutnhleil l'|> Xquicm of Chicken*.
1 Gle Nsroh
2. Thuoinylp Korc.
3 Otdnervi.
4. Deohr Dlnasi Edr.
LUCILLE ROBINSON.
A ( liunnlr.
i My first is in tin, but not in hoc;
' Mv second is in hoe. but not in oat;
My third is in oat, but not in mat;
My fourth is in mat, but not in all;
My tlfth is In all. but not in son.
My sixth is in son, but not In .Joe;
j My seventh is In Joe. but not in eat;
M> eighth is in eat. but not in fat;
My ninth is in fat. and also in fun;
My tenth in in fun. but not in <* ir,
1 My eleventh is in ear, but not in rat.
My twelfth is in rat. but not in sad.
My thirteenth is in sad. but not in o*e;
My fourteenth is in ore. but not in net.
My fifteenth is in net, and the answer is
The name of a famous man
(Original )
VALERIE L?E MILHAN.
Jumlileri .Names of T.-U. C. C. Jleiulicrn.
1. Iner.a Dognid.
'2. Yatnr Rhnald.
3. Tisruc Rdeel.
4 Nnntae Ggooohd.
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Composed by
MAMIE JACKSON.
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By EDITH GILLS.
LOST IN THE WOODS.
CHAPTER II.
After one long week of parking
dankets and clothes, and preparing
.hlngs to cat, Saturday came. It
couldn't have been a. prettier day. and
.s for the night with the full moon,
:ind the stars. it was "really wonder
ful." as Nan expressed it
" About 7 o'clock Elizabeth, Mary and
Miriam all met at my house. All of
our mothers had gone away for a
l.ttle vacation, except Nan's mother
"Oh. Dot! I've got a whole box of
fudge," shouted Miriam, as she flew up
on the front porch where the rest of
us were sitting.
"(Sl-o-ry! let's eat it now?" cried
Elizabeth.
"Of course not silly." said Mary in
disgusted tones, "watt 'till we get out
in t ho woods," she added.
"We'll never get over to poor Nan's
if we don't stop talking 'bout fudge,"
1 managed to say, between the fuss over
the fudge.
"Well you know you want some.
Dorothy. Come on, let's go"
When we reached Nan's she was
hanging half way out of the window
waiting for us.
"<>h! I Just thought you all would
never come Throw the rope up as
quick as you ran, "cause I think I hear
mother coming,'" cried Nan.as loud as
she could without attracting her
mother's attention.
After Nan reached the ground (with
one hand badly bruised from rubbint
it against the rough stone wall) wd
started through the woods. The air
was cool and balmy, and the nian-in
the-moon was looking at us. as if he
wanted some of our fudge, too
"Oh. isn't it perfectly beautiful to
night." we all exclaimed, filled with
excitement. And it was beautiful until
I discovered something?we did not
have out tent.
"Oh. girls;" I cried, as I broke the
news to them; what are we going to
do?"
The air no longer seemed cool and
balmy, nor did the stars seem to
twinkle as they did when we started
out. How cold and dreary it was out
there in the woods, alone, with the
moon making ghostlike shadows among i
tho trees.
We all shuddered to think of staying
j out there all night.
"Here Mary (who was crying more'
; than any of us), take some fudge,"
I said Miriam, as she passed the box
[ a round.
"You're right," Elizabeth exclaimed
between her sobs, "I will."
"Now, aren't you glad we didn't eat
it all up like you wanted to, before i
we started?" I questioned.
"Oh. this is just per-fect-ly awful," j
veiled Nan "I'm simply scared nearly i
to death I wish I hadn't, ever started |
now. Reckon mother's having a fit." -
"Well. Nan. please don't you start i
crying." I said. "Maybe your mother |
will rend some one to look for us !
We certainly are completely lost, j
though, and I am sort of scared, my- ,
self.
(To Re Continued.)
DOROTHY BINGHAM.
THE WAR.
Nearly all of Europe Is In the fight.
They are shooting and shooting with
all their might?
The children who live over there, in
tho war, i
Have no bed to sleep on. but they must j
sleep on straw;
The mothers' faces are white as sheets
As they trudge, through the crowded
streets;
For the children, some are shot anil I
some are crushed.
As onward the streets they rushed.
Oh! if only this "war" would cease!
Then there would he no more war.
but peace.
It will no more bother them nor iim.
Cannons and guns would make no morn
fuss.
Rut the happy day will come
That the Belgians will need the sum
Then the war will be completely over,
And the fields can bloom with clover!
Composed by EVELYN D. CUMMIN'S.
(Age 11.)
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