Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21
RING-A-ROUND-A-ROSY.

Margaret Sidney in the Youths Comranion.I
"Who told your asked Perley, shaking her
head at the ring OF conscience-stricken figures
before her. "a shd just like to know that
NOW, Jane Fletcher, you're at the end; you've
Twas Bouncer," said Jane, twisting her
thumbs nervously. "Oh dear me! don't look
30, Perley; twan't nothin', I'm sure!'
II think twas good DEAL" cried Perley,
:" and perfectly dreadful, too, to say that ate-
no. gobbled-thats the word, the very word,
that gobbled up my brother Johnny's apple
tart, that the cook baked specially for him, and
wouldn't even let him have one bite Twas
the dreadfullest thing to say Ia all this world!
Two bright little tears came into the brown
eyes, as she stood there and faced Bouncer.
Can't help It," said Bouncer; Lucy Camp
told me, she did! can't help IT,! ="
"Lucy Camp" cried Perley. "Well, /
shouldn't have thought you would have done
such thing, When I've often and often given
you treat OF every single speck of thing Pve
had. And twas only yesterday that you took
an awful big bite OF my ju-jube paste, so didn t
get hardly bit myself. l shouldn't think you'd
nave said such dreadful thing"
20 Perley!" cried Lucy, rushing up to her.
81 didn't really and truly believe it. Cam Pit
kin told me twas so. Don't be mad at me, Per-
1ey!" and Lucy wrung her little hands, while
the tears chased each other down her fat
'How did Cam Pitkin know, pray tell" cried
Perley. He don't live anywhere near our
house, and l never see him except at school.
How does he know whether eat apple tarts or
crecodils' tongues"
al guess do know" exclaimed "the PItkin
boy" "Gunnie Halstead told me so this very
II you want to find OUT
well, 1 declare" said Perley. "This is
worse than 1 thoughtl Now, who told you,
..'Twas Boodle!" cried Gunnie, in Shrek
Your own cousin, Doodle Copps-there! And
he told me observation-disclosures l don't care any
there n ''N' ''N' '-'' ''' y why ' ''''' ~
"Boodle!" gasped Perley, glarlng at small
boy whose chubby face was sight to behold,
from its efforts to keep back the tears that
threatened every moment to pour down in tor
rents.
al didn't did"-he began. "Oh dear me !.
you get any! 1 most know she WON'T" he
cried, in distress, turning around to the group;
and down the shower of tears fell.
Candy said Perley. s. | guess you won't
get any from me, after being such a naughty
boy. Now tell me just what you said, and why
you said it.
Thought you-boo-hoo.-did eat Johnny's tart
oh Observation-Disclosures
$50 on" said Perley, with shake.
"Cause went over to see Johnny an get
him-oh dear-boo-hoo-to gimme piece. an
he said he didn't have any-oh-boo, hoo hoo
do let go!'
"And a very good reason why" cried Perley,
o and that very well proves why couldn't pos
Sibly have eaten 1t, for cook didn't make him
any, that day, she was so busy. Now, then, you
naughty child. you see what trouble you've
ever you ran In your life. l don't want to see
you4aga1n in one Spell!'
Cant you gimme some candy, ever?' asked
little Doodle, looking up through his tears Ior
"Ne7er!7 said Perley, setting her lips firmly,
and looking the other way.
With cry from full heart the little fellow
ran as fast as his fat little feet could carry him
to home and mother.
"He feels dreadfully," said one of the girls,
looking after him pityingly. I'm so sorry;
Pm so sorry. he'll cry himSolr tn death
Perley."
"Can't help it," exclaimed Perley, coolly.
"Come, now, let's talk of something else.'
Next day little Boobies place In the school
room was vacant.
"Hes SICK" said some one. Loot a sore
throat
Down went Perley's book on the desk before
her. What she thought, no one knew. ''Ill go
there after school," she said to herself. land I'll
get him some candy with my five cents, poor lit
tie fellow!" And then she fell to studying
sits too bad, said Jane Fletcher, coming into
the house Just as the amily were sitting down
to dinner. Doodle C0pps Is sick. Mother, can't
! get him some gum drops? He wanted some
candy so bad yesterday"
ibid he?" exclaimed her mother. "Well, the
child shall have 1t, such good little creature as
he is, I'm sure!" and she got up and went into
the bed room. When she came out, she put into
James hands new Decent piece.
I" Oh goOdy!" cried Jane. "I'm a going right
down now, this very minute" and she flew out
OF the door like flash.
"Candy7' said Bouncer. &c How's fellow to
get 1t, that hasn't a cent to his name. b'lieve
he'd get well If he only had some. know"
He ran up stairs two at time, and presently
dashed down again and out Of the house, with
tion, In his hand. Walking rapidly he reached
the house Of a playmate, where he went in.
When he came out 1t was with sober face.
There was no butterfly in his hand but In its
place was bright silver coin, and he did not
stop until the candy shop was reached.
81 Just as lives take quarter out Of my
said 1.-The Ptkn ooy standing in Mr.
plenty more. Give me half pound of your best
assorted, Mr.. Drops and do 'em up pretty, for
they're for a sick boy.'
"You don't say9' said Mr.. Drops, and he
twisted a red paper around them, and then
threw in small candy cane.
"That's gay," said 1.-THE Pitkin boy" "Now,
then. for Boodle.'
"If had little brother" said Lucy Camp to
her Aunt Jerusha, land he cried for candy, it
you'd you'd most tx kin me not get 1t for him. and
$50 he is, said Aunt Jerusha, kindly. "Well,
now, you can't buy him any, Lucy, but you
might make him some molasses candy, and that
would be good for his throat"
"Can j, Aunt Jerry?" cried Lucy, her eyes
sparkling; "and may l just right straight off
now?H and she flung her arms around the old
"This Identical minute," cried Aunt Jerry,
jumping up to drag out the iron pot
why don't you eat your candy, child?" said
grandma, come on visit ''Don't you love pep
permint drops?"
"Yes'm," said Gunnie. "But"-
but what?"
81 want 10 give 'em to a sick boy' said Gun
nile, gathering courage. He cried. oh hor-
ribly, for some candy yesterday. You can't
Think
Little Doodle Copps.'' explained mamma
''He's sick with sore throat. He's Il cunning
little fellow
"Dear, dear!' said grandma .'Where's my
bag? oh. here It's. There, Child, give him
these, too,n and she ratified Gunnie's hands full
OF pink and White peppermintS.
'What lott" laughed Gunnie, Scramblng
for them. Doodle Will be so surprised"
And It's safe to say he waSl And the next
day he cried again-but this time il was because
he had too much.
Spring Bulbs.
The only objection made TO beds OF spring
bulbs is that though beautiful beyond descrip-
ton while the bulbs are In flower, the time OF
blooming is Short and thereafter the beds look
bare and are not available for other purposes.
This fault can be overcome by little manage
ment and the use OF such bulbs as bloom sue
cessively. The following arrangement has
proved successful with us for several years:
Make round bed OF any size, and plant an
inner circular row OF crOcuseS, and next outside
a row OF lyaciQtlS. then second row nj GRO