The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-05-25

otherwise idle hours, and 1t aimed to
enlist in these occupations at least
the sympathy oil all ages. The meet
ing1 and pastimss Of the club were yari-
Gus and elastic, but nothing could be
done in tie clubs name that had not its
sanction, and nj one could remain a mem
Der who violated It's very CathO iC rules as to
good conduct and prOpriety. The coveted
tennis court was put at the boys disposal
at certain hours, A large vacant lot that
had been an un.ightly dumping ground
was recla med, and, by the members
themselves, levelled and made tit for a
ball an drill ground. TIE more musical
boys got up a clUb-band under n fairly
conn etent leader. and their perfOrman es
added much, at leas-, to the llvelineSs Of
all outdoor festiV ties. PicnicS o. an In
formal and ineXl enSive sort became the
fashion. Some expert young men feeling
the set Of the tide, volunteered to conduct
the rash young sons of timid mothers
through swimming and rowing lessons.
Long walks into the country were
fle ,uent, the new feature being that boys
were in the ma orlty Of every party. Bot
any classes grew out Of these rambleS.
The rambler5 gathered wild towers to
deck the churches, and also to send to the
New OIh mower MLSSlOuS' IuN RlLAo
had till now lone everything in this line
themselves, but now they stood COnsclen-
tiOusly by and let the boys do the lions
share of the punching, boxing and direc-
ting.
FOR rainy afternoons and evenings
there were reading circles. The ROllo
books and Robinson Crusoe were chosen
b, the smaller members, while the rest
Toasted on the Waverlys. To these read
ings, tina met at diierent houses, all the
members of the family, where the meeting
took place, were invited to be present.
Not a few surpri e5 were experienced as
to the amiability and clevCrness discover
ed, for the first time, in younger brothers
and older sisters.
The bylaws of the club en- Cined upon
its members a respect for Sunday, a dis
C D]untenance of SalO ms and lawlesS amuSe-
mentS, and a kindlinCSs towards the poor
and towards animals. Boys we're sent out
''cOlle ting for the christian association,
and their success shO Ned what a mistake
it had been not to enlist their services be-
fore. Many were the helpful and useful
deeds, at home and through the city, done
that summer by the boys who had been
supposed incapable Of anything but mis-
chief. This usefulness was i~ntGrSpersed
with so much fun, such general good
times, that the boys and girls, too, most
in dread of being thoroughly & cd, found
it exceedingly entertaining to be good.
The long vacation few By, Rob declared,
like the lightning-eXpress. AS winter set
in the club adapted its work and its play
to the season, and fir m season to season
the club lived on. The class -feud between
the boys and the rest Of creation had died
away, and for two reasons: the boys had
grown more like folks" and their mere
bOyishness was regarded with more toler-
ance. An understanding was est lblished
between the different SITS, " that is, the
different ages, that left a lasting impress
upon the social life of the place. Many a
home and many a character to-day bears
that pleasant impress.
Mabel, the founder Of the club, is now
the happy mother Of merry, noisy boys.
No ladie faire was ever more adoTed than
is she by those same boys, and by mem.
bers, active and honorary, of the L. L. T.
III. Cluh.