St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-07-18

som from the flowerladen tourist as,
returning from his outing, he passes
up his street; the eager band OF merry
children in pursuit OF Il wandering but
eriiy-~fairy- Ike visit orirom strange
land--tell OF q iornIcsS longing for the.
unknown freedom OF tie woods and
fields. What can we do to add to the
Joys OF Il youth which is all too brief
AS you enter your hi1h-srhoOl. these
boys and girls enter on tha >rrious,
duties OF life Then follows TIC strly-
gle for existence. and Il severe one. it
usually is.
We cannot give all these children
homes i'll the country, We cannot give
them all even an outing there. but we
can give them Fairgrounds in II" city:
very little plot here and there wiI9
do. We have reserved great p"rbS
and squares whicI, we permit them to-
look ct and sometimes to Vent are on.
But ITS Fairgrounds He>eurrpr};
paratlvely few. 4 vacant Nuildin--IOt
in the proper district is inrmorr to the
purpose. Happy j. the boy WHO lives
near one, Notice lie evidences uicon-
slant use it shows. he small baseball
'dlamOnd' clearly outlined, tVrry
smooth place pitted with marble holes,
What better investment could our
cities make than to purchase small
plots like this at intervals throughout
the city, tear down the buildings, ill
up the cellars, and leave them. Withnn
forbidden sign, open to the children
Their little feet would soon grade ana
harden the ground, IN giving the ma
tons future workers such an OppOr-
tunity to lay the foundation for
stronger and healthier bodies and
brighter wits, the city would reap
abundant interest on lie capital ex-
pended. st. Nicholas
More Vanity Than Patriotism.
"Aneie Bright and | are Going to
walk together in the rrocesSioIp, She
will wear her red silk dress, and I will
wear my blue one, and W" shall carry
hot-house hoquets just alike ~;:> ,oat
a dollar apiece. I'd be ash'.,-:r to
carry apple blossoms, or pans;as or
anything so common
II think Angie and ought tCmarclf
at the head, but those twin Draper
girls are taller, so they II go ahead Of
us don't know as they are any
better If their grandfather did sllc lie
the army.
"They'l have on those everlasting
brown and white rjugha'n&, and thelE
best hats are nothing but chips
Vain little Cora and Angie Bright
were as gay as two pracock>, but
am sorry to say they piG*cd the time
OF the march III ,lnrlNll comments on
the palmer dresses Of other girls.
At the cemetery they paid no at
tention to tn" exercises. but made
sport OF the rusty, black dresses OF
soldiers widows, and glggIed aloud J.
while the chaplain was reading the
PRAYER, so that an officer told them
very sharply to keep qn'et or clear
out"
There came up y sudden shower as
the procession lett he cemetery, and
the Draper girls vhisked their water
proofs on in minute bat the gll pea
cocks were badly soaked before they
reached shelter. An old solditr who
had noticed how vain and pert they
had been, said grutlly:
''Sarved 'em rightn'-Iouth's Com
panion.
Catching A Thief.
III Just wish black Jim would let
nv chickens alone" said Tom Brown,
coming into the slttipgroom one day
with tears in his ey s.
"What makes you think Jim took
your chickens?'' asked Mrs. Brown.
1t is wrong to call the poor fellow O.
thief. You may do him great harm"
"But am sure that he steals chick
ens," said Tom, land mean to set q
trap for him." And with that idea III
his mind ee ran out OF doors again.
That night there was u great noise
in the chicken yard Thehens sQuawk-
ed, the roosters scolded, and Tom
chucklel to himself, and waited or
daylight He went out before break
fast with a smile on his face for ne
thought he should find black Jim
caught fast in the trap that was hid
under some hay.
But great was Tom Brown ssUrprlse
to find a big fat fox caught by the leg
in the sharp steel trap.
$50 YOU were the chicken-thlei, you
sly old fox, " said Tom Brown. .'N"ll,
don't feel sorry for you at all NO {
more chicken-pir for you. And that
puts me in mind to send chicken to
black jim because had hard thoughts
OF him. "-Harpcr's Young People.
HOW DID SHE TELL?
"a True Story,)
In little Daisy's dmpled hand two bright
new pennies shone;
One was tor Rob (at school just them, the
other Daisys own.
While waiting RobS return she roiied
both treasures round the floor.
When suddenly they disappeared, and
one was seen no more. ,,
"roor Daisy. Is your penny LOST? was
asked in accents kind.
"Whv, no, mines here" she quickly
said "Its Robs | cannot find
st. Nicholas.
Flossie-"How is it that Grace Is so
popular with the young men? Why,
Dorothy, she's as homcIy as SIM
Dorothy-"Yes Grace is homeIy; but
,-o, Goa Flossip she has no little