Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

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The Joy and the wonder. who can tell.
OF the little loiterers there?
"a million fairies. rguess. " said Belle,
"Are having u torch-dance down In tho
dell.
A star-dance up in the air.
"Oh. wasn't it good to meet the dark
With all these beautiful things?
Could we only have seen their shapes-but
bark!
There's mammals CALI there's Cudjo's
bark!"
ave are here!n sweet Allie sings
soh. mother! the stars we're all in tho
grass,
For the sky was down so low!
Through the Wicker meadow wo' saw
them pass,
And they hung their lamps on the sassa-
That's why We were % slow!"
Our Little Ones
a Coward.
"Don't be coward, Herb" "Mam-
mas man" Mothers pet" were
some Of the remarks with which
Herbert Langdon's mates assaulted
him. The boys frank face flushed
scarlet. as he stood for a moment ir-
rcsolute, looking from one to the
other.
Some on, Herb" this from his
bosom friend, Cal Clark.
mo, l am not coming, and you fel.
lows may call me coward or anything
else you may think of. l should be
coward though, if I'd let gang
like you scare me into doing some
thing which is mean"
~Oh, goody, goody. Mammals pet"
screamed an insulting youngster from
the outside of the crowd.
"Herb Webster'sa coward" shouted
another just as a crowd OF girls were
passing. Herbs face turned redder
still as he noticed his sister and Mol
lie Mentor-the girl he liked best
among them. "HuSh." warned one
of the older boys, cor all the fat will
be in the fire" That evening at tea
Kate Webster suddenly asked: ooh,
Herb, what made the boys call you
coward at recess to-day?"
"Nuthen much" in school-boy YER
nacular. Mr.. Webster turned
searching glance on the boy.
What was it, HERBERT" he asked
"Not much, father, only wouldn't
do as they wanted me to-"
what did they want you to do?"
put in Kate. "Nuthen much" came
tho same evasive answer again.
Herbert, l don't quite like this,
speak out" Mr.. Webster's voice was
trifle stern: "Why, not much of
anything, only-only-the boys were
in for lark and wanted me to join
'em; but thought l knew mother
wouldn't like it."
$50 they called you coward, eh?"
"Yes. SIR" Here Mr.. Webster re-
membered that he had letter In his
pocket for his wife, and the former
conversation was not resumed, much
to Herbert's relief. Late that even
ing neighbor raped loudly at the
Webster door. "Have you heard of
the accidents" was the breathless
query.
mo. what accident?" asked Mrs
Webster, instinctively turning her
eyes over the family group to make
sure all her own were safe.
why some OF the boys went after
school and broke into Mr.. behring's
Oo0O houSS- sOu huOW tuC LCCIIukS
are away--and got out a long canoe
and went for ride. Something hap
pened, nobody knows just what: but
anyway the boat capsized and two of
the crowd are drowned, their bodies
not found, and two others have been
brought in more dead than alive.
There were six. in ALL" Herbert
started up with white face. seal
CLARKE" he asked TREMENDOUSLY, Gal
is one of tho missing" And then
the boy who had bravely faced the
sneers and ridicule of his school
mates sat down and wept bitterly
wept over the loss of his "chum."
"Ain't it dreadful, Herbie: l am
so glad you minded mother" whis-
pered his sister, mingling her tears
with his.
"Myl but I hated to be called a
coward though" said the truthful
fellow. @You weren't one though"
said Kate. prof. T. says tits the
person who yields to wrong who is
the coward" YES, but it is hard to
think Of it in that light when all tho
fellows are guying you. l tell you
fellow feels small then, but I'll re.
member this circumstance q long q
live. Oh, Cal, my poor, dear Cal.
We we're such chums, and he really
didn't like the idea of going, but
hated to refuse"
Hated to refuse.n Theae three