Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17


loud and thrilling accents, mud" Then
all the boys shrieked, "An' de ram fell on
the dust, and said, Use on to you, your
names Mud" | think Charlie would
have wept all day if they hadn't asked
him the name of that dog
What did they do? They did everything.
They sang they danced; they warbled
After the Balr' with whistling accom-
paniment in every key including the right
one. They did fancy dances, held up hats
to be kicked, and all of the time somebody
was singing. One of the favorites ran in
this way:
Dady wont buy mo the Waldorf
Dady wont buy me the WaldolL
I've got little fiat,
And I'm very fond Of that,
Bat want the big Waldorf.
The smaller boys played marbles, and
only once during the day, before dinner,
was there a slight unpleasantness. and that
was when the "bloke wot knew how to
swim" interrupted game of craps for
high money. There was no use trying to
get these boys off the boat in good order.
They fell off; they jumped off; they danced
| Off but walk across the plank in regula-
| ton order they would not. Three of them
| went by eScorting the dog who adores me,
| but who never cast a look at me then, and
the three boys and the dog promptly fell
into the water. Sister Mary Angela smiled
| ebLtliN lSlA liNtu up ~ HGI lhinG
| by giving burst to clear, sweet laugh that
| told OF her home being in Manchester
| while |, we'll, / was American enough to
have simply shrieked in sheer fun.
| FUN UNDER THE SHADE TREES.
Ii had been arranged that whenever
red flag was waved the gh-Flyers would
come together, 80 il was put up when the
last Of us got on land, and the boys were
warned against holding little boys down
distance, and were told that if they did,
the High-Flyers wouldn't invite them
next year. II was also told them they
would have the whole afternoon, and that
dinner would be served the next time the
flag WAS put up. Some of the boys went
to play baseball; a few Of them sat under
the trees and read or stretched themselves
out on the grass and went to Sleep tut the
majority were in the water, absolutely in
the buff, or, as they say down South, "in
the nankeen.'
Il was such good dinner; there were
CLANS and chowder and fish, and potatoes
and green corn, and chickens and tea and
coffee and lemonade; and everybody ate
aud drank and ate and drank, and ate
and drank again, and then we all drank
the health Of the High. Flyers, and long
may they wave,h and then they drank
Sister Mary Angela's health; and then
they drank the health of Laughing liz;
and the "bloke wot knew how to SWIM
answered for me by showing that he knew
how TO sing, by giving them first, There
bower or roses by the Bendeemer S
stream" and, after that, as he was ''ang.
cored, lie sang, "Oh, believe me, if all
those endearlng young charms" and then
the tunes the boys knew and where
they came in ON the chorus.
THE POOR HAVE WARN HEARTS.
Then OF they went to have good time
agair, and the ladies of the party, as we
| were called, and two kindly High-Flyers
who got up the picnic, and the "bloke wo
, knows how TO SWIM" sat together anc
,, talked about the boys. Said Sister Mary
Angela: They have so little opportunity
i for happiness, and they are so good. No
= my child, don't mean they are saints
: they wouldn't be so lovable il they were
. but I've seen boy who is among then
: to-day, and who lsa't but ii years old now
! stand by his mothers bedside and holt
d her hand while the doctors performed al
, awful operation on her and since she ha
died, he has taken care of himself AM
:, looked after his younger brother, tUu am
y he seemed to think nothing of this TO
= when ! urged that he should go out of tn
y rootn, he said: No, sister, | promise,
Z mother Pdstay, and am agoing to stay
Il Yes, added Laughing Liz, the littl
:. chaps are up the first thing in the morn
:, ing 10 get the papers; they jump on an,
= oil the cars at the risk of breaking tnei
:, necks to sell them; they can get more flu
i'll tive minutes out Of anything than an
10 other boys would get in five hours, and a
80 they read their own papers, they are prett
well up in the affairs OF the world"
asked one of the Senior High Flyers
a there were any messenger boys there. II
4 said: mo, they are nearly all newsboy
or bootblacks, principally newsboys." Ill
messenger boy makes too much money Il
these boys, and by-the-by, funnily enough
did you ever hear of messenger be
n amounting to anything? Without comm
down TO the regular joke, he always seen
to be abnormally slow; and. while don
ia blame him, poor fellow he is also apt
II be bau, and he will be Just US long as me
!, senger calls are allowed to be in gam blir
i houses and in houses that are not respect
- BILE, and while the messenger service is
h. the race track. The boy goes first to h
duty, and later on to amuse himself, al
a. very often he is wreck mentally al
n. physically by the time he is IS years old
q. EXCITEMENT IN THE WATER.
re Sister Mary Angela and Laughing L
re walked away to look at the grounds, al
TX the rest of us were rather quietly waitin
Nv when small boy, i'll puris naturalibi
:" rushed up aud said in great excitemen
'e- Jimmy from de Ate is drown-de
IN Butcher Bill told him not to go out, an
=
ed cryin' and sayin her beads. AM laugh
II, LIZ she's gettin' all de little boys t
All gether." Before he had half gotte
us through this sentence, the "bloke W
ed knew how to swim" had rushed off, thro'
ng ing coat and hat after him, while we fC
DIS lowed, The 'bloke was in the water, al
tn it seemed as if . million boys were telliI
to him where the missing one was. Soon
re came to shore, carrying in his arms Jimn
/ from de Ate. | was in tears. and the DO
fe; were all ns silent and as solemn as ev
to they could be.
le- Inc "bloke wot knew how to swim,'
as soon as he could get his freight up to
of called out; HE amt dead, he is only unct
NY scious ~, Butcher Bill rubbed and slapp
GU his feet; Sister Mary Angela rubbed I
?" cold hands; | stood ready to give hin
dy glass of brandy, while Laughing Lii
TO with all the laugh gone from her face, "
ill willing to help, too. In little while /
* small boy was all right, and then the be
nd commenced SAY, Jimmy from de
it'll amt de fool he looks. is he? He know
Is by pretendin' he was ded, he'd get
ce. ladies to take care OF him, see-e-e, Jimmy
Poor Jimmy laughed, but his laugh wa
nd very weak one; though after all, he did
Ia have such bad afternoon. for he stay
he with Charlie and played with Mud.
on HoMEwARD BOUND.
~ AT O'Clock we had ice cream and cal
~ At we had tea and sandwiches. Ti
igss came the start for home. The managi
var ysr High-Flyers had u list of boys, and re
,ed that list before the boats started; 9th
Nc wise | don't think so many numbers
wo the morning papers would have been 81
~ az the next day. The "bloke wot knew b
,ch to swim" was the idol of the hour.
40 gave them his experience at the Athle
ia Club, showed them various tricks, and