The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-06-29

quenched the flames, burned my left
heel and saved seven hams from an in
glorious fate. That was more than an
offset for ''She Died at Sunset" and for
weeks ! was a happy youth. I must
credit Sam with going over and helping
Mrs. jackson to make soft soap and with
painting the well curb red. white and
blue at his own expense, but Melvina
only treated him rs O brother.
Age came creeping over me as time
passed on, and my sixteenth birthday
arrived. 1t was ushered in by Melvina
presenting me with lucent Testament.
and il was ushered out by my giving
Sam Greene the awfullest licking n.y.
ena Of boy ever received. One Of his
legs slipped into q posthole during our
struggle, and then had him. This was
only week before the Fourth Of July,
and there was also to be circus in town
that day. In that fight, as l was re-
joiced TO hear, Sam lost cents in cash
out Of one of his pockets. and fondly
hoped he would be financially paralyzed
on the glorious Fourth. Alas. for my
hopesl His mother permitted him to sell
two old fatirons and dozen eggs, and
he was made financially stronger than
before. Neither Of us dared ask the fair
Melvina to accompany us to the celebra-
ton. We hadn't the age nor the back
ing. Our attentions would come in after
she reached town in her fathers lumber
wagon. ! had licked Sam Greene again,
but he was not DISCOURAGED
When the glorious day arrived, had
. cash capital of "a cents. In firing the
sunrise salute the anvil burst, and one Of
the pieces struck our hencoop. That
would have made me q hero in Mel
vina's eyes, but that ornery Sam Greene
managed to burn hole in his vest ex-
actly over his heart with firecracker.
and that dished me. We had a fight
over 1t, but it resulted in draw. Sam
offered Melvina the first 1asses candy,
but came In a good second with real
pink lemonade. think he discovered
the circus procession before l did, but
was the first to call attention to ser.
pent go feet long painted on the canvas
OF sideshow at the circus. It was
which and t'other until / got plan to
ruin Sam. I encouraged him to take
Melvina in to behold the wild man Of
Borneo, while I remained an outsider.
He fell into tho trap and came out dead
broke, while still had IS cents CAPT
tai.
As my dear one and / sat under one Of
the circus wagons that afternoon eating
gingerbread and living for each other
alone, while Sam was trying to regain
his lost prestige by turning handsprings
few yards away, remember that APP
pealed to Melvina to fly with me. She
said she was too fat to fly, and had to
struggle with my disappointment. She
promised ON her solemn honor, however,
to die the same night did in case we
both had bilious fever, and I was quite
satisfied. When the shades Of night be-
gan to fall, Sam Greene was doomed
boy. Poetry couldn't save him. He made
o raise of cents somehow and bought
an orange and offered Melvina all the
peeling and half the fruit, but she turned
away in disdain.
There were to be fireworks in the even
ing on O vacant lot not far from the
circus tent. The people were not disap-
pointed. / had front seat with Mel
vina on the grass, with the callow and
hollow hearted Sam Greene as near as
he could get to us. The fireworks were
loosely piled under the stand. The first
rocket had been fired when Sam dug his
toe into nv hack I resented the a.