The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
READING MATTER FOR THEIR
PLEASURE md PROFIT.
Sunday Spent with Our Juvenile
Eeaders-Tbe Weekly Prize
Puzzle Column.
OLD GLORY.
Very Interesting story for the Small
People.

People.
The leaves were whirling in giddy 1T
Gle crowds along the road, or taking leaps
into the river. one Or two chestnut
leaves settled on Captain Ben's broad
trimmed hat and futtered there, caught
.r rs silk tassel Captain Ben stopped
al. Intervals I'm his walk to stir up the
leaves in search Of chestnuts, and when
ever he found one he popped it into his
rocket with much satisfaction. At length
ts halted at a great iron gate which OPP
.1ed on the river road about half a mile
sy9ys the Soldiers Home, and after he
bad gazed searchingly up the long drive
within. he settled himself on stone out
of the direct sweep Of the wind and be
Kan 10 whistle martial airs. sound Of
wheels crunching the gravel caught his
attention Ii was followed by the APP
rarunce Of a rosy-faced maid wheeling a
baby coach. The little face looking out
fum the cushions, eagerly toward Cap
nu Ben. was not q baby's. IT was a
pale little face that had seen nine sum
mers.
There. 1 told YOU so. Celestinel Wasn't
7 Hghti Good afternoon Captain Ben
calestiue said 10 was too windy 10 expect
rYu to-day. How is your hag1 How is
so Glory:"
Fine! old Glory's tapping till the
staff creaks. But what's a Whit o wind
IKE this 20 an old soldier like me that's
marched an night through a harrycane!
Just what J said TO Ceiestine. only
40 isn't quite that In French. Celestine's
cross. Just look at her We're all alone
VITA the servants. grandma and ]. Nam
Qua and papa are gone TO Canada for two
months The servants are quite too gay,
j think. Celest.ne wants to iron dress
for a dance tonight. Captain Ben, dear,
90 I let her co. DO you think you could
manage my coach for an hour|
"Nhy. Miss Alberta. 10 be sure / could.
Coach and all, you're a mere feather
weight"
Alberta turned 20 her maid. and a live
y French cxpostulatiOn ensued, which
ended, however. Zoo Celestine's tucbing the
robes about her little mistress with a
great show OF care, and then fitting away.
only too willingly. towards the house.
OF sleep better after we've talked about
old Glory when we meet on our consti-
tuuonals. Captain Ben. / thought only
people who had legs took them. am
glad my carriage is a constitutional"
Captain ben turned the carriage so that
b. commanded a long view down the river,
and then carefully deposited a handful of
ehestnuts on Alberta's rug.
"Oi. thank YOU. l know you picked
them up yourself, ana I'll eat them I'M
boiled. j like them quite as well. See
lae wind rulle the wateri The leaves 30
sailing Oh Ike queer boats. Did your
g-rboat fotilla look Ike that when you
sailed down the Mississippi
Captain Ben surveyed the leaves in dis
Qail. Wen, no. Miss Alberta, not quite,
not quite. A little more shape and bust
ness about our boats. and that's a fact"
Captain Ben, L never noticed before
how many tan chlmneys there are across
The river. over In the city. You count.
and Ill count, and see who counts the
most"
The captain instantly did as he was re-
Quested. punching the air with his knotty
forehneer. as ne closed one eye and sight
ed the individual ehimneys.
Twenty-Five" said Alberta.
''Twenty-three." declared the captain.
positively.
Did YOU count that for one?' asked
Alberta. pointing I'm a particular direction.
Yes. i did" said the captain. Didn't
louT'
NO. it's a square church tower; but Il
looks like "a chimney doesn't It? My grand
ua says that hordes Of people work in
hose factories"
Thousands" said the captain. signing
ana shaking his head. Thousands. Miss
Aterta"
sly grandma says it's treadmill. and
l.1kcd 'treadmill up in the dictionary.
-,re was a little picture Of one and some
'ay hard words explaining il, People
aayo % keep treading up aud down steps.
SHOULDN'T you think they would get very
Wedt The definition went on 20 say IL was
.se' as a means Of prison discipline. Are
'-'iorits Ike prisons"
oh. no, not nowadays. Miss Alberta
oiets you. nor'
Wen I thought not. But / asked papa
I" carry me through one, and he said the
"'he of The machinery would hurt me-"
80 b. would. 20 fl would you blessed
''inu! But ia like you 10 go through down
goh4er Right below our Home The
e'eet thread factory's there. Poor Mis-
''WhoY'
a.. 1issus. Shall I push you nowY'
,,,i ts' Gown 10 the turn where ] can see
~ glory wave. 1 love Il. too. Oh. If /
'"N Deeu "a man, how / should have liked
~ usht under II, Sometimes when my
''sN'I ieinpers come on, l pretend / am
" ,aler who lost both legs in the war,
go l say Old Glory. is this being faith |
~. .,, 70 your And then / kiss papa's lovely |
A nag and II helps, Captain Ben, Il |
certainly does"
mats brave, that's brave. dearie. |
~ re real true blue
But who's Missus?"
wen Just over against our Home
sae1es little cluster OF cottages that
.slohs 70 the operatives In the thread
. !. One Of the foremen is friend
" nine. ana good man he is-real salt |