West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-12-13
CALIFORNIA LETTER.
special correspondence Of the Argos.
MAAffEEz INDIAN SCFooL
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taNe a bitter pill just for a tome
This is my holiday in school and
spend 1t in various ways such as
cooking, baking, washing, writing.
reading, cunning, etc. 1t makes
me feel good to stir out these
days, IN the morning it is so pleas.
ant ere old Sol begins his heating
process. After five days school
work IN which have to do all the
studying, reciting and talking. |
want to get out, in order to brush
away the mental cobwebs and ios,le
of The chatf.
am more and more realizing the
oItssedncss of being in select CON-
PanY and away from the hurry and
worry of the busy world, not beng
confined in walls or YOUR RIGHT
cramped with selfish land marks
and plocards which stare at YOU
anu say "keep off the grass" and
mo trespassing allowed" No. the
nnmapped, unfenced desert is free
Tor man, fowl and beast.
Here IS room for expansion.
Man need not be shut like book
"ithin the covers Of bis own selfish.
less. What man would altercato
and use crooked means to be crook
ed, when he can have earth. ajrand
SKY Tor his friends. Here man is
hord, not slave of eyes and feet or
hands. Here nature talks which
you IN language that neither fiat
terS nor dissembles. Truth pure
aiYlne Is written on everything.
am ali alone today. have not
even Crusoes Friday to talk to, SO
l will spek a few inky words to my
Preston friDds. am not entirely
alone either, for the big rcd ants
are waging war against the tenant
oil this house and it is somewhat
uncertain which wall be evicted. /
am not ayerse to having relatives
visit me, but l do object to ans
taunts) and mother-in-laws.
The nights are lovely, so pleasant
and cool, not drop Of rain vet.
The dogs (of which there are about
one hundred hcre) are holding =
prctracted meeting and keep it IN
all night as wide awake as gnats
The bull dogs settle private spars;
the terriers go tearing after .ats;
the ours chase cur-set eats: some
sing song in sbarps and flats
and all join IN a grand dogs ology.
Something else has been WORRY
ing me more than dogs lately. al
though IN a much more pleasant
way. Solomon said there is moth.
ing new under the sun, which
proves that he uecer taught Indians
on the desert. Strange fairy like
music sometimes greet my ears:
usually at night when all is still.
Sometimes scft aud plaintiye and
again clear and shriIi, but ALWAYS
sweet as II stringcd instrument
was playing for a ball, one or two
blooks>away. would get up and
20 out doors when it would ce,sc.
but it would commence when I
would get back. Sometimes il
would continue until I would fall
asleep, at other times only for a
lew moments. / waited for time
to bring it to light until one NIGHT
l awoke with the ball in full blast
! could imagine could hear the
pat Of fairy feet keeping time. time.
time, in a sort Of Runic RHYME
lOut mat was my heart ] suspect
! determined If possible. To- solve
the mystery and il there was Il BAH
TO share It's far. ] got up took the
light searched the room, school
room, looked under the bed. in
drawers, cupboard, took hold Of
things and shook them. stamped
yelled etc. Ifany one could have
pecped in 40 that tune tiey would
have declared qhostiu lbe house.
and crazy ot that. continued my
search and The music kent ON
sometime very ", and sometime.
sharp. ] finally began 90 tear tha
stove 10 pieces and found tie uu.fr
clearer Iput my cu agadns. q q
pipe and lle mystery WIS solved
andIhIcsed myse.fauawsnttobed.
The pipe extends cght feet
above tbo roof aa1 hasa ram BON.
net TO this sfs.oHel three fin,
wires and ihe other ends d, a..7.r-
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