The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-02
HIDE AND GO SEEK. :"

r. was Wednesday afternoon, and all
.ho hos Of the Oakfield High school
.,,oro assembled on three cornered
catch of grass at the junction OF three
roads. wondering how they should man
ace 10 have a good time.
- "My first tell for CoopP shouted Tom
fytudge.
rome - replied chorus of voices, and,
erranoinp themselves in a row against
The fence, Tom Nudge began to count
as fellows: Eena, meena, mona, might,
nesta lana, bona, strike, arga, darga,
J ,xalkl And the boy that the word
walk" came to stepped out very will
ETnply. for he knew that he should not
& bave 70 be the one to find the others.
Again the mysterious words were re-
heated, and another one was sent out,
and SO OH until Dick Woodman was left
alone, and of course he was the one to
>,"stand," while the others hid.
~ Dick was blindfolded and agreed not
y n start TO find them until he had count
ed $50 fairly and honestly. Off they all
scattered jumping over fences and dis
appearing around corners with almost
magical swiftness. Then came the Sc
lection of hiding places. There was no
time TO lose, for Dick would soon be
After them. John Kinks saw large
)water hogshead standing at the corner
y >of a barn. 1t was empty, so he hoped
into that Sam Pearson squeezed him
self under a fight of back door steps,
where no one but cat would ever
think of going.
"Come into old Hacketts barn. Dick
Aill never think we are in there. said
will Clark to Horace Barlow.
Now, Mr.. Hiram Hackett, or as the
boys called him, "Old Hackett," had
the unenviable reputation of being the
.crossest ma.i in the town. He never
greed with any one, was always dis
!, putting, and boys were his especial de-
edestation
Will and Horace thought this barn
would make grand hiding place, for
Dick would never prowl about there in
search Of them. They accordingly
climbed into the window and hid in
the haymow
Another boy, known as Nat Todd, as
Aended to the top of horse chestnut
tree, where the dense foliage shielded
him from sight.
In the meantime Dick finished count
ing the requisite number and imme-
diately started to find his comrades
jumping over fence into a row of cur
rant bushes, he was lucky enough to
Mind Eben Wheeler, for he jumped di-
'fectly upon him, making Eben cry out
Justify. John Kinks was the next one
discovered, for Dick spied the hogshead
set upon some blocks Of wood, and not
KNOWING whether any one was in it or
not he thought the surest way of find
ing out was to tip it over, so he ran
AGAINST it with all his might, and off it
went with terrible jolt. Just at this
spot was quite declivity, at the foot
VI winch was frog pond, not very
large or very clean. Down rolled the
nogSnead with great velocity, bouncing
E.ei SUCKS and stones until it splashed
i n the pond, and there, much to
sioh surprise, out tumbled johnny
uAs Inc water was not deep; neither
was 1T very clean.
meanwhile the hunt went on and
m T'O,e ooys were found, including Nat
noud' IN the horse chestnut tree Sam
larson s hiding place was revealed bv
n ~nos whowas roaming around the ward
UA'ug after something to eat. At
o IGN ne pushed his snout under the
scr po anu so near to Sans face that he
IN" 'amed loudly, thinking he was 90.
lug 70 DC bitten. Dick ran 70 the rescno
and helped Sam out. o '''0'o
Olaf 'liy they were all found but Will |
waa ana Horace Barlow. and Dick |
.sbev pu11ied indeed to discover where
~s{oy We're we're. The other boys began 70
! search ssU~ interested, and they Joined in the
non Every shrub and tree oyoru
r rUm anu shed, was visited until noth;n.
a couno eu out old Hackett's barn. and
of er,".i was held as to the exped;encv
hooks ana that and exploring its many
= wouldn't risk IL evo,.;.
"yon headed boy named Oliver Pro,rn
sure pop" p''Oniork stuck into you,
Richard '' you do, boys?" asked
will N would give them up, and then ~.
e1,"very new game" suggested one
NE commow well replied Richard And
o;ro nenced shouting "fs;.' "'.
still i sOa upp' as loud as he coS ySu b bp
and sn ina missing boys did not anne Dr'
that tba1 t their companions con appeS
them, s 50 th had played some game ON
and cbosa 'ney ceased to call or s ss.r Oh
t W Vuose some other game until III S SGaloh
wSIsa I ,s them to 90 to thei ir' h mgns-
Ihem up ou ,y are surmising let us bunt
com fa4e1 Hackett had been ,..,u ]
the sittu~ nap in an old easy chair ia
flies f,o over his bald head handkerchief IN tsa
ys ar om crawling over a IL 20 w keep tho
Sailing him by the voice Of his sn ,v; 1e
some sr u.% to go into the barn 1 ana w,ae s
and get a nd n, said she, "be su,o Q
rlphf uOzen, for -. oio