The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-03

hretk IL the way Of inakIng new acquaintances
tor ice does not Rrowln Samoa. and n thet small
idea was absolutely novel that this was froe-
doH.s dey, hnd, they we're free 70 do what they
RI,Iiss somp TsSsn inc 81 Y tho iSss. a SEIi they 's mSdS
up their minds 10 try AN experiment just to SEQ
this remarkable state OF thlhgs was real.
They demanded something to eat, but very few
expected success. Promptly. the baskets were
nnpackcd, and tnere was tho luncheon ready for
them before they had been on the grounds half
an hour; That was not tho only new thing in
SSnhectlon With the sprend. One OF the iadles OF
that It was q shame that these PARKWAY chill.
dren were growing up 10 be young Americans
With never chance TO know anything about
put she had pan after pan OF deliciouslJ Drowned
baked. beans, enough for everybody. Only q
and beans, and they had ali Of GeRiildSoods dRiSin.
clination to make experiments In such a solemn
learned that this was the great dish OF tho
american soldier they were eager TO sec whatit
was Ike. BY tho time they had polished
6h0TS ,.o w"s ,, no more they haG taken ,HS,,
other American notion in the same way. Some.
body knew how to make, pink lemonade. An
notion otlrmonahe. They knew 1t as something
That was sweet and sour and popped when. yvu
bottle. But they made the acquaintance of real
lemonade; tubs and pals full Of the refreshing
pink drink Of Just tho sort, that, boys and girls
80 ANNNN Jul ~ ~ NAAs wa oNNA IL
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
After much sklrmishing the m found
that An Sue in Matafelo had some boxes of FIRE.
crackers which he was not allowed TO have, and
they had a hard time trying TO buy them. They
succeeded only after a most solemn promise
that no official should know whore they can't
from. Some of them were musty,. a good many
"%sizzer." but those that did bang made n noise
and a patriotic smell, and there was enough OF
them to give everybody n dozen packs. BY this
time the children were all hungry again, and
those remarkable baskets had another big
spread ready, but there were no more beans.
The tubs and the pals were kept full of pink
lemonade. and they were in better luck than
some young people in America, for 1t was just as
pink and Just US sweet and just as sour TO the
end OF the day,
Nobody made any speeches to them. which
was very kind, but they had a chance TO take n
last look Mt the stained and tattered piece of
hunting which IL all that is left of the flag tho
VRndaila few when she went down in the great
gale In tho harbor. 1t was the last look. for the
flag was to DO sent to Washington, whore tho
Government would preserve it in honor of the
about that flag and all about tho disaster which
destroy cd SO many war vessels, but they listened
attentivoly to the story OF the Star.Spanglod
Banner md the meaning or each stripe and
every star.
Somebody told them to remember that they
we're all young Americans. the sons of American
fathers, and that they should show 1t by speak
ing English instead Of talking Samoan among
themselves. Somebody else found enough bags
Of candy to go around, and that was the end OF
the first Fourth OF July celebration on that
beach. which remembered young America. 1t
was different from all tho others because there
WAS a woman at the consulate for the first time.