The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-24
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That's queer placer exclaimed
fhuiine. whom the other children call
ed Polly Prim" because she was so
AFRAID OF doing anything new or dlner-
ent- A fair in sailboati Nobody
would come"
That's the very reason the, would
come, retoried Genevieve. who dearly
liked to carry out new ideas. They'd
come just to see what a fair In a boat
Is like"
We couldn't have any booths in the
sailboat" said Jessie.
Have the saiiboat for booth.
goosie' You don't expect the people
that come to our fair are going to walk
over the side OF that little boat and ge,
into 1t, do your Why. the fair will be
on the beach right by the boat--that Is.
II we can have the old boat" answered
Genevieve.
The three girls. boarding at a hotel
by the seashore. were planning a fair
for charity, They knew OF sweet lit
tie girl. child Of seamstress. who had
been very sick. and couldn't seem to
get quite well because she needed the
brneing seq air
And here we are. well as can be. and
don't need sea air at ALI" declared
Pauline ct their first meeting. Things
seem awfully mixed up. don't they7''
We can share the sea air with that
little girl. anyhow" said Gcnevieve de-
cidedly, after which 1t was as good as
done, for she always carried out her
plans. Al their first meeting they had
decided on a fair. instead OF begging
from people at the hotels. And at the
second Genevieve proposed the old sail
boat She had noticed II the first day
she came to the shore, and thought
what a delightful playhouse II would
make. Everybody helped. One papa
hunted up the owner OF the stranded
old boat that would never sail again
and lay deep In the sand on the shore
In summer the children played In 1t.
and I'm winter the winds played about
II. The old fisherman who once sailed
1 II was dead. but his son said OF course
II might be used for a fair, and they
were welcome 10 put an awning over 1t,
and do anything else they chose So
n carpenter fastened up an awning,
fiass and bunting were put up. and Ja-
panese lanterns hung. Then little no
tltth new Aboul llht Nnil' DlTuns a
sea lunch and sale for charity, at the
| old sailboat, Wednesday afternoon
/ Please come and buy something"
Wednesday afternoon was fine and
breezy. The flags tapped gaily, and
/ the lanterns threatened TO lose their
hold and float away at times. The
boat looked very picturesque with It's
trimmings. its piles OF nice things to
eat. and pretty things to sell. The
mammas and all the young ladies had
helped great deal besides contrlbut-
/ ing many fancy things to sell. The
| three girls wore white sailor dresses.
and fancy, lace-trimmed caps. They
had made believe some OF the goodies
were sailor or sea food There was
[ great deal of raisin cake n good kind
when you have to stand up and eat.
and perhaps smart breeze blowing
The piles OF this cake were labeled
plum dun" and sold we'll. Biscuit
sandwiches were marked sea biscuit"
Clam chowder" consisted OF shelled
peanuts. almonds and little candies
served in clam shells Everybody want
ed some of that. Had the girls been
less busy, they might have seen strange
dolngs on the part Of the boys. When
ever group OF people seemed about to
stroll back to the hotel or to leave the
fair for walk along the beach. come
boy would dart toward them and hand
out n white card printed with these
words: Rival show for same charity.
Sea curiosities exhibited In tent after
supper Small show. small price. Ad-
mission. one cent tmore will not be re-
fused)." At last the seaside fair was
over. and the happy originators of 1t
we're going home to the hotel with
their arms full OF bundles and their
pockets full OF silver Then 1t was that
the boys of the hotel arose In body
with their arms full OF bundles, and
their pockets full of-not coins. but
shells. As II by magic. a small tent
sprang up on the beach, and great was
the noise that could be heard inside
and all around II. Genevieye, Pauline
and Jessie, busy getting rested and
eating supper. saw nothing Of all this
till they found card that some one
had dropped on the hall floor. "The
very idear' they said to each other.
when they found out what was going
on. Then they hurried to the tent and
ers and play-fellows inside we
didn't want you girls to think you were
.he only ones that could get up a
show" said one OF the brothers. We're
going 70 have an exhibition. It's
lovely night. going to be full moon, and
we've got a hanging lamp In here, a
regular beauty,' oh, do let us in
Wen helpi" pleaded Genevieye. mo.
indeed, We do not need help. eltherH'
shouted another brother from the tent
sarcasticaliy. We'll, we made enough
to bring Maggie and her mother
down." cried Jessie. I'VE don't need
your money!" She'll be glad OF lit
tie pocket money. anyhow. You girls
never thought of that" retorted the
boys AS this was true. the girls
walked OF, beaten. People who went
TO the tent found really lovely little
collection OF sea curiosities. In a place !
hung with fish net and lighted prettily !
by the swinging silver lamp. 1t was
only two dollars and twenty -four cents
that the boys brought to the three girls
for little Msggie's pocket money. and
the girls jeered little. How did you
ever keep IT a secret?" they asked.
teasingiy "Oh. we're not girlsY re-
piled the boys. almost with one voice.
Annie Willis Mccullough
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