The age-herald., 1901-12-01
SUNDAY EDITOR--A NEW INDOOR GAME,

Some fortunate ones were led into the ed- torial office, and there they met this awe some person. But they were not a bit awe, struck! No sir! They told the editor how very good their stories were, and how very many great people wanted to buy their work Ihey were not bit anxious to tell 1t. of course, but they really felt sorry for the paper and wanted it to have something good h Its columns for once anyway
 My What high prices some thinos %o.ought! % several stories were purchased for $i,OOO each, for this Sunday editor was liberal iit person, and knew just how hard the little Journalists had worked. The IItia oor tributors took their "pIayi' monex wi,h aa ar or nonchalance and went off to .rr,.
 more $1,000 stories. 'o "iiae
 put all the work was judged fairly. Every uecision given on contributions was sur. prIslngy accurate When story was re. Jeeted because 1t was mo goodu tba u..1. author did not protest against fota ,a m'.ts .', Anew what keen young wits bod nsssad juagment on It, and how well and "a rss,,,l u @ mau been examined before being refnssd ms part was, or course, much more funnv t sor tue sunday Editor" and asslstant than TOT any Of the rest, although no donht th, : best fun of all was in writino tbo .., sns 1nlngs that were offered for sale Still tha sunday Editors desk" was in graat da. mand, and the little folk took turns in oc. cupylhg mat exalted position with the most auuusing ,,asig results, We print below story by ot tho siri Who thinks the game is really one oI the very incest she ever played.
 TO the Sunday Editor: There was once A nttle child named Helen who was alwavs UP 10 some kind of mischief One day as n9I .nI llother was going away, she said to her: |. helen do not touch the jam, as I want watched d5dpper, bIr T. NOW, remember" Helen ""'tneu her mo1ner out of sight. Then she want out doors to play with Don. tbe dog out ne was asleep. Then the thought eome 10 her how nice the jam would taste on some bread. Helen remembered what her mother saiu' Just one taste and mamma won't o,,.s sne ihought' Helen got chair, cllmbed up to the shelf and looked n, if How good 1t did lookl She took down the Jam and said: "I wonder if can nuii tha cover on so can stick my finger down in if ana get some?" She pulled the cover off. spiash! splash! went the jam all over her uress. what would she do? What should she do? What would mamma say? She had disobeyed her mother and besides spilled inc jam, also getting her frock all damned This teaches little girls to leave wbat Ia well alone. ETIrEI 70
 To the Sunday Editor: One time in Lon. don, on'one of the poorest streets. there was yoans man He was very poor, and was not rich enough to get position. When be was about IS he had spent every cent ba had TOT ms sick father and mother, and they had dled. How sad he felt when he fbougbt ne IL! He got along for year very wei but when year was up he sald T can't stand
 uay longer. So he took his clothes the 1ew he had, and went out into inc world alone. "oi'u
 lie came to village, where he saw ma, uriliihg up and down. He also heard man nonerlng out: "One man neededl He can come In the army for nothing" He said: here IS my chance. will join the army" 20 ne toid him he would join, but he did net , nave cent. The man said; Tell me about your Ire. After he told him that many of me Fellows were like him he smiled He took him to room and put on uniform and said; We will be eff tomorrow.
 All day long he was thinking about the next day, but at night he slept we'll. for he was very tired, and woke up at the dawn of day. He ate his breakfast early, for they . were to start early. He rested until if was time for the march, so he would not be SO tired. After a while he got up, fixed him. self and got in his place in line, and he heard Left, right, forward" They had ] started, and he was very happy.
 They marched all day and at night pitched their tents, and some went on guard and some slept. They went on doing this about 10 days, taking turns being on guard. At last they got to the place where the war was to be, and the captain said: We must be careful tonight" Many of the soldiers did not sleep, but the ones that did were aroused at the shooting of guns. They got , up and took their guns and went in line. They were fighting and many a man fell. and when night came the enemy fed. Not man slept that night, and at the dawn they began fighting again. Many shots came around him. The men were getting less. At last both armies fled. The days went on and many brave men fell. There was furi- ous battle, and 1t ended the fight for the last ], time. LILLIAN.
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