Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-01-31
long stretch Of ice and snow that

been built, in which not cOHee, sanu-
witches and crispy fried cakes were
served to the hungry coasters. who
came in laughing and noisy relays, be-
ing reminded constantly by their hosts
to stack yer tOboggans outside. you
buffers; there's no room in here. do
you want to upset the coffee! Quit
| crowdin' nOw!
Cheeks glowed with the frosty night
air and eyes sparkled brightly. while
they joked and chaffed and all talked
ut once. 1t was generally known what
the boys intended doing with the mon
ey taken in ut their carnival" and
many questions were asked the busy
and not over-patient cooks and walters
about the gym.
mo; 1t won't be for girls. Maybe
we will have ladies' day once IN
awhile" said West Franklin in answer
to tile anxious questions put to him by
some of the long braided tobogganers.
I'VE can have Il hop or something ev-
cry few weeks that you girls can come
to. but girls always get jealous over the
other girls toys and things and kick
up ructions, and we amt going to take
cllnnces.'
And Mr.. Franklin wiped his heated
face with the tea towel and grlnned,
quite unlnoved, while a shrill chorus OF
girl voices told him he was Il hateful.
selfish old thing and they wouldn't go
to his old hops and they hoped he would
Just break his neck in his nasty old
gymnasium; so there!
But the carnival was lots of fun and
the grown-ups came in great force ana
money rolled in at the treasury while
coffee and doughnuts rolled out of the
kitchen.
Next afternoon the meeting was call
ed to order at the foot of the slide, and
Shorty" Harris, the treasurer. was
asked for his report. The treasurer
arose, took Il dignited attitude, cleared
his throat, and IN IL solemn voice. suit
able to the occasion. read this report,
made out on the fiyleaf of very much
battered algebra.
Coffee. donated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Stone; sugar, donated by Mr. and Mrs.
Jordan; cream. donated by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis; butter, donated by my folks;
lanterns, donated by Hunters station
cry store; bread, ham, tongue. mustard,
fried cakes and dishes. donated by the
club members folks generally; clubs
expenses for carnival, none; balance
left In treasury from box office receipts,
$3.50"
There was Il COmnnche howl Of aston
ishment and delight that brought every
body in the neighborhOOd to their Win
dOws, and through the uproar Bert
Stones voice could be heard shouting
for "Order!"
Twill you shut up. you lndians!' he
exclaimed.
Shorty, where in thunder did VIC get
all that money!"
"Why. it was this way" said Shorty.
modestly. l putea sign up ut the gate
where | took tickets. and 1t said: II
am too busy to give back any change.
Just chip in your coin and slide Well.
the kids had their even quarters, but
the grown-ups read the sign and laugh
ed and went down into their pockets
for big money. See? So we made con-
siderable more than we expected"
The clubs joyous appreciation Of this
business enterprise fell on Shorty's
back with Il hearty shower of boy
thumps that landed him In SNOW
bank. from which he arose snowy and
indignant.
That's all right" he cried. lodging
behind the slide as they made another
dive for him; I'm take your word for
it. You send me valentine If you like.
but cut 1t out just now, see!"
So the boys Rugged each other and
danced few turns in the snow and
pummeled each other delightedly. and
then at last sat down to talk 1t all over.
They finally settled how the money
was to be spent, and the meeting was
just breaking up as little Willie Sum-
mers came breathlessly running down
the street and stopped at the gate to
tell the fellers" the news.
Old Granny Jenks-Or "Whisky
jerks" as she was sometimes called
had just been burnt out. Her little
shanty was near the schOolhouse and
she was well known to the boys. Old
granny was very poor, but she chung to
her little tumble-down house and fatty
refused to go to the poorhouse. and
would sometimes use rather profane
language when people would insist that
it was the proper place for her. This
gave her bad name among the good
people Of the town and they would not
have anything to do with her. But she
liked the boys and told them many a
long story about war times and In
dams. while she puffed her little pipe.
And the Toboggan Club boys carried
her tobacco and things to eat at odd
times. And they knew how granny
dreaded dying In the poorhOuse. She
had no rent to pay and gathered her
own flrewood, and with what the boys
took her she seemed to get along some
how.
Now she was burned out.
EVERY stick and rag" cried Willie,
with his eyes big. And she's yellin'
an hOwlin'-my!"
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