The Sunday globe., 1901-05-26

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/ when they had a lawn party out at
the Fox sisters place they had hun
dreds of them strung on wires between
lanterns"
! "Alternated?"
Eyes, ma'am; | suppose So"
4 My thinking apparatus was fast get
ting into working order. Imagine a
huge piano box on end, with a window
every few feet, and you have an idea
| of the skeleton l as about to decorate.
In my minds eye l crossed three flags
over and hung a Chinese lantern in
| the center of each window; the latter
! for Illuminating purposes and would
prove attractive to the passer-by.
/ Where can you get a big flag, Tony?"
said l, noting a great bare spot in the
rear Of the stage.
"The only one | know Of is owned
| by the Pioneer Fire Company, Catch
| Captain Trumbill in a good humor
and he might let you have that one (;
/ if he ai'nt, he won't"
"Well, you go down and borrow Tib-
ble's delivery wagon and drive out to
the Misses Fox and ask them for any
thing they may have in the way of dec
] vi dAlbIos bllub al lutg Will ElNb gOu.
| am going over to the Gazette office,
and, on the way back, will stop at the
engine house and the hotel. After din
ner meet me here"
At the engine house | found Cap
tain Trumbill engaged in his favorite
| pastime-checkers I requested the
loan of the company's flag, to meet
with a refusal. | watched the game q
moment
"Tell you what I'll do" said l. "Iu
play you a game of checkers. II you
beat me I'll go away and wont bother
you any more; If beat you, get the
| fig"
I'll go you" he responded, with
ia in his ability as a player
! soon had quite an audience and
the stake and the purpose to which It
was to be put was under discussion,
| Captain Trumbill was a good player
but | found by the fourth move he was
| one of those individuals who proceed
to get nervous on being watched He
was beaten for this reason in short
order, and not from any superior
playing on my part.
Elated I rose from the camp stool.
TONY Lentz will call for It this af.
ternoon," | said, as | bowed myself
from the building.
At my desk in the New Grand |
wrote what | thought was a neat para
graph. I headed IL Judge Barnsta.
bic at the Lyceum," at the same time
having serious doubts as to whether
many Of my readers would recognize
the hall under it's official title To
Professor Purvis, as leader of the Glee
Club, | gave a good notice, and also
included the names Of the ushers,
winding up with "The auditorium of
the Lyceum has been tastefully deco.
rated for the occasion by Tony Lentz
and an able corps of assistants"
On departure | said to one OF the
bell boys, keep your eye open and
If anyone is looking for me, run over
to the hall after me. will be there
the greater part of the afternoon"
Repairing to the Gazette office, |
found the veteran editor at his desk
On reading my contribution he said:
isn't that a little strong?"
"Oh, no; merely a news item" I re.
sponded.
Eyes, but intensified with the news
is an Endorsement Of the Judge, For
sixteen years this paper has pursued
an Independent policy, and II Is rather
late in life for me to change II now"
Still, on an occasion like this, /
think one should look more to the posi-
tion a man is holding, and the honor
due that than to the individual him
self. I shall take pleasure, on the
night in question, In furnishing the
Gazette with an account Of the pro
ceedings and shall treat them in a
general non-partisan manner"
left the Office convinced that my
article would be spared the blue pencil.
After getting a bite to eat re-
turned to the hall, to find Tony and
the delivery wagon at the door. With
him were the two boys Tibbles had
promised
"T got the flags and some other
stuff" he began, "but the younger sis.
ter said the lanterns had been torn
until they were practically useless"
! clung to the illumination idea.
Here, take this list down to Cap
tain Tibbles and tell him to fill IL.
Everything is right there in the store.
See to it yourself that the lamps are
supplied with OIL wicks, and chin
neys." ...-.... ..st.-
While I was talking | was making
a memoranda of props" as they are
called in stage parlance. It included
| two dozen sheets of red tissue paper
one paper Of pins, one box Of tacks,
two small pine boxes, thirty-six lamps,
one paper OF needles, and one spool OF
coarse thread.
And Tony, have one Of the boys go
past the engine house and get the flag
| We won't need the staff"
On their return they proceeded to
dump everything in the center Of the
stage.
What's that?" / asked, pointing to
a green, snake-like substance protrud-
| ing from the end Of a newspaper in
which It was wrapped.
ooh, that's imitation ivy. You make
wreaths Of IL Just like this" and Tony
dragged a coiling combination Of wire
tendrils and zinc leaves from the bun.
die unconsciuosly forming Herewith
the letter b It gave me an idea
Bring that table out Of the ticket
Office, and put II here on the stage. II
won't be needed there Tony" said l.,
turning TO him, do you know where
you can get piece Of white cotton or
linen? / believe, then, we will have
enough Of everything"
How big?" he asked
"Oh, about twice as big as a pillow"
Guess / can go up home and get IT,"
and off he started.
Next ! had the boys fill the lamps.
Then | instructed them how TO cut
three pieces Of pine, one larger than
the other two, making a split In each
end Of the former, and sticking he