The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-07-03

At last the morning dawned, bright
and beautiful a. Fourth Of July should
b, and every one was 30 busy that no
one noticed when Robbie stole out into
the yard and stood looking wistfully
across the road.
"Poor old mani! he said, softly, "I'm
sorry he isn't got any little boys an
girls to love him, an nnk TN take him
some posies an two booful hrecrackers
to make him good FORT O July. I don't
fink he'll be cross to me-"
A few moments later Mr.. Norris, fret.
ting upon his softly cushioned couch in
the dim library Of his great, lonely home.
was surprised to hear the tap, tap Of tiny
boot heels In the hall, and then to see
Robbie's face smiling upon him from
the doorway.
Il bringed you some flowers" he said,
softly, land two nice frecrackers, too.
l couldn't spare any more, cause we
hasn't got very many. I'm awful sorry
you's sick, an we're all going away of
to shoot our frecrackers, 30 the bange
won't make your head be worse. Good.
BY"
80 strangely and silently had Robbie
come, and 30 abruptly had he departed,
that Mr.. Norris would have thought it
all dream had he not had tangible evi.
dence OF Its truth In the bunch Of gaudy
flowers and the two brilliant frscrackers
which Robbie had left upon the stand
at his side.
BY II o'clock the merry little company
on the island was ready for something
to eat, and gathered eagerly about the
little feast spread out upon the ground
"Oh, Robbie" cried Gladys in a dis.
mayed tone, in the very midst of the
banquet, what have. you done? You
careless boy to step in our beautiful
lemon pie!'
Sure enough, to their great dismay the
children discovered that Robbie had sue
ceeded In planting one dusty little foot
right In the very center of the tempting
pie which was considered the browning
dainty Of the spread.
Never mind" answered Robbie
sravely. inspecting his foot. with inter
est. Il don't Ank 1t will hurt my shoe
very much. guess 1t will all wipe off,"
Robbie was 20 solemn and 10 utterly
unconscious Of the mischief he had done
that the children all burst into laughter.
and IN the midst Of the merriment Mr..
| norris good-natured coachman appear
ed before them with an immense baaket
upon his arm.
There" he said, setting It down with
thump In their midst, "Mr. Norris
sends this, with his compliments, to Mas.
ter Robbie. and he hopes you'll enjoy it,
and I'm to tell you that II you'll comb
over on the lawn tonight there's be a
Few fireworks which perhaps you'll like
TO see," and with a kindly nod at his
Delighted and astounded hearers, Hiram
was gone
What does it mean? Somebody pinch
me- so I'll be quite sure it's not all a
dream" gasped Nellie, after a moment Of
breathless silence.
NO. it isn't 4 dream, because here's
the basket. and do let's see what is in
IT, returned Jack, seizing the heavy bas-
ket and eagerly tearing away the paper
covering f"'',
II l should try, could not tell Won
al the goodies which that basket contain
ed: Nor could describe the beanty and
orilliancy Of the fireworks upon the avn
mat evening. But every one of the chill
oren declared. when tired and happy fhev
separated for the night, that MI. Norris
was a most delightful person and that
TINS Fourth of July had been bv far The.
pest they ever yet had known.-Detroie
Free Press. 'o1'