The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-02
decorate you tomorrow asked Bud
with In h0rod nOliteneA9

"But what do you meanT
"Eou mustn't ask question:" respond.
ed Bud with sudden severity and Incl
Mentally heading Off Biinks' attempts
at explanation by filling the infants
mouth with gingerbread.
You see," ventured Nell, "you were
not decorated on Memorial day, and
we thought tomorrow would do just as
well. 1t will be more exclusive to have
a celebration of our own and, besides.
more appropriate, being Independence
day and your Grandfather Winston
having fought IN the Revolution and
his old uniform hanging upstairs" Nell
was waxing incoherent, but Bud felt
she was getting on dangerous ground,
and he remarked, with the air Of one
refraining with difficulty from admin
istering reproof:
"Nell, am afraid grandmother wants
us to come home quick before you blab
the whole thing. Good evening, Miss
Winston! Well see you in the morn
ing" And with a bow that indicated
the respect due one of Revolutionary
ancestry he drove his submissive sis
ter and brother out of the Eden where
they would fain tarry.
The sun was barely peeping over ia
sons barn the next morning when Miss
Winston was reused by violent can
nonading. Hurrying to the window,
she saw Bud ON her we'll trimmed lawn
hosting a flag ON an improvised pole.
while Nell held her ears against t..
progress of the national salute of tw' "a
tysohe guns improvised from GIT
frecrackers and tomato cans.
ut isn't going off quite regular" ox-
planned Bud in stentorian tones 40
the din, "but some of the fuses is fat
ter than the others, and they 60 off too
soon."
Miss Winston smiled and asked where
they had found the flag.
"It's a pillowcase," replied Nell in
housewifery triumph. 1--WE made it
ourselves. The blue is from the laun-
dry. and the red grandpa got to paint
the shingles with. 1t amt just the
right red, but it does very well. Now
We are going to give you another sa-
lutte and then 90 home to breakfast"
Better stay here" called back the
decorated one. 'I'Il be down in a min
ute, and We'll have johnnyeake."
"And honeyY suggested Bud.
Miss Winston nodded.
"Then we will stay" he announced
gravely, "for we have all the fireworks
here, and we told grandma something
might happen that we wouldn't come
back for breakfast. So we'll set off
sne more pack of ffreerackesS and then
come in"
All morning long Miss Winston, ar
rayed in a fresh lawn dress figured
with sprigs Of dainty flowers, sat on
the front porch with the double pur-
pose of serving as the center of fes-
tivities and watching that Blinks did
not set his clothes on FIRE. In the aft
ernoon, when the supply of pyrO-
technics ran short, Bud grandiloquent-
~ announced that it was time for ex-
ercises, and would Miss Winston
please open the programme by telling
them how her grandfather happened
to beceme a general, aud did the SOL
diers really 60 barefoated in the snow
Ut v.sthes Fsrge. G1lss Ehston was
mt emily willing but nrSn8 20 do this.
suax later IN the afsernasa. d the dim.
suSl Ras4oa. size served Gale and lem
esnase, while On the stiff horsahair
sofa aposd the tattered resssmentals
,waeca represented 30 psacA 10 her and
He youthful patriots whe we're en-
;t.sSag THE most g]sraDus esn1 perhaps
aRGt1 unselfsh. ceietratt0n in their
saseit history. And Of: course they had
70 stay for supper. b&cauS3 When the
kMpeA FIR dsrkness ezIase &AeA WAS to
"a ~ the 6cewosks, remain candies.
sxeushess and AowsrB>ta
u Has quite 9 s'slsdk W1ra the last
1pdkSt WhizzeA Through the air and
ZAsA vwaS at lfbaBtS = retire to the
Eb<Aea porch tar HIS s~eo<tS smoke.
haleps had faIsea asleav .ddkA bis head
in EeHs lap AMI 4 tsfaer silence
sss6ed sn the group when Suddenly
hSa -se& UP very stSaISAt.
bear. nusist'
n was Enustc. the one nacac suited
q On Independence day celebration.
tie piping strains Of ase"aad drum
Sasvs. Nearer and ndSksFN czme. The
Axsicaaas SWEPT cotHa be bond with
haN 81 Chatham afehek heela. March
as, IN -aayance was the president Of
~ riaase boarG The .xesession
stpHed before H5Gss WlastdHs gate,
~ I've asteniahal lit4s .aady. with
Lar three Delighted gseefs eircHng
Douna Lcr. stepped Hospitality forth.
Eke pIestuc:-t Of the bosa.a removed
Ees hs4 somewhat sFtwardly' and
&aafed his thpoaS
Aks ahe sentiment ,uf se4ah Of our
leading citizens. Miss Winston, that we
amt appreciated the fact that we had
ip our midst one whose aneestor
fought in Our country's first and great
est war, and We're glad evsa to be re-
OF said fact by these here chill
dren, and in token of that sentiment
we have brought the fireworks display
along and with your permission will
set off the same in your pasture lot
instead Of in the public square. accord
ing to the usual CUSTOM" He stopped
from sheer lack Of breath, and Miss
Winston, all a-tremble over this unex-
pected honor, gave her delighted con-
sent to the subversion Of her pasture