The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-14

out an objection to the last amendment,
a fourth offers an amendment designed to
reconcile the last amendment and the OBJ
lection. The chairman then rises TO put
the motion: lit has been moved and sec
onded," she says, yet she does not state
any motion or amendment actually offered
but her idea of the mean proportional of all
the motions and amendments proposed.
Third-She never asks. Are you ready for
the question: Only blank amazement at
to say anything after a motion had actually
been stated by the chair. would greet her
If she did.
Those in favor will please say aye" The
useless form of calling for the negative
vote is usually omitted. The impoIiteness
of voting in the negative is unknown to
ladies' parliamentary law.
By faithful observance OF these few
rules. the business of many women's socie-
ties Is still conducted-successfully and
tremendously, which is more than can al
ways be said for more sophisticated meth
DDS.
A mother. strongly impressed with the
necessity of training her nervous little four
much cheerfulness and enthusiasm, while
a furious thunderstorm crashed overhead:
Isn't, that grand, Arthur? Why, it's IS
fine as whole Fourth of July
"Ye-e-s," assented the little fellow, dubi-
ously, but it makes me so scared in my
stomach"
The method of controlling children by
cff fnn in or
always work. A sturdy and self-willed wee
girl was beheld advancing with resolute
steps to the front gate. where she faced the
unknown world and the approaching night,
and uttered this daring defiance: "Booger-
man, Boogerman. Boogerman, come get me
IL you dare!' AS no boogerman appeared,
government by intimidation broke down in
that family.
The late impressive object lesson on the
beauties of early rising, administered by
the gas company to the people of Indian
apolis, recalls a little story. certain
school janitor. with a heavy hand, when
he felt impelled to chastise one Of his chill
dren la Mrs. Katzenjammer, was wont
TO admonish the bowling victim thus: 1T
isn't because L hate we that bate We; it's
because j have the .ah-thahrity TO do so.
I fancy that "the authority to do So is
what the gas company particularly enjoyed.
FOR FLAG DAY.
So you want a new flag for tomorrow?
Your old ones just "a rag?'
And you want me to hear you say it
Your schools Salute to the Flag?''
That's right-tis well you should love it
f.1I
And should swear TO keep and defend 1t
Against world of foes
But you do not know-how should you?
God grant you never may!
What ii meant to us who followed
In the days of the blue and the gray.
To follow it into the battle,
Where the singing bullets fly
And the screaming shells bursting
And somebody's got to die
To lie in the Ioathsome prison
And dream of that banner starred,
AS in hell you'd dream of heaven
tell you, boy, twas hard.
Twas the symbol OF all we longed for.
OF the best that heaven sends,
To see it once more above US
Meant food and freedom and friends.
/ hid myself in the dead cart
Meath the corpses. grim and stark,
lodged the guard at the trenches,
/ hid in ditch till dark.
Through forest and swamp and river,
In hunger and fever and pain
struggled on to the northward
To find that flag again.
Til at last sentry stopped me.
1 dropped in dumb despair.
When, lo like vision of glory,
That flag was waving there!
/ had found the Union army
/ was safe and was free!
No. sonny. you never could reckon
What that flag meant then to me!