The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-19
) MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 49, 1904.

OF a for the Grifnths. He found Alice and Amy
on the piazza, and amused them greatly by dashing
ing Alice by both hands while he exclaimed wildly:
Use glad, missy, Use glad! Use glad! Use gwine
ter nebber git uckered out totn fur yo deed amt!
Wens de mex meetin, mssy?"
When told that it to be the following day
his JOY was so great that he obliged to stand
MS mead for few seconds to calm his feelings
Alice's interest in little fellow whose admira-
ton OF her was SO evident deep enough take
her on an exploring expedition to Thompson's
very next morning, where she found the little
without any trouble. It stood a clearing by the
roadside, fully mile from any other building, sur
rounded three sides by solemny impressive trees
and the place presented appearance disorder
that Ahce's tidy soul revoted from going up to
the door
But as Nose not in sight she picked her way
thru the accumulation OF mk-cans, babies in soap
box perambulators, and household belongings with
which the entire space front of the cabin was filled
ana discovered Mrs. Jenkins doing washing at
the side of the house.
The notwithstanding woman took her hands
out of the suds and balanced her broad hips
while she snilingly shook her head in Alces
inquiry for Nose.
Dunno, miss" she said. dat boy he like a flea.
smartes boy cher yo seed; he read spellin
de Bible clean fro! he is now! Hello yo' Moses
70, yeres de lady dat yo done talked bout day,
come ter see you. Step Hbey now an mind yo' man
ners" " y
Thru the came Nose, whistng shr1y but
at sight of Alice stopped short and the broad smile
OF delight which overspread his repaid
her her visit.
For few moments she attempted to talk with
baby fell out of its soapbox to be soothed
and played with, so Alice finally proposed that
walk home with her. seeing that in other way
could she become acquainted with the boy.
to the proposition with alacrty, they strolled
slowly thru the beautiful wood road Alice found
matter to lead him into talking Of himself. He
was older than he seemed in fact, almost IA,
and for three had been the district school,
but had been taken out to help at home when his
mother had the chills and fever After that
felt that his education complete when he
begged to go back to school, few severe "wallopings
he led fhano had to
With a sparkle of real delight in his eyes, he told
how he had mastered fractions, could spell words of
three syllables and had read just enough history
make him hunger for
Its mighty fine wen dose ole kings an stuck-up
wife folks gets calm names an cuttin off haids amt
1t, Missy? ne said with enthusiasm adding eagerly:
"Mebbe Use gwne ter fine mo- bout dem day;
reckon dis yere clubs gwine ter make right pert
You'se got heap O. learnin"
Nose proved himself perfect treasure e
the odd jobs and errands of the club sold tickets
and hammered and painted to his hearts content
becoming very proud of the frequent calls Where
is Nose? Nose here! Where is that boy?"
Besides doing so many chores he managed to have
time for all of the rehearsals, which were his delight
Hamlet and Othello his favorite plays and he
became so familiar with their and situations
frequently retired to the woods and rehearsed
them the benefit of large audience of birds and
squirrels. He asked Alice many impossible ques-
and future of the characters that
IN self dafense she gave him an old volume of the
plays poured at home until his father
threatened him with having to drop his new comrades
entirely which he careful to read only when
the babies were asleep and the wood-pile was fu.
Scenes from plays to be given, and az
the number of actors small compared to the
parts to be taken, each person was obllged
to appear variety Of roles and the actors found 1t
extremely difficult remember which words went with
which play.
The dress rehearsal went badly, badly indeed.
Worst of all, Walter Griffith, otherwise Othelo,
had such sore that he could not appear at ALL
so the prospect for the next day was anything put
cheering
ooh, dear!" groaned Hal. Whatever shall we do !?
It is going to go wrong know it, and will
comet
"And it looks it going to rain in tor
rents" added Eliot doefuly. Mary drew her face
in imitation of Hals pathetic expression as she
answered mockingy:
yes it's going to pour and nobody will come and
we'll all sit down and it! You old croakers,
you couldn't you trfle less encouraging? If it
does rain Sz1s1aa