Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-15

Il spent the morning visiting al
my favorite haunts about the farm
and presently. as was sitting on
fragrant pile Of hay in one corner Of
the barn. Olympic joined me and began
to tell me all the pleasures Of the ap.
preaching festival.
at will be perfectly lovely she
sighed. and tonight there is to be a
magnificent ball in the suuGre, and an
illumination. An ne trees will be
hung with colored lanterns! But
where's the use Of telling you all
/ this. she added, you will have to go
back TO that frlghtful school You
will miss all the greatest fun and you
won't be able to dance with me" She
smiled teasingly as she spoke.
"Alasl II was only too true, There
would be punishments and to spare
raining down on my unlucky head If
I did not return to school on time.
"The day few by on wings It
seemed but a moment before / heard
my aunt calling us TO dinner and as
we all troopod into the house she
turned to the two workmen and said
you've worked enough for today.
There's no danger Of rain so the rest
OF the hay can walt until tomorrow
This Is a feast day for every one
"And such a feast as It wasl Gus.
tines pudding was uothing short Of
a wonder and my aunt's cakes made
me completely forget that such things
as the potatoes. beans and the ever
lasting prunes that we had at school
exer existed
After dinner olympe and / went
down to the village square TO watch
the games and the races. There was
great excitement over climbing the
creased pole and watching the queer
antics Of the men who raced in pota.
20 bags-but II was tantalizing to see
them strlnging the trees with lanterns
and 10 know that the best part Of the
fun would come that evening when
the dance and the illumination took
place.
1T was too much TO think that
everyone else would be having glo.
rlous time then while would have
TO return TO my horrible prison and !
from the bottom Of my heart wished !
that schools had never been invented |
Can't you think OF some way so |
you can stay for tonight?' asked |
Olympic as we went slowly back to |
the farm when the afternoon was
over shook my head sorrowfully |
Everything | thought of was impossi |
BILE and | only groaned in reply when
suddenly caught sight Of Mouton,
my aunts cat, asleep on the door
sill A brilliant thought struck me
and running into the kitchen | seized
a piece OF ham that lay upon the ta
BILE.
I've thought OF something. II
cried to Olympic catch Mouton and |
bring him out 10 the barn where aunt
can't hnd as.
We took refuge on the big pile Of |
hay and holding Mouton firmly. / rub |
bed the ham carefully over his fore.
paws and across his face and finally
on the tip OF his ears, Olympic mean.
while shrleking with laughter.
Now We will let him CO.. | said
and Il was time, for just then aunt
called me to supper before should
start ON my return Journey.
I've Put up nice little lunch for
YOU she said as took my place at
The table. You can hide II and eat
L tomorrow
I was going TO thank her when /
iustine cried In surprise:
All look at the cat. madam. see
40" ne washes himself by Our la
~ do YOU suppose Il is going TO rain
and apoil the fesuyalg
'Mouton had indeed. begun slowly
md intellectually TO wash his face /
md then, smelling the meat upon his
paws. he licked them rubbing them
'cross his ears as ne dld so. NV 4
'an' was hewildered her barometer
rad never been known TO fail Sure
" before an hour was over, It would
ain N