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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-13


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head, and a lovely fair lady in spider-web gauge frock with dewdrop necklace, and a mite of a girl, dressed all in pink rose leaves.
 But you are not the sickersells," pro tested Polly.
 The three strangers fell to laughing, and as they laughed and laughed the sound was like the pealing of silver bells. Then the little man, sobering up, took off his pointed cap and presented 1t to Polly, and behold 1t was gold thlmble in her hand The lady gave her dewdrop necklace to Betty, and It turned out ot be a pearl ring. The rose petal that the mite of a girl gave to Rose mary was dainty pink silk handkerchief.
 Then the man and the lady and the little girl tipped up the table so suddenly that Polly, Betty and Rosemary fell heels over head, the water spilled from the cups and the berries and crackers rolled away, and when they got up again there were no stranger folk, no Sickersells, no gold thim- ble, no pearl ring and no rose-colored silk handkerchief.
 All Of this so puzzled and frightened the three little Leas that they started on a run Tor me house, and they were In such hurry to get through the hedge that Polly lost her req pompon, Betty tore her pink crepe negli- gee and poor little Rosemary left the figured muslin curtain hanging on the bushes.
 BY ELEANOR MCCARTHY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-07
How an Old Coat Won a West Point Appointment.

In Clinton Ballard's veins ran no drop of coward blood, yet he fingered long by the way and approached the schoolhouse with fal- tering steps on the morning that he first appeared In his fathers army overcoat. For more than a week he had been post poning the ordeal. Although It had been cold wea ther, he had protested that he did not need an overcoat. All the other boys had donned theirs, however, and hs mother had insisted that he would be III If he did not protect himself and. moreover, he had to make the start sometime, so de- cided to take the plunge and have It over with.
 '.HI, look at our bold soldier lad" the first fellow to catch sight of him had shouted. Others had laughed. Those who had said nothing had looked at him curl as open ridieule.
 It never entered the head of Clinton's mother that 1t was a trial for her son to wear that overcoat to school She thought he ought to be as proud to wear 1t as she was to see him in 1t. She did not realize how critical boys are nor how brutal even nice boys can be to one another. Always quiet little woman, she had scarcely been beyond the borders of her home since her husbands death. Her life was bound up In memories of him and In hopes for her son
 Clinton's father had been killed in Cuba during the Spanish American War The little house with It's bit of a garden and few hundred dollars were all the capital left to support the widow and her son. There was a pension, but It amounted to little, for Leslie Ballard had been only sergeant and the government pays poorly for the life of a noncommissioned officer.
 Year after year Clinton was able to do more to help his mother. He took almost all the
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When the Leas Went out to Tea.

That's what's makin' her so cross, guess" !" upspoke Betty.
 ''rime for tea already? Well, we hope tested Polly politely
 But we hopes the bewwies an fings we put there Is all wight" put In Rosemary anxiously.
 'tRosemaryi' exclaimed Betty and Polly in mortified tones
 Well, we did put em there, an I'm just telling Mrs. Sicksell bout It."
 Passing by another bush meant that the guests and their entertainers had gone from the drawing room to the dining room. There they saw a table made of nice clean boards resting only little tiltingly on stones. Six gTapeleaves served as plates, and In the center of the table was larger leaf, with some broken animal crackers on it, and another containing 12 raspberries. Six cups, some of them having saucers and some having none, were filled. with. water. They looked surprisingly like Rosemary's, but, of course, the Sckersells could not have bor- rowed them
 The Leas seated themselves with much ceremony and waited for the Sickersells. Polly was about to proclaim that the feast might now begin when she stopped with mouth and eyes wide open, for piling into the places set for the Slckersells were three of the quaintest figures she had ever seen. There was round, wrinkled little old man, with pointed cap on top of his funny little
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nuts from him came running after him and ran up his trousers leg and on to the lapel of

nuts from him came running after him and ran up his trousers leg and on to the lapel of his coat
 T am sorry" said the man, but have no nuts today
 The squirrel would not believe him and kept on begging. Finally. when he saw that there were really to be no nuts for him, he became so angry that he took the cigar which the gentleman had in his mouth and ran away with 1t, tearing 1t to bits.
 In the winter there are not so many people who visit the park and many of those who do go do not bother to feed the little squirrels, so the little animals get fewer nuts in that way. And there are not many nut trees in the park so that even if the squirrels were as proyideut as their wild brothers they could not lay by sufficient for the winter. To keep them from starving the persons who have the care of the park so about In snowy weather with bag of nuts and scatter them around for the little long-tailed creatures.
 Recently. in heavy snow. the keepers dis tributed two big bags of peanuts among the squirrels One litt,e chap was so greedy that he kept running after the men when all the nuts had been given out, and finally hid himself in a pocket of one of the mems coat. He was not discovered until after they had left the Park, and then the man had to take him back and put him where be belonged.
 In Central Park there Is very good shep-
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care of the chickens and he worked cheer fully In the garden when most of the boys were playing on the commons. But, also as he grew the expenses of his clothing and books became greater, and 1t took very care full calculation to pay for everything out of the small income remaining after the taxes and other expenses were paid. With the setting in of winter there was particularly hard problem to solve. The garden had not done very well that season. 1t had been parched by drouth aud devastated by storms The apples, too, had brought a poor price. And. to crown all the house had to have new roof. Clinton had entirely outgrown the oyercoat that he had worn for two win ters. To buy new one was out of the ques- ton. After days of anxious pondering his mothers face lighted. "I know the very thing" she exclaimed. Your fathers army overcoat," It had been packed away care fully in a cedar chest ever since Sergeant Baliard's death, and as the widow drew It forth from its aromatic depths she hugged 1t and wept over 1t.
 .won'tyI look funny in It. And won't It be too big for me7' Clinton had remon- strated.
 .oh, I can fix it over so 1t will nt you beautifully, Clinton. You are getting to be such big boy"
 Forthwith Mrs. Ballard had begun to SCOUT and sew and press the old coat, and when 1t was finished and she had clasped Clinton In 1t to her breast she had cried out for joy and pain because he looked so like his father.
 You must live up to It," she had admon-
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BY CHRISTOPHER KELLER.

ished him, "and never forget that 1t is a hero's coat"
 Couldn't the brass buttons come off?' clinton had asked. You know it isn't war time now.
 Oh, Clinton, how could you want to have IL cnanged? Your father wore those but tons and every one of them looks to me like q medal of honor'
 Mrs. Ballard was only woman, and she did not know boys Clinton did, and that was why he shrank from wearing the made over blue army overcoat with its brass but tons to school. He was a gritty lad, how ever, and he loved his mother, so he made the best of It and tried not to notice when the other boys began to call out "Rub-a-duD- dub, rub-a- dub, b-adub-dub-dub-dub- dub-dub." And when they gave him mill tary salute in passing he restrained the angry word and sudden blow that he was tempted to give. If Clinton wasn't hero he came near to being a martyr for a hero's sake.
 There was great excitement in the High School when 1t was announced that Senator McCieary, who was in town to attend a political meeting, would visit the school and talk to the boys before he went away He came up the hill to the sehoohouse the next morning before the boys had gone inside, and he glanced at them keenly as he passed them.
 Who is your soldier ladr' he inquired of the principal
 "oh, the boy in the blue overcoat? That Is Clinton Ballard, one of our best students. His father was killed in the Spanish Ameri- can War, and his mother has pretty hard time getting on. fancy that is why Clinton is wearing his fathers old overcost.'
 'H'm," unused the Senator, "Clinton Bal lard" but at that moment the boys filed
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Squirrels in Central Park.

Winter is hard time for all the little squir.. rels. especially for those that live in yards or In public parks, because they have been made tender and In degree helpless by their manner of life and by the scarcity of nuts, which their wild cousins have in abundance.
 In Central Park, in New York city, there are great many squirrels and they are on such friendly terms with the men and women and boys and girls who pass through the park that they run right up to them and ask them In squirrel language, Hare you any nuts for mel"
 A great many times the squirrel gets nut for the asking. Then he runs away with 1t, sits on his launches, fourishes his tail and eats the nut in plain sight Or, If he is not hungry just then, he takes It to his home in a tree and stores 1t away for future use. The squirrels get to know their friends who 20 through the park often and who are likely to have nuts to give away and they lie iu walt for them One day a man who nearly always has something for his squirrel friends forgot the nuts. No sooner was he in the park than a squirrel who many time had had peanuts. hickory nuts and English wal
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to West Point and your education and future are assured.'
 Bnt you. mother, how can you get on with out me? Who will look after the chickens and the gardenr'
 You foolish boy As If a few chickens and cabbages were worth thinking about when it's a question of you getting into West Point Besides, Senator McCleary Is going to get me position in the Pension Office. and l shall be quite rich and inde- pendent. He says you look like your grand father, who was brave and honorable man."
 The appointment was made In due time The principal of the high school said 1t was m honor to them all, and 1t came because Clinton Ballard had worn a soldiers coat Ike brave soldier, and the boys all cheered and cheered again, and after school hours they carried him on their shoulders all around the yard singing and shouting.
 "Hurrah for the coatr' cried little chap. and wild cry went up from 50 throats- "Hurrahl Hurrah, for the blue coat and brass buttonsi Hurrah for Clint Ballard Hurrah for West Pointl"
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in and the exercises began. After the boys had sung America" the Hon. Thomas Me Cleary gave a short, vigorous talk on the chance that every boy has in this country to distinguish himself, and that nothing ex- cept manliness counts In the struggle Of life. You have to fight battles every day." he asserted, and 1t depends on whether you meet them in a hero's or q towards spirit whether you will win in the big fights that come when you are men,
 Be gentle and kind to the weak or unfor- tunate, polite to your equals and respect au- thorlty. If you follow these rules you will make true gentlemen and worthy citizens"
 When the boys had finished cheering him and he had bowed his acknowledgements Sen, ator McCleary turned to the principal and said: May l speak with Clinton Ballard?'
 The boys looked surprised and Clinton flushed as he followed the Senator from the room.
 Tell me about yourselt," said the Senator, kindly, when they were alone together.
 T don't know what you mean, replied the boy. unless It's about my overcoat."
 "Yes, did notice that you had the honor of wearing soldiers overcoat. Whose was Hf
 For the first time Clinton felt proud of his coat. Tt was my fathers coat, Sergeant Leslie Ballard, He was Killed four years ago."
 Fer whom were you named7'
 For my grandfather, Major Clinton Bal. lard He was in war, too, the Civil War, but he did not get killed. He was only wounded and lost a leg"
 Yes, l knew your grandfather. We were wounded in the same battle. That was where l lost my arm. You come of good lighting stock, young man.
 I've heard my mother say that had an ancestor in every war this country has had"
 Would ysa Ike to be soldier, toof"
 VI shall be If my country ever has war after am grown up,' replied the boy. proudly.
 Well, there Is nothing like being ready for it If 1t comes. How would you like to go to West Polnt?"
 "oh!" exclaimed Clinton, and his eyes shone. Then hts face fell. But I couldn't get the appointment he said, and besides my mother could not spare me"
 I'm not so sure about that I think the government owes you an appointment. and if would be mighty fortunate to get such blood as that of the fighting Ballards infused into Its officers corps. As for your mother. it's pity if little thing like that cant be ar ranged for the good of the country. You may nor be so necessary as you think, young man. At any rate. am going to call upon your mother before I leave town. Now you must be getting back to your classes Good morning. Clinton Ballard. and remember to live up to your name and your coat"
 Clinton Ballard did little studying that morning, and after school he ran home as fast as his legs could carry him. His mother met him at the door.
 What Is 1t? Tell me-" Clinton demanded of her.
 ..oh, Clinton. 1t was the army overcoat that brought us luck. Senator McCieary never would have poticed you lf you hadn't had 1t on. and now be is going to have you appointed
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Der to be polite to the sickersells and you

Der to be polite to the sickersells and you can go."
 An hour or two later three small figures were to be seen crawling through a gap in the hedge that divided the yard from the held beyond. This hedge was the line at which the three little Leas laid aside the characters by which they were known In their family, the field being the foreign land in which they became princesses, pirates or any sort of wonderfolk at will Also they peopled the field with beings utterly un- known to the grownups who lived on the house side of the hedge. The Sickersells were one of the first families of the field Sometimes they were bitter enemies of the Eeas. Again they consorted with them on friendly terms and invited them to balls and other festivities. Indeed. the two families were connected by marriage, one, Marjorie sickersel imaginary dolD, having mated with Reggie Lea, leather doll, owned by Rosemary Lea. Although Reggie had lost his right eye and his left leg in a duel with Titus, the eat, the wedding had been an event of great splendor.
 On the day that the Leas were asked to tea by the Sickersels they had adorned them selves with great care to honor the occasion. Polly had g red pompon in her hair and n much frayed green silk petticoat which Mrs Lea had discarded dragged behind her, get ting more fringes as she crawled through the hedge
 Betty was resplendent in a pink crepe negligee obtained from the same source of supply, and Rosemary greatly admired her small figure gracefully draped In a figured muslin curtain that had until recently hung at the nursery window.
 Although the Leas had been busy in the field all morning, not one of them seemed to remember 1t. When they came to a certain bush they stopped, adjusted their finery and, twitching twig, said Ting, a ling ling,
 Then; Why, how do you do, Mrs. Sicker- sell, an MT. Sickersell an Baby Sickersellf''
 "Yes, our children are all pretty well, thank you, 'cept the baby's got the measles, an Robby has the whooping cough terrible an the cooks getting the scarlet fever.