The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07
have her settle 1t peaceablyy Halnt I

have her settle Il peaceably7 Halnt [ told you so?"
 But they said they wouldn't give 1t up. and il wLz our own. anyway. and they'd no biZness there"
 'Haint told you. Billy that you'd better give up little of what you think Is your rights in order to git along peaceably. Think of the trouble that has follered your fight. the disgrace. the hard feelins. the bruises. your parents sorrow. the anger of the Henzy's, your torn clothes. etc"
 SeZ |: "Sylvanus that idee of yourn is sensible. and wouldn't it work well with grown ups, You think Billy and Sammy Henzy should have laid their case before an unprejudiced person to settle. which is true. And would 1t not also work well with men and nations that git into a quarrel? Let each one choose a man and he select third one, and let the case be laid out before them to decide. and settle their quarrels peaeeably?"
 "I d'no as that would work with na- tions.'
 No" scz Polly, speakin' out of the kitchen. Billy. sour pa is afraid 1t wouldn't"
 You tend to your batter" sez Syl- vanus, speakin' short.
 Yes. pa" sez Polly. and hearn her beatin' her batter nobly.
 Sez l. You spoke of the bad infiu- ence of child's quarrel and how 1t will influence half dozen unfavorable. Do you think. Brother Bobbett of the in- fiuence war has on public morals and Christianity? How dug 1t look for two great nations to wage these wars that cost thousands and thousands of deaths every year and millions and mil lions of money, to say nothin' of the ontold agony they're eausin'. Death en- terin' the doorways of thousands of homes pushin' happiness out and leavin' agony, poverty. starvation. Thousands of men murdered. thousands more that had better have died, so black and loathsome are the marks war left on their souls and bodies. black plague spots that give ontold woe to them and all that are nearest and dearest. who can measure the deadly influence that follers great war, the moral and finan cial ruin? Who can reckon up this great sum of human agony and loss?' "Sylvanus is a noble hand at figgers." sez Polly. who had got her sponge made and come into the room agin.
 "Shet up, Polly" sez Sylvanus. l And sez: "Sylvanus can't fgger that out. nobody but the Reeordin' An | gel can do that sum. and he can't till the day of final reckonin'."
 Sylvanus bein' driv to it. admitted that war wuz an evil. and mebby the court of arbitration might be advisable.
 And I sez: "Yes. it is a good thing to call court of arbitration, but as long as warships are being built at the same time. and the army and navy increased 1t lessens the practical value of such a court. It is not like the faith of the little girl who in a long drought, whers a meeting wuz held to pray for rain. took her umbrella Public opinion will have to deal with this as with otheE great reforms. And why not teach the art of peace, and love and human broth, |, eTHOOu, ds well as war. 10 lne DOyS III school? Why not, in addition to the stars and stripes, have the white flag of peace floating above 1t in front of every schoolhouse in the land. showing that peace is highest and best. and have the youth taught by precept and exam pie that war is brutal and peace is di- vine"
 Sez Sylvanus: Has Brother Allen got his plantin' about done?" And be- fore l could answer him he sez to Pol- ly: "Mebby you'd better give Billy some supper, ma"
 Polly got up with alacrity. Do you hear Billy? Your pa sez you can have some supper Go and wash your face and hands. I've got some nice lamb steak and warm biscuit and honey and peach tarts"
 Billy. poor little disappointed warrior. wiped his brightenin' eyes and follered his ma out into the kitchen. He'd for got his troubles already. And didn't stay much longer. Polly wanted me to go out and see her pink pineys under the east winder. and did. They WIZ beautiful and she gin me a bunch to take home with me. I tellin' her I would ! sepd hAr . hupch of r,v o.u.,u.