The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07
national quarrcls is different. fur dif-

national quarrels is different. fur diff | ferent."
 But" sez. "if the one man killer generally quarrels with his victim be- | fore he kills him. 1t hain't often done at love feasts and prayer meet,n's."
 Sez Sylvanus: "A war that is agreed upon and planned hain't mur- der; it is warfare"
 But" I sez If the one man killer planned the murder. the quicker he IS condemned"
 But asin. Sylvanus said. hlandly: My views wuz all wrong. and his wuz all right" and Polly ses: Yes. l know pas right, he always Is. And Billy said with a whoop: He knew it and he wanted to be a lnjun warrior" And asin he gin vent to blood curdlin' war whoop. and ac.n his pa end ma patted his white head and smiled. And l se2: .'I must git back or | won't git my dress cut to-day" So l hastened homeward carried home the pattern after supper accordin' to agreement. but when got 10 the door l hearn a great commotion within and as Polly come to the door 1 see she looked excited and mad. Sylvanus had long whip in his hand and Billy with bruised and bloody face and torn dirty clothes. wuz eryin' and rubbin' his legs where l mistrusted his pa had lain on the whip. Sylvanus hastened 1 to explain, seein' what did he had to. as it were.
 It seemed that Billy had been fightin' to school that day. had a real knock | down battle with brother Henzy' 5 | Sammy and two or three other boys that had got led into the quarrel. ITO think" sez Sylvanus. that my child. deaeon's boy should fight and come home bloody" His nose had took a hard tunk in the fray and bled pro- fusely. and he had a bunch OH his for ward as big as a banty's egg. he looked indeed like warrior.
 Yes to think ont" sez Polly ''his pa has mad to whip him hard and Miss Henzy is SO mad she won't speai, to me agin And there we are sisters in the meetin' house and she wuz go- 1 in to give me a settin of her Bramy eggs and the use of her sewin ma chine. and that's all broke up, and Billy's new clothes I had such hard work 10 git done are all srilt and torn. it is dretful." sez she.
 'I thought you'd be proud on me, screamed Billy, and give me sunthin' You said war wuZ noble. and you both on you wanted to go and fight and to- day 1 fit and I fit. and thought it wu1 glorious to lay out the enemy and tromple on him. and win the victory and I did; and now pa has gin mt the worst lickin' l ever had, and ms won't give me any supper. and l thinl it is real mean, sez Billy, cryin' wors, than ever
 I'll let you know" sez his pa. "tha didn't mean children"
 No" sez Polly, your pa didn' mean children"
 ,, No. Billy" sez I. children that ar not wise and smart mustn't fight, it
 dretful wrong for them. Your D
 meant men that are wise and nobl and educated. if they git mad or som, body else dug and they jine in tn :, quarrel they can cut and slash an
 shoot and stab and murder and it
 all right. and the more they massaer . the nobler they are"
 Sylvanus looked dubersoine, but nc
 hayin had a chance to make up Polly mind she jined with me and sez, fer vently: Yes. that's what your D
 meant. Billy"
 And Sylyanus sez. hastily: Eve toi Billy how it looks for two little Sun day school boys to set such a batter before the other school children tha hain't had his advantages Yes. that hain't had such a pa a
 Billy has" sez Polly
 Yes, Billy" sez l. it is dretfu wrong for two little Sunday schoo boys to fight and set a bad pattern fo as many as a dozen boys and girls but it is a grand and glorious thin, for two great empires to go to war one on em that has jest made a cal for universal peace; it is right fo them to set an example of blood am carnage and cruelty for millions an, n