The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16
CEIILDRENS DEPARTMENT..

soaked earth, were suddenly with
drawn, and the patter Of three pairs
Of feet were heard racing at. a lively
rate toward the door.
Hello. little folks. What does this
mean? You look solemn as owls
"We are" answered Flora, positive
ly.
You are owls?7 quizzcally laughed
Aunt Fannie Then 90 of in the
dark somewhera and blink. | don't
want anything TO do with owls.
came here to have a jolly time with a
band Of jolly children"
How can anybody be jolly on
rainy day?r demanded Hugh, the elder
Of the two brothers.
why, easier than being in the
dumps, should think Why don't you
try to do something TO amuse Harry
and cheer him up? You soon would
forget your disappointment
Hugh's disappointment was that he
was to have gone to q picnic that day,
but the rain had spoiled it.
Il couldn't think Of anything to do"
Hugh began II say "There is nothing
to make amusement of after you have
been cheated out Of q picnic"
"Pshawr' exclaimed Aunt Fannie.
"The cheapest materials IN the world
will do Here. fly around ana get some
old spoos a few small round nails and
piece Of pine box. and I'll show you
how to make bushelf Of fun
In few moments Hugh CANE back
with the things he hal been directed
to find. wearing q more hopeful look
on his face.
Now" commanded Aunt Tannie,
you're to cut the ends Of the spools
SO as to make wheels of tAem four:
two from the large spools for fhe hind
wheels and two from the smaller,
spools for the front wheels Here.
Flora, hurry and stir up the fire. Then
put little -four and water in a tin
cup. and we'll boil some paste. Now,
Harry, so bring me that sheet Of paper
off the table"
BY the time the paste was boiled
Hugh had cut the ends off the spools
and Aunt Fannie was trying to show
him how to fasten them with the
round nails to a block of wood so as to
make the body and wheels Of the wa
gon
"Now use your knife she said ito
| shave out some thin bass-wood side
and end pieces for the wagon box We
can them together with pins Hurry
up. Flora, with your paste and while
I'm pasting this cover on you take the
scissors and cut out Of the rest Of the
sheet of paper lot of little men and
women just about the size to ride in
this wagon
Aunt Fannie bent a piece Of paper
bow-shaped. so as to make White
cover for the wagon. and this she fast
ened on to the sides with the paste
which Flora had made.
'Now hurry up with your little men
and women" she said. and we will
all go to the picnic i'll spite of the rain,
for our wagon has nice waterproof
cover like the prairie schooners in
which the people used to so West"
"Then let's take them West, Aunt
Fannie said Hugh. Il don't care for
picnics any more I'd d great deal
rather go out West"
80 would l., said Flora.
"AIe. toow exclaimed Harry.
And 50 the little paper men and we
men were hustled into the little paper
covered prairie schooner. and Harry
promised to be very careful (for he
was to he horses and driver), while
Hugh. armed with the knife with
which he had been whiting and a
stick for a gun marched beside as a
bodyguard against wolves and Indians
and Flora and Aunt Fannie went
ahead to start a listle camp fire and
have everything ready for tic peaple
to camp out at the end Of thef ilrst
days journey across the plains
"What lots Of funr' exclaimed Hugh
ana Flora in concert, as the afternoon
drew 10 4 close.
"Aunt Fannie is fairy exclaimed
Harry. .She makes such beautiful
things out of nothing
III am a fairy she laughinslT re-
piled. Il am glad | am a rainysiay
fairy. because I think fairies are need-
cd worse on rainy days than they are
on bright ones. Reformed Church
Record.