Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-01
A Q.RIoUs TOY.

A Q-RIOUS TOY.
This dear little man from Che.fu,
Who was known BY the name of
Thing Ku,
Had never toy
Such as children enjoy,
Save his own little funny thin queue!
He could make it whip or string,
Or a snake with terrible sting;
He could tie it in knots,
And, my goodness! what lots
OF tricks he could play with the
thing!
No wonder he smiles askew:
Was there ever, in all Che-fu,
A happier lad than the little Thing
Ku
With his little thin queue. think YOU?
Margaret Johnson in st. Nicholas.
HOW THEY SAVED THE GARDEN.
Walter had come to the South to
spend the winter with his grandma.
1t seemed SO strange not to have snow
and cold weather on Christmas, but to
see the grass green and the flowers
blooming just as they did at his home
in summer time.
One morning Walter was playing
with his drum and Clip down by the
orchard. Grandpa had gone to town
early that morning and Jenny, the
colored girl, was away on visit.
Only grandma was in the big house,
and she was busy with her mornings
work and had no time to play with
little bo-s.
Now, Clip" said Walter. well play
soldier. I'll be the band and you be
the army"
But Clip thought he would rather be
the cavalry, at least he acted that
way, for when Walter drummed, he
dashed up and down gust as army Off
GERS on horseback do sometimes.
mo, no, Clip. you must march slow
ly, like. this" said Walter, strutting
through the grass with his head up
and his little shoulders thrown back.
Clip followed meekly at Walters
heel for time, then he raced off
again.
Near one end of the orchard was
the field in which grandpa raised the
winter vegetables to send to the big
city markets in the North. The army
and the band reached this field and
Clip lay down in the long grass ut
the edge of 1t.
"Moo. moo" said something near
by.
Walter stopped his drumming, Clip
pricked up his ears and both listened.
The sound came from behind. Turn
ing around Walter peeped through the
bushes.
ooh, my, the COWS are in grandpa's
garden, Clip" he exclaimed. Gap
whined and started to push his way
through the bushes.
Eyes, l 'spect we must drive them
out. cause grandpa is gone away and
they would eat such a lot before
grandma could get here" continued
Walter bravely, for being city boy
he was more than half afraid of the
cows with their long horns.
Come on, Clip. I'll drum and you
bark" he said.
Clip was willing to bark, so they ran
around the gate where the COWS had
entered the garden. 1t stood wide
open; some one had left it unattached.
Rub-a-dub-dub went the drum, and
bow-wow-wow went Clip. who was not
a bit afraid Of six big red and white
cows, but frisked around them bark
ing furiously.
Walters heart beat very fast as he
came near the COWS, who put their
heads down and said, moo" at him.
He felt "all funny" inside as he told
grandpa afterward. But he kept
bravely on, scrambling over the gar
den beds, shouting at the top of his
voice and beating his drum as hard
as he could.
The band and the army finally got
the COWS headed toward the gate. all
except one bossy who was making a
meal of the lettuce bed.
eli, there. get out" shouted Wal
ter, waving his arms at her. Mistress
Bossy looked at the little boy. but re-
fused to leave her fine lunch until
the army made fierce attack at her
hoofs and sent her on a trot through
the gate.
Il think was very much afraid
said Walter as he told his adventure
to grandma in the kitchen.
81 think you were very brave
boy" said grandma, handing him a
big ginger cookey hot from the oven,
because it takes more courage to
do your duty when you are afraid
than when you are not."-The Little
Chronicle.
THE PEACEMAKER.
T., ~