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The Mid
night Feast
(ConCIuded.l

The girls sat looking at each other in
a helpless fashion, and there was con-
sternation plainly. written on each face.
A quick thought flashed into Kitty's
the bed she whispered. THE coun-
terpane hanging over the sides will hide
It all, and I will throw this quilt over
the front"
ed under Kitty's bed without much dam
age being done.
Young ladies, will you let mo In. or
win ] have the door forced open" cried
Miss Lewis angrily.
rs everything under the bed? Yes.
Well, I'll nave to let her in now" and so
saying, Kitty ak to the door, and
opening 1t, disclosed a tall. gaunt lady.
in a pale buff kimona, and with her
scanty hair put up in curl papers. kitty
Morrison. may I ask what is the meaning
Of this noise at such ar o%utlandlsh hour?'
Miss Lewis advanced to the fireplace,
| where the other girls stood in a frighten-
ed row.
We were having a midnight FEAST" said
Kitty.
IA what" shrieked Miss Lewis.
"a midnight feast" said Kitty. inno-
Gently. "and It's great fun. so II you var
we will get the rest of it. and you can
Join us. We've a plenty here" and Kitty
calmly drew a cake from up her sleeve.
and proceeded to eat it with great rel
ish.
Miss Lewis gasped. and then shook with
unconcealed rage. To think that She
Martha Lewis-had been subjected to such
impertinencei
kitty Morrison" she said. her voice
shaking with anger. do you realize to
You are the worst girl in this school.
and II l had my way you would be ex-
PEELED tomorrow"
BY this time, Mrs. Martin. the principal
of the school, had arrived on the scene,
with two other teachers.
what is all this, Kitty"
well. Mrs. Martin, we were lust hav-
ing n midnight feast, when Miss Lewis
came in, and, thinking she might be hum
cry. + asked her to join us, but she didn't
seem to like It."
A smile played around Mrs. Martins
lips In spite OF herself.
II see YOU are for fun and frolic, Kitty.
but tell mo why you were '.just having
midnight feasts are not allowed here?''
IT didn't much think that they were,''
confessed Kitty, "but we get so tired OF
lessons all the time, and we must have
a little fun"
well. I Won't punish you this time,
but. remember, no more midnight ~fcasts.''
"Oh. thank you. Mrs. Martini, cried
Kitty. and now 1t seems such a pity to
waste the rest of u feast, so mayn't
we finish it?'
Mrs. Martin hesitated. ut may be
wrong of me to let you do SO. Kitty, but
I was once a girl myself, and liked to
have a good time as well as you do, SO
finish your feast"
won't you join us?' asked Kitty, mis-
chievously.
"yyill you. Miss Lewis" asked Mrs.
Martin, her eyes dancing.
For$answer Miss Lewis gave an Injured
sniff, and with her4head held high in the
air. walked out of tho room.
We'll. will5you stay. Miss Johnston and
Miss Melton7n she went on, with an
amused light in her eyes.
"A look Of mutual Understanding passed
between the three, and, Very we'll. Kit
ty, we will stay" said Mrs. Martin, and
the girls bringing the rest of the supper
from under the bed. amid much merri-
mcnt. Kitty''s feast was begun anew.
ELEANOR COWAN SCOTT.
Box 127, New River. Va,
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Little .Marjorie's
Valentine

The day before st. Valentines Day lit
tie Margorie Henderson ran in her
mothers room waving n little piece of
paper over her head and said. oh.
mother. Just look what | drew all By my
self, n valentine for papa; and ] want you
TO put II In your letter and tell him 1
wish he could come to my party to-mor-
row"
Mother gathered the poor little girl in.
her arms and said. Yes, dear. l will tell
him what you say. but now you must
run on to bed with nurse. for 1t is half
after eight
This little girls father was a drummer
and could not get home whenever he
wanted TO. so he told his little girl that
she must draw him II little valentine by
herself and send 1t to him, and he would
send her one.
And the next morning. when Marjorie
awoke she jumped up and dressed and
ran down stairs so she could meet the
postman at the door. and she was not
ANY too soon. for Just as she got down.
stairs the door bell rang. and she opened
the door: and oh! what q lot of mail there
was; aud she looked hastily through the
pack OF valentines, for she had a good
many little friends who always remem-
bered her; and finally she found the one
she most wanted. and l am sure you can
guess who IL was from.
But the best surpriZe of all was tQ come
later on. She had invited some of her
little friends arohnd to spend the even
ing with her. and not long before they
Were to leave some one rang the door
bell very hard, and Marjorie's mother
went to see who 1t could be. and in Il
few minutes returned and told Marjorie
that the biggest valentine of all was at
the door and TO run and get 1t, and I'M
agine her surprise when she got to the
door and ~fopnd-her father.
And this was the end OF st. Valentines
Day for Marjorie. and a very pleasant
ending ! think, don't you?
crotrrt-itla Albern1uria 10 Nn
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H BLACK GHOST.
CHAPTER III.


lie slept about q quarter Of an hour,
scream. He jumped UP and locked the
door, for the thought he heard some one
coming up the steps, Just then he heard
some one knock at the door; as he didn't
answer It knocked again, stu receiving
was scared, nearly to death. So laid down
on the bed t. keen sIS ,1 from fstnting, He
he saw his wife, and he .awoke to ind
and a White sheet all around, her, It
was the form of his wife that had turn
ed black.
the door. Cthe ghost had left open, how,
he never knew.l down the stairs the
the Ions, han and shut the do99r IN tie
Street ia. his home as fast. as his old ago
would allow. As old as, he was he ran
people next morning about his expert
once and they never returned there again
ibot even In tho daytime.
The End.
VIRGINIA BEALEeKITN
Somerset, Va.
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CARRIES BIRTHDAY.

FrI4aLGf HMa
It was Carries birthday and she expect
ed her friends. Little Invitations on
sent each Child Ifs' carrie ~ waited aYesis lm npa RsHA
ly for them, 1t was summer and they
RMIa amd IN nth the d yarsd. co 2, What asf fun 1t It Y y,nl
Easter egg and had hidden them in. the
yard. They were in the grass: one in a
was another. One OF the boys named
John got a pretty shell boat for finding
the most eggs.
After playing Here we come a-rlding.''
zach. and some other games they
set and waiting for them. At each place
there was a tiny white box. tied with blue
ribbon. How fast tho children united them
and what do you think was in them? The
prettiest little dollsl
Just as they finished eating aunty
brought. in a basket full Of animals she
had made with prunes and toothpicks,
The children after telling Carrie what a
home. CHARLOTTE CRAW14EY.
Dinwiddie Courthouse. Va. Aged seven.
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A STORY OF N CENT.

MY name is One Cent. When am old
7 am brown. but when am newt look
like gold.S wasamade in 1857. tits writ
ten on mytface. An ndian's head Is ON
my face above 1867 and on the Indians
head is written. Liberty. Around the
Indians head is written t'The United
States of America" On my other face
Is my name. Did you ever read 1T?
Around my head is a wreath of laurels,
fastened with a ribbon and three arrows,
At the top of the wreath. Is a shield. Tho
first, thing I can remember about my
self is that a little girl had me In her
pocket, and when she was o her way
to school she spent mo for some candy.
I lay in the old drawer for months: the
rats, took me and carried me- in. n corner.
where; a boy found mo in sweeping. He
then spent me for some marbles md
since thensI havo beenti In tho hands OF
thousands of people; Iahavag been across
the ocean into many strange lands and
have heard tIany strange langjages,
MARIE SIBERIAN.
900 North: Fifth street, city.
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In the Hay Field

Edith sat reading by the window in her
room when her brother Fred came In
and said, Come on, and let's go In the
hay field"
'All right. I will go" said Edith. They
soon came to the hay field where they
rolled and played on 1t a long time.
When their mother called them to dinner.
they told her what a nice time they had.
After a while they went upstirs to dress
for the evening, They looked out of the
window and saw their little friends. Cecil
and Ellen, coming through the gate. AS
soon az they could dress they hurried
down and played games with them.
"Oh. Fred! let's ask papa to take us
hay riding with Ellen and Cecil" said
Edith. So they ran to the house and
asked. Papa. won't you take US hay
riding this EVENING""
Yes" said he, II thought about 1t
just now" He went out and called his
workman to help him harness the horse
and put the hay in the wagon. then he
came to the porch and lifted the children
on the hay. When they had gone about
a mile their father said: Children, I
guess It's time to go home"
AS they came along back they stopped
to let Cecil and Ellen down at their gate.
When Edith and Fred returned nome it
was night, but the moon was shining
GRACE L. WELLS Is years old.
H. Suffolk. Va.
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JAMES AND HIS FATHER.

Did. His mother was dead and he had
no sisters or brothers, SO there was no
one in tho family except-his father and
himself. James's father trapped animals
for n living. Every morning James and
his father would get up very early and.
James would cook breakfast. while his
father would go to see about the traps.
James had lots of hare traps. bird traps
and other kinds of traps. After breakfast
James would go to see about his traps
and would catch something every morn
Ing. Sometimes James and his father
would 20 fishing and would catch IL nicn
bunch OF fish. James and his father would
ship their skins about every month and
would get a lot of money for them,
CONTINUED next Sunday.)
FRANKLIN NJ. BARNES.
lllnmShlIr Nn 1870. 1900 1900
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HOW CAUGHT A TRAMP.

some little boys Snd girls, when we heard
noise In the house. We all stopped
playing and went into the house to see
what 1t was. We went all over the
were just coming out when we saw n
great big black tramp come walking ont
of the kitchen. / asked what he wanted,
to eat. We gave him something to eat,
and then sent some of the little boys to
town 10 get a policeman to carry the
tramp to Jail. The tramp said he did
not want to go. but the policeman car
ried him. We have never been bothered
with trainps ary more.
LUCILLE BELL.
Cobham. Va.
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SOME THOUGHTS ON
ST. VALENTINES DAY

Dear Children of the Club. :
"Wednesday is st. Valentines Day, as
you all know, and / suppose many OF YOU
Will receive valentincs-some comic and
come dainty and sentimental. 1t is al
most as exciting as Christmas time, be-
cause you just cannot imagine who sent
such a beautiful valentine. Cupid Is al
ways closely connected with st. Valcn-
tines Day, and II you are not quite sure
who he is and hat his business Is. l
want you to ask some Of the older people
or look 1t up In some book about the old
Greeks and their religion.
l must remind you again to use only
one sid OF the paper In writing letters
or other contributions for the page. All
communication written otherwise find
their way to the waste baskct at once.
1t is impossible for inc to return contri-
buttons after they have been used, as
some Of you have asked mo to do, so !
hope you will not ask me again.
Next week we will publish our George
Washington page, and we hope to have
II very patriotic indeed.
Yours with best wishes,
THE EDITOR.
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FORGIVEN.
CHAPTER IL.

CHAPTER IL
Four weeks have isiss.d: ISABEL aid
Harriet are attending the same school
and are In the same grade.
One afternoon lsloei waited anti the
school had been dismissed to speak to
one of the teachers. Harriet knew of this
and she also knew that the slip contain
ing tho marks was on the desk, and she
thought, Il will take the slip and accuse
her OF theft aud Sc will ie s,spar ded.
Then passing the desk Harriet took the
slip. thrust 1t into her poke, and walked
out.
The next day all were asked about
the slip. and no one knew anything about
1t. Isabel was the only one in the
room and it was thought by all the
teachers that Isaoel aas the guilty one.
Harriet announced that Isabel was Just
as poor and roy Assn 10 do sue hilanes.s
After this Isabel was sent from school
and the wicked Miss Lawson was con-
tented.
Another four weeks nave passed and
one evening as Isabel was walking by
the pond she heard theshrdla lau uad |
the pond she heard a splash. and turn
ing she saw the form OF a girl had fall
len into the water, and without n NOM
ent's delay she jumped into a boat and
rowed to the place where the girl had
fallen. On pulling the girl from tho wa
ter. she saw in her arms the PROSTATE
form of Harriet dawson.
drawing the hoat n the enSe OF me
pond, she ran to the home of Mrs. Dnw-
SON.: then being SHOWN ito lie presence
of Mrs. Dawson, she Miss Lawson) ex-
claimed, Rogue. what are you doing
here?
The word rogue fell like a hammer
on the ears of the gentle Isabel, and
she said. II pulled Harriet from the lond.
she Is unconscious. send for herl And
ere another moment she had disappeared.
Mrs Lawson rad Harriet brought lone.
and she soon revived.
enter the home of Isabel Thornton. lsa-
bel met her. and Harriet aaid. .'Oh, la
bel, you have saved mo from a watery
grave: 1t was I who had you sent from
school: will you forget my w.cledness
and forgive me?
~ cannot forget. but YOU are forgiven
said Isabel gently. The end.
ERNEST n, SMITH,
2105 East Broad Street, city.
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A farmer in the country had a dog VITO
always went out with him to look after
the sheep, and trotted after the cart when
the farmer went to market, and was
always ready at the stable door when
1t was time to start.
One morning his master was i'll and
did not come. Tho dog went TO the house.
and began to bark and whine and waited
all day, watching the door. but still his
master did not come. The farmer died
and on the day of the funeral the dog had
gone away. The mourners came back
from the churchyard, n no dog was to
be seen.
After a time, some one went out to
place some flowers on the grave. and
there, lying with his paws stretched
across 1t. was the poor dosgie-looking so
weak and thin. He would not be driven
away, and when some tempting food was
brought to entice him. he would not touch
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LITTLE sNoW-WHITE.
PART LII

The dwarfs said: IF you will take caro-
of our little house. cook for us. make up
our little beds. wash. mend and knit anil
keep everything neat and clean. then you
may stay with us altogether, and you
shall wont for nothing with all my
heart cried Snow White; and SO she
stayed and kept the house neat and
clean for the dwarfs, who went off early
In the morning in the mountains, and
who expected their meals to be standing
ready for them when they returned u.
night. Snow White was left alone all
day.
(To be Continually
GEORGE b. RYALL.
51s N. T~hirty-first ST., Richmond, Va.
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A PET FAWN.

A lady once had fawn which she
petted and loved very much. She lived In
1t because 1t was, so gentle and playful.
1t was lying In the sunshine one day when
n man came by with his dog, and the
fawn got up and ran and the dog ran
after him.. He ran and ran until he came
to a lake. and the fawn got into the lake
and thought he. was out of danger. but
master went on the other side of. the
lake and stopped the dog. The little fawn
The women and children went to look for
him. but could not find him. A hunter
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KING AND THE
LITTLE GIRL.

: King Frederick, of Prussia, once, visited
9 country school.to see how well the chill
orange, he said: 10 What Kingdom does
this belong?" ITO the vegetable Kingdom,
sir" said, q little girl. and, to what
Ing up q golden coin. 10 the mineral
lllngdom,", she replied. And to what
Kingdom do I belong. my. child?", asked
could he right to say the animal kingdom,
SO looking up. she SAID, the kingdom
!. Selected. by LUCILLE cAWsoN.
Sol Floyd Avenue,
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A WILD INDIAN.
PART LII

PART II
When grandpa came home. he told us
that there were some wild Indians about
seven miles back in the forest.
The Indians made baskets, and took
them to town to sell or trade for othAl
things. He thought this must have been
one of them. We often saw Indians after
that. but we were not afraid of them.
Long after. when I was about eight years
old an Indian basket peddler came to
our house. Grandma bought a basket
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I know a funny little hoy,
The happlest ever born;
His face Is like a beam of Joy,
Although his clothes are torn,
I saw him tumble on his nose
And waited for a groan,
But how lie laughed! Do you suppose
He struck his funny bone?
There is sunshine In each word he speakA
His laugh Is something grand,
Its .ripplesa overrun his cheeks,
Like waves on snowy sand. NJ
Flo smiles the moment he awakas
And till the dayils done;
The school-room for a joke ihe takes.
His lessons are but un.
No matter how the day may go,
You cannot make him cry:
He's worth a dozen boys ! know.
Who pout and NOPE and sigh.
VIRGINIA ANN RUCHANANs
Treyil!ans. Louisa County We s8s
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A SPRING SONG.
BULLFROG TALK.

Crodunk, crodunk! I'm the wisest frog
Thnt ever lived In this muddy bog:
I know the world. though they say I'm
green,
For / see 1t all behind a screen.
Crodunk! crodunk! I keep a school,
Down In the shady water pool.
The young ones learned to dive and swim,
then they sing a temperance hymn.
But she II i meier meet in strife,
Al! know I ofen say, "kerchog,"
Which means that Tn a model frog.
JANE NUCKOLS.
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1t, but lay there IKE a stone. image. The
next day and the mex he was still there,
but when those who came to look at him
tried to rouse him they saw that he WAS
dead.
The faithful friends had died on the
grave of him to whose voice he had lis
tened for so long, and whom he had loved
so well. TOM G. WENTWORTH.
Ron Air. va
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A Puzzle.

I am seen in all parts oof the
place to place. When I am fol
lowed by a proposition I nm a weight;
by a slender string I am a silver
coin; by a fastening / am islnglass: by
an adverb of place am a plant; by n
OF people i am n flower; by decay I be-
come a vegetable; by fretful discomfort
l am a covering; by a source OF wealth
I nm q color. SALLln Bailey,
Emopria, Va.
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for it, he would not take it. mo. no, he
said. ION day a long time ago You gave
an Indian a knife, and milk to drink
when i was tired. / told you the indian
never forgets. Here is the basket for
the little girl. She was a baby then;
and he gave me the lovellest little basket
you ever saw; I ave kept 1t yer since.
Ashland, Va.
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was hunting in the woods and saw him.
moved toward him. He took aim and
on with the lady's name on it, so he
sorry he had killed 1t. Everybody in the
village was sorry TO lose their littlet pet.
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MY BABY BROTHER.

I had a little brother
Gle lives In heaven now).
1 ioVed to see his sweet blue eyes.
And kiss his gentle brow.
a few short months we loved him:
Ihen he was full of pain,
oHtil ne went where nothing more
Can ever hurt again.
l think the Shepherd called him
10 mat bright world to go.
VINO plesssed the little children
When He was here below.
Selected by LEWIS WALTON
l4ls McDonough street. Manchester.
A SPRING N
In my little garden bed.
Faked SO nicely over,
First the tiny seeds I SOW,
Ihen with soft earth cover.
Shining down. the great round sun
Smiles. upon 1t often;
Little rain drops pattering down,
Help the seed to soften.
Then the little plant awakes,
Up po It lif fas it's Iitt fie f6resasdPins'
Through the brown mold neeping
High and higher still 1t grows.
Through the summer hours.
Till some happy day the buds
Open into flowers.
ELLA NJ. LEIBIGER.
sol S. Cherry ST.. City.
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with the shaggy hair; I. was white a and i
door and the dog ran up to me and jump
ed upon me. I petted him. The table
was set for tea, and there were some
very pretty flowers on the shelves. and
they were In full blossom.
2s7 Newport News Ave. Hampton, va.
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MAPLE KNIGHT's PARTY.

How many do you think were invited?
Eight girls and seven boys. There We're
only two whose names ] knew. Laura
Fay sang some pretty songs. Ralph How
ard made every one laugh by trying to
whistle n tune. 1t snowed when we went
home. No one had an umbrella, but
all had warm coats and thick shoes.
CARRIE CAWSON.
3211 Floyd Ave. Richmond, Va.
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the wseK,s PRIZE WINNERS.

Charlotte crawIey. DInwlddlc Courthouse,
Va, for story entitled "CarrIe's Birth
day Party"
j. einford Walford, so2 East Clay Street,
city. for drawing entitled "The Winner
IT. o.. C. c."
Emma Jane HarviiI, Longdaie. Va, for
"Charade."
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A Charade.

My first is in coat but not In moat;
My second Is In eat and also in meat;
My third Is In dear but not in tear;
My fourth Is In air and also in hair;
My fifth Is in rat but not In cat;
My whole Is n evergreen tree.
EMMA j. HARVILL,
Longdale. Va.
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AUNT PoLLY's ROOM.

When i went to see Aunt Polly she was
black, and her face was wrinkled. She
wore a blue dress and a checked apron.
Her dog sat by her side. 1t was very
shaggy and pretty. Its eyes We're covered
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FRANKLIN
Barton Heights
Physiology Puzzle.

All to be found upon the human body.
Can you name them2
a large box.
Weather cocks.
y Measures.
Lofty trees.
A handsome stag.
a letter and a eap
A disagreeable quality.
"A part of n river.
Part of n hill.
Two students.
Two flowers.
Place of worship. s
travelling companion.
An old score of sin,
Two domestic animals.
Indispensable to carpenters.
A number of negatives.
A symbol of royalty.
A number of alternatives.
An instrument of martial music.
Selected by
FRANKLIN HOPKINS,
zoe Miller Ave-, Barton Heights. Va.
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coNrR,auToRs ron THE WEEK.

IIarvill, Emma j..
Jewctt, Willie.
Jones, Marie.
Jeter, Aubrey H..
Joyner. Lillian. :.
Jones. Laura e..
Joncs Harry.
jackson. Leila.
Jordan, Halle.
Jordan. Earl.
Kirkham. NJ. G.,
iKriete. John f..
Lieberser, Ella NJ,
Lombard. Maudc.
Merritt, Ozeta.
Mitchell. Broadrs.
Mason, Elizabeth ".
McGhee. Mary.
Murdoch. Charles.
Myers. Callie,
Mott. shcrrard,
Nolte. Helen,
~ohomundrn. Julia,
Portcwtg. Davis,
Patterson, Stafford.
P~assamaneck, Dora.
Patterson, Stewart,
Robinson, Myrtle.
Ramos. Jose b.:
/. Spencer. Mildred,
Sherertz, Lamar.
Stephen. Marie.
seay. Grace.
seher. David
Spencer. Fvclvn,
Spencer. Ella
scott. Eleanor c..
Tucker. Nellie r.,
Thudium. Irene.
Thudium. Edna.
Trexler. Minnie.
Turnbnll. Evelyn,
yermiilera. Rettielee
wrenn. Louise.
Wassuer. Louise.
whitworth. Tom.
White. Hunter,
Wood. Hartley,
Watson, Lewis,
Walford. j. Binfofd,,
Wells. Grace t.,
Watson. Roland s..
Young. James 3.