The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-22

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md proper Ono afternoon late in August tho tree
with its nrborcal arlsocracy Abe Carpenter
the lowest branch, plating four-srand SQUARE
braided "auirt": Jimmy Sears holding the ends
Piggy casually stinnng cats hanging by his legs or
chinning almost horizontal limb. he took his part
the cling Hidden the foliage In the thick OF
the in threeprongcd Bud Perkins reclined
his features drawn into painful grImace his right
hand passed to and fro before his mouth. rhythmicay
twnnging the tongue OF Jews harp. upon which he was
playing 'To MY Sweet Sunny South Take No Home" He
breathed heavily and irrcgulary His eyes were on the
big white clouds in the blue sky and his heart filed
with the poetry that sometimes comes to
boys In pcnsvc moods For the days when no had liVed
with his father nomad OF the creeks that flowed by half
tcrways into the mississippi, tho
consciousness the Of those
days made him sad any memory ever can make q
healthy boy. He played Dixie" partly because
his favorltc tune, partly because
being spritely down his melancholy Later he took
his mouth organ, which his fostcrnother had
given him and to satisfy his boysh idea OF justice lie
played I'VE Shall Meet. But We Shall Miss Him. because
Miss Morgans favorlte. While he played the Jews
harp his friends flung ribald remarks at him But
when Bud began his hand for trcnoo upon the
mouth organ as he played 'Marsas in do Col, Col
Groun', peace fell upon the company, and they sat
quietly heard his repertory'O Shady May, Dear
May Lilly Dale. I0cy Stole My Chile Away ''Ol
Smile. He Southern boya bird OF passage caught
in the Norh-and his music had that sweet soothing
note that chcered the who fought under the Stars
and Bars.
Into this scene rushed Mealy Jones, pcll-me hat in
hand GREATNESS bringing wars alarms Fcllcrs fellera
Mcaly. half block away, ITS acomn here!
It's goin' be weeks Tho mans putin UP
the boards now. you get job passIn' bills
An instant later the tree deserted, and five boys
were running as fast as their legs would carry them
toward the thick Of the town. They stopped at the new
nine billboard did not leave the with the paste
until they had Zazell" flying out OF the
mons mouth, ron-jawed woman performing her
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