The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

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TIE Canvas Blew Away, ard Away
They Went Whiting Down Hill.
IF pfoyialons. sfs small brothers Ion
Denny aad Billy, felt very down
hearted indeed
Never mind. said mamma, fFy-
Ing To comfort them @Yoa shall b
% the Sunday school picnic next
Neekg
fHt Don and Denny mogrnfuily
shook their heads. what uas Sun.
dag school picnic compared with
camping OF III tho Nooaa7 eYou
emit shoot bears at 4 Sunday school
picnic. replied Don.
Nor sleep outdoors at night nor
cook your dinner over d camp fire.
aaid Denny.
Nov. b0ys.' said papa. between
you ana ne. / don't believe Irving or
Ralph of Perez viii really shoot any
bears They just think they Will
but 1 don't SEQ why you can't have
4 good time camping out too
You have the old tent I'D ID The
aftic, and It can b. pitched in the Or
chafd. I wifi set II up and lay q board
no0f tomorrow You can have BilIy's
trundlebed. and lie croagwise, 10 that
II Will be vide enough for three You
may have The old waah.bench for a
table, end three camD.chairs or course
You cannot cook there, but now and
then wC will have q fire and get real
camp meal. just al the other boys
viii. How win that dor
Splendid" cried Don and Denny
Biily Jumped up and down ia delight
Let them sleep out there!' ex
claimed mamma
What harm could come 10 them r.
aaid papa eTowaer win be With them.
they will be quite safe
10 the tent was pitched. and the
happy little boys began their camp
life. The orchard vas on d slope Of
land. facing the southeast II vas
only short distance from the house,
bat tha foliage was 10 thick that you
could pot see the house from the Or.
ehara.
All day The boys played AZ usual
but the things they Old seemed differ.
ant from usual They dld not have to
keep dresged uD, bHt went barefoot all
the time. and wore Old clothes and
hats; and mamma did not bother
when they got soiled and torn. Once
when they met her, and a lady caller
On tha garden walk. she only said.
These boys are not at home now
they are away on q camping trip
Their meale tasted different from
usual, also. although they had the
same fare That papa and mamma ate
at home. Once. however. papa came
out and bpIll fire II The orchard, ard
they broiled steak, roasted eggs and
toasted crilckofs. Some way Or other
their dishes got cleared away and
tiieir beds made right along. although
they never troubled themselves about
It; and at bedtime mamma came IN
% hear their prayers and tuck them
Ia. Towaef slept n the tent door,
and every morning be woke them up
by tapping their faces
One night they we're suddenly awak
6ned bg d thunderclap. which seemed
10 be right n the tent. They clunp
% one another. too scared even q
cry The lightning dashed. the thun
dor pealed, the wind ghrieked amona
the trees. and the rain beat upon theii
eanYas. .T;'ta taHt w@s ts.elah!!ssng Z
Toweer was howling with ali hi
might And then, I'll IT once. there
came terrific rush Of wind and rain
their tentpoie broke, they we're tori
from bed. the canvas blew away. ant
away shey went whirllng down hill.
What happened then the boys werl
too bewlldefed 70 know distinctly. bu
Don remembered fetching up againa
trpe, and setting by lightning
flash little Billy washed by. witt
Trwasr Ia pursuit Then he saw III
4Anelns yellow gleam ef 4 lantern
and BEARD his fathers voice calling
.ns-ys. where are your
fowaef caught Billy and draggel
nilh uphill--vofy frightened. wet an
muddy. although not seriously hurI
Thcn papa carried him t0 the house
while Don, Denny md Tnwaer strur
sled % behind And then there va
a4llHeiy rubbing with towela, ! pul
tlne Or n dry clothes and q aippin
of hot esloooiAle as they sat toastln