The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-05
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Adventures of Six Bows
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the time OF the year, being only tn,
latter part of May. Every window
was open in this country village
schoolhouse, and the pupils divided
their attention between study and
wiping the perspiration from theil
heated faces.
When the noon intermission ar
rived, six little boys ranging in age:
from s TO II. ate their lunch as
quickly as possible, then left the
school grounds for a pond halt
mile distant
eff | don't go in swimming I'm a
shad, said the eldest one.
I'll think you more like shad
If you do go In" laughed the boy
next to him In size.
Mother said | mustn't go in so
early in the season, but she can't
hinder me padding around barefoot
ed. so therel" exclaimed another.
But when the boys reached the
secluded retreat, all skirted around
with cool. shady trees, they just for
got everything and stripped off their
clothes. then plunged headforemost
into the water.
This is delightful" said the old
est one. churning the water with his
arms and legs.
Now, I guess we will get cool.
said the next boy IT'S just a lit
tie too cold
Not BIT Of #, said the young
est one. IT'S fine. | learned to
swim last summer, Papa and man.
ma don't know yet that | can swim"
so the boys splashed and blowed and
chartered, swimming across the pond
and back several times in very Joy
CT the recreation.
Not until tle biz bell On top of the
schoolhouse rang did they come out
of the water to spring into their
clothes and hasten back, but. hor-
rors' they were gone, Their clothes
mean, and the boys ran frantical-
Iy through the bushes hunting for
them.
Somebody must have stolen them
while we were so far up the stream,
the Oil rag man maybe, said one,
what will We ever do?" asked
little Sammy Mullins, as the boys
gave urtn despair ''''
When Adam and Eve found
themselves naked they made them
selves fg-leaf aprons" said Henry
Gallagher
There are no fig leaves here"
Sid John Morton.
Plenty of Wild grapevine leaves,
though. II is getting toward night
and we want our supper said Hen
ry.
Let's mako the fig-leaf aprons,
anyway, and as soon as # gets dark
Wen put them on and sneak home
somehow" said Henry.
Then the boys gathered together
the largest leaves they could find,
pinned them together with thorns,
and stringing them together on
green brier withes they tied them
about their bodies.
Il feel like Robinson Crusoe's
Friday" laughed John Morton.
Say, wouldn't it be fine fun il
we could live for a while like Rob-
Inson Crusoe?" asked Herbert Sur
pine
But We haven't thing. not even
a match or a PIN said Ralph.
If We could catch fish or a bird
we'd have to eat them raw" said
Henry
"Oh! stop your fooling and let's
go home" said Frank Wilson. be-
ginninb to get angry. We're GO
ing to have strawberry shortcake for
our supper. and want some"
Il am a little afraid of these
aprons, said Henry timidly.
Wen all get lickin for going
in swimmln' so soon" said John
Morton.
And for playing hockey" said
Sammy, in the most w0ebegone
tones. casting his eyes up tragically. |
The next instant he began jumping |
and prancing around, shouting out |
I've found EN- I've found EN-. |
lust look up there" and, sure
enough, away up on the branches of |
a big oak tree hung six suits of boys |
clothing.
BY the time they got their clothing
IN It W growing dark.
HaFk. there's a posse out Look
ng for us" said Henry, They !
hink we are drowned. Here we
re-" he shouted. and the next mo-
nent explanations were flying right
md lett.
Not a boy but expected punish
{. but. in some way or another, the
PARENTS we're so glad to get their chill
lTen hack safe and sound that they
atisfied themselves by telling just
What they would do If ever such a
hing occurred again.
Garden Sounds.
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