The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-07-02

lRena's 20, Say Can You See," etc, as
he drurnmed thougltfully on his desk.
w must ave an orator of the day.
broke In Houseman, the man of energy,
and I've been thinking that young,
Lawyer Foote of Phelps would be the
one to wake up Northfisld; and we
are able to pay him handsomely for
the speech
The presidents face blanched, but
he was diplomat enough to hold his
tongue. The proposed orator was
Margie's best beau, and that program
was again edging toward a monopoly.
But ii this was OF Providence he was
not the n to gainsay it; so Foote
was booked for the grafton. 'if they
could get him.
Get him!" mentally unused Powers,
OF course. He'd break his neck to
show off before Margie." But another
was speaking.
And as to music" ne was saying,
can come right along with the orator
Of the day and Phelps and Mortified
can celebrate together"
Shades OF the hydra-headed com
bine! The scheme was moving Matil-
a way fast!
the most influential Of the lot. Il will
write 1T once and do the inviting.
Well give them a good dinner and see
to the rest"
How this thing was growing; what
a magnitude this Fourth" had already
assumed, and It was only in embryo!
Surely there was more patriotism in
Northield than Mrs. Powers dreamed
Of. rs
But Nevins, who admired the presi-
dent as the sun of their cluster. was
ready with the climax.
our chief here can read the Decla-
ration Of Independence, and we-th
rest Of us-will consider ourselves a
committee of the whole on decoration.
fireworks and other things"
The chief felt a great and most UNI.
comfortable lump unde his collar and
firmly declined.
We'll" said Nevins, determining to
get the honor fixed as near the central
ORB as possible, Miss Margie has a
fine voice ard Wen put her down for
the reading"
President Powers swallowed the lump
In his throat. That was plainly pre-
destination, SO he c~heerfully submitted.
In due time Neyins waited on Miss
DO the reading. And Mrs. Powers was
asked to kindly make out the pro-
gram for that weeks issue OF the
Mortified Palladium"
RastuS," she exclaimed as soon az
Nevins' coattails disappeared around
the corner, this certainly is getting To
be "a family affair in spite of Your
qual1ns. ~
TO make it sur I'll sandwich Rem
and Rena in for their song and I will
head the table committee -
The president OF Northfield MIR IN
his hat and went out in the garden tn
think. He was only a figure head after
all, even if they did spell it with a
capital F. His name was Powers, but
he hadn't any influence; he was show
as clean as Samson!
On this libery loving sphere the bit-
ter is often mingled with the sweet.
naturally. then 1t was no stra1,ga
thing that the Powers family found
aloes IN plenty stuffed into their na-
triotic dessert.
NO criticisms were forthcoming CON-
corning the celebration for thai was
a success both in ana ar
thusiasm; and the dinner and Arc.
works We're simply elegant" with
weather to match. But when the gos-
Sips found time to manipulate the wires
IT went out that the presidents fam
lily Instituted the new departure an mr.
pose to air their attain1nents and show
on Marsaret's beau; and not because
they were any more patriotic than 9TH
er folks.
1t was at this ju%ncture that Erast,,s
Powers changed his mind on the cues
t1on OF predestination, and declared 10
his wife that it was nothing hut =.
sleek scheme of the devil, to reflect m
him officially. And he swore within
himself, and by himself, that ..no more
golden opportunities should mako =
foo of hint"