The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
ROR'S PUMPKIN PARTY.

BOB'S PUMPKIN PARTY.
Bob's father was driving; Bob sat
next to him and Dorothy on the other
side of Bob. She could be on the out
side end of the seat because she was
seven years old now. Bob wasn't yet
quite five, but he was going on five.
They drove along sunny roads. 1t
was a morning when most of the
leaves on the trees were yellow and
red; and in field, now and then,
Dorothy saw yellow pumpkins.
every now and then" she said, 81
see pumpkins, lots and lots Of them.
They drove along-and along.
Pretty soon Bob said, What are
pumpkins good for, daddy?"
Good to eat-pumpkin pies, don't
you know"
"Oh!" said Bob.
Mr.. Mason hugged Eob up to him.
"They don't let you eat PIES, do they,
Bob? Well, maybe, later"
Don't they do anything else with
pumpkins?" asked Bob. I
"Why, yes; why, to be sure they
do-jack-o o'-lanterns-Gon't you know
jack-o'-lanterns?
Eyes" said Eob, 81 thought SO.
Doffie, you and 1 have sone-those
that Cousin Jim gave us--last year,
guess it was-little ones, cardboard"
Mn" said Dofie; cardboard,
with funny faces"
Yes" said their father; "but those
are only cardboard. Ought to see the
real things! You've nsver had any
never had any jack Lanterns? Poor
little children." and he laughed at
Bob and Dorothy.
Lets get some," said Bob. "You
buy us some, daddy
BUY some! you goosie! Why, you
want to make them-don't want to
buy them! the making's half the
fun!"
''But you haven't any pumpkins" &"
said Dorothy. 81 don't think we
have any at home"
ooh, WE'LL" said her father, 1--WE
may have to buy the pumpkins to
start with"
'I'd rather have pumpkins right
out of field" said Bob
Eyes, daddy-wouldn't they let us
take some of those?" asked Dorothy.
ooh, dear no-mustn't take any
body's pumpkins. They don't grow
wild, they belong to people: they
were planted and the farmers are go
ing to gather them up and sell them.
III tell you, your friend, Mr.. Bell,
will give you some, and be glad to-"
So they drove along and along. At
last they came to Mr.. Bells farm, and
turned in at the gate. Lots of pump
kins in Mr.. Bells yard said Bob.
Gust see that pile down by the big
gest barn!"
"Oh-n-m-m-m!" said Dorothy.
And their father did not forget to
tell Mr. Bell that the children wanted
to beg some pumpkins. For jack-o'-
lanterns" said Bob-'only just two
or three pumpkins good for jack-o'-
lanterns.
WELL" said Mr.. Bell, smiling at
Dorothy and Bob, "you may have all
the pumpkins that you will roll over
to your wagon from the heap there
by the barn!"
What a funny time they had roll
ing them! Pumpkins are heavy.
quite heavy, and they are not really
round, you know, but rather fiat on
two sides, and on one side they have
short, stiff stem: they don't roll
very easily. Dorothy and Bob had
to work pretty hard, bending over
and pushing and turning and tugging
those fat pumpkins-fun.
Want anybody to help your"
called Mr. Bell.
''No, no. thank you!" said the chill
siren.
At last they had three pumpkins
ready to start for home-one for
Dorothy, one for Bob and one for
their friend, Bob Bascom. He
would be lonely if he didn't have
one" Dorothy said.
Yes, he would" said Bob.
The grown-up men had to lift those
pumpkins into the wagon, of course.
How proudly Dorothy and Bob looked
down at the jolly yellow things when
they were once more driving along
with their father. Hard tugs they
had had getting those three pump
kins over from the pile to the wagon
"a pretty good lot of work-they
liked to think of it.
But you'd say they would like even
better to think of it after they found
; what fun it WIS to have a jack-o'
/ lantern party.
You see. Mr.. Mason showed them
how to make the lanterns. He did
the hardest parts with his big knife,
but they all worked together, cutting
out a round piece like a cover with
the nice, stiA stem in the middle for
handle; then getting out all the
soft inside, with the seeds; and then
making the comical faces-holes for
the eyes, nose and smiling, grinning
teeth. They fixed a candle in the
middle of each; and, oh, how eaecial-
ly funny those lanterns were when,
about five O'Clock, Dorothy and Bob
and Bob Bascom had them. all lighted
up, on the veranda in the dark! Mrs.
| Mason and Mr.. Mason were there.
and pretty soon what should they All