The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-03-27
As the Indians Came;
to the HuSkinS Bee !
GRANDPA's STORY.

iAeIe Was a great treat IN store
for the children. Grandpa had come
TO pay visit to their home, and
that meant pleasure and entertain
ment for them
Say, kids solemnly spoke Tad
the eldest of the four, "as soon as
supper is over let's get at Grandpa
before mamma carries him off to
the charity meeting of the church
tonight. l want to hear one of his
stories"
oh, yes, let's speak to Grandpa
before supper to make sure of him.
suggested Stell. the elder of the two
girls. And let's ask for an Indian
story"
"Goodie. goodie, govt" cried Archie
the younger son. dancing a combina.
ton of Jig and hoedown can In
dian story. sure I'd rather hear Grand.
pa tell an Indian story than to go
to first-class game of football. Gee!
Let's go in bunch and-what YOU
call it?-wait upon him and invite
him to be our guest of honor in Tad's
den tonight. Hurrahn'
Say, a little less noise. YOU In.
liam. laughed Tad Then he told
Stell and May to act as the invita-
ton committee. and wait upon their
venerable grandfather.
Yes. Well behave with dignity"
said May, looking knowingly in the
direction OF Archie, who threw up his
mead Indignantly and stalked out OF
the room. But ten minutes later. |
when Stell and May knocked upon
their grandfather's door and were bid
den to enter. they found Master Archie
already in confidential conversation
with the old gentleman.
Say, girls, I've got him fixed He
is going to be one of us tonight
IN Tad's den. and he's going to be
speaker Of the evening. See?"
Say. you have your nerve" scowI-
ed May. looking her disapproval Of
Archie. You were not on the invi-
tation committee. and so you Just
sneaked in ahead. I like your nerve,
I do"
Then Grandpa asked for an explain
alton, and after the situation had been
put before him. he said well.
Archie has not given me an official
invitation. SO the committee is not
too late" There was an indulgent
CLEAN in the old mans eye as he ad-
dressed his pretty and very ladylike
little granddaughters, aged. respec-
f'vely. II and 10. Archie was 8 and
Tad was Is. ,
so. in due form. Stell and Nav
rendered most dignified invitation t
70 their aged grandfather to spend 6
me evening of that day with them t
IN 'Tad's den, place so full of boys t
traps and odds and ends that Grand {
"a VINO had peeped into the place the g
lay before. wondered where the com. |
'any were to sit. But of this he said t
nothing. r
That evening. Just few minutes a
'efore s O'Clock Tad had all in read'- v
less for the distinguished visitor v
Bowers. And at the ex- h
lct time stated Grandpa knocked at b
ne door and was ushered into a very a
lecent-looking room. for Tad had gath. a
red up the odds and ends from IA.
'ies' chairs, sofa and floor and piled
mem IN corner behind a great
Green. So there was place for tho s
ltue company to sit in ease round n
ne cheerful crate, in which glowed a b
as log b.
AS Grandpa was the last to arrive S
ne party began on the instant of his a.
ppearance. Stell poured ont Some a.
elicious tea and MAY handed it tn II
ne guests in tiny china cups. Archie a.
'as quite sober and was intrusted
nth the sugar and lemon. though fa
tell kept her eve on him for he a,
7as handling her pretty Japanese II
ugar bowl. lr
After the tea had been drunk. Grand -
apa drinking a toast to his little !;
ters first, and then to his ~
email host and hosts distinguished l.,
,ung brother, the story telling be- a.
IN. And the thrilling Indian story, be
st as Grandpapa related it, was as =.
lows: n
Now, my little ones, you know in
-andpapa isn't very young He has he
red his tbreescOre and ten and a. Dc