The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-07-15

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tunes and stage curtains. Another
sic will rent piano. Most of the
children have never even seen one.
All my spare time must go to getting
up the entertainment, and all my saw
ings too. Wen, I'm glad. ! guess |
can give up SO much for my country"
Not particle of encouragement did
she get from any Of the parents ex-
cept Peter bowling a one armed vet
eran of the civil war and he was
much more Giscouraging than he
meant to be
go on. I wish you luck, young
lady" ne would observe. you can
count on me for anything one armed
man can do. But what's the use?
I've tried and tried 10 get some 'Meri-
can sentiment into these youngsters.
'Tain't no 90. and never will he But
YOU can count on me to huoray for
you all the same. III be thar if no.
body else is
Miss Atworth's programme. besides
the decoration of the schoolhouse. com
priSed tableauX and the recitation Of
patriotic poems and addresses by her
| larger pupils. but most Of the children
soon received strict orders TO hurry
home at O'Clock to attend to the milk
ing and evening chores They were
also kept at work till the last possible
minute In the morning But with only
noonume and recess for practicing
their parts her enthusiasm worked
wonders.
1T ought to be a grand success"
said Miss Atworth as she took final
approving survey of the decorations
/ the afternoon of the 2lst. Only it's
little too warlike. l wish | had an
/ Old fashioned pruning hook to hang
across that sword between the win
dows.'
Mr. Schmidt has one" volunteered
Sarah Gates. but he's so mad about
our wasting SO much time, as he calls
1t, that it's as much as fellows head
. is worth 10 ask him for il. l heard
him tell pa that he was going to keep
Karl at home tomorrow night
Keep Karl at home" cried Miss
Atworth in dismay He couldn't be
so mean as that
Karl was the brightest pupil in her
room, big. manly boy Of sixteen.
He was kept al home every spring and
fall to help with the work, although
his father was not poor. She had tax
Ell an especial interest in him from
the first, had drilled him carefully in
his defamation and counted on him
as the star of the entertainment.
Miss Atworth locked the door and
started rapidly homeward What
would she do If Karl must be left out
Of the performance? A quarter Of
mile brought her to the lane leading
from the pike 10 the Schmidt place,
and there she stopped with sudden re-
solve
III beard that old lion in his den
and ask him for his pruning hook.
That will he an excuse for going and
will give me an opportunity TO plead
karls Cause
1t was nearly dark when Miss At
worth ran up the squire'S front walk
anu uduttu through tue mouse INTO the
kitchen.
"Oh, such luck" she cried gayly. ~
went TO see Mr.. Schmidt. and some
good angel prompted me to speak to
him in German. 1t was such bad Ger
man-perhaps that's what pleased
HIM Anyway it thawed him right
out. He lent me his pruning hook and
showed me over his barn. or course
| admired his fine cattle. and then. as
he got more and more pleased at my
showing such an astonishing lot Of
sense, l praised Karl 81 highly that he
made complete surrender He is
coming tomorrow night to bring the
whole Schmidt family, from the old