The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-07-02
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A Fourth Of July
Obstacle Race

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In my young days" said Grandaunt |
Mary girls don't want TO 90 IN with !
the boys 10 play games
Grandaunt Mary SHOOK her head and
rocked peacefully, looking over her
spectacles at Grandniece Mary, who
was doubled up IN a discontinued heap
in a corner OF the rOse-scented yeran-
da.
1T isn't the games" walled Mary.
discOnsolately. it's a race-a Fourth
OF July race that | want TO SO in
Dear, dear child, youl get yourself
all heated up IL you flounce about like
that. and 50 you would in a race. Wen
90 and see the boys, and you can wear
! your pretty new white dress com
mented Grandaunt Mary, calmly, with
no idea OF further rebellion, which she
was arousing in her greatnlece'
breast.
II don't want TO be dressed up.
Mary was beginning in still greater
outburst of revolt, when she was in
terrupted by a new ARRIVAL thin
girl with bright blue eyes and bright
red hair, who dashed around the cor
ner OF the veranda as If 1t weren't a
very hot third OF July indeed, and the
hottest part of the afternoon.
oh Mary" cried the red-haired
girl
.Oh. Bunny" cried Mary, have
you heard about it? These hatetul
boys aren't going to let us be IN the
races. They say they don't want girls
on the program at all. And with our
records, too,
who told your" demanded Bunny
. -TIaf GnfflaH N
The news was evidently authentic
for Tom was Mary's brother. and both
girls knew his word was not TO be
! doubted. Besides, he was chairman OF
| the committee on Fourth OF Jul,
sports. which the boys of Douglastor
were going to hold at the village
school grounds. An admission OF 2
cents for grown-ups and ten cents 10
. children was TO be charged, and Will
= the proceeds new suits We're TO b.
4 bought for the junior ball team. .
I course, in some places, the glri
:. wouldn't have thought Of having
: part in so important an event, but tn
girls OF Douglaston and the summe
n visitors We're very fond OF all sorts q
sports. and Bunny and Mary wer
members OF a small group OF girls WI
o had como from big schools where all
letics and gymnastic work were
most important part of the cours'
n Consequently they felt deeply a.
'e grieyed at being debarred from pa
y ticipating in the Fourth sports.
- And 1t would be much more int
esting il they had at least one girl
race" walled Mary. bursting for'
again with her complaint. Ever
ie BODY is always more interested
:, girls events than in boys. I'm SUI
Al more people would go.
Bunny suddenly sprang into the a
and began clapping her hands In u
widest fashion MARY. you're dea
a dear" she cried. i've thought
l." something and wei do IT, too. BTU
your gym boomers and come over
an NV house right after tea and tell Sus
and Evelyn. I'll tell the rest OF |
girls" - ~
dy what is that child going to do?'
Il don't know. but Bunny do
Bunny's found a way" carolled Ma
ne ioyously. and she ran gayly of TO 10
- ND her gymnasium suit.
On Fourth Of July morning the DC
his Of Douglaston had surprise. IL
Mason. Mary's brother, saw IL NJ
II was a banner--a large white b'
an ner which was swung across
main street from the pOstoffice TO
principal grocer's opposite. Tom
preached il curiously. On 1t he re
the | thfc laypnd