The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-16

DIMES AND QUARTERS CLlNhED 1NlO IL.
| tunes and stage curtains. Another
| $40 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. Well. I'm glad. l guess l
can give up 50 much for my country"
Not a particle of encouragement did
she get from any of the parents ex-
cept Peter Bowling. il one armed vet
eran of the civil war. and he was
| meant to be-
go on l wish you luck, young
lady," he would observe. You can
count on ME for anything a one armed
| man can do. But what's the use
| I've tried and tried to get some 'Meri-
can sentiment into these youngsters.
'Tain't no go. and never will be- But
you can count on me to hooray for
you all the same. I'll be thar If no.
body else is"
Miss Atworth's programme. besides
| the decoration Of the schoOlhouse. COM
| prfSed tableauX ard the recitation of
patriotic poems and addresses by her
larger pupils. hut most Of the children
| soon received strict orders to hurry
home ut 4 o'clock to attend to the milk
| ing and evening chores. They were
also kept at work TIL the last possible
minute in the morning. But with only
noontime and recess for practicing
their parts her enthusiasm worked
wonders
ut ought to be Il grand success -
said Miss .ttworth as she took Il final
approving survey OF the decorations
the afternoon Of the 21st Only it's
| little too warlikc. / wish l 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
it. that it's as much as fellows head
IS worth to ask him for it. I heard
him tell pa that he was going to keep
Karl at home tomorrow night
Keep Karl at homer 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 at home every spring and
fall to help with the work. although
his father was not poor. She had tax
en- 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 loci cd the door and
started rapidly homcward What
would she do if Karl must be left out
Of the performance: \ quarter Of a
mile brought her to the lane leading
from the pike to the Schmidt place,
and there she stopped with sudden re-
solve.
"I'll beard that cid lion in his den
and ask him for his pruning hook
That will lie an excuse for going and
will give me an opportunity to plead
karl's cause"
1t was nearly dark when Miss At
worth ran M the s..ilire's fr:nt walk
ana danced through ir house into the
Kitchen
"Oh. such luck."' ST. cried :.;.yir. Il
went to see Mr. Schmidt. and some
good angel PROMPTED, M Il peak t.
man-peIharS that's what pleased
him. anyway. it lhaw"G him right
out He lent RE hi. .trr"in'c hook and
showed ne over h; barn Of course
admired IL; Gr. CATH" md then. as
he got mere and mora pleased 1T my
showing such an ASTONISHING: lot If
sense. ! p:ai'ed Eur. 50 i.i.9s.,v that he
mace Il ;o:ii'!a." Sa:'.e;,',1r He is
comm, 'rnl'rrow i:i.ri:- H. bring the
whole 81 bniGt family. frcm the cid