The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-07-09
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A Fourth of July
Obstacle Race


"''''s''as' s.'..'; ,''s''''s''
In ny Young DAYS" said Grandaunt
Mary girls didn't want 10 go in with
the boys 20 play games"
Grandaunt Mary shook her head and
rocked peacefully. looking over her
spectacles al Granlniece Mary. who
was doubled up in a disconnected heap
In corner Of the Tose-scented velan-
da
II isn't the games. walled Mary.
disconsolately. ITS a race-a Fourth
Of July race that / want 10 go in
Dear. dear child. you'll gel yourself
all heated up II YOU hOunce about like
that. and 80 you would ia race. Well
go 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 greatniece's
breast
Il don't want 10 be dressed w"
Mary was beginning in a 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 IL weren't
hottest part OF the afternoon.
"Oh, Nary cried the red-haired
girl
ooh. Bunny" cried Mary. have
you heard about IL? These hateful
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"
4 l.. l.I
TON" said Mary. That settled IT,
The news was evidently authentic.
/ for Tom was Marys brother and both
| girls knew his word was not 70 be
/ doubted Besides. he was chairman OF
/ the committee on Fourth OF July
/ sports. which the boys OF DOuglaston
were going to hold at the village
school grounds An admission OF 20
cents for grOwn-ups and ten cents TOT
! children was TO be charged, and with
the proceeds new suits were 10 be
bought for the junior ball team. OF
course. In some places, the girls
wouldn't have thought OF having a
part in so important an event, but the
girls Of Douglaston and the summer
visitors We're very fond OF all sorts OF
sports. and Bunny and Mary were
| members Of a small group Of girls who
had como from big schools where ath'
etics and gymnastic work were a
most important part of the course
Consequently they felt deeply az
grieved at being debarred from par
ticipating in the Fourth sports.
And il would be much more inter
esting II they had at least one girls
race" walled Mary, bursting fortt
again with her complaint. Every
BODY is always more interested II
girls events than in boys. I'm sur'
more people would go
Bunny suddenly sprang into the al
and began clapping her hands in tn
widest fashion. Mary. you're dear
a dear" she cried. I've thought 0
something and wei do IL. too. Brin
YOUR gym boomers and come over I
nv house right after tea and tell Susi
and Evelyn. III tell the rest OF III
girls"
what IS that child going 10 do2'
Il don't know. but Bunny does
Bunny's found a way" carolled Mar
ioyously, and she ran gayly of 10 loo
up her gymnasium suit
On Fourth OF July morning the boy
OF Douglaston had a surprise Ioi
Mason. Mary's brother. saw II mrs
II was banner-a large white bal
ner. which was swung across th
main street from the postofiice TO N
principal grocer's opposite. Tom al
preached it curiously. on 1t he rea
this legend: