Evening star., 1909-03-13

Il wish / could do something great and
be called Patrick instead OF plain Pat.
said little Pat to himself one day after
he and his mother had been talking over
the coming birthday and the plans for
party. But I'm just a little Irish kid
and don't know what I can do to make
myself uncommon. At present I'm no
more than Johnny Woods. Fred Smith.
Fatty Thompson and Snubby Travis. And
all those kids are just common kids"
Then Pat was called to run an errand
for his grandmother, who lived in Pats
home and was Pats best chum Of all the
family. Somehow, dear old grarfdmamma
knew just what children wanted and she
understood Pats wants as well as she
knew his needs. She never forgot that
while Pat was to have plenty OF eood
wholesome bread and milk and vegetables
and fruit for his meals, he loved nice
fat doughnut or a turnover" pie oc-
casionally, and with her own ready hands
she made the doughnuts and turnover
pies for him.
Granny said Pat to the old lady.
after he had performed the errand for
her. do you know what should love TO
DOL should love to do something
something-well. something that every
deserving Of the name OF Patrick. but
until do something worth notice I must
remain plain Pat Ryan. And l don't
like the name a,t OF Pat da1r want 70 nave my
"Bless my boy smiled the old lady.
"well you'll do something yet. sonny,
that will make you a real hero. ana then
every one must sa tb ySp eye xot
fine turnover pie in the oven baking
for a certain young laddie that know.
And It's an apple pie. too. with a sprink-
ling Of brown sugar on top"
hot
Pat smacked his lips and ran on to the
kitchen ahead Of grandmother And for
the time his eagerneSS to do something
worthy of the name OF Patrick & was 1 IoI1
that came from the big cooking oven.
ITS turnover all right. all right" he
cried, laughing with happy anticipation
as grandmamma entered the kitchen.
The days passed and preparations were
made for the 18th. st. Patrick's day and
little Pats birthday. About twenty
young guests had been invited and fine
time was expected by Pat. Indeed he
for dear old grandmother had superin-
tended everything pertaining to the party.
And secretly she had baked little-very
little-"turnover apple pie @ for at eath I'm, IN,
will enjoy" she had said to herself. And
she was right: for though apple pie as
a rule is very indigestible when eaten at
night (and Pats party was to take place
srandmother's pie was not the heavy
Kind. She knew how to bake Child 8
pie," a secret few Of today understand.
When the morning Of the 18th arrived
everything was hustle and hurry In the
home Of young Patrick. OF course. Pat
had TO attend school as usual but the
preparations for the evening event went
on during his absence, for there were
grandmother. mother, Aunt Kate and
Bridget. the house servant. to get things
in readiness for the great event. "I'll
have John hitch up the horse to the
buggy and TIL go to the florist for green
ferns and leaves. and to the store for
green ribbon. for the decorations must
be in keeping with the day." said grand
mother, as full Of enthusiasm as though
she were q child again But was not it
her dear little Pat-who was already
great in her eyes-whose birthday was
to be celebrated that evening? And was