The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-01-01
|AS the Indians Came
to the HusRing Bee
aRANDPA's STORY.

fnere was great treat in store
for the children. Grandpa had come
to pay visit ITO their home, and
that meant pleasure and entertain
rnent for them
Say, kids,y solennly spoke Tad,
the eldest Of the four as soon as
supper is over let's get at Grandpa
before mamma, carries him off to
the charity meeting Of the church
tonight | want 20 hear one of his
stories''
"oh, yes, let's speak to Grandpa
before supper to make sure of him"
suggested Stell, the eAler Of the two
girls And let's ask for an Indian
story
"Goodie, goodie, gout!' Sried Archie,
the younger son, dancing a combina-
ton of jig and hoedown. SssAn In
dian story, sure. I'd rather hear Grand
pa tell an Indian story thai to go
to a first-class game of footbaNl Gee!
Lets go in bunch and--whAt you
call it?--wait upon him and Invite
him to be our guest Of honor In Ead's
den tonight. Hurrahip
Say, a little Hess noise, you Tin
liam. laughed Tad Then he Aold
Stell and May to act as the inyita
ton committee, and wsi1l upon their
venerable grandfather
Yes, Wen behave with dignity"
said May, looking knowingly in the
direction of Archie, who threw up his
head Indignantly and stalked out of
the room But ten minutes later,
when Stell and May knocked upon
their grandfather's door and were bid
den to enter. they found Master Archie
already in confidential conversation
with the old gentleman.
Say, girls, I've got him fixed. He
is going to be one of us tonight
in Tad's den, and he's going to be
speaker of the evening. See?"
Say. you have your nerve" scowl-
ed May. looking her disapproval Of
Archie. You were not on the invi-
tation committee, and so you just
sneaked in ahead. ! like your nerve.
I do"
Then Grandpa asked for an explain
alton, and after the situation had been
put before him, he said: .sWell,
Archie has not given me an official
invitation. So the committee is not
too late" There was an indulgent
lqam in the old mans eye as he ad-
essed his pretty and very ladylike
tie granddaughte aged. respec-
ELY. IL and 13. Archie was 8 and
ID was 15
30. In due form, Stell and May
hdered most dignified invitation
their aged grandfather to spend
2 evening of that day with them
Tad's den. place 50 full OF boys
aps and odds and ends that Grand
who had peeped into the place the
nv before, wondered where the COM
any were to sit. But Of this he said
othiIg.
Thst evening. Just a few minutes
cfore s o'clock Tad had all in readi-
eas for the distinguished visitor,
grandfather Bowers. And at the ex-
ct time stated Grandpa knocked at
be door and was ushered into very
ecent-Iooking room, for Tad had gath
red up the odds and ends from ia
les, chairs, sofa and floor and piled
hem In a corner behind great
cfeen. So there was place for the
ltle company to sit in ease round
he cheerful crate. in which glowed a
as log.
AZ Grandpa was the last to arrive,
he party began on the instant of his
ppearance. Stell poured out some
delicious tea and May handed It to
ne guests in tiny china cups. Archie
vas quite sober and was intrusted
With the sugar and lemon, though
tell kept her eye on him. for he
Was handling her pretty Japanese
sugar bowl
After the tea had been drunk. Grand
papa drinking a toast to his little
sranddaughters first. and then to his
Beniai host and hosts distinguished
Ioung brother. the story telling be-
gan. And the thrilling Indian story.
lust as Grandpapa related it, was as
follows:
Nov, my little ones. you know
arandpapa isn't very young. He has
lived his threescore and ten and af-
een years added to that. So, you
zee. he has many memories to call
~ TO mind, many interesting events
past and gone before the present busy
world was born"
s0h. Gran'pap. how could that be?
Me world is very old" cried Archie.
II said the present busy world
on" smiled Grandpapa. Il speak
the men. the women and the chill
fen. too, bless them. who run this
IA world today. exclaimed Grand.
apa.