The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29


With the coming Of dawn yesterday
morning Mrs. KlatzausklatE In The Bronx
and Mrs. Duffy On Cherry Hill reused
their offspring. Said Mrs. Duffy. It's =
grand day Far tn May day and said
Mrs. KlatzAusk latz. We by the park
nns weather for May playing should
have Each meant sincerely what abe
said and proved IL by permitting her
children TO attire themselves according
10 their ideas o. appropriate wear for
such an occasion.
rheFe Was some confusion in the minds
Of Mira. Duty and Mrs. KlatzAusklatz
a. 70 what constituted Nag day { the
aocaptsd sanss. To many the term i'm
plies one certain day and that at the be-
ginning Of the month. possibly arising
from the Call me early. mother dear
poam; but 10 thess two eatimable house.
holdars q day In May'W q day IN May and
any day in May was q May day. So they
let no splitting Of hairs interOre with their
plans.
By the time the sun was IN tho shy the
Duhya and the KAtHhua&lAtxes had
joined their respective organizations for
which permits 20 romp and play had
been obtained from the Park Commits
sionsr. One dFayload vas bearing down
from The Bronx and the other was Tight
ing lie way against tho tide up FIFTH
avenue.
Ths Y snniRsns. including the Dufys.
arrived fret and selected q position where
they would BE- deprived Of neither the
morning nor the afternoon sun. They
were MOI the fret 20 stake out THAR claims
on the greensward. By the time the
Magyars scattered over the lawn there
we're few sites 20 b had Little thinking
Of possible results the man and two
women. including Mrs. KlatEausklatE.
who BEADED this delegation Of merry
ne ksgs. rcstsd their ti-eu@ psner canopy
on / he next knoll "a tho emerald UNI
brella atrsWn With ART ihciAl smilaH which
marked the playground Of the HanniRans.
Fifteen minutes after the arrival Of the
MaRvarn Emma and Sonia KlatEauskIatz
decided 20 scals the sides Of the sheer and
FuGQed pils that bounds the meadow on
the south. Single file and painting heavily
they toiled up the narrow cTevasse that
Id 10 the summit. AZ the top stood
TimoahV Duffy with Monte Criato a9nsa-
tiona passing In his mind a. he hgeathed
in the fresh morning ar. without
seconds thought he placed one hand on
the shoulder q Emma ~ she was about
10 gain the summit and administered .
telling push.
soon a. did Emma and toEether they
descended with precipitation. The sides
were smooth and they giidsd easily 20 the
base They ran 10 Mrp. klatzauSklAtG
and recounted their experience. She and
the two men Of the party Immediately
went ia search Of the mtscreant.
By appFnaching the rugged heap from
the rear they were able 20 mount u with
out the least danger II the unfOrtunate
deacenaioa which had been practised upon
the two younger AaUHnu. Scattering
N thr@e direcsions thew searched over The
face Of the rocks. Timothy Duty watched
them from the midst Of bush.
RstuFning 20 the level again Mrs..
Klatsauaklatz and the two men. one Of
whom was her husband. were astounded
20 learn that in their absence two lriaher
boys had made g glcceaafui gAid upon the
ioe Dream freezer. which had been cached
In the shade o. a convenient lilac tree.
Matters were rlpidly coming TO an issue.
Emisnaries were appointed 70 visit the
adjacent camp Of the Hannigama. Mn.
KlatzAuuklatz and Sonia, Who was taken
for purposes Of Identification. wero two
q thsss and the other vas Mr.. KlAtzAtls-
klatE's husband.
TheV were received oOldly By Mn.
Duffy and thirty or forty small glrs and
boys from Cherry Hill Had they aeon .
stray ice cream freezsrP They certainly
had not. unlsas the intruders referred 70
the one right there where the sun vas
melting the very salt around the ice.
A few bits Of aggreralve repArtso On ne
mart Of the TanniRana followed. In the
Intervals Sonia looked In vain Tor Tim
othy. The Khtzsusklat1sa wore Obliged
TO return 70 the cirols around the Magyar
tinaaps pmpeE canopy with downcast faces.
which became further downcast az the
news that Emma, who had been lett be-
hind, had suffered a second relapse a. the
hands Of the sane boy when abe ventured
to ahOW q friend the way 10 the top Of the
rocky formation. With one accord the
MaRyars turned their syea toward the
stained fingers and simultaneously they
Jaw a boy answering the description given
by Soma directing derogatOFy pantomime
al them. Instantly thirty -asven young
and three older MaNyars were under wav
They bound up their scratched hands
and bruised knee a. best they could
when they returned after failing again %
captured the slippery NanniRnn. And 20
the days pleasure vent. Whenever the
Bronx aggregation attempted 20 form
a circle and play such folk games aa drop |
the handkerchief and aanRnNe. sausage. |
who's got the sausage. there would be |
a WhOOp from q neighbortng bush and !
Timothy Duffy. who had assumed an |
Indian costume - a diag1ise. would load |
q tying wedge Of Yannigans through !
their midst 10 Sonia or Emma or any |
Of the rest attempted 70 leave the Inn !
mediate vicinity Tor a drink they were |
sure 20 return with thSiF clothes Apat- |
tered with mud and the news that they |
had been showed into thu fountain.
Early IN tho afternoon q member Of one I
Of the sunshine societies that frequants 1
the park on hftCrnOons like this observed ]
the strife that Waa continuing without |
symptoms Of absting. She saw exactly |
where the stimulus waa C0Mlang from, |
and she walked quietly % the camp Of I
the YanniRAns andt called two or three |
OF the leaders about her. With Wordn /
Of peace and good win abe souGht 20 !
guoll ths riot FoI ume me fannigAns |
listened 20 her with dia1Aate.
How much niOr h would be- aaid !,
the sunahins lady. 70 you would Join |
land. You could fSt thsiF DFsttlast Itile
Rirl BE- crowned queen 81 the May, and I |
am sure that that little boy OVeT there |
-lndlcating Tm0thy-'w0uld make a |
lovely king
Tlho SUGGESTION sounded reasonable 10 1
Tlmgghy. Il ianitod q whole est pioos |
0f pfida in che bTaaEe q MFa. Duty |
TimOehy danced toward TIE MagyaF |
ciFole and biz eyea rgut9d On their pink /
tissue paper canopy. without further J
uaii9Fatidl BE- consented and Mn word /