The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-10-12
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WALTON.

DAVIS Uncle Howard. from Ss~
York. had visited taen for week
Davy as very fond OF him. and liked
10 l!sten 10 him and papa talk. lie
did not understand a great deal that
they gald. They often used such big
words. There vas one big word that
they used very often. Il was the
| word conservation. And after his
uncle had gone. IL seemed 10 the lit
tie boy that he was hearing that
word every place he went He heard
Mr.. Smith. the principal OF the
school, use IL when he would be talk
Ing 10 groups OF the teachers In the
hall. Then the minister was calling
one day at Billy Gray's house DaTy
was there playing with Billy. He
heard the minister and Mr.. Gray say
great deal about conservation.
So Davy could pronounce the long
word quite easily, and he had come
to have an idea what 1t meant.
One day he and Billy were out on
country road back of the village.
Billy suddenly exclaimed: "Oh.
see all those blackberry blossoms"
and ran over TO the other side OF
the road and began picking on the
blossoms. Davy watched him for
little while, then he said: Don't
pull off any more, Billy. There won't
be so many blackberries If you do"
Il don't care" returned Billy. Il
don't like berries"
But lots of people do. Do leave
them alone. It's good chance to
practice conservation" Davy said
the big word quite proudly.
Billy stopped picking the blossoms
and looked at Davy. What's that?"
he asked.
Come on, and I'll tell you" Then
as they walked on Davy told Billy
| how much he had heard people talk
about conservation. Il think it
means not to waste things. And to
take care Of them for other people"
"Oh," said Billy. Il guess I un-
derstand." And although they pass
ed some more blackberry bushes, he
did not pull any more blossoms.
school one day he found mamma bus
/ lily packing trunks. "'The doctor has
| told papa that he must take a rest"
she said, so he has rented little
house for a month by a lake. We
are going at once"
/ But Harold and II" asked Davy.
/ "You are both going, too. There
are only two weeks more of school,
and you can easily make that up"
Davy jumped up and down in de-
light. To think of going to the lake,
where there would be bathing and
boating and SO many other joys.
When Harold came in he was glad,
too, but he was good deal older
than Davy, and did not make quite
SO much fuss about it.
RI They did have glorious month.
. One of the things that Davy enjoyed
most was building a little hut out of
branches on the border of the lake.
I! They put a table there and some
chairs, and mamma would sit there
8 with her sewing. 1t was SO we'll built
!. that the rain did not get in.
The night before they were to
: leave for home Harold PROPOSED that
. they set fire to it. 1T would make
splendid bonfire" he said, land we
% can't use 1t any more
ON, no." said Davy quickly, and
|. thinking of conservation, some one
i. else may rent the house, and they
;. could enjoy the hut"
= mo-, said mamma, don't burn
!, it And the little hut was left.
: Late in the summer, when Davy
4 came in from playing one afternoon;
j mamma was reading a letter. "Sit
# down." she said to him, there is
a something in this that will interest
ID YOU 1t is from Mrs. Bell, and they
IN are staying in the cottage by the lake
=. that We had. She says her little
:, daughter Marie, who is lame. you
: know, enjoys the little hut so much