The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-20

ouncher turkey feathers an. i can "a
EN- right now" and the little hox
few into the house and was back ID
few seconds.
I'VE must have blankets, of course .
said Lima, with the air Of one whosa
word is law; mother has a genuins
Navajo"
Il got a little boW'narrnh wba,
Santa Claus bringed me-" put in jim.
my.
I'VE can use hatchets for toma,
hawks continued the little pirl
Come on, Frances; let us go home
| and get our things and come bach
here to dress up. Run. Jimmy. GET
your things! You. too. Billy," She
commanded
The children ran breathlessly to
/ their homes nearby and collected tina
different articles necessary to trans.
form them into presentable Indians
They soon returned, Jimmy dunn.
ing his load over the fence and tum.
bling after; and the happy quartetts
sat down on the grass In Miss Miner
vas yard First the paint boxes were
! opened and generously shared with
Billy, as with their handkerchiefs thew
spread thick layers of rouge over theiY
charming. bright, mischieyous little
faces.
The feather decoration was next in
| order.
How we goin' to make these feath-
ers stick?" asked Billy.
They were in a dilemma till the re-
sourceful Jimmy came to the rescue.
Wait a minute" he cried, "I'll be
back fore you can say Jack Robin
SON."
He rolled over the fence and was
back in a few minutes. gleefully hold
ing up a bottle.
This muc-lage y make 'em stick"
he painted, almost out OF breath.
Lima assumed charge of the head
dresses. She took Billy first, rubbed
the mucilage well into his sunny curls,
and filled his head full Of his aunt's
turkey feathers, leaving them to stick
out awkwardly in all directions and
at all angles. Jimmy and Frances.
after robbing their mothers busters,
were similarly decorated, and last,
Lima. herself, was tastefully arrayed
by the combined efforts of tae other
three.
At last all were in readiness.
II ~
Billy, regardless of consequences,
had pinned his aunt's newest grey
blanket around him and was VieWing,
with satisfied admiration, its long
length trailing on the grass behind
him; Lima had her mothers treasured
Navajo blanket draped around her
graceful little figure; Frances, after
pulling the covers off of several beds
and finding nothing to suit her fanci-
full. taste, had shatched a gorgeous
si1k,:afghan from, the leather couch
in the library. was an expensive
affair of Intricate pattern, delicate
stitches, and beautiful embroidery
with purple velvet border and vel.
low satin lining. She had dragged
one corner Of II through the mud pud.
die and tern - bis Bill rent ID another
place. Jimmy stsas FglofIous lii d bright
red blanket. carrying his little bow
and arrow.
TN going to be the Injun CHIEF.
he boasted
I'm going to be Injun chief. too
parroted Frances.
Chief, nothing!" he sneered. you
all time trying to be Injun chief.
You bout the pompousest little girl
they Is You can't be chief nohow;
you got to be a squash. Injun ladies'
r. name squashes; me an Billy's the
chiefs. I'm name old Setting Bull,
hi-self."
You can't be named Bull, Jim
my" reproved Lima, ut isn't genteel
to say 'bull' before people"
yes, am too, he continued. set.
ting Bulls the biggest chief they Is
and I'm going to be name him"
Well, am not going to play then"
said Lima prin1y, my mother wants
me to be genteel. and bull is not
genteel."
81 tell you what, Jimmy" proposed
Frances, you be name Setting Cow
Cow is genteel cause folks milk
'em."
Nav, amt going to be name
no COW. neither retorted the little
Indian, you all time trying to 'suade
somebody to be name Setting Cow"
"He can't be name a cow, Billy
now entered the discussion" cause
he amt no girl Why don't you be
name 3settin' Steer? Is steer gen
teel, Lina?" he anxiously inquired
Eyes, he can be named Sitting
Steer" she granted. Jimmy agreeing
to the compromise, peace was once
more restored.
Frances and Lima got to be the
he began.
ut isn't .squashes.' it is 'squaws.'
corrected Lima,
yes, tbs squashes too" persisted
Jimmy, cause it's In the Bible and
Miss Cecilia 'splained it to me and
she's bout the high-steppingest
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