The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-25

I'll oc"NA @|sssSs
They were in a dilemma till the re-
source. u 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 few minutes. gleefully hold
ing up a bottle.
This muc-lage II 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 the other
three.
At last all were in readiness.
Pilly. regardless of consequences.
had pinned his aunt's newest grey
blanket around him and was viewing.
with satisfied admiration, it's 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 snatched gorgeous
silk afghan from the leather couch
in the library. 1t was an expensive
;flair of intricate pattern. delicate
stitches, and beautiful embroidery
with a purple velvet border and yell
low satin lining. She had dragged
one corner OF it through the mud pud-
die and torn big rent in another
place. Jimmy was glorious in a bright
red blanket, carrying his little bow
and arrow.
I'm gcin@ TO be the lnjun Chief
hc hoas ed
"l'M Going to be a Iniun chief, TOO,
iHlcotca Frances.
Chief. nalaina!" he snccrcd. YOU
All lmr lryiu,, 70 be lriun chief.
fou hc1t The pon.pousesJ little g.rl
May is. You cent be chief noho#,
Mu -o' Q be a sGuash. lniHn Ladies'
Hafa S4lashos; 40 an' hilly's tha
..f lin namo Old SEATING Full,
Ut"
You cant be named Bull I'm
rsproycd Lima. Il int gentecl
i bun before people
Ncs, an 90, lle continued. SCI
#. rull's he hiY4csi Chief 10y is
I'D I'm going 10 be name Lii
Wrll, an 10, going 70 play en-"
ia Lima pimiy. my mother ! ants
HWY q he qeniccl, ana bull is no.
.,n',el'
II toll YOU what. Jimmy" proposed
N.Huors. YOU be name Setting Cow
TOW is sentcel cause folks milk
',m."
Nav, amt going to be name
no COW, neither" re;orted the. little
Indian. you all time trying to 'suade
somebody to be name Setting Cow"
He can't be name cow,"-Billy
now entered the discussion" cause
he amt no girl. Why don't you be
name 'Settin' Steer? Is steer gen.
teel, Lina?" he anxiously inquired.
"Yes. 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
squashes he began.
1T isn't 'squashes, it is 'sQuaws,' ;"
corrected Lima.
Yes, tbs squashes too," persisted
Jimmy, "'cause it's In the Bible and
Miss Cecilia 'splained 1t to me and
she's bout the high.steppingest
'splainer they is. Me and Billy Is the
Chiefs" ne shouted, capering around.
land you and Frances is the sQuashes
and got to have papooses strop' to
your back"
"Bennie Dick can be papOose,'
suggested Billy.
I'm not going to be lnjun squash
II got to have Niger papoOse
strapped to my back" cried an In
dignant Frances You can strap him
to your own back, Billy"
But I amt no SQUASH" objected
that little Indian.
I'VE can have our dolls for papoos.
es," said Lima. going. to the swing
where the dolls had been left. Billy
pulled a piece Of string from his peck
ct and the babies were safely strapped
to their mothers backs. With stately
tread, headed by Sitting Steer. the
children marched back and forth
across The lawn In Indian fife.
So absorbed were they in playins