The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1912-04-26
: Miss Min e rva
William Green Hill
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By Frsnces Boyd Calhoun.

By Frances BOYD Calhoun.
r sho' ID glad don't halter BE-
oman when ! puts on long pants;
nsens 10 heap mo account"
* wouldn't be- Q woman for moth.
ing ct ALL" Jimmy fully agreed With
hin: they have the poldest time
they H."
Il m glad I am going to be youns
lady when grow up" Lima declared
Il would MT be . gentleman for any.
thing. I'm going to wear pretty
clothes and b beautiful and be
belle like mother was. ana have lots
Of lovers kneel at my feet on one
knee and play the guitar with the
other"
How they goin' to play the guitar
with the other knee." asked the prao-
teal Billy.
;. "And sing Call Ne Thine Own"
she continued. ignoring his tnterrup-
.tioa. Father got on bis knees to
mother thirty-seven.and-a-hal timss
before she'd say. I VIII"
Looks like ned q wore his
brooches out" said Billy.
II don't want to be q lady" do
clarsd Frances: they can't ever ride
sstraddls nor climb . tree. and they
got to squinck up their waists and
toss. I wish I could kiss my elbow
right nov aud turn to . hoy"
cnAPrGA XVI. .
Unconditional Surrender.
They . going TO b . big Niger
ioearsion TO Memphis Ut 'lsven
o'clock" said Jimmy - he met the
cher little by at the dividing fence:
SAN Lamb . going and most all
the niggsrs they 10. Sarah Jane
lowed she . going. but she amt got
oobody to 'tsnd to Bonnie DICK.
wouldn't you like to 60. Billyr'
"Yoa can't 90 'thout you . mig
eor," was the reply: Sam Lamb say
they amt no white folks lowed on
this train 'csptin' the engineer an
conductor"
.sam Lamb 4 take care q - Z 20
eoalA %" continued Jinny. Lex .
alp OF and o down 10 he tspoe and
- the sisssrs get On. There u b
1gSsut Q million"
Bnlys eyes sparkisd with apprscia.
Uon.
II sho' wish could" he said: but
Aunt Minerva q make ne stay IN bed
. whoas week u went near he rail-
:, road"
, my mana d gimme bout . mil.
leo licks. too. II I projected vtth
. Niger 'scursion: she bout die
spankingest woman they 10. Ny
papa put some burnt cork on his face
n the Knights Or Pythi's minstrsls
and I know where We can get some
70 make 10 black; you 20 get Miss
Ninsrva's ink bottle. too. that n help
snms. and get some matches. and u
n ret the cork and We can 60 to
Oarah James house and make ussslfs
Siack."
Il amt never promise not To black
% and 60 down to the depot" said
otily waveringly. II promise not to
ssvsr b no mo- Injun-I-"
well. run them" Jimmy Interrupt
a impatisntly. we n Just slip
town 70 the railroad and take . look
q the niggsrs. You don't hafto get
u the train just cause you down to
tAs depot"
:. 30 Mis- Minsrva's nephew. after
dpg0Slhg Into the house for her ink
bottis and nlling bis pockets with
eeatraband matches. met bis chum
q the cabtn. There. under the critie
., survey q Bonnie Dick nom his
visionary place on the door. they
lArksasd thsir faces. hsads. hands,
ssst and legs; then. pulling thsir caps
ever their eyes. these energetic istla
Aoys stole out Of the hack gate and
AABiy Sew down On alley TO The sta
tioa. No oss noticed them n that
~, pssspiring crowd. A lively band
sas playing and the mob Of 0ood-hs'
snesd. happy ssgrvse. dressed n their
Osaday bssG laughing ~ jekiA9.
SusAiag asd slbovins. na1s tnsse
vay 20 ths sxcursioa train standing
- ~ tPnek