Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-26

personation Of Z slim. freckle faced
boy, who was constantly finding a
way" also that Of an interesting hol-
low checked girl. who, rocking her
arms, seemed proudly sensitive of Tom
.my's behavior toward her. Peter
Pans acting was poor. One recognized
the role by the faithful following out
of the attractive costume rather than
by-but who could be expected to
copy such a perfect model as our stage
gave? One small boy, b%urlesquing Lit
tie Eva, was truly copical. Nature.
besides giving him azure eyes and long
yellow curls. had also given him a tai
e.:t Tor comedy. Dressed III !, .ussy
white frock with blue sash. he was
constantly starting to clip the shining
curls and bestow them as dying to
kens or else with angelic expression
exclaiming, TRY to be as good as
am, Uncle Tom"
A departure was made by a brother
and sister, but because Of Its sugges-'
ton of Puritan days, and so of the orig,
inal Thanksgiving, the depression was
overlooked. The boy and girl repre-
sented the childhood of Miles Standish
and Priscilla, which certainly the poem
does not give. and with hands to their
eyes were frequently looking seward
for the Mayf1ower and hungrily long
ing for the goodies aboard her.
The part most exquisitely taken was
by a poetic faced little girl of unusual
beauty, who. dressed as the son Of u
rough woodsman, wandered from her
forest home. With rapt expression she
dreamily told us this and gave really
lovely descriptions of dragon flies har-
messed to flowers and of the mysteries
of the stars, night and mountain lake.
None of us guessed this character, so
artistically taken, simply for the rea-
son that we were unfamiliar with that
translated and beautiful tale 'eThe
Story Without an Ending" :
With the announcement Of dinner
these IONS and daughters of fiction
were ushered to a table all their own.
! At each plate, instead of a name card.
was an inexpensive but appropriate
favor. A china cat and grotesque pa
per COLLINS greeted "Alice" from won
derland,' While toy dustpan and broom
awaited Grizel. next to Tommy's plate,
which was partially surrounded by
miniature desk, pen and books.
A rag doll negro, Uncle Tom"
guarded Little Eva's seat. All the chill
dren had been taught the first verse of
my Country" which they sang in uni
son before being seated. Listening to
discordant little voices making shrill
but sweet melody, we older ones
scarcely did justice to oysters, turkey
salad, pies and ices, so fascinated were
we by that literary and dramatic table
and in seeing who would win the prize
by best sustaining his or her character
1t was a tie between the woodland
child and Little Eva-strange contrast
Fortunately the effective but not cost
~ bonbon prize could be divided with
out injury to either half.
And SO during that happy last Thurs
day in November those children were
not only unconsciously instructed
taught pau iotAolu. Ouk aAoo' "hhAoN
to themselves, were tested as to any la
tent talent within them. 1870
ut wouldn't have cost much more,
exclaimed my friend in returning cross
town and in seeing a group of gaudfl.
attired boys and girls trying to appea
; gay as the notes of a tin-canny hurd.
gurdy sounded, "for these youIgster
to play as the others did. That was tn
prettiest sight I've seen In many a day
But" relentingly. this may hav
evolved from that. Who knowsr'