The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1914-08-21

him. (0reenvilIe Female Seminary
Simms, II you slap that little Niger
again. III slap you'd"
Greenis rolled over on the grass and
Uttered. "1iss Matte Sue didn'." she
said. "Ah hesh huh say de yuddah
day ct wus q moughty good feelin'
ter 20 ter baid Nistis on git up Mars
tahi" ~
well" said Cory, tossing her head
till the dover earrings danced. I'm
going 70 get married II the man hasn't
got anything but q character and q
red mustachs. Married women don't
have to prove they could have got
husband II they had wanted to-"
"Let's play something" proposed
Rosebud Meredith, on whom the dis
cussion .pallsd. Lets play King.
King Katiko."
''lt's Sundayl~-this from her small
Or and more Righteous sister. We're
forbidden to play anything but Bible
games on Sunday. and II Rosebud
does, I'll tell" ...5s
"Jay-bird tattle-tale!" sang Rosebud
derisively. Don't care II you dol"
WELL" dscreed Hickey. We'll play
Sunday school then. 1t would take .
saint to object to that. I'm superin-
tendent and this stump's my desk. All
you children cit down under that tree. -
They ranged themselves In two
rows. the white children. In clean Sab
bath pinatores and so-to-meeting
knickesbockers. In front and the col
ored ones, In sinshams and cotton.
prints. In the rear-the habitual ex-
preston Of . differing social station.
"oh!" shrieked Miss Cabell. land I'll
be Mrs. Nerryweather Mason and
teach the infAnts' class"
There Isn't any infant class" said
Hickey. How could there be when
there aren't any Infants? The lesson
10 over and i've Just runs the bell for
silence. Children, this IL Missionary
Sunday. and I'm glad to see 10 many
happy faces here today. Cozy," she
said relentinS. you can be the organ.
list II you want TO-"
II WON'T said Cory suilenly. 1T I
can't Be table-cloth I won't bs dish-
rag"
"All right. you needn't" rstorted
Hickey freesingly. "Sit up. Greenie.
People don't lie on their backs in
Sunday-school.s
Greene yawned dlsmally, and right
Cd herself with Injured slownese. .Ah
difIuses ter 'cep' 20 insult, Hickey
8nydah. she said 'iAh'd ruthah lose
nah 1ieion dan NAH las'ness. En- Al
'spises 20 spissable dissisition!''
Let NJ all rise" continued Hickey,
unmoved. land sing Kingdom Com.
ing" And she struck up Justify,
beating time on the stump with q
stick, and the rows Of children Joined
in with JUNCTION, the colored contingent
coming out strong on the chorus:
De yerf shall be euu OBJ do wunduhful
AZ watahs dat covah de sea!
The clear voices In the quiet air
startled the futtering birds and sent
squirrel to the tip-top Of an oak.
from which he looked down, flirting
his brush. They reused q man, too,
who had lain In sodden sleep under
bush at little distance,o He was
ragged and soiled and his heavy bru-
tai face. covered with dark stubble
OF some days' growth. had an ugly
scar chanting back from cheek to hair.
Without getting up. he rolled over to
command a better view. and set his
eyes. blinking from their slumber. on
the children. ~
I'VE will now take up the collec-
tion," said Hickey. (sYou can do It,
June. Use dat piece Of BARK Re-
member that what we give today is
for the poor heather in-in Alabama"
The bark-slab made its rounds. re-
ceiving leaves. acorns. and an occa-
sional pin. Midway, however, there
arose shrill shrek from the bearer
and the collection was scattered broad