The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-03
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FOR LITTLE
FOLKS

pcboo, nave rain, at boarding
81 49, ",eh one was at lessons. but
70 nave 1t when there was 90 ,,,,oh
,n " De mad was something too trv.
ing on the nerves WV NY
tha -, ,oiiy sat in the big chair before
the liberty crate and sulked Revar' U'
:, was OH at a Boy Scout Meeting
1ainina was taking nap. Mary was
Ousy with mince pies in the Kitchen
anu 'ne house was as still as a mouse
Not a sound but the tick, took Of the
uis CLOCK in the corner of the hall and
'ne urip' drip, drip of the water rim.
hing down the pane.
She threw her coat on the ,aol of
her chair, but the red tam o,sbortor
cap she still kept on her brown curls
As sne leaned back she felt the wool.
en- tassel flop in her face.
IL this were only a wishing can"
she laughed, 81 would pretty soon fix
tnings all right. l would never have
any rain or snow, and the weather
would always be pleasant and sunny,
with no wind at ALL"
1T is wishing cap" she seemed to
near voice say out of the shadows
of the big room.
my what was that?" she exclaimed
sounded like someone spoke. II
N9t be wishing cap, when it is the
fred woolen one dad gave me last year ;,
Just try it once" came again a
voice out of the gloom.
"All right laughed Pauline. "rere
goes--l wish it would stop raining
turn warm, and the flowers would
me out and the trees be full of
leaves and it would be summer again. -
Before she had ceased to speak a
wonderful change took place. The
rain ceased the sun came out hot, the
flowers sprang up in the yard as ii
by magic, and the trees we're green
in the sunny air But the people
going by with their winter clothing
on began to grow faint with the un
usual heat. The mouse, which was
heated by furnace, was so warm
that every one left it except Pauline
who was too busy to think about hel
own feelings.
A farmer passing down the street
stopped by the window, and Pauline
heard him talking to a friend about
the weather. 81 can't imagine what
is the matter" he exclaimed. This
sudden July in January will ruin the
country-our crops will sprout, thu
'Nwheat will die the fruits will be frost
IN by the next change. We were
FhHving a nice soaking rain when thi:
: happened. We don't need hot wealth
er, but a good fall of snow 10 help the
crops"
Pauline had begun herself to SCI
that she had made a mistake in bring
ing summer so suddenly into winter
People who were dressed for the coll
weather were suffering so were tn
farmers and everything else with tn
heat,
81 believe would like to go skatin
this afternoon" Pauline said alouC
$50 I wish il would freeze and freez
everything hard as a rock"
In a moment violent change wa
seen People who had been pai:ting /
the street began to shiver and tren
BILE with the cold; the furnaces, whic
had been allowed to cool, were rusl
: ed with fire and the cold houses shu
The flowers froze, turned black an
kopped from their stems and II
trees shed their wilted leaves
Down the street came the san
farmer who had passed before, al
again he spoke TO his friend apo
tn weather
"Here il has frozen up, and 1u
after that hot spell brought up u
wheat and made the fruit ire
hloom." cried the farmer. "flrst
hot as summer and the trees flowe
and fruits come out; then it is as &C
as the Pole and they freeze-tn
means that the nation must star
next year. There will be nothing
eat Our farms are ruined"
Pauline was worried. Everythi
che did seemed wrong. 81 guess
had hest leave the weather alone
sighed at seems tc know pest Il
I 70 got along by itself" So she WISH
thst # would begin raining and
Just like it was before she started
Htssfere with the climate ..,o
XJust then ray of sunlight stole
the window and lighted on her e.
And with a start she awoKe'
"whv. ii has really stopped ralnln