The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08
Bill and Lee Give Children an Outing
Continued from First Page.

In the meantime Lee had been at
work making sail boats out of bark
for the boys to sail on the creek.
One of them got away from its
youthful owner and went speeding
down the stream. Lee received a
hurryup call and grasring long
limb set out to regain the lost boat.
By the time he had caught up with
the boat it had gotten into a rather
deep pool of water and took de-
light in reI aiming just out of the
reach of Lees stick. He finally de-
cided that if he were on the other
side of the creek he would reach the
little bark sail-boat very easily, so
he ran up stream followed by a
small crowd of hooting boys. Ar
irving at a spot where the water
was only about seven feet across he
decided to jump over. Being some
what out of practice he went back
about fifty feet and then started on
a run for flying leap. Just as he
reached the edge of the water he
slipped and in second was founder
ing around in six inches of water
and foot of black mud while the
youngsters yelled with glee. Lee
gained the opposite bank in any
thing but a cheerful mood and
went down the stream until he came
to the place where the boat had
been left. His temper wasn't cool
ed any by noting that while he had
been initiating a mud turtle the
boat had been blown over to the
farther side again, so he had to re-
cross the creek once more before he
was able to restore the boat to the
rightful and happy owner.
Lee spent some time getting the
mud out of his ears and shoes and
off his clothes. He had just got
fairly cleaned up when one of the
little girls discovered a crippled
bird and called for him to come and
help her catch it. The bird led
Lee wonderful chase Every
time he got ready to grasp it the
bird "chirruped" and hoped farther
away. Finally, the bird being very
close to a 1hicket and about to es-
cape, Lee made desperate leap and,
tripping over a stone, landed head
first in the thicket. Lee found out
very shortly that there was a very
large quantity of posion ivy in
that thicket, and before the day was
ended his face and hands were very
much swollen.
All day long, while Bill and Lee
were suffering from various &C
cidents, the children ran and played
and greatly enjoyed themselves.
The main feature of the day to them
being the lunch of cake, cookies,
pie and sauce Never before in
their life had they been permitted
to enjoy such repast, for to the
children of the slums, good things are
unknown. Bill and Lee, and also
the ladies from the mission, brushed
aside many tear as they watched
those little children eat iu such con-
tentment. Bill found himself wish
ing that he had the means to give
picnic every blessed day. Lee was
in too much misery from the poison
ivy to do much thinking but it is
safe to say that his thoughts coin
cided with those of Bills.
1t was happy lot of children that
were returned to their homes that
night, all of whom begged Bill and
Lee to take them out some day again.
Both readily promised to do so as
soon as possible.
The drivers of the cars were paid;
Bill and Lee said goodby to the ladies
from the mission and made their way
to their rooming house. They felt
very tired but cheerful. That night
Bill, looking sorrowfully at Lees
bandaged face and hands. but think
ing of the children murmured, In
asmuch as We have done it unto the